Finally the 1980s has a voice

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2010)

I love this movie. It is about a fictional wrestler played by Mickey Rourke. The wrestler in the film was a big star in the 1980s but now his star has faded and he continues to wrestle in private matches that aren't televised. He hasn't gotten over the 80s and he hates the 90s. I actually had my own issues with the 1990s. I was horrified when around 1990 and 1991 MTV stopped showing glam metal videos and started showing rap and pop music videos all the time.It was a scary experience and last I checked a few weeks ago, MTV is still showing rap videos like crazy, so the scary experience is ongoing.
The wrestler character is aging and he continues to wrestle, using steroids to keep himself muscular and getting tans at tanning salons. He also still has long hair. His favorite music is the 1980s glam metal and sleaze metal. That includes bands like Cinderella, Motley Crue, and Guns N' Roses. The interesting thing about that era of rock music is that when it went out of style, it didn't just kind of go out of style, it totally went out of style. If you bring up 1980s glam rock music in conversation, your likely to be met with revulsion and disgust. Because that music had tasteless and revolting lyrics, its downfall is generally considered to be deserved.
The wrestler has a daughter who doesn't' like him. I got the impression from what he says in the film that he wasn't around much when she was growing up. He also is friends with a stripper played by Marissa Tomei. Marissa Tomei is totally cool in this film and I hope to see her in more movies.
The wrestler character acts as a voice for the 1980s which is good since people these days are turned off by that decade. While many people are turned off by the 80s, I loved it. It was a time of innocence, there was lots of fantasy and sci fi movies coming out and many people who live today grew up in that era, so it is special to them.