The Last Gladiators documentary

[vindigidy]

I really look forward to seeing this. Hasn't been released yet though. If you know more about this, please share.

Here's some links...

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/ti...lastgladiators
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-La...61880670497785
www.imdb.com/title/tt2044040/
http://www.soundonsight.org/tiff-201...st-gladiators/

"The Last Gladiators" TIFF 2011 ...

[vindigidy]

A scene from the movie here-

Chris Nilan Greatest Fight - YouTube

[BOSTONMASSACRE]

Cool yet sad to see Nilans dad in that second video, I used to work with him at M.I.T. nice guy.

[marcs]

I didn't know that story existed. Thanks for sharing.

[CBarnes]

was great to see the fan of yesteryear stop him on the street and tell him that the Habs could sure use him these days.

[Time_Bomb]

i need to watch this.

[srehm1]

Nilan looks absolutely terrible. Those years of hard living have really taken a toll on him. He has this kind of junkie face and thin, gaunt appearance. A shame, he was a great enforcer and i hated his guts, but really came to like and appreciate him after his playing days were over. Best of luck in the future, knuckles.

[Time_Bomb]

spoke to the director on twitter, he said theres a few legal issues and they hope to clear it up soon.

[vindigidy]

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/chris-nil...tors-1.1017234

[VodkaFish]

Ex-NHL tough guy Chris Nilan opens up about painful recovery from drug addiction

TORONTO — Twenty years on from the NHL, Chris Nilan still feels the pain.

"I deal with arthritis every day. I need a new right knee. My left ankle's a mess," said the 54-year-old former tough guy who struggled with addiction after hockey. "You know, I deal with it. I deal with it in a different way -- through therapy.

"I use a lot more ice than when I used when I was in the middle of my addiction," he added with a chuckle.

An anti-inflammatory helps. So does a high pain threshold.

"I was always able to suck it up. It's not fun to have to suck it up," Nilan said of his hockey-playing days. "Today I suck it up a bit. Certain days I have to deal with it, there's not a whole lot else I can do. And that's OK with me today."

Pain medication helped in the past -- "big time." But soon the hard man known as Knuckles couldn't live without them.

[BOSTONMASSACRE]

When I was in Boston it was on "on demand" check comcast.com
Great movie!

[NickDoh]

I finally got around to watching this and while we all know the Nilan story these days and that's what it's built around; amazing amazing amazing. Really enjoyed it. Had it going with the Kings game on mute in the background tonight and Clifford and Murray went right during a fight montage and I had to scramble to pause it. Haha.

Some highlights for me were some guy that runs some ****ty website showing up, Twist's commentary on things, a certain city's mayor threatening to file legal charges on another certain city's player haha, the candid talk with McSorely and Brashear (separately) on the incident*, and so on and so on. Just a fun film for fans of the fights. And I hardly consider myself a historian like most of the guys on here. I'm a (not so) young buck that didn't get in to the sport and fighting until my later years so hey, some of this might be recycled stuff, but I sure enjoyed it.

I would recommend it most definitely.

*always had a hard time liking McSorely even as a Kings fan because of the Brashear incident and McSorely getting the chance to defend himself sure didn't help my opinion.

[vindigidy]

Originally Posted by NickDoh

Some highlights for me were some guy that runs some ****ty website showing up,

I'm telling.

[Blues 34]

Finally got my copy today and just got done watching it. I won't say too much and spoil it for those that haven't seen it yet. It's absolutely great and deserves all the accolades that it has been getting

[acdcrocksno1]

Originally Posted by Blues 34

Finally got my copy today and just got done watching it. I won't say too much and spoil it for those that haven't seen it yet. It's absolutely great and deserves all the accolades that it has been getting

I found it interesting especially the bits that were with Twist and Probert but I couldn't help but be annoyed by Nilan. Guy came over as an arrogant self centered puffed up prick who thought everyone should do it his way.