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The fact that you think Heat is just "blowing shit up and killing" negates any worth your "opinion" might carry.

It's not like it wasn't decided before but me and Rudo are DEFINETLY going now. Fedor fighting in NA.......we have reached a glorious age, friends.

To the people who say that Punk can pull it off............did, ummm.....did you actually see his match against Credible? Because if you did: Huh? If you didn't, sorry for the spoiler but he can't pull it off. Weak looking strikes and a goofy submission hold ain't gonna cut it.

Just because I didn't like afilm that was all about blowing shit up and killing means that I don't like good movies. Wow, that makes sense. I didn't like it becasue I didn't think it was that good. It's my opinion, and I'm allowed not to like all the movies that come out. I HATED Scarface and many people like it. I thought that was one of the most overrated movies ever. Al Pacino wasn't very convincing and it was all about violence. And just to let you know I like good movies. Just because you like a film doesn't make it good, and just becasue someone doesn't like a movie doesn't make it a bad film. I've disliked movie that are good movie before. They are just not my cup of tea. That "It's my opinion" shit doesn't fly unless you can actually back your opinion up with reasoning.

Another question: How many pro-wrestling fans on this board would find themselves interested in MMA if WWE made a serious go at incorporating more MMA influences into their matches?

I miss the jiggling ass avatars.

Having Puder show up as the guy to take out Angle while he was running his hometown hero challenge was the most perfect angle they never pulled off. Instead we got Eugene. Way to go, WWE.

EHME, as I recall is only half-black so really he can only, at maximum anger be half-offended.

I don't think there's too much danger in Silva losing. Okami is good, Silva is just better.

I can't see them going as far as to give somebody a strike-oriented finisher, the closest they've come is Benjamin using a high kick which he does fairly well for a guy with (to my knowledge) no previous expirience.

I think the biggest thing will be consistency. It'll look goofy if Flair can put somebody in the figure-four for a minute plus and then have Punk tap people out in a few seconds. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Ric Flair should've retired a while ago

Dude, Okami vs Anderson Silva- built in storyline and unresolved conflict. Do it the fuck up.

I can't see how poorly worked MMA moves would turn true MMA fans off the sport.

If you don't like Heat, you don't like good films. It's surprisingly that simple.

First off, this is meant to be a serious thread and I'll try to be on my best behaviour. But don't be stupid. If you don't know anything about MMA then don't talk like you do or come in here just to insult it. If you've got a question, ask. I won't bite. The threads purpose is to get a general opinion on the rise of MMA and the influence we now see peaking through in pro wrestling. Unless you've been living under some kind of sound and sight-proof rock, mixed martial arts is becoming big. Really big. A lot of people wouldn't admit a year ago that we'd be seeing the influence take hold of pro wrestling and more specifically WWE but it's here. The question now is how big can/will it get? I'd be remiss to point out the biggest problem that WWE and other companies will face is the simplest one: MMA is real. Anybody who knew anything about strikes or, more specifically submissions knew that it would be hard to cross over into the pro wrestling realm because MMA moves just weren't over in North America. Japan was another story as the UWF-i promotion became quite successful doing worked shoot-fights and the idea of submission finishers that would cause an instant tapout became big. In WWE and WCW you'd see somebody in an armbar for a good thirty seconds or so before they reversed the move. Credit must be given to NWA-TNA for forwarding the concept of submissions with Samoa Joe's rear naked choke, probably one of the best submission finishers in quite some time. Why? Because it's quick and dirty. Joe locks it in hard and forcefully and the opponent rarely lasts more then a few seconds before tapping, just like would happen in real life (or you pass out, something TNA also used with the finish to the AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe X-Division title match). Now on WWE tv in the last month we've seen the introduction of CM Punk and Sylvester Terkay, two wrestlers whose gimmicks are MMA-oriented, both using submissions as finishers. Terkay wears vale-tudo (another term for no holds barred) gloves and in his Smackdown bio they talk about his former career as an MMA fighter. I haven't seen him wrestle so I can't really comment on his believeability. The CM Punk match against Justin Credible was a little more obvious. For one, the interlocked-hands motion that Punk did in his corner before his match was directly taken from a Brazillian fighter named Wanderlei Silva who's been doing that for years and years now. On commentary Tazz talks about Punks training in Brazillian jiu-jitsu and during the course of the fight Punk was using things like the side-mount, full-mount, spinning back fists and Muay-Thai clinch knees. So, what are your thoughts? Good idea? Good idea in practice until the the fans realize that they can tune in on SpikeTV and see the real stuff? Horrible idea? Discuss. PS- I neglected to mention Taker's absolutely shitty triangle choke that nobody except for Big Show has tapped out to. But it's Taker so I don't mind.

Me and Mariah go togetha like babies and pacifiers.

Rant has so much more value to the board, excessive as he gets.

Parts of Hollywood, sure. But I'm sure Mel has his staunch-as-fuck hardcore Christian support to counteract the Jew power.

This is the same Hollywood where you can get caught doing coke and fucking teenagers and still make a decent career out of it. Why should Jew-hating be any different?

Have at it. V For Vendetta. Good movie, enjoyed it but wouldn't put it above MV. I can see why others would, though. Only thing I can see beating MV for me right now would be Thank You For Smoking.

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Have at it.

Too easy.

I'd say I was dissapointed that no previous thread was started for this gem of a film but that'd be holding a level of expectations for this forum, something I found out long ago is a lost cause. This is your best movie of 2006. Don't debate it, just go see it. Unless you like shitty movies, in which case The Benchwarmers is available on DVD currently. This movie cements Mann's status as one of the best directors of this generation, maybe of all time. Sleek as hell, sexier then any T&A in a teen comedy and just cool as fuck. To preface my comments, this wasn't a perfect movie. Far from it. Not on the level of Heat or Last of The Mohicans but as good as Collateral and maybe better. *SPOILERS AHOY* From the opening moments in the nightclub this film draws you in and holds you there. I don't think I've ever used the term "with baited breath" to describe a moment in a movie. This one has quite a few of them. I think we'll be seeing a whole lot more movies filmed using digital technology because of this movie. It has a more visceral, raw feeling that totally compliments Mann's style of filming. Colin Farrell isn't terrible and this is saying something for me because I hadn't liked him in a role up until this point. Sonny Crockett is a good person and he plays him as such. It would be easy for him to be a rebellious asshole who plays by his own rules but he doesn't roll that way and the character is better for it. The romantic subplot between Sonny and the female lead played by Gong Li doesn't do the movie any favours but in the end it doesn't take away from anything. Jamie Foxx is too smooth. Once again he goes against the grain and plays Tubbs as a pretty serious (and badass) motherfucker. I'm sure a lot of people were going into this expecting some laughs at Foxx's expense. Sorry folks. The plot is fairly basic compared to previous Mann movies but it works for the characters because in the end this movie isn't about drugs or fast boats. It's about two men who are at the edge of their own personal boundaries and how far they will go to get past the edge and do what's right. Oh, and the violence is gully. Downright gully. The dude in the trailer getting his head blow to bits elicted a huge "OHHHHHHHHHHHHH" from our theatre as did Foxx blowing away Jose with the shotty at the end. ****.

Are you the infamous Love Machine from DVDVR? That avatar and the Hughes love are my first clues