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Movie Reviews of WWE - Action!
Movie Review: A nice piece of nostalgia
Summary: 4 Stars
For the people like me, watching WWE these days is disillusioning. This DVD is a nice piece of nostalgia from early to mid 2001, the final days of the last great WWF storylines.
Like the "Best of Raw vol 1+2" collection, it's a video narrated by non-kayfabe Johnathan Coachman recounting the events from January to July 2001 in the WWF, from the continuing exploits of the Hardcore division, to the main eventers, to the antics of Vince McMahon and his relationships with Stephanie and Trish Stratus, all the way until the Invasion storyline.
The special features aren't too bad, but they aren't great. Two of the features accidentally give you blatantly obvious instances of a move missing a wrestler, while the wrestler sells the blown move (example, a leg drop on The Rock completely misses his head--he sells. A stomp on Chris Jericho slips and misses--he sells).
It's a pretty decent buy, but not for too much.
Movie Review: Action 2001
Summary: 4 Stars
Nice features on this DVD.Two Major Omissions for Extras:
Austin-Benoit in Edmonton
TLC III (Benoit/Y2J vs Hardyz vs Dudleyz vs Edge/Christian)
Very decent DVD.
Movie Review: Extra's Make up for the Documentary
Summary: 3 Stars
In 2001, the WWE (then WWF) had a lot of stuff going on. Beginning in late 2000 when Vince McMahon bought both ECW and WCW, this DVD shows footage of the things that were going on during that time. The documentary only focuses on the first half 2001 and is hosted by Johnathan Coachman.
The program documents several feuds, storylines, certain character development, and clips from matches at the time. The program starts off by showing footage from the Hardcore division and clips from certain matches dealing with the Hardcore title and the 24/7 rule. The bra and panties match which leads to the arrangement between Trish & Mr. McMahon. Perry Saturn's "brain damage" & his obsession with "moppy". Mr. McMahon's marriage to Linda McMahon. The whole relationship between Spike Dudley & Molly Holly. Stone Cold turning on the fans and his relationship with Mr. McMahon & Kurt Angle after Wrestlemania. Austin attacking Jim Ross on Smackdown and turning heel. Ends with the Invasion storyline. Kurt Angle winning the WCW title. Stone Cold Steve Austin turning on the WWF at the Invasion ppv. And the big anticipated return of The Rock.
The Extra's contain seven very good matches from both RAW and Smackdown which are the highlights of the DVD. The matches are not in chronological order.
Smackdown July '01
WCW Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Booker T
This match was hosting from Kurt's hometown in Pittsburg, PA and a week after the Invasion ppv. It had a couple of good spots. A nice brawl on the outside. But the only real highlight is Angle winning the WCW title in his hometown. 4/5
Smackdown Apr. '01
Intercontinental Championship
Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H
This match happened a week after Triple H won the title from Chris Jericho. Hardy put up a very good fight against the game. Hardy was going full blast with his high risk daredevil style offense. A couple of good counters from Triple H. Ends with the ultimate upset with Hardy defeating the game and winning his first Intercontinental title. 3.75/5
Smackdown Apr. '01
Intercontinental Championship
Triple H w/ Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley vs. Chris Jericho
Probably a forgotten match in Triple H's and Jericho's past. This match happened on the same week right after Wrestlemania. Definately one of their better matches. But nothing compared as to their Last Man Standing Match a year earlier. Both performed very well in the ring. A very good match up right here. 4.25/5
Smackdown Mar. '01
The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge, Christian, & Rhyno
Average six man tag match. Happened a week after both Spike and Rhyno made their WWF debuts. Pretty good six man tag. But nothing really that great. 3.5/5
RAW Jan. '01
WWF Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
This match took place 2 weeks after that huge six man Hell in a Cell match from Armageddon. The match was just like what you expected from Angle and Austin later in the year. A lot of brawling on the outside and good wrestling in the ring. A key thing too in this match that there is no commercial breaks during this match. You get to see all of this match. Triple H would come out & screw Austin which would lead to Austin screwing Triple H in his title match at the Royal Rumble later in the month. The post match brawl between Austin and Triple H certainly added more. A darn good title match from RAW. Very worthy being on ppv. 4.75/5
RAW Apr. '01
Steel Cage Match for the WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin w/ Mr. McMahon vs. The Rock
Many people forget about this match between The Rock and Stone Cold. It happened night after Wrestlemania. It starts out on the outside where it got wild with the Rock opening up Stone Cold. The match had the same intensity once in the ring as it did from Wrestlemania. The only problem is the time that was given. Triple H comes out and forms the 2 man Power Trip with Austin and McMahon. 4/5
RAW June '01
WWF Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Mick Foley was the special enforcer in this match. This match happened 3 weeks after Triple H got injured where Austin and Triple H lost the tag belts to Benoit & Jericho. The match was very good. Austin was in full heel mode here. Even throwing Jericho into Foley on the outside. A couple of very good counters. Possibably even better then their match at No Way Out a couple of months later. A very good match. I enjoyed this match very much. 4.5/5
The Extra's also contain promos from RAW and Smackdown where Mr. McMahon begging Austin for the "Old Stone Cold" a week before the Invasion ppv. Edge being awarded the King of the Ring trophy after winning the KOTR tournament with Christian having a twinge of jealousy. Kurt Angle and Stone Cold having a "hug fight" over Mr. McMahon. And the preparation from both the WWF and the Alliance for the returning Rock.
Overall I was happy with this DVD even though I felt some things they could've gone without such as Perry Saturn and his "moppy" character. And a little less involvment with Trish. But the thing that I didn't like was that we didn't get nothing from the Undertaker, Kane, or Chris Benoit who were very popular at the time. But anyways, since this DVD is 7 years old, I was happy with the product and is very easily to get cheap here on Amazon. I got mine for less then 10 bucks and was happily satisfied so I recommend on getting this.
Movie Review: Lights, Camera....
Summary: 3 Stars
In a nutshell, this DVD is structured the same way as the other WWF DVD releases at that time where in that it's just a look back at WWF feuds, storylines, and character developments. In this case, the focus is on the first half of 2001 & is hosted by Johnathan Coachman.
The documentry starts off by discussing the hardcore division with highlights from various hardcore matches such as Big Show, Chris Jericho, and Rhino all winning the title at various times along with a Raven vs. Taz match that got out of control with wrestlers such as Steve Blackman & Hardcore Holly looking to cash in on the 24/7 rule. Trish Stratus relationship with Mr. McMahon is looked at from them being at a "soup kitchen" on Christmas to her conflict with Stephanie to her getting her revenge on Vince at WrestleMania. Trish was also the focus of the bra & panties segment that featured hergoing against Ivory & Terri with special appearences by Chyna & Perry Saturn. Speaking of Saturn, his character development revolving around getting hit in the head too much to "Moppy" was showcased as well. The big "Romeo & Juliet" love story between Spike Dudley & Molly Holly was covered as well. The evolution of Steve Austin after WrestleMania X-7 was showcased in how Austin turned heel, attacked Jim Ross, and started becoming more comedic & emotional towards Vince McMahon. While we're on the subject of Vince McMahon, his relationship with Linda McMahon, buying WCW, and his relationship with both Angle & Austin is covered. The documentry comes to a close on the beginning of the Invasion angle as ECW came on the scene & merged with WCW, Steve Austin jumping ship to the Alliance, both teams preparing for The Rock's return, and Kurt Angle winning the WCW Title from Booker T close the documentry out.
The real highlight of this DVD are the bonus matches (eventhough they're not in order) included on here such as:
WCW Champion Booker T vs. Kurt Angle - This is from SmackDown the week after the Invasion PPV & was a just an average match with the highlight being Kurt Angle winning the WCW Championship.
Intercontinental Champion Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy - This match happened on SmackDown in mid-April. The match went non-stop as Hardy was just using his quick "daredevil" offense in the opening minutes while Triple H was real intense throughout the match as well with the suprize being that Jeff Hardy winning the Intercontinental Title.
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. Triple H - This happened the week before the previous match on SmackDown. Just like the previous match as well, this was non-stop action that never slowed down. You got just about as good of a performance you would expect from both men & it was a match I heavily enjoyed over their later WrestleMania encounter. The end result was Triple H winning the Intercontinental Championship.
Edge, Christian, Rhino vs. Dudley Boyz & Spike Dudley - This happened around 2 weeks before WrestleMania on SmackDown after both Spike Dudley & Rhino made their debut on RAW earlier in the week. This was just a quick average six man tag match here.
WWF Champion Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin - This match was from RAW in early Jan. Just like any match involving Austin & Angle, you got exactly what you expected. Wild opening minutes of the match with brawling on the outside & though in the crowd before settling in a good back & forth wrestling match in the ring. The ending involving Triple H set up what would happen during Triple H's title match at the Royal Rumble later in the month.
Steel Cage Match: WWF Champion Steve Austin vs. The Rock - A "forgotten" match in their historic feud as this match happened the night after WrestleMania on RAW. The match kicked off with a wild brawl outside the ring where Austin got busted open right off the bat. When they got back into the ring, the match was just as you would expect from these two in the based off their previous encounters as well with the only downfall being that they didn't have as much time as their PPV matches. In the end, Triple H & Vince McMahon got involved in beating down The Rock.
WWF Champion Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho - This match happened in early June on RAW. The match itself was real good & I enjoyed it better than their later No Way Out PPV match as Jericho & Austin put in a main event worthy performance. The other story behind this match was Mick Foley making himself the special outside referee & he got involved various times leading to problems with him & Commissioner Regal towards the end of the match.
Other DVD extras include Vince begging for the "old Stone Cold" to lead Team WWF into the main event at the Invasion PPV, Edge awarded the King Of The Ring trophy with the continued tease of jealous by Christian, Austin & Angle having a "hug fight" with Vince McMahon, and a short 1 min. highlight of both the WWF & The Alliance preparing for The Rock's return on RAW.
In the end, I felt like the documentry could have left out some subjects (bra & panties, Perry Saturn) for others (nothing surrounding Undertaker, Triple H, Chris Benoit or lack of coverage for The Rock & Kurt Angle). However, the matches save this from being something I wouldn't watch more than once every few months. Since this DVD is over 6 years old, you can find it used for real cheap (I got it for less than $5) so on that basis, I recommend.
Movie Review: Action!
Summary: 3 Stars
On this DVD, you will be show all the major highlights of the first half of the year 2001 (Hardcore action from early 2001, the Austin/McMahon/Triple H alliance, the story about Perry Saturn and "Moppy", the Shane v Vince rivalry, the relationship between Molly and Spike, the whole story about the ECW/WCW Invasion and much more). SPECIAL FEATURES
> Booker T v Kurt Angle (7.26.01)
> Chris Jericho v Stone Cold (6.4.01)
> Jeff Hardy v Triple H (4.12.01)
> Kurt Angle v Stone Cold (1.8.01)
> Chris Jericho v Triple H (4.5.01)
> Edge, Christian & Rhyno v Dudley Boyz & Spike (3.22.01)
> The Rock v Stone Cold (4.2.01)
> Edge's King of the Ring ceremony (6.25.01)
> Where's "Old" Stone Cold? (7.12.01)
> Need a Hug? (7.2.01)
> Alliance prepares for... (7.30.01)
Overall, not a bad DVD at all. The best parts about it are the many DVD Extras and the ECW/WCW Invasion storyline. Instead of some of the DVD Extras that are quite pointless, they could have included the Tables, Ladders & Chairs match from SmackDown! rather than the 'Alliance prepares for...', or the great Chris Benoit v Stone Cold match from a SmackDown! episode in May, rather than the Jericho/HHH match. But all dissapointments aside, this DVD is worth a look.