Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen (2 Discs)
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Actor: Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Ole Anderson, StingBrand: RIC FLAIR & THE FOUR HORSEMEN (DVD MOVIE)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: World Wrestling
DVD Reviews of Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen (2 Discs)
DVD Review: An incredible story and dvd
Summary: 5 Stars
WWE does it once again. A great re-living of the best group of wrestlers ever assembled. I was fortunate enough to start watching wrestling again the very week Arn Anderson originally came to Georgia so I lived the whole thing.
I wish Ole would have participated in the commentary but understand that past events and health problems prevented that from happening. I also would have included more matches with a third disc, especially featuring the original four. The one match above all others I wanted to see and was disappointed by its lack of inclusion is the Ole/Arn Anderson vs. Rock and Roll Express match where they originally "broke" Ricky Morton's nose. That match above all others showed just how sadistic Ole and Arn could be in the ring together and show what a great tag team match is all about.
Everything else is all I could ever want or hope for.
DVD Review: 'Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen' is a limousine-riding, jet-flying good time
Summary: 5 Stars
The Horsemen were THE original wrestling mafia gang. They didn't play characters. Every night was a private jet to the next city, a limousine ride to the arena, and a limousine back to the hotel for a party with all of the ladies from 18 to 28. They took wrestling thuggery to a new level with their brutal attacks on wrestlers that tried to take the Nature Boy's title. Fans were actually calling for the arrest of the Horsemen for their brutal televised assault on Dusty Rhodes at a gas station. The Horsemen used a baseball bat to break Dusty's hand.
The Four Horsemen are still wildly popular with wrestling fans today. Recent seasons of CBS's hit Reality TV show Survivor have featured contestants flashing the four-finger salute and calling themselves Horsemen. The Horsemen paved the way for the NWO, Degeneration X, and Evolution. With the dollar falling in value, Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen delivers a huge entertainment bang for your buck.
DVD Review: to be the man, You got to buy this dvd!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats it. Thats all you need to know. This is the perfect dvd for any flair/four horseman fan. If you are a wrestling fan, this should be in you dvd library. May the legend of richard fleihr aka ric flair live on forever!Wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DVD Review: Comprehensive Account
Summary: 4 Stars
Some straight to DVD documentaries leave you wanting more. This one, if anything, is too long. I ended up fast-forwarding through parts where it was obvious they would have a bunch of interviewees saying basically the same thing. It could have used tighter editing.
As for the Horsemen, it's clear from this account that they should have retired this gimmick well before they were down to 2 original members. They kept reforming, with one short-lived arrangement after the other -- some so bad they were laughable.
When Arn Anderson was shown in his mid 20s, he looked about 40. When he retired at 40, he looked 40. In his interviews for this DVD, he still looks pretty much the same as he always has.
Unfortunately, Ric Flair is barely recognizable from the man he was just 10 years ago. I grew up watching him in his heyday and as a sincere and true fan of his, I wish he would have retired after the final match on WCW he had vs. Sting. He's been mainly a sideshow on WWE, although a year ago he had an incredible (and dangerous) table,ladder,chair match vs. Edge and got the hell beat out of him. I don't know how he does it, I have all the respect for him in the world, but the Ric Flair I remember wasn't the "good guy", didn't show up to matches as an underdog old man to make you feel sorry for him. He was "the man", the dirtiest player in the game, the World Champion -- but in order to extend his career past 50 he's had to assume the role of someone else entirely. And while Vince McMahon still looks and sounds good with charisma to spare at 62 (despite his apparently declining mental capacity as reflected in his increasingly terrible "creative" decisions), Flair does not, despite being younger.
Some people have different "peak" years. Vince didn't really hit his stride until his 50s. Flair was at his best in his late 30s-early 40s. Britney Spears was past her prime by 19. Arn Anderson was born to be a 40-year old man.
DVD Review: four fingers up!
Summary: 4 Stars
RIC FLAIR AND THE FOUR HORSEMEN
actual documentary is a little over 2 hours
Wow! Or should I say... Wooo! Like many others, I am a big fan of the Horsemen and have been for some time. Due to the fact that the WWE had nothing to do with the legendary stable, I was almost certain that they would mess this DVD up, but to my surprise they delivered a quality product! And yes I believe its still true: The Four Horsemen are the greatest wrestling stable of all time!
The DVD starts off in the pre-Horsemen days, with Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson wrestling together as sibling tag team (the team actually predated Ole but maybe that's another DVD...). Ole was joined by Arn Anderson, who was noticing the potential in a young man who we now know as Ric Flair. Along with their "sparkplug" Tully Blanchard, the group joined to become the Four Horsemen and were managed by J.J. Dillon. The group would famously isolate a certain body part (i.e.- leg, hand, whatever) and "work on it" to wear it down. They were also known as much for their flamboyant lifestyles outside the ring as they were for their wrestling skills. This led to a great combination of exciting interviews and classic arcs in the history of the NWA/WCW where each member held a belt (Ric- World champ, Arn and Tully- Tag champs, 2nd generation member Barry Windham- US champ) amounting to one of the greatest forces in the wrestling industry.
In the way of history, this DVD has most of what you need to know. Naturally we get a large segment dedicated to their historic feud against Magnum T.A. and Dusty Rhodes (another one of my favorite wrestling personalities), not to mention Ric Flair's "open secret" disgust with various WCW figureheads including Eric Bischoff.
But part of why I like this DVD so much is it also devotes considerable time to some things that were just confusing as a fan. For example what about the half-induction of Kendall Windham (Barry's brother) into the group, the brief selection of Hiro Matsuda as manager or the infamous "3 Horsemen" lineup with jobber Paul Roma? You will also hear the Horsemen's thoughts on Lex Luger, Sting and the notorious incident between Arn and Psycho Sid. I am a huge Brian Pillman fan and even though he wasn't as important as some of the other members, I was happy to see his inclusion on this DVD. Finally we get to the late WCW version of the group with Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and former Chicago Bear Steve "Mongo" McMichael. The Curt Hennig/nWo angle is covered but after that point the "story" of the DVD kind of disintegrates as the final years of WCW were so fragmented and weird that nobody really knew if the Four Horsemen (or Flair's contract) were still in existence.
It is true that Arn Anderson is in character for this DVD. As a fan who grew up on 1980s wrestling, I like that. Also it is clear that he is giving "real" answers when he needs to, for example when he comments on whether or not he took the nWo skit about him personally. However, there are a couple points when a "shoot" response would've been nice, such as a better explanation about Ole's expulsion from the group. For wrestling reviews, I normally include a list of matches referenced or included. Its true that the shortage of some of the important matches may be the set's only shortcoming. Well that and no recent footage of Ole (although that was probably more his doing that WWE's).
The last thing I will say about this DVD is that I'm very happy that it didn't cover any of the WWE allusions to the Horsemen (like they did on the 'nWo: Back in Black' DVD) and also that somehow it didn't turn into a back-patting session for the McMahons ('Monday Night War' DVD). The closest we get is the needless inclusion of Triple H, but anyone who knows the WWE title history understands the story there. Anyway, I've more or less given up on pro wrestling as any kind of entertainment but this DVD set at least gives me the incentive to buy some of these "retro" DVDs!
THE FOUR HORSEMEN ARE THE GREATEST WRESTLING STABLE OF ALL TIME!
Description of Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen (2 Discs)
One of the first and coolest factions in Sports Entertainment was The Four Horsemen. This stable was a powerful group that ran roughshod over WCW and lasted for the better part of a decade with its various members including 16-time World Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (the constant among the Four Horsemen) as well as other members: Arn Anderson Ole Anderson Tully Blanchard Barry Windham Sting Lex Luger Brian Pillman Chris Benoit Dean Malenko and more.System Requirements:Run Time: 540 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?SPORTS/GAMES Rating:?NR UPC:?651191945894 Manufacturer No:?WWE94589Genres DVDs
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