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Summerslam (1998)
Pretty good PPV!
This is one of my very favorite shows WWF/E has put on. Forgive me, I haven't watched this in almost 2 years, so my memory may be a bit fuzzy.
European Championship - Probably my favorite opening match of all time, D-Lo Brown VS Val Venis was far better (and longer!) than I could have possibly hoped for. Two very capable (and horribly underutilized) guys getting 15 minutes (!!!!) to shine on a huge show...thumbs up! Great stuff! If you're ever wondering why they kept these 2 around for so long, check out this match.
Oddities VS Kaientai - Nothing too special here, basically a comedy match. In that sense, it was well done. A couple funny spots, and Kaientai is always money. But all in all, they're wasted here.
Hair VS Hair: Jeff Jarrett VS X-Pac - Nothing much to say. I forget the majority of this match, it was nothing spectacular. Then again, I actively dislike both of these guys, so this could have been pretty good and I just ignored it. Check for yourself.
Sable/Edge VS Marc Mero/Jackie - Edge fans, pick up this show for Edge's debut! Nothing spectacular, Edge and Mero looking OK, Sable trying her best not to maim anyone with botched moves. Fairly early in her wrestling career, so don't expect anything special.
Ken Shamrock VS Owen Hart: Lion's Den Match - Not a technical masterpiece, but very solid, given the environment. Limited space for movement inside the modified cage/lion's den seems to handcuff both guys, but they made it work. Worth watching, if only to see something you might not have see before (this type of match occurred only twice, I believe, and the other replaces Hart with Steve Blackman....who would YOU rather watch??)
Tag Team Championship: New Age Outlaws VS Mankind/Kane - Kane no shows, leaving Mankind to defend on his own. If you're a Foley fan, check this out. No one takes a stiff butt kickin like Foley, and there are few examples of that as good as this. Nothing close to the spectacle of some of his other matches, this one is brutally short, emphasis on the 'brutal'
Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match - What a great match. This stands out in my mind as the match that 'made' Rock and HHH. Up until this point, they were upper midcarders leading their respective factions. This match proved to me that they're both very capable of working a main-event caliber match and delivering HUGE. Not as much emphasis placed on high spots in this match, it seems to focus more on (again) brutality and storytelling. VERY well done, one of the forgotten great matches.
World Championship Steve Austin VS Undertaker - A very well done match, especially considering Austin was knocked silly when they knocked heads about 3 or 4 minutes in. Not the greatest match of all time, but an important match nonetheless. The second PPV title match for these two, the first with Austin defending. Great (and unexpected) high spot features Undertaker attempting a huge legdrop from the top turnbuckle onto the announce table. Impressive visual for a guy that size. Good match, great show, check it out!
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
I was looking forward to seeing this....
...but I wish I hadn't been. I was so let down by this movie. I want to dislike an antagonist because they're EVIL or something, not because their voice wants to make me tear my ears off. I found myself not caring one bit whether or not the main characters lived or died. What was with the slow motion, negative shots? And showing the same shots over and over? What was the point? To remind us what happened? News flash: It's not that hard to follow!! I went into this movie wanting to like it SO much. I had already decided that I was going to like it, no matter how cheesy the acting or special effects ended up being. I had never thought in a million years that I'd be turned off so badly by the writing and acting. Don't get me wrong, I was expecting bad writing and bad acting. Come on, this is Rob Zombie's movie for crying out loud. But the acting and script fell well below my already VERY low expectations. I anticipated the violence and gore to make it at least watchable, but I was sadly mistaken. Lots of people seem to like it, but I just don't get it. I spent half the movie thinking to myself "Hurry up, already!! Do something that makes sense!" But as the credits rolled, I found myself thinking "What? That's it?!?!?" Severe letdown.
Old School (2003)
Some laughs, but nothing spectacular
If you're expecting something original and ground breaking from this movie, save your money. I didn't care much for Luke Wilson or Jeremy Piven, but Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn saved this one, along with some smaller (and surprising) names that popped up (Andy Dick, Craig Kilborn). Not ALL of the small roles were as funny as they could have been (Sean William Scott, who only generates laughs due to his haircut) I don't want to seem too down on the movie, because I DID enjoy it. Maybe not a film for everyone, and a bit predictable, but it's a comedy! To me, the laughs are more important than the story, so don't be too picky about it, and try to have fun when you watch it. To me, this falls into the "rental" category. Worth seeing, but don't spend an arm and a leg to see it at the theater.
Backyard Dogs (2000)
ARRRRRRG
What a horrible, awful movie. I saw it at Blockbuster and thought 'Wow, a movie about backyard wrestling! Excellent!' And it went downhill from there. Words alone can't describe my disappointment. How appropriate that it stars a Power Ranger, because it makes it feel even more like an episode gone awry. I just don't understand....the guys who do this for real do more painful-looking stuff than in this movie. Why couldn't the actors/stuntmen at least make SOME of the offense look somewhat dangerous? I won't even get into the awful love triangle, because it's not even worth talking about. Save the only film appearance by Hayabusa that I'm aware of, this movie is a complete throwaway. Not even worth a rental. If you get it offered to you for free, ask if you can have something else instead. >