Mr. Yuk commercial

children of the 70s and perhaps the 80s will remember this commercial

the jingle has been stuck in my head all day

the Loaf is very assorted today

Empire Strikes Back Premake 1950

more YouTube digging!


Empire Strikes Back 1950s style trailer

Jay Lethal rules

Black Machismo doing a hilarious Flair
Just so you know, the video is 10 mins long, but once Flair himself comes out, the impersonation is pretty much over





For the uninitiated, here's his Black Machismo character

While I'm being lazy...

...and taking forever to finish my review, you can watch the trailer for The Man From Hong Kong!

Disney Cut Paste

I saw this on http://artofakira.com/

I've not had any animation shit on here before, but it's film related. And I have seen about 3 Disney movies in my life so anything showing it in not so bright a light is more interesting than anything else to me. This is very well edited showing the recycled scenes.



There's another little clip posted about this going on in Disney animated films, but not as creative as the first. Looks like some sort of TV documentary or something

incredible

Sweet movie intros

Opening credits
Opening sequences
Whatever you'd like to call them

I saw this topic on the message boards over at popsyndicate
I thought I would show my thoughts here and ask if anyone has any they would like to share here as well!

I love these three intros - two from films from last year, one from a film from 1974


The first is 2009's Watchmen
sorry, I cannot embed this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=573XmVOdD2Q

Then 2009's Zombieland


Then Enzo Castellari's 1974 film Street Law


see a trend?

Cunt Smasher

I swear I watch this video at least once a week





I think he would have made a good villain on Fist of the North Star

A couple Gunda clips

A taste of cinematic excellence

Acting 101

Rowdy Roddy Piper fun

Classy Freddie Blassie vs. Rikidozan (+ interview)

From April, 1962

Classic Blassie as wrestler!

The Sheik vs. Abdullah the Butcher

No technique here. just two old sick fucks beating and stabbing and biting the piss out of one another. They probably went and had a beer afterwards.

Don't watch this if you mind the sight of blood.

Gorgeous George

The One and Only made me think of perhaps the first true themed character in pro-wrestling, Gorgeous George. I actually read Ebert's review of the movie after seeing it, and he said the movie is supposed to be based on George.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wagner

He was only 5'9" and 215 lbs... I would have felt bigger than him even!

Here is a match of his vs. Canadian Larry Moquin. You can get a good idea of the character he was bringing to the ring. Despite not being a super-gifted wrestler, he could draw so much heat from his actions alone. Great stuff.

Dick Murdoch ruled

a couple post-match promos








and a match from 1984 in japan vs. Adrian Adonis... before he was Adorable

R.I.P. Dr. Death

I wanted to acknowledge the passing of Dr. Death Steve Williams. He died of throat cancer after a pretty long battle with it and after a 27 year long professional wrestling career that spanned the globe.

While I was not a huge fan as a kid due to somewhat lack of exposure for me personally watching in NWA and WWF, (he was bigger in the UWF) I did become a fan of his rough mixed with amateur style later in my tape days viewing matches from his U.S. stuff but particularly his matches in Japan.

Another wrestling legend gone way too early.

Random Wrestling Christmas clips

DDT Wrestling

While watching Calamari Wrestler, I couldn't help but think about a strange wrestling promotion in Japan called Dramatic Dream Team, or DDT. Many of the matches they put on seem to be comedy matches that poke fun at American pro-wrestling. There are wrestlers that perform, but there are also inanimate objects that are contestants in matches as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_Dream_Team
http://www.ddtpro.com/

At one point a folding ladder was awarded the championship belt when it fell across the champion and a pin was counted.

Anyway, seeing a rubber squid wrestling made me think of this. Here's a couple matches to show you the fun.


One of the wrestlers in this bout is an inflatable love doll... and it looks a lot like Undertaker from WWE!



And this one was really funny to be when I saw it the first time. One of the wrestlers here is INVISIBLE!

A Couple Rikidozan Matches

RIKIZODAN VS THE DESTROYER
This is from Dec., 1963, a few days before Rikidozan was stabbed and and eventually died. This match drew the second highest TV rating in Japanese television history









RIKIDOZAN VS. MASAHIKO KIMURA
This is From December, 1954. Kimura, a famous judoka, was Rikidozan's first major feud in Japan. This match is depicted in the film I reviewed. Accounts differ as to what actually happened, but it seems something went on the the match that made Riki "shoot" on Kimura, actually striking him for real with chops, punches, and kicks when he was down.

RIP Captain Lou

I've just heard Captain Lou Albano has died this morning in hospice at the age of 76. He wrestled some, but was best known as being a loud mouthed manager. And a damn entertaining one at that.

Fans of WWF wrestling in the 1980s surely remember him.





You may also remember him from the Cindy Lauper video for Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdAYDL8CJy8

Or as Mario in the Super Mario Bros Super Show! Check out those moves





You'll be missed, Captain.