The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
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Movie Reviews of The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Movie Review: Worth it...
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD is worth it for the Rap is Crap music video alone. That said, I wish there was some more WCW stuff - he DID have some entertaining moments there besides that one video. But ah well, good set anyway.Movie Review: simpsons23
Summary: 3 Stars
I have to agree with the others that have seen this; the documentary portion of this dvd is good, a little rushed, but good; but the match selections were horrible to say the least. Several times during the documentary, they talked about or showed clips of various important matches that he had but did not make the cut? His last AWA match with Jerry Lawler, his Intercontinental Championship win over Tito Santana, his US title win over Steve McMichael, his matches in WCW against Ric Flair, and here's a rather important one...his feud with Hulk Hogan where he stole the WWF title on an edition of Saturday Night's Main Event and smashed it with a hammer. These are just to name a few. The WWE needs to stop adding matches to these documentaries that you can find on 3-4 other dvd's. Here is a list of the matches that I would liked to have seen.
vs Blue Blazer at WM5
vs Red Rooster at SummerSlam 89
w/Genius vs Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior at SNME Jan 90
IC title win vs Tito Santana on Superstars
IC title win vs Texas Tornado on Superstars
The Perfect Team vs The Ultimate Warriors from Survivor Series 90
Elaborate more on his association with Ric Flair in WWF/E
"Loser Leaves Town" match vs Ric Flair on Raw
w/DDP vs Macho Man & Scott Hall at Bash at the Beach 97
w/Four Horsemen vs NWO at Fall Brawl 97
vs Steve McMichael for the US title on Nitro
vs Ric Flair (either Halloween Havoc 97 or WW3 97) US title matches
vs DDP from Starrcade 97 US title match
vs Bret Hart from Uncensored 98
vs Bill Goldberg from Bash at the Beach 98
some of his matches with the West Texas Rednecks
some of his matches when he returned to WWE
Movie Review: 3.5 Stars: Good on Story, weak on matches
Summary: 3 Stars
I was glad to see a Mr. Perfect DVD getting released, but I can't help but be a bit disappointed with some of it. The story portion of the DVD is good, as well as the vignettes, but the selections of matches were too few and too weak..I mean, do I really wanna see a match Henning versus Terry Taylor? I mean, no disrespect, but Terry Taylor was exactly Wrestling royalty! And where's the match with Jerry the King Lawler? Its referenced on the DVD as being an important match in Henning's career, but yet its not included. What about when he turned on the horsemen in WCW?? Out of the 10 matches included, 3 of them are against Bret Hart. Now, don't get me wrong, matches between Hart and Perfect are some of the best wrestling you're ever gonna see, but if you're gonna include 3 matches with the same opponent, at least put more matches on the collection! However, if you're a wrestling and/or Mr. Perfect fan, this collection is worth owning simply for the story and the matches against Bret Hart, and the classic match with Nick Bockwinkel. I just hope future wrestling collections include more matches!Movie Review: Very well done documentary and great matches
Summary: 4 Stars
I was a huge Curt Hennig fan from the AWA days. I got to see him front row at an awa show. I was a really young kid and he did something that made me get hooked into wrestling. I remeber yelling at curt to give his opponent the hennig axe that night. He whipped the guy into the ropes and clubbed him with the axe. He looked at me and winked at me with a smile. I thought it was so cool and I do not think I got any sleep that night. I really liked that they emphasized his pre-wwf/wwe days. He had a great career before this. I think the disk does a great job, however there was a couple of items left out. I would have put some of his XWF matches on this dvd. Also he had a good feud with Hulk Hogan which culminated in a good saturday nights main event angle which was not covered in the documentary portion of the dvd, I think there a little piece on a hidden easter egg on the second dvd. According to wrestling lore or fact, the reason Curt Hennig was released in 2002 was he took down Brock Lesner after hearing him brag what a great amateur wrestler he was. Curt supposedly got into it with him on an airplane and took him down supposedly. On the dvd none of this is mentioned, nor is it even clarified why he was cut/released. I do think the disk gets the rest right and I would highly recommend it.
Disc 1:
- Documentary:
* Perfection
* Twin City Origins
* Building a Path
* AWA
* Mr. Perfect
* Living up to His Name
* Intercontinental Champion
* The Prankster
* Commentator
* WCW
* Return to the WWE
* A Sudden Tragedy
* Hall of Fame
* The Perfect Legacy Lives On
* "Rap is Crap" Music Video
- Matches:
* Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Gilbert- Madison Square Garden (11/21/82)
* Curt Hennig & Scott Hall vs. Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin- AWA Championship Wrestling (11/26/85)
* Mr. Perfect Hall of Fame Induction-WWE Hall of Fame (31/03/07)
- Vignettes
* Billiards October 1, 1988
* Golf - Perfect Putt October 1, 1988
* Darts October 8, 1988
* Bowling October 8, 1988
* Chess October 15, 1988
* Basketball October 15, 1988
* Ping Pong October 28, 1989
* Diving November 4, 1989
* Golf - Perfect Drive November 4, 1989
* Horseshoes November 24, 1989
* Baseball with Wade Boggs December 26, 1992
* Football - Perfect Passer with Steve Jordan February 13, 1993
* Basketball with Felton Spencer February 27, 1993
* Hockey with Mike Modano March 13, 1993
* Stories
* Curt Loved Karaoke
* Lifestyles of Mr. Perfect
Disc 2:
* 60-Minute Time Limit AWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Curt Hennig vs. Nick Bockwinkel- AWA Championship Wrestling (11/15/86)
* Curt Hennig vs. Terry Taylor with Commentary By: Michael Cole & Mick Foley-WrestleFest (7/31/88 )
* Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart- Madison Square Garden (4/24/89)
* WWE Championship Match: Mr. Perfect vs. Hulk Hogan- Madison Square Garden (1/15/90)
* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match with Special Referee Roddy Piper: Mr. Perfect vs. The Texas Tornado- Madison Square Garden (11/24/90)
* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect- SummerSlam (8/26/91)
* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Mr. Perfect vs. Shawn Michaels- SummerSlam (8/30/93)
* Curt Hennig vs. Bret Hart- Uncensored (3/15/98)
Movie Review: Curt Hennig, near perfection
Summary: 4 Stars
Some may wonder why WWE decided to release a DVD featuring Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig, but I welcome it. I wish WWE would release more DVDs like this. Not every feature star needs to be a main event legend to get his own DVD in my opinion.
This release features one of the best documentaries WWE has produced on any wrestler. It's very informative, entertaining and moves at a fast pace. The story of Curt Hennig is told by his family, friends and his fellow wrestlers. All of Curt's career highlights are featured and those who only know him as Mr. Perfect from his debut in the WWF in the late eighties, will get to see all of Curt's prior accomplishments in wrestling before becoming Mr. Perfect, and there are a lot of them! For example, Curt was the AWA World Heavyweight Champion before his stint in the WWF, and this is talked about in great detail.
Most are complaining about the match selection, and with good reason. There are some good ones in this set, but not many. I was shocked when WWE decided to include the classic one-hour draw AWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Hennig and champion Nick Bockwinkel from Nov. of 1986. This is pro-wrestling at it's best, with the last 10 minutes being just as good, or better, than any championship match you'll see today. Both men bleed and push each other to the limit. One thing to look for, is when Bockwinkel blades, there is a fan near the front row, who excitedly pantomimes Bockwinkel blading to his friends, letting them know how smart he is to the business. When Bockwinkel places the blade back into his wrist tape, this same fan also pantomimes this to his friends too. It's pretty funny to see.
The matches with Bret Hart are the best, but the inclusion of the match from WCW Uncensored between these two is perplexing, since it's so terrible, at this point Curt just wasn't the worker he once was and Bret was uninspired in WCW. The match from SummerSlam '91 is a classic, but has been released three times on DVD now, so chances are you've already seen it. The MSG match is interesting, because both men perform both their signature spots from their future SummerSlam '91 encounter as well as their classic King of the Ring match from '93. However, due to it's slow pace (most of those MSG shows were slowly paced) the match really isn't something you'll want to see over and over again. So, the highlight here is Curt's work in the AWA.
One match was included, simply to make a point and that's the match from WrestleFest between Hennig and Terry Taylor. Michael Cole and Mick Foley, who recorded new audio for this match, explained that these two were in the running for the Mr. Perfect gimmick, and Curt ended up receiving it. Couldn't they have just said this in the documentary and shown a few clips from this match instead of wasting a match selection on it? Poor decisions like this hurt the release.
One match I wish they had included, you only see highlights of it, is the AWA World Title match against Jerry "the King" Lawler. In the documentary, Lawler said this was his favorite match ever, so it would have been nice to see all of it.
So, I recommend this for the excellent documentary, vignettes and Curt's matches from the AWA, but don't expect much else that you'll either enjoy or have already seen on DVD before.