I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.
View MoreIt's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
View MoreThis is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
View MoreThere are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
View MoreThis was not a very exciting PPV.First match sees Big Show taking on Brock Lesnar. Everyone knew that Lesnar was going to win, so it was no surprise when he won. Next up the WWE demonstrates it doesn't give two hoots about the World Tag straps as Lance Storm and William Regal defend their titles against The Dudley Boyz in a boring match.Then Torrie Wilson takes on Dawn Marie in a stepmother vs stepdaughter farce! Please gimme a break!Next up One of the best matches I have seen in my 13 years as a wrestling fan. Chris Benoit takes on Kurt Angle in a fantastic battle. Even though Angle won and kept his title, Benoit got a deafening ovation from the crowd afterwards!Then Triple H defends his WWE heavyweight title against Scott Steiner, which just doesn't live up to the billing. This bore the arse off me and I think a Mae Young vs Heidenreich match would have been better.Then the Royal Rumble takes place. I've seen better. Lesnar won but everyone knew that. Overall, not good!Lesnar vs Show - 6/10 Wilson vs Marie - 1/10 Tag Team titles match - 4.5/10 Angle vs Benoit - 10/10 Steiner vs HHH - 2/10 Rumble match - 6/10
View MoreBrock Lesner vs. Big Show: Good opener. Short but sweet match. 7/10The Dudley Boyz vs. Lance Storm & William Regal: Another short but decent match. For those with table fetish, you don't get one. 7/10Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson: I really didn't think WWE could sink this low. This is, if not the worst, one of the worst angles they ever have came up with. A match like this ruins the whole card. 3/10Scott Steiner vs. Triple H: This match would bore today's wrestling/sports entertainment fans. Not many fancy or high flying menuvers presented in this match. Being a true wrestling fan, I didn't think it was a bad match. This match resembles Harley Race vs. Dory Funk matches in the '70s with violence. 6/10Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit: Until I saw this match between these two fine athletes, Steamboat vs. Savage at Wrestlemania III was my favorite match. This match totally stole the show at Royal Rumble! A match of the year candidate, or decade! 10/1030 Man Royal Rumble: Face paced, as each wrestler shows up every 90 seconds as opposed their two minute gap in the previous Royal Rumbles. Decent rumble overall. Big powerhouses dominate at the end. My least favorite part was WWE Eminem John Cena taking away 90 seconds of rumble match as he does his awful performance. I sincerely hope this fool won't be one of the future main eventers in WWE. 8/10
View More*** SPOILERS***The 2003 Royal Rumble was an average PPV event; it wasn't thrilling but it had a few moments.The opening match pitted Brock Lesnar VS The Big Show (or rather, The Big Slow) in a match where the winner would advance to the Royal Rumble. It was a short and decent match.Next up was William Regal and Lance Storm VS The Dudley Boyz. Nothing memorable about this match and the same can be said for the next match between Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie. Two beautiful ladies but a rubbish match!Then we came to the World Title match between overrated champion Triple H and psycho Big Poppa Pump. I had high hopes for this match and it had been hyped for weeks. Big Poppa Pump had been quite entertaining in the now defunct WCW and I was expecting a good match. Now, it wasn't an excellent match but it wasn't a bad match either. Big Poppa Pump didn't really live up to my expectations and he was full of ring rust. In fact, Triple H was the man who saved this match and made it into a presentable match. The finish was rather insulting though.Next up, the Smackdown Title match between Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle. These two men are wrestling machines. Their match was the match of the night and we simply couldn't have asked either men for anything more. Great great match which was won by Angle.Then, we came to the 30 Man Rumble (for so long, one of my favourites). Again, this wasn't anything special but wasn't too bad. My favourite guy Hulk Hogan didn't appear which was quite disappointing and my other favourite Shawn Michaels was eliminated within minutes. One other complaint was that some of the wrestlers who wrestled were of no interest to me (such as John Cena). But the Rumble had it's moments. Wrestlers such as Edge, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Kane and Rob Van Dam put on some good performances.The Rumble match was eventually won by Brock Lesnar who entered late and the finish of the match was anti-climatic. Also, the match got me thinking. The Rumble has been so predictable for years because of the winner gets a title shot stipulation. Everyone knew that Brock would win because WWE were building up a match between Brock and Kurt Angle. This made the Rumble very predictable. You just knew that guys like Edge or Shawn Michaels were not gonna win. So, the old Rumble theory that 'Anyone can win' went out of the window.If you're going to watch this, make sure you rent it. Don't buy it.
View More**SPOILERS**Well, here we are starting off a new year in the illustrious WWE. Haha, to be honest I think WWE has gone straight down the toilet ever since the Alliance came. And the first PPV of 2003 was very unimpressive.Match #1 Brock Lesnar V. Big Show - Winner has a slot in the Royal RumbleVery predictable match, although what match isnt predictible with Brock Lesnar? He reminds me of a 2000 Rock, always getting babied, Lesnar suplexes Show quite a few times, which still doesnt seem to impress me, Big Show doesnt know how to "jump"? Lesnar ends the match with a sloppy F-5.Winner: Brock Lesnar Rating: 4.2Match #2 Dudley Boyz V. William Regal and Lance StormThis was the only match that I didnt call or thought was predictable the entire event. I was for sure Regal was going to sneak another win in for this very impressive tag team. This time the Dudley Boyz "turn the tables" on Storm and Regal as D-Von used the brass knucs to take out Lance Storm. NO TABLES by the way...kind of disapointing but an okay match.Winner and new Tag Champs: The Dudley Boyz Rating: 5.0Match #3Torrie Wilson V. Dawn Marie Well now we come to the Al Wilson saga (yippie). I drove down to the Uni-Mart to pick up a gallon of milk for my coffee when this match came on. Later that night, rewinded the tape I record it on, I knew I was going to regret itWinner: Torrie Wilson Rating: 3.0Match #4 "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner V. Triple HI knew I was going to need that coffee for something, and indeed I did. Very boring match the entire way through. Ever since Steiner came to the WWE and started working house shows, the staff has not been impressed with Steiner, and to put him in a headlining match for his first match, and being a world title match, very bad move on the WWE's part. Very slow paced match, Triple H tried to get the easy way out a few times, (some "game") and the match ended up a DQ after Triple H hit Steiner with a sledgehammer, some tough guy. Steiner afterwards hit Triple H with the sledgehammer getting a bad reaction from the fans. Can you blame them for booing? As disgusted as I was with Steiners position in the WWE, and his ring work, I would boo him too...Winner: No Contest Rating: 1.8Match #5 Chris Benoit V. Kurt AnglePhew, 1 word can describe this, satisfying. Something that I wasnt after this terrible event. Bottom line, you have 2 of the greatest technical, well maybe greatest all-a-round wrestlers in WWE history, after many times these guys have fought it out, this match was most impressive, as are pretty much all the Benoit/Angle matches. My thoughts on this match was, there was no losers, these guys are both winners because they put on darn good shows. Kurt Angle won the match fair n square (Can you believe it!?) and proved to Chris Benoit that he is the better man. Benoit got a standing ovation afterwards, which he deserved.Winner: Kurt Angle Rating: 8.8Match #6 The Royal Rumble MatchThis was the biggest stinker of the night. How predictable can a Royal Rumble get? I thought it couldnt get any more predictable after last years Royal Rumble, but this was down right wrong. Jericho eliminated Michaels in about 35 seconds after getting a cheap shot by coming from under the ring and attacking him with a chair. So long Shawn. Rey Mysterio came in at #4, and he should have stayed in longer, great, but short preformance by Rey Rey. After the 10th entry there was 1 remaining man left, B-2...eh? No, it was Y2J. *Of course* RVD then comes out which gets the crowd going. Blah, blah, blah..boring boring boring lets get to the 29th entry, Brock Lesnar...can you get anymore babied? Lesnar eliminated Team Angle and Matt Hardy. The 20th unknown entry *hmmm I wonder who that would have been* was of course the Undertaker. 1 highlighter of the night was Kane tricking RVD by teaming up..Kane lifted RVD up and it looked like he was going to throw him onto Batista, but Kane makes a U-Turn and dumps RVD out. Final Four, Batista, Lesnar, Kane, Taker...the big guys. Taker eliminates Batista and Kane. Here comes the big let down of the night. Lesnar eliminates Taker to win the Royal Rumble...*nods head*...I dont know what Lesnar is going backstage with McMahon, but it cant be good. This PPV really stunk. Vince, get your head out of your filthy rich bootae. If this is the way the WWE is starting to be in the year 2003, will there even be a WWE?Winner: Brock Lesnar: Rating: 4.6My Top 3 Favorite Moments of the Night: 1. The Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit Match 2. Jericho eliminating HBK before the 4th entry even comes in.. 3. JR mentioning Tajiri has a great chance at winning the Royal Rumble *I still chuckle a bit after hearing that*My Top 3 Least Favorite Moments of the Night: 1. Brock Lesnar winning the Royal Rumble 2. Brock Lesnar beating the Big Show to be in the Royal Rumble 3. *tie* The Angle/Benoit match ending, and The Triple H/Stiener Match.
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