Randy Couture: Meth PSA

Randy Couture gives some straight talk about crystal meth. I was going to make some snide comments about the acting in the PSA re-enactments as compared to Scorpion King 2 but nah... Randy's doing a good thing.

GIF: Randy Couture as Captain America

And in honor of today's announcement by the UFC that Randy Couture will remain heavyweight champion of the organization and fight Brock Lesnar in his next matchup, I'm going through the closet and bringing out one of the classic photoshop jobs from the forums for you to add to your collection if it isn't already there.



Captain America is back in the Octagon...

It's on!

VS.



For the title. More to come...


You knew the UFC was going to come up with some way to squash hype on the Kimbo / Shamrock fight...

Randy Couture on Craig Ferguson

A 2007 interview with Randy Couture on the Craig Ferguson show.


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Randy Couture vs. Vitor Belfort I

A classic matchup between Randy "The Natural" Couture and "The Phenom" Vitor Belfort.


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Randy Couture Chokes out a Girl

Randy Couture does the nasty on a radio show. Is Randy Couture gonna have to choke a bitch?


Does Randy Couture Have To Choke A Bitch? from ipintothepit on Vimeo.

WTF? Randy Couture hit by a Condom...

Randy Couture, on his way to the octagon, is hit with a magnum condom by a fan...


Fan throws a condom at Randy Couture

Randy Couture on Pros vs. Joes

Randy "The Natural" Couture submitting average Joes on Pros vs. Joes.


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Randy Couture and the Scorpion King Clip...

Yeah, this is pretty much what I was talking about...

Review: The Scorpion King 2 featuring Randy Couture...

Man, oh man...

Well, I was treated by a friend in the industry today to a sneak preview of The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, which features the long-awaited and somewhat-hyped debut of Randy Couture in a sizable role in a feature film. Yes, we saw him as MMA-cred window dressing in Redbelt and so on, but this new career path is how he has been filling his time since beating down Gabe Gonzaga and certainly seems to play into his plans for life after fighting.

And so as a fight fan, as a film fan, as a fan of the Natural, I really went into this hoping to find the movie at least watchable or palatable...

I really did...

And I couldn't...

Man, this movie was just straight up bad. It actually made me long for the quality acting, scripting and cinematography of the first Scorpion King. And believe me, I wasn't blown away by that movie. It made me long for the acting and scripting of The Mummy, which I also wasn't even that crazy about. The Mummy made me wish I was watching Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Now, the bad news is that the acting in this movie is just plain terrible. And unfortunately, that includes Randy Couture. Now, Randy is the kind of guy that if he puts his mind to it, he will excel. And I would not count him out of the acting game permanently based on this performance, should he dedicate himself to this craft the way he dedicated himself to his mastery of MMA. But the fact of the matter is, he's just not ready yet. He is at the stage of the game where he should be doing the acting equivalent of fighting weak opposition in Cage Rage. He just needs to train and practice.

Every once in a blue moon, a guy like The Rock or arguably Carl Weathers can make the jump from sports and skip his way along the acting learning curve quite quickly to a level of competence. But a quick transition from sports to quality acting is the exception to the rule and for every Rock, there are a dozen Shaqs, Howie Longs, Brian Bosworths...

Here is the good news for Randy Couture. Every actor sucked in this movie. They all did. The acting was shiznit across the board and that puts a lot of the blame squarely on the director's shoulders. Randy may not be a trained actor but undoubtedly the majority of the remaining cast are. If not, then let's string up the casting director. Randy deserves the most praise of anyone in this debacle simply because he is a beginner. If an aspiring fighter walks into the Lion's Den to learn how to fight, he's going to damn well do what Ken Shamrock tells him to do. And the same probably goes for Randy Couture walking onto a professional high-budget movie set. What else he is going to do but follow the direction available and give it what he's got with minimal training?

Anyway, it goes without saying that emotional truth is lacking on everyone's part. The story is weak. The cinematography is passable for a straight-to-DVD piece but is a notable drop from the last Scorpion King flick.

All in all, this movie is a turd and is notable only for the Couture factor. And that novelty wears off about 5 seconds in. Still, stick it out if you like. I'll wait for Randy's next round when he has a bit of seasoning.