WWE - Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
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Movie Reviews of WWE - Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie Review: Hulk Rules
Summary: 5 Stars
Unfortunately for me,i missed alot of Hulk Hogans career,because the TV stations hardly showed any.It used to be on alot in the 80's,but went off air in the early 90's.I never got to see anymore till pay TV.So i had never seen these fights.One of the best is the one against The Ultimate Warrier.Im that biased toward Hulk Hogan,it didnt matter to me Hulk Hogan or Hollywood Hogan.These are some of his mightiest efforts,and there is something about him that just gets to you.I love it when he would give one of those long speaches...Hulkamania is running wild....great stuff!!!!
I was surprized in some of those early fights to see people throwing things onstage.I cant believe they got away with that,i thought it was a disgrace.But there was some great fighters,Andre The Giant,King Kong Bundy,Iron Sheik to name a few.There is certainly one hell of alot of action here.
I went to the Survivor Series at The Rod Laver Arena to see the modern Wrestlers,and had a great time there.So im right into the wrestling,and this is a great anthology.
Movie Review: For those who want the "Hogan Knows Best" DVD...
Summary: 5 Stars
If anyone is trying to find the release of this with the "Hogan Knows Best" bonus disc, they might be interested to know that it is comprised only of 2 episodes, plus a very brief preview of Season 3.
That wouldn't be so bad, but the shows are EDITED. Each episode, which would run about 22 minutes without commercials, runs about 15 minutes.
It was a major disappointment, I had to sell it to get the edition with the bonus matches. Just to give you a heads up.
Movie Review: Awesome collection of the Hulkster
Summary: 5 Stars
A couple years ago I purchased the "Hulk still Rules" DVD. It was pretty good, but it lacked alot of the Hulksters great matches (Like the wrestlemania match with ultimate warrior). Not only does this DVD has several better matches, but Mean gene and Jimmy Hart (and various other superstars) introduce every match. This DVD is a must for classic wrestling fans who remember WWF prime time mondays (before monday night RAW). I am dissapointed that this collection doesn't include the Sid Justice VS Hogan match, but I can't complain because there are enough great matches here to make up for it.
I hope the WWE decides to release more of these superstar compilations. I would like to see Mr Perfect, Owen Hart, Yokozuna, Kurt Angle, Sid Justice, Randy Savage sets released as well. Another great DVD set would be an African American wrestler set with Junkyard dog, Viscera, Papa Shungo, Farooq, Booker T, and Mark Henry.
Movie Review: Incredible He Is!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, this is one of those bias reviews that people write about. For example, a huge Aerosmith fan may write about how great they were and are, going on how Aerosmith is the greatest band in history, blah blah blah. But when one is talking of professional wrestling, the first name that pops in peoples minds is Hulk Hogan. With that, he is the greatest, biggest, and most popular name in the history of sports entertainment. I could care less about his technical wrestling skills, because we all know that pro wrestling is fake and how good of a technical wrestler someone is has no effect on the outcome of the match. So, charisma, charisma, charisma is where it's at and no one had more or better charisma than Hulk Hogan. I have watched this on more than one occasion. It is money well spent. I would have easily paid 100 bucks for this, but thankfully it was no where near that expensive.
The only downside of this DVD is the lack of biographical material. But it makes up for that with tons of matches. The overall match selection was really good. It covers matches from way back during his first run in the WWE in the late 70's to his championship run in the 80's and early 90's to the WCW/NWO days all the way up until his last match with Randy Orton last year. The DVD was only missing one or two matches that I personally liked a lot. Those were the matches with Earthquake from Summerslam 90 and the match against Sid Justice from Wrestlemania VIII. These two matches really showed the ovation Hogan commonly recieved, but amplified many times due to the circumstances.
My personal favorite was the match with The Iron Sheik from January 1984, where it really all began.
Movie Review: I loved this but....
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD set was very well done and I found it fitting that it was hosted by Jimmy Hart and Mean Gene Okerlund. They really did a lot to impress upon the viewer just how amazing Hulk Hogan's career was and how much he has done for the business. I have two complaints though:
I noticed that there are very few new Hogan commentaries. The majority of his comments were taken from the Hulk Still Rules set.
And they changed his entrance themes. I know for a fact that he NEVER used Real American while he was in the AWA and yet it is played after his match with Nick Bockwinkle. Real American wasn't recorded until 1985. They changed the NWO theme from WM18 as well. Finally, they removed Voodoo Chile from all of his matches after his return to WWE and replaced them with Real American making it seem odd, to the un-informed at least, that Tazz gets excited when he came out to it on the July 4th Smackdown! where he teamed with Edge.
Overall though this set was FANTASTIC! With the exception of bathroom and food breaks I watched this straight for ten hours and and made it to the end of the third disc. I highly recommend this to any fan. I am a big fan of fast-paced, technical wrestling (Daniels, Benoit, etc) but I marked out for this big time. However, if you are looking for a DVD that has matches AND gives you insight into Hulk Hogan's history, you're better off purchasing Hulk Still Rules.