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Amazon.co.uk Review
At first, this behind-the-scenes documentary about professional wrestling seems as if it will be an unabashed fan's whitewash of the increasingly bizarre and popular world of "sports entertainment", as it is known. But director Barry Blaustein (a Saturday Night Live veteran who has co-written many of Eddie Murphy's films) goes much deeper than you'd expect in a film that is at once entertaining and disturbing. By focusing on a trio of wrestlers who give him surprising access, Blaustein uncovers human stories that can be wrenching in their stark honesty. That's particularly true of one-time superstar Jake "the Snake" Roberts, whose career has fallen on hard times because of a crack habit; Roberts brings Blaustein along for his first encounter in several years with his grown, estranged daughter. Blaustein also goes into the lives of Terry Funk and Mick "Mankind" Foley in ways that are both revealing and, at times, upsetting. More than just a fan's appreciation, this is that rare documentary that shows you sides of a familiar subject you never knew existed. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I know what you're wondering, why is that one of the titles? Well let me explain a bit about what happens during the movie.
**Warning May Contain Spoilers**
This movie was made by acclaimed director Barry Blaustein who is a huge wrestling fan and it takes you behind the scenes of the wrestling world and some of it's biggest names. Mainly New Jack from ECW and Mick Foley from WWE. This basically reveals every secret the WWE tries to keep you from knowing, from the scripted shows to the rivals chilling and laughing with each other backstage, plus it makes Vince look kind of foolish when he is interviewing Darron Drozdov later to be known as The Droz and giving him the name Puke and making him throw up in a rubbish bin.
This shows a very honest and sometimes disturbing look at the real world of wrestling including an honest and somewhat upsetting look at the troubled life of Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
Buy this movie if you love wrestling or even if you are a critic who likes to go round saying wrestling is fake. This may change your mind.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
How many times have you had to tell your friends, 'it is scripted but its not as fake as you think'? This film is proof of that and looks beyond the glamour and the coreography to the consequences of getting your body thrown around a ring and being away from your family for about fifty weeks of the year. It is not all fun and games and a last the wrestling fan has a documentry evidence to prove this to all those who sneer at pro-wrestling.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is certainly not your average wrestling video! It focuses on the continuing stories of Jake 'the Snake' Roberts, Terry Funk and Mick Foley. Filmed over three years it documents the life of these three heroes. It seems strange that the WWF wanted to block this as it shows the WWF in a very good light, we see the good backstage atmosphere, and Vince McMahon comes across as a very good leader for the WWF. This is a must buy for any wrestling fan.
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