Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition
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Actor: Owen Hart, Vince MacMahon, WWE stars Bret HartBrand: Channel Sources
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 164 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-12-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: J FILMS INC.
Product features:
- Title: HITMAN HART: WRESTLING W/SHADOWS-10TH AN
- Publisher: CSDC, INC. / Genre: SPORTS/GAMES / Theme: WRESTLING / Rating: NR
- Product Type: VIDEO /
- Platform: DVD MOVIE
DVD Reviews of Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition
DVD Review: Very Good and Infamous Wrestling Documentary!
Summary: 5 Stars
I still remember when this documentary first aired - back in '98 or so (this DVD is the 10-year anniversary of the original DVD, as opposed to when it first aired). I believe it aired on A&E or one of those similar cable channels. Basically, a camera crew followed around WWF (now known as "WWE") wrestler, Bret Hart, filming his WWE professional life and personal life including his contract negotations with WWE owner Vince McMahon. The documentary is somewhat unique as up until this point there had been little done or shown behind-the-scenes on pro wrestling. Further, it just so happened that the year that was filmed led up to...and included...one of the most renowned and "real-life" controversies in the recent history of pro-wrestling "The Montreal Screwjob." (Granted, this documentary may have helped make it one of the most memorable and controversial events...). Since the night of "the Screwjob," everyone involved has had their say on what happened... Wellllll (as "Hawk" would say), on this DVD you'll see exactly who got caught on camera saying what (and lying to Bret's face). If you have an opinion...or interest...you'll want to watch it. If you don't have an opinion or know the full story, you might decide to "wikipedia" it after watching this...there have been various "revelations" made in the years since, including admissions by Shawn Michaels. It's a prime example of how - as strange as wrestling storylines may seem to many the behind-the-scenes stories can be just as unusual!
Beyond the "screwjob," there's much more covered in this documentary including Bret's struggles to balance his family life and wrestling career, his negotiations with Vince up until the time Bret departed the WWE, and battles with himself trying to decide what was best to do. Some of the "spin" around that time was that Bret and others "sold out" and left Vince McMahon and the WWE in a bind; but again this documentary provides new insight about that - at least as far as Bret goes I also found memorable a scene with Bret expressing to some fellow wrestlers his true feelings about other wrestlers (such as Michaels and Triple H), and on the direction and storylines the Federation was taking.
Overall, after viewing this I definitely came away thinking that Bret was "old-school" and a "traditionalist" struggling in a business that seemed to be changing from what he believed it was or should be. Bret is an interesting study - he's a hero in Canada, the all-time favorite of many wrestling fans, and clearly drew strong opinions about the changing sport and the way he was dis-loyally treated. But others see him as inflexible and taking things a little too seriously, which may have led to his bitterness. After viewing this the viewer can draw their own opinion...but if you know Bret's full story you cannot argue that he sacrificed all (and paid a very heavy toll indeed) for the sport that he dedicated his life to!
I would add this DVD isn't very redundant even if you've seen the Brett Hart DVD set or read his book (and I recommend those if you're a WWE or Bret Hart fan too).
New to this "10-year anniversary" edition are additional updated interviews ("10 years later..." with Bret and others) as well as a documentary on the life and death of Owen Hart (Bret's younger brother, also a wrestler, who died doing a stunt during a "pay-per-view" event that took place not long after Bret left the WWE...and yet the PPV event continued!!!).
DVD Review: hart vs vince
Summary: 3 Stars
always wondered what happened between bret and vince. here it is. so much talent from such a big family. they really cared about the content in their story lines on the mat, but not so much in management circles. I'm proud they made a stand to keep the whole family entertained and not some of themDVD Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
In today's wrestling world, Wrestlers are remembered for the great memories they give fans, and others are remembered for events surrounding their careers that place an asterik beside their name. Bret Hart seems to fall under both of these mantles, some very vew wrestlers can claim. He may not have been the flashiest guy, or the most flamboyant, but Bret was dedicated 100% to his career, something that he paid the price for in his personal and family life.
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows, documents that event caused Bret's career in WWE to come to a controversial end, a double-cross talked to even to this day. Wrestling might be sports-entertainment, but the politics behind the curtains are very real, and often very ugly.
This documentary follows Hart from his return to wrestling at Survivor Series 1996 against Stone Cold Steve Austin, to his final WWE match against Shawn Michaels one year later. Hart is very honest, and very frank about what he thinks about some of his fellow wrestlers, Michaels in particular.
The documentary is very well done, cut very well, and helps offer one insight into what was going through Hart's mind during this time, dealing with changes in mindsets of wrestling fans, Vince's decision to turn him hel, which would forever affect his character and direction in WWE, and the confrontations surrounding Survivor Series 1997 and the infamous Montreal Screwjob.
If You're a Bret Hart fan, pick this up. The documentary on Owen Hart is a great bonus to have as well. Also, look into picking up Hart's autobiography. There will never be another wrestler like Bret Hart. Like Hulk Hogan, Hart was truly one of a kind.
DVD Review: wow...
Summary: 5 Stars
look, i have been a fan of wrestling for a very long time now and i remember when both of the Montreal and Owen Hart things happen. i really loved how in depth these people went to show everything as it happened.DVD Review: Shows a behind the scenes look
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a fan of Bret Hart and really enjoyed this dvd,and am eager to see the new one
coming out as well. This showed alot of what goes on that the fans do not see behind
the scenes.As the guys say in the back...
It is worth the money and was happy to add it to my movie collection.
I feel for the family that they lost Owen at such a young age.
Description of Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition
THE NEW Double DVD set: BRETT THE HITMAN HARTAnd never before released on DVD,
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF OWEN HART....
Bret Hart, five times' champion of the World Wrestling Federation, sits in a hotel room - one day before the most important fight of his life.
Sure, it's just professional wrestling, but this match is different. It will be Bret's last in the WWF, a company for whom he's been the top guy and loyal champion for years. The owner of the company, the legendary Vince McMahon, want's him out, only months after signing an unprecedented twenty years contract. Now he want's him to lose his final match as well.
It's not just another wrestling show for Bret. This fight will determine how his character 'The Hitman', wrestling's favourite good guy for the last decade, will be remembered.
Sitting in a hotel room, one day before the match. What Bret doesn't know, is that he will be the target of the biggest double cross in the history of professional wrestling.
Over the span of one year, an award winning documentary film crew followed Bret Hart. They hoped for an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the WWF. What they got was the most dramatic story in the history of wrestling.
HITMAN HART is a story about loyalty and betrayal, money and greed, dignity and disgrace. It's about fathers and sons, fans and icons, and keeping one's integrity in a world of moral uncertainty. In a word, it's a film about being human.
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