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Ignacio/Nacho
Jul 28, 2013
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The Athletes
A film that still befuddles us in some capacity, we still can’t figure out whether we like “Nacho Libre”. Jack Black is a favorite for many, and the film did not tank at the box office, but it was not exactly loved by critics, and it did not take Mexican wrestling to another level in popularity. As it stands now, Nacho Libre does not look like it has the legs to be a cult favorite, and without that status, it seems difficult to see Nacho making the Hall.
Ishmael
Jul 28, 2013
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The Athletes
Somewhere perfectly in the middle between Randy Quaid making us laugh as Cousin Eddie and going batshit crazy and wrecking his career, he was the innocent Bowling prodigy named Ishmael. He was equal parts straight man and funny man, which is a rare accomplishment in any movie and shows the ability of how the Farrelly brothers to equally distribute comedic lines. Ishmael was a good character, but was it close to being as good as Woody Harrelson’s “Roy Munson”?
Esquelito
Jul 27, 2013
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The Athletes
Many of the laughs that came from the inconsistent Jack Black effort, Nacho Libre, came from his tag team partner, the uber-thin Esquelito, played by Hector Jiménez. Jiménez has been tabbed as the Mexican Steve Buscemi (which is a compliment or an insult depending on your point of view), and we can’t imagine anyone else playing the sidekick here. Again, as with our commentary on Jack Black’s role, we still aren’t sure what we think of this movie, and wonder how much support either Esquelito or Ignacio will get.
Dave "Killer" Carlson
Jul 27, 2013
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The Athletes
Our favorite thing about Dave “Killer” Carlson is not that his name was an amalgamation of the real names of the Hanson Brothers. It was not that he was a muppet faced lovable goon. No, our favorite thing as the actor would become Mr. Marcia Brady in one of the Brady TV Movies which made him the hero of many red blooded Americans of a certain age. Seriously, that really is our favorite thing about him.