I've always been a huge Mickey Rourke fan, especially his earlier to Late eighties stuff. I was bored yesterday and decided to watch some of my all time favorite movies that he stars in. I had almost forgotten how bloody brilliant he really was. A lot better than he is now.

I started off with "Angel Heart" which also stars good old Bobby DeNiro. Definitely a film ahead of it's time which opened the doors for films like Fight Club etc IMO. Eerie shit.

Then I cracked open "Barfly". Definitely my favorite film. A lot of people don't like or rate this very High, But I think it's brilliant. Never will there ever be a better portrayal of a drunken writer. Matt Dillon massacred the remake in "Factotum".

Lastly, "The Pope of Greenwhich Village". A great Comedy/Drama that Is also highly underrated. Seriously folks, Rourke was the King. Such a pity about all his stupid shit that ruined his career...almost.

The Wrestler was great though...

The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters. Cus D'Amato