Things I learned from the movie "Warrior"

The movie last week was "Warrior" I would describe it as a trying to do better, while following in the footsteps, while hating your father, while being down on your luck kind of movie.

Mike, Angie and I did it up right that night, got there a little early even, which was a nice change from the usual for this rag-tag group of heathens.  So with peanut butter M&Ms in hand here is what I learned form the movie "Warrior"


YAAAAARRRRRR THERE BE SPOILERS DOWN BELOW, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION. YE HAVE BEEN WARNED.

• I learned that Paddy Conlon doesn't have a woman around not because he doesn't like them, more because they can't take a punch like they used to.

• I learned that I didn't recognize Tom Hardy with hair after seeing him in "Bronson" (which I recommend as a mind eff along the lines of "A clockwork orange".

• I learned that Tom Hardy must lift a few weights in real life.

• I learned that Kurt Angle can play a really convincing Russian bad ass..

• I learned that the youtube video of Mad Dog getting beat up wasn't a fluke.

• I learned that if you did on the street what happened to the Mad Dog in the ring, you'd go to jail.

• I learned that Tommy liked his dad better when his dad drank.

• I learned that Tommy found out he was wrong.

• I learned that Paddy wanted Ahab to turn his boat around.

• I learned that Brendan used to be one of those animals.

• I learned that there is a difference to fighting in a parking lot next to a strip club and fighting in a strip club.

• I learned that the superintendent of schools might not agree with that.

• I learned that if you somehow go AWOL from a battle zone and they find you much later using a different name they will let you finish your fighting tournament before taking you into custody

• I learned that not only will they wait until after the tourney, but after the fight they will let you walk back to the locker rooms and all of the MPs will be nowhere to be seen.

• I learned that Tommy took a lot of pills.  You could tell how many bottle he was carrying just by the sound.

• I learned that that Tommy must have the strength of 100 men, as he tore the door of a sinking tank.

• I learned that you have to have a training montage, even rock had a montage.

• I learned that it is sometimes funny seeing people play themselves in movies.

• I learned that Tapout seems to be doing fine without Mask.

• I learned that 2 unknown people will just be let into a 16 man tourney to find the best fighter in the world. 

• I learned that the bank can't help you if the city re-values your house at a lower price.

• I learned that the banker doesn't know how lucky he is scoffing at a high school physics teacher's decision to spend the extra money from his refinancing of his home to pay for a life saving procedure on his daughter. As the teacher will turn out to be the baddest man on the planet and could have easily chocked the banker to death.

• Lastly, I  learned that at the time I thought this movie was great, but as the days have passed by I now think this movie was fine.  A little silly, a lot formulaic, and kind of boring.  I give it a B-, also it is better than "Transformers 3"

Next movie I am guessing will be "Moneyball" because hey, I love the A's, and it looks to be pretty good.

Song of the day, let's take it to a darker place this time:

hmmmm embedding disabled on my first choice: http://youtu.be/v_09wFxoaeQ
so we will go like this for number 2! Best Metal song ever IMO: