WWE Presents True Giants - (2014)

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Год: 2014
Создатель кинофильма: Кевин Данн
Перевод : Профессиональный двухголосый закадровый
Длительность: 109 мин. / 01:49
Рейтинг: 85.2
Актёры: Родни Аноай, Афа Аноаи, Сика Аноаи, Билл Эптер, Кинг Конг Банди, Уильям «Хейстекс» Кэлхун, Шон Дайвари, Тед ДиБиасе, Сид Юди, Андре Гигант
Страна: США
Имя фильма: WWE Presents True Giants
Описание фильма: “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”-Sir Isaac Newton
In a world already populated by larger than life stars, the giants of professional wrestling stagger the minds of wrestling fans everywhere. Now, WWE Home Video looks back at some of the greatest big men in the sport in its new video release True Giants. The nearly two hour documentary features fifteen of the business’ big men including the Big Show, Gorilla Monsoon, One Man Gang, Haystacks Calhoun, Giant Gonzales, “Big” John Studd, Kevin Nash, Ernie Ladd, Mark Henry, King Kong Bundy, Psycho Sid, Vader, Yokozuna, the Great Khali, and of course Andre the Giant. The Blu-Ray includes four more profiles, this time covering Earthquake, Abdullah the Butcher, Kamala, and Bam Bam Bigelow. Conspicuous by their absence are big men Bruiser Brody (who is seen in a clip fighting Abdullah the Butcher) and Don Leo Jonathan (who had epic matches against a young Andre the Giant at the Quebec’s legendary Montreal Forum back when Andre was still billed as Jean Ferre). In addition to the documentary, the video features many matches featuring the aforementioned stars.
True Giants has a short feature on each the wrestlers, similar to products like Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80’s and Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90’s. Each feature typically shows how each wrestler broke into the business, what the wrestlers were best known for, and some of the highlights of their careers. Even though the features are short, they are entertaining and I even discovered a few things about the wrestlers that I hadn’t known before. For example, I didn’t know that Vader’s run in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) short-circuited because his agent said he was clear to work before he’d healed fully from a shoulder surgery. Another interesting tidbit was how wrestler Steve Lombardi played Kamala’s masked handler Kim Chee and how Kamala insisted that Lombardi drive him around with his Kim Chee mask on in order to maintain kayfabe.
After watching the documentary, I remembered how important all of these stars were in the industry and what important contributions they made to the business. Every wrestler left their mark on the business with currently active ones still impacting the industry. The fact that each of these men could find work wherever they wanted to during the territory days represents how in demand they were. The impact subsequent stars made by their many appearances at Wrestlemania (including headlining several Wrestlemanias) highlights the drawing power of big men.
One of the most interesting things about the video is how good many of these stars were in the ring. While one would think that stars of this size might be clods who relied on size and strength to get themselves over, many of them were talented wrestlers and/or developed a style that worked to their advantage. Some, like Bam Bam Bigelow are simply amazing when you see them doing moonsaults as effortlessly as a light heavyweight. Others, like Ernie Ladd oozed charisma and could have got by on mic skills alone.
Each feature is narrated by the wrestlers themselves or by someone close to them. It’s really interesting to hear some of the wrestling personalities discuss their relationships with the wrestler being profiled. Manager Jimmy “Mouth of the South” covers the life and career of John “Earthquake” Tenta, recalling how he formed a close friendship with the Earthquake, traveling with him throughout the country and even staying at Earthquake’s home when they were in Canada. It adds a personal touch to the wrestler’s story. Another poignant story is that of Andre the Giant as told by WWF referee Tim White, a close friend who served as Andre’s assistant outside of the ring. White recalls the short but full life that Andre lived. He talks of some of the stories we’ve heard before about Andre such as his difficulty in getting around due to his size. Even more interesting is when he dispels some of the myths that we’ve heard about Andre. This particular piece really only scrapes the surface of Andre’s career which makes me wonder why the WWE hasn’t released a video on the life of Andre the Giant. I don’t think any theatrical film could do justice to Andre’s incredible life but a WWE documentary could be a fantastic product and have mainstream appeal whether it was released on home video or in the theatres.
While the video was well done, it did suffer from the lack of input from other WWE Superstars on how the “giants” influenced their careers. Most WWE videos feature a host of WWE Superstars commenting on angles and what wrestlers from yesteryear meant to their career. Sadly, this video lacks this for the most part.
One topic that wasn’t really discussed was what makes a giant? While wrestlers like Andre, Ernie Ladd (who in reality was nearly as tall as Andre), Giant Gonzales, and the Big Show are easy to distinguish as giants, what makes Mark Henry, One Man Gang, and Kamala worthy of being included as a giant? Even more questionable is the selection of Abdullah the Butcher (who stands at 6’, hardly giant-size unless you happen to be Hornswaggle) as a giant. It seems as if the video would have been better named Giants and Monsters or Giants and Big Men. Even then, why aren’t big men such as Kane and the Undertaker mentioned?
Regardless of this oversight, the video is pretty good. You get to learn about a lot of different wrestlers and see them in action during their heyday. Keeping with company policy, the video is available in DVD or Blu-Ray with the Blu-Ray featuring four additional profiles and additional matches. There’s really no reason why the four additional profiles shouldn’t have been included with the DVD but apparently the powers that be felt it might be enough incentive to get the Blu-Ray. Given the small difference in price, I don’t know why anyone buys DVD’s over Blu-Rays when a video is first released.
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