"Beyond the Mat" is Hands Down the Best Wrestling Documentary

The 1999 pro wrestling documentary produced by Ron Howard “Beyond the Mat” establishes itself as the perfect snapshot of the sport.

The timing couldn't have been better right as the WWF is becoming a publicly traded company and at the peak of the industry's popularity.

It follows professional wrestlers Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Terry “Fucking” Funk and Mick Foley, and promoters Vince McMahon and Roland Alexander.

The film shows all the ridiculous characters that surround wrestling. Director and narrator Barry W. Blaustein opens the documentary by expressing his embarrassing love for wrestling. It sets a great tone for the movie, it shows the fans and participants loyalty for the sport.

At one point the wrestling great Funk is coughing up blood and seemingly dying after an ECW match. The next shot he's chugging a Coors Light, that's what wrestling is all about.

The Jake "The Snake" Roberts story is a more depressing then "The Wrestler." During the shoot the filmmakers lost Roberts later to find out that he was smoking crack.

Rating: B+This is perfect portrait of the weird and dangerous world of professional wrestling. The subject matter isn't appealing for everyone.

Everyone Should Seriously see “Inside Job”

The winner of the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary, “Inside Job” shows how we trust our money with people who don’t care about us.

The film explores the 2008 economic crisis that caused the world to lose trillions of dollars. Director Charles Ferguson, who is know for the documentary “No End in Sight,” made a flick about a boring and complicated topic that is a scandalous and educational film.

It is a little repetitive, but it needs to be so the movie can cover all the points of the film without losing the viewer.

This enraging documentary gives such a powerful depiction of the 2008 meltdown and how the people responsible will not be charged for defrauding the country. It is one of the most influential documentaries of this era.

Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe said the movie is “scarier than anything Wes Craven and John Carpenter have ever made.”

Also Matt Damon was good as the narrator. Rating: AThis is truly a great documentary, hopefully people react to it.
P.S. It’s everyone’s fault.

“Y Tu Mamá También” Leaves Audiences Unsatisfied

The critically acclaimed Y Tu Mamá También from 2001 is a hit-or-miss for most viewers due to its conclusion.

It follows two young best friends Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna), who have a summer to waste after their girlfriends leave for Italy. It starts at a perfect time in the two boys lives, on the brink of being adults at the crossroads of their lives.

They meet Luisa (Maribel Verdú), the wife of Tenoch's cousin, at a wedding and in an attempt to astound the older woman, they tell her of a secluded, heavenly beach called la Boca del Cielo ("Heaven's Mouth").
However, Julio and Tenoch were embellishing their knowledge of the beach and actually knew very little about it. The duos lack of knowledge and directions to the beach helped the trip become more interesting.
Luisa eventually accepts their invitation to the beach. So the three set off for it, although they have little idea where they‘re going. The majority of the movie is about their journey through poor, rural Mexico on their way to the beach.

The director Alfonso Cuarón, who also directed “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” and Children of Men,” made the drive through rural Mexico visually pleasing through great camera angles and stunning locations.
 7.8 stars out of 10 from IMDB and received 91 percent critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It is a good film but a different ending would have helped it greatly.



During the trip, the deep voiced male narrator of the story became a prominent aspect of the film. He was an unusual addition to the storytelling, he would say seemingly useless information, but as the movie continued he actually gave character and landscape to areas in the film.

A lot was going in this movie with music, narration and the action on the screen, which was confusing at the beginning. When it eventually settled in, it flowed seamlessly.

Julio and Tenoch combine for all the comedy in the film. Julio and Tenoch’s lust for Luisa is responsible for the romance. While all the drama is brought on by Luisa. She made the movie depressing at some points with her crushing stories and reactions.

The sexually driven film hits on all human emotions, such as pleasure, grief, joy and anger. The rollercoaster of emotions continues throughout the film. It is good and bad because it seemed like a soap opera sometimes, but it kept the viewer interested.

Diego Luna, who plays Tenoch, is in “The Terminal” and “Milk.,” but Maribel Verdú (Luisa) and Gael García Bernal (Julio) are not in any notable American films.

This film is recommended for people from the ages 17-35 and movie buffs, besides those people it is not very accessible to the average movie-goer.

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