There are directors whose films I will watch no matter what they are. Romero, Argento, Rami, Jackson, Burton, Carpenter, Cameron, and Spielberg, no matter how many worthless movies each make, I will maintain loyalty no matter what. And to be honest, they really haven’t let me down that much. For every “Planet Of The Apes” Burton gives me, I’ll forgive the paycheck whoring and he gave me “Sweeny Todd”. And I’m one of the few fanboys who loved Spielberg’s new “Indy” monkeys and all. I mention this because I am now adding Guillermo DelToro to that list. He’s one of the most interesting and visual filmmakers working within the Hollywood system today, and what makes him truly great is that he does it on his own terms. The first “Hellboy” didn’t exactly set the box office on fire when it was released, but he stuck to his guns, and with his “Pan’s Labyrinth” clout gave us a more enjoyable and funnier sequel with “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”.  

            Hellboy (the great Ron Perlman) is getting tired of always sitting in the shadows and not getting the credit he deserves for always saving humanities butt. He’s also getting cabin fever and having problems with his girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair). So one night after a particularly nasty fight with some tooth fairies (trust me), he finally reveals to the world that he exists. What he wasn’t expecting was that the world might not be ready for him. Complications also arise when the BPRD faces a golden army built from the forest dwelling creatures of an unseen mythical world, whose prince (Blade 2’s Luke Goss) wants to start a rebellion against humanity.

Watching “Wrestlemaniac” is kind of like eating McDonald’s, you crave it, devour it, and after you eat it you feel really guilty for enjoying it. I know the people who read this site will probably take me to task for liking this film due to my semi-negative review for “All The Boys Lobe Mandy Lane”, but my problem with that film was that it was masquerading itself as a “arty” slasher film, when in fact, to me, it was just another average entry in the genre. What makes “Wrestlemaniac” so enjoyable is the fact that it knows exactly what it is and it does what it needs to do very well. 

“Wrestlemaniac” is the story of an amateur porn crew who, on their way to Cabo, gets lost and wind up at the ghost town named “La Sangre De Dios”, which is keeper of the legend of a maniac Mexican wrestler named “El Mascarado” (wrestling legend Rey Mysterio). It seems that “El Mascarado” went bonkers and started killing all his opponents, then, even after being lobotomized several times, he still managed to kill everyone else in the town. The powers that be locked up the town and threw away the key. The crew of course think the story is ludicrous and thinks that it would make the prefect location for their film. Guess who’s coming to spoil all the fun??