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[Movie] Warrior (2011)

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Mondeezy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1938 Posts
January 20 2012 07:43 GMT
#1
Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime - and the wreckage of their broken family - within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, WARRIOR. An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives.

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I'm surprised I didn't find a thread about this -- it was one of the top films in 2011 and had incredible acting, action, and emotional scenes. It flew under the radar for a lot of people surprisingly, so I figured I'd start a thread here to see if it sparks any interest.

Discuss.
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ChuCky.Ca
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada2497 Posts
January 20 2012 07:45 GMT
#2
I watched this movie in theaters and twice on blue ray fucking love this movie it's two underdog movies in one with amazing acting in my top 5 for 2011
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Mondeezy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1938 Posts
January 20 2012 07:46 GMT
#3
On January 20 2012 16:45 ChuCky.Ca wrote:
I watched this movie in theaters and twice on blue ray fucking love this movie it's two underdog movies in one with amazing acting in my top 5 for 2011


Nice, I saw it for the second time tonight and will probably invite some friends over this weekend to watch it again.

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I teared up like a bitch at the end, lol


Also, happy birthday!
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Radioman
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada904 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 07:52:12
January 20 2012 07:48 GMT
#4
Someone told me it was the MMA's version of "The fighter". I watched it hoping for another great movie and I wasn't disappointed. However I felt that the ending needed something else.

EDIT: I didn't like the ring side commentary at all during this movie. It's never done right in sports movies
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fbs
Profile Joined February 2003
United Kingdom2476 Posts
January 20 2012 07:49 GMT
#5
i wanted the other guy to win, prob my fav film of a weak year though
Mjolnir
Profile Joined January 2009
912 Posts
January 20 2012 07:52 GMT
#6

I think I'm the only person out there who feels this movie is totally overrated and predictable.

I had such high hopes, too.

Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
January 20 2012 08:08 GMT
#7
This movie was ALOT better than I had expected! I have watched it twice and have really enjoyed it both times!
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nudal
Profile Joined November 2010
Romania10 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 08:42:28
January 20 2012 08:40 GMT
#8
The forced emotions in this movie just makes it seem really bad for me.

Only the last 30 minutes do the movie justice, but by that time i already lost interest in the whole thing
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Mondeezy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1938 Posts
January 22 2012 01:06 GMT
#9
On January 20 2012 16:48 Radioman wrote:


EDIT: I didn't like the ring side commentary at all during this movie. It's never done right in sports movies


I completely agree lol. Was pretty cheesy.
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Timurid
Profile Joined April 2011
Guyana (French)656 Posts
January 22 2012 01:11 GMT
#10
warrior is nowhere near the top films of 2011. You can't compare that to The Artist, Descendants etc.
decerto
Profile Joined November 2011
244 Posts
January 22 2012 01:13 GMT
#11
On January 20 2012 16:52 Mjolnir wrote:

I think I'm the only person out there who feels this movie is totally overrated and predictable.

I had such high hopes, too.



Dont flatter yourself mate the movie is predictable and cliche'd but the acting makes that completely irrelevant imo, if you told anyone the story without them seeing the movie anyone that isnt a 13 year old boy will say the story is predictabl, boring and been done so many times but the movie still transcends that and is awesome regardless of how nonsensical beating up your crippled brother is
Mortal
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
2943 Posts
January 22 2012 01:21 GMT
#12
Always a fan of Tom Hardy. Was a pretty decent movie, definitely worth the watch.
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r00ster84
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada11 Posts
January 22 2012 03:55 GMT
#13
I loved this movie sooooo much. Finally an MMA movie done right. Even if the premise for the tournament was a bit ridiculous the movie itself was really well done.
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
January 22 2012 03:58 GMT
#14
nick nolte is a fucking beast, I always thought of him as the angry token bad ass guy from the 80's-90's but I have so much respect for him now
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gameguard
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Korea (South)2132 Posts
January 22 2012 13:23 GMT
#15
I loved the movie exept the ending. Why didn't they stop the fight after the younger brother got his shoulder dislocated? He could not even lift his arm to cover himself and was in no condition to fight after the third round. I mean, the dramatic effect was great and all, but alot of it was spoiled for me because i kept thinking to myself, 'they cannot possibly let the fight go on when he cant even cover himself...'
GrimmJ
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada131 Posts
January 22 2012 13:46 GMT
#16
My favourite quotes from it:

"Yeah, I'll tell you somethin'. You can take that back to where you found it. You can leave the coffee in the pot, I can pour it out myself. And I can wake myself up too."

"So you found God, huh? That's awesome. See, Mom kept calling out for him but he wasn't around. I guess Jesus was down at the mill forgiving all the drunks. Who knew? "
aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3980 Posts
January 22 2012 13:50 GMT
#17
I liked it. Fighting scenes were probably better than in any movie I've seen before, although still not near realism.
Honga
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia64 Posts
January 22 2012 13:53 GMT
#18
I didn't like it. The acting seemed really forced and poor overall, and very cliche/predictable plot.
greenelve
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany1392 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 14:14:32
January 22 2012 14:14 GMT
#19
Somehow the description of this movie, especially the last part, reminds me of this:

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Seala
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden118 Posts
January 22 2012 14:39 GMT
#20
Best movie I've seen in a long time, even though I have no interest in MMA. Wanted the other guy to win though He was such a great character.
MrCash
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1504 Posts
January 22 2012 14:41 GMT
#21
This movie had a feel of a movie made by one of the WWE stars.
Clearly better production and real actors, but no American Gangster or Reservoir Dogs.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 22 2012 14:49 GMT
#22
On January 22 2012 23:39 Seala wrote:
Best movie I've seen in a long time, even though I have no interest in MMA. Wanted the other guy to win though He was such a great character.

Maybe it would have killed a film a bit, but I really wanted to see 10 more minutes so many unanswered questions
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zimms
Profile Joined November 2009
Austria561 Posts
January 22 2012 15:30 GMT
#23
After watching the trailer I feel like i saw the whole movie. I really hate trailers nowadays :[
vommy
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany532 Posts
January 22 2012 15:35 GMT
#24
Awesome Movie.Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte were sooo good in this action / drama.
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Kenen
Profile Joined November 2011
Norway17 Posts
January 22 2012 15:53 GMT
#25
This film, after my oppinion, was the best of 2011 for sure. Maybe drive, or that other, The Artist, is close, haven't seen them yet, but just the fact that this is a fighting movie and is so good is truly amazing. Some will call it cheesy, some will be disappointed because its just not a fighting movie, like many others, but the story is really, really amazing. The thing about picking a side is always there, and you want both to win. And the badass Tommy is so cool, while the "Rocky" Brendan is family man and fights for his family. The backstory is also good, i felt so sorry for theire dad.

I loved the movie, even shed a tear at the end. Amazing movie! One of my favorites!
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bokeevboke
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Singapore1674 Posts
January 28 2012 19:16 GMT
#26
Best movie in 2011.
Its grack
Kickboxer
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Slovenia1308 Posts
January 28 2012 19:21 GMT
#27
Yeah. A teacher who trains for 6 weeks beats the world's most elite professional fighters. Cool story.

I'm gonna write an equally cool script myself. During the space race, some guy farts so forcefully he is propelled all the way to the moon. He lands up there with epic fanfare as USA and USSR stare in disbelief.
Rabbitmaster
Profile Joined August 2010
1357 Posts
January 28 2012 19:25 GMT
#28
Amazing movie. Easily top 3 of 2011 for me.
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Mjolnir
Profile Joined January 2009
912 Posts
January 28 2012 19:26 GMT
#29
On January 22 2012 10:13 decerto wrote:
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On January 20 2012 16:52 Mjolnir wrote:

I think I'm the only person out there who feels this movie is totally overrated and predictable.

I had such high hopes, too.



Dont flatter yourself mate the movie is predictable and cliche'd but the acting makes that completely irrelevant imo, if you told anyone the story without them seeing the movie anyone that isnt a 13 year old boy will say the story is predictabl, boring and been done so many times but the movie still transcends that and is awesome regardless of how nonsensical beating up your crippled brother is


Well, not really trying to flatter myself in any way at all but good acting doesn't make a predictable and silly plot more tolerable. There are a slew of movies people don't like because the plot sucks despite having great acting, I don't know why this one is excused in this regard.

Mithriel
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands2969 Posts
January 28 2012 19:27 GMT
#30
On January 29 2012 04:21 Kickboxer wrote:
Yeah. A teacher who trains for 6 weeks beats the world's most elite professional fighters. Cool story.

I'm gonna write an equally cool script myself. During the space race, some guy farts so forcefully he is propelled all the way to the moon. He lands up there with epic fanfare as USA and USSR stare in disbelief.


Id go see that movie, sounds cool.
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pred470r
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Bulgaria3265 Posts
January 28 2012 19:27 GMT
#31
This movie is the best movie that's come out in 2011, and it definitely deserved to be nominated for more Oscars, and I feel it could have been at least 20 minutes longer.
Fumble
Profile Joined May 2010
156 Posts
January 28 2012 20:58 GMT
#32
The movie was decent and I enjoyed it. My gf liked it more than me and i've heard some good things from other people about this movie too. However the posts in this thread make the movie more than it actually is. I had high expectations when I watched this in theaters and I didnt come out completely disappointed but its far from being a top movie for 2011.

Normally I would try and concentrate on the positives for a movie like this and say why I enjoyed it but I feel like this movie needs to be brought down to earth so this is why I dont think its one of hte best films this year.

The trailer pretty much tells you the entire movie, if there was anything you were surprised about in the movie or didnt expect than you have no foreshadowing skills at all or are new to cinema entertainment. Now for the characters, I do agree that they were well acted and I enjoyed that part a lot. But man, they had no relationships between each other. The characters dont grow throughout the movie and you would think they would have some interaction between each other. But na, they just have very brief and very unreasonable discussions like once or twice in the movie then they fight at the end. Its hard to relate to these characters except for the family man. The movie failed to stir up any emotional feelings for me and the ending was completely lackluster.
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