Me & Marky Mark Wahlberg go waaaaaaaay back.
I met him while he was part of this cool '80s band:
I LOVED to dance to this song:
The band broke up. And then he started to appear in movies. This was one of my favorites in the '90s:
He kept appearing and disappearing. We watched him in "The Italian Job", "Four Brothers", "Three Kings", "The Happening" and "Planet of the Apes". He had a terrific role in this movie:
In "The Departed", his character played out the most satisfying ending to a movie EVER.
He reappeared in "We Own The Night" and "Shooter":
Then, to make sure that I did not forget about him-- he showed up in "Date Night" and "The Other Guys".
Now he is the talk of the town in Hollywood. Bill watched his interview on "60 Minutes" and I watched his latest interview on "Ellen":
He is promoting his new movie, "The Fighter":
Which I talked Bill into seeing today:
What did we think about it??? WE LOVED IT. The acting was SUPERB. The storyline was engaging. This is not "Rocky"-- it is based on the true story of another boxer and his brother. And we were totally satisfied and WOWED by Mark Wahlberg's performance. I give it a hard-to-get 9.5 on the Rodgers movie rating scale. Right now it is my SECOND favorite movie of 2010, behind "Inception" (which I just bumped up to a total 10). Why? Because even though I hate boxing, I would pay to see it all over again. The Golden Globes have nominated Mark for "Best Actor", his movie for "Best Picture", and his cast for many "Best Supporting Actor/Actress" categories. They deserve it.
You ROCK, Mark Wahlberg!!!
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