WWE Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s
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Movie Reviews of WWE Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s
Movie Review: Great DVD set.
Summary: 5 Stars
I give it 5 starts just for the all the mini documentaries they did on the wrestlers. The extras were good but could have been better. I give it five stars based on the documentaries and alot of easter eggs on this.Movie Review: Great for new and old wrestling fans alike
Summary: 5 Stars
I won't break down my own ratings for each match, nor will I talk about everyone else who COULD have been on these DVD's but I did want to say a few words because I think this set is excellent and definitely worth buying.
First of all, I think the picture quality is excellent. It's amazing how much better the footage looks on DVD discs. I had a few of these matches on commercial VHS tapes and the video quality on DVD is so much crisper. They really cleaned up the footage to the point where you'd think you're watching a match from this week's RAW or Smackdown.
Another thing that really stands is out is just how great some of these men were in their prime. I started heavily watching wrestling in the late 1980's and a few of the stars on these discs had already gone a little past their prime by then. When I watch Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Backlund in the steel cage match or Roddy Rowdy Piper vs. Greg Valentine in the dog collar match, it was a far cry from watching a haggered Snuka vs. the Undertaker from Wrestlemania 7 or Greg Valentine in his Rythym N' Blues days when he feuded with the Bushwackers. Also, anyopne who has only seen Sgt. Slaughter thje last few years on RAW would have absolutely no idea how athletic he was in the days when he was in shape. Even by the time he "defected" to the Iraqi cause, he was a far cry from the wrestler he is on this DVD. The same can be said for many of the people featured in this set.
I will go ahead and single out a favorite match and no, it's not an obvious one. The match that intrigued me the most was Bobby Heenan vs. The Ultimate Warrior in a "loser wears weasel suit match." You would think this would be an ugly match and in some ways it is. The Warrior obviously isn't a technical expert and Heenan was probably 15-20 years older and 100 times wimpier. However, Heenan was absolutely priceless in the way he sold this match. Any other aging manager vs. Warrior would have been an absolute snoozefest, but Heenan somehow pulled it off for the both of them. As for the rest of the matches, I like some more than others but they all are enetratianing in their own ways.
By the way, if you enjoy watching these matches, you might want to check out the Legends of Wrestling video games, especially Showdown. A lot of thw wrestlers featured here are featured there, also. While there are a few better wrestling games out there, the rosters are unbeilievably deep and you can usually pick them up for $10-$15 a pop.
But back to this set, I definitely think it a lot of fun and worth buying. It's also a great value for the money, as you get almost 10 hours worth of matches and interviews (including the hidden extras) for about the price of a currebt WWE [ay-per-view.
Movie Review: Good set, but could have been much better!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed this set. As a big fan of old school wrestling, I thought this disc could have been better. I started watching wrestling in 1983. I watched WWF till 1985, then it starting getting comic bookish, once the whole Rock and Wrestling thing started with Cyndi Lauper, Lou Albano, Hogan, Piper, and Wendi Richter, and Moolah. So I started watching Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA, along with WCCW with the Von Erich's which WWE now owns the rights to. I also used to watch the AWA and Florida Championship Wrestling with Gordon Solie. If I had to pick some of my favorite matches it would have to be. Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich from the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions from Texas Stadium, The Flair-Steamboat trilogy, Windham & Flair from 1987 WorldWide Wresling. Sting and Flair from Clash I in Greensboro. Without a doubt Slaughter Sheik infamous bootcamp match from 6/16/84 MSG (Why they didn't include this match is beyond me. Slaughter-Patterson alley fight at MSG. Snuka-Muraco MSG cage match. Wargames I from the Omni in Atlanta Warriors,Rhodes,Koloff, & Ellering vs. Flair,Blanchard,Anderson/Luger & JJ Dillon. One of the Magnum TA and Nikita matches from their best of 7 series. A Rock n Roll Express and Midnight Express match. This is just to name a few I could go on and on. Abdullah the Butcher and Bruiser Brody always had good matches. This set does have some good ones though. If you can get it for $15 or lower it's well worth it.Movie Review: Good set, poor selection
Summary: 3 Stars
They could have seperated this set into Greatest Villians of the 80's and greatest heros of the 80's. Alot of talented stars- Ted DiBiase, Randy Savage, Mr.Perfect, Rick Rude, Road Warriors, British Bulldogs, etc are left off. This set could have been a 20 disc set and I still would have purchased it.Movie Review: A tweak on the formula
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this wholeheartedly. Mainly because wwe did a little tweak on the formula. Instead of mimicking the one-time use of the Flair dvd formula or using the formula that everyone else gets this three disc sets spreads everything around. All the featured stars get their own video package highlighting parts of their career that made them famous or recognizable. Then every wrestler gets their own match, some of which overlap which makes things interesting. Although we do see some perennial "best of" favorites it was nice to see some obscure pieces of footage. Who would have guessed Sal Bellomo would be on a dvd in the 2000's. If wwe continues releases with rarer footage, I think they'll have a better chance at impressing the older members of the fanbase.