My WWE-WMXXIV Blu-ray review !!!

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if you'r a WWE fan and a blu-ray owner you'll be happy with this purchase


the show:
this even is one of the most superb events in the WM history as many stars gave out a lot to show you their talent not to mention the lovely weather in the first quarter of the show and kim kardeshan , also the hall of fame add a little more to the fun but if you have a 4hrs spare time then why not watchin' it and enjoy the rock's jokes on everybody

rating: 4.5/5
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picture quality:
as i watch the whole event the PQ was going up and down at some scenes ((snoop dogg interview was almost like a dvd)) but there's moments where the show reached 40mbps , on a vc-1 codec that a lot , what i was waiting for is the real challenge for this BD PQ to show it's power and i was kinda dissapointed , it was KANE + UNDERTAKER 's entrances wich has almost a one color range that dominate everything around killing a lot of details even on the superstars bodies so when kane won his short match and the red lights came down the pictur turned more blurry and kane almost dissappeared in the red while some details on the face & chest were almost visible the rest was covered in red lights , i'm not slamming the PQ since it's a scene with a lot of red+smoke but EDGE's entrance was much more covered in smoke and i still saw a lot of edge's custom details also the same thing go for the undertaker's entrance with the strong blue lights but when UT reached the ring he was covered in blue and you could only see his head and hand wich was so close to the camera , all in all the PQ is fairly amazing in a lot of moments but it could'nt be a superb BD picture

rating 3.5/5
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audio quality:

the sound is going on 5.1 surround channel locked at 48kh 640kbps wich's a dvd sound , not a lot to say here but the crowd screams can make you hear screatching noises sometime and you won't worry about it if you have a normal sound system

rating:3/5
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Extras:
not a lot but the hall of fame 4hrs cermony and the 24 battle royal match

rating:3/5
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Overall rating:
4/5

the main show is superb but the PQ/SQ can't make up for it and you should'nt worry about it much since you'll enjoy it anyway ((playboy match is recommended :P )) , the 2nd disc of extras could be a lot more fun if they but clips from the WWE stars showing up on other tv shows promoting the event but they choosed to feuatre the HOF cermony for the sake of rick flair's legendary carrer



here's some off-screen shot to help you make up your mind about it

[Blu n Gold]

Well at least those 45,334 screen shots won't slow any of us down.

[Minimejer05]

Great review!! And even better pics. I havent watched all of mine yet but it looked great from what I did watch.

[Ice2Dragon]

where are the playboy bunny match pics?

[Storm]

I know a bit off topic, but on another Wrestlemainia thread, there was discussion of what extra footage of Flair would be included on this release.
For those interested, the Ric Flair Definitive Collection footage list is below.
(Apologies if already posted)
With a career spanning over 30 years, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair has seen it all and has taken on all challengers. This 3 disc set looks at the incredible life and career of this WWE legend and champion, with new matches,new antics, but with the ole' same flair, "Whoooooo"!

This is a three disc set with a comprehensive professional biography and more than two discs filled with matches spanning the 30+ year career of the Nature Boy. Its filled with exclusive footage from WrestleMania weekend, as well as the emotional sendoff Ric received at Raw the night after WrestleMania XXIV, including footage that never aired on television. Features several matches that have never before been released on DVD, from Mid-Atlantic, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW, and more.

Disc 1

Beginnings

Plane Crash

The Nature Boy

Traveling Champion

Slick Ric

The Role of a Champion

The Four Horsemen

The Clash with Sting

Slaying the Dragon

Hardcore with Terry Funk

From Crockett to WCW

The Real World Champion

Troubles in WCW

Success in WWE

Evolution

WrestleMania 24 Weekend

Farewell to Flair

Flair Stories


Too Many Distractions

Buying Boots

Bleaching His Hair

Hanging with the Outlaws

Rics Relationship with the Members of Evolution

Key to the City March 24, 2008

Ric Flair Tribute Video

Disc 2

Jack Brisco vs. Ric Flair
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (18/08/82)

2 out of 3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Kerry Von Erich vs. Ric Flair
World Class Championship Wrestling (24/08/82)

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (31/08/83)

Ric Flair / Arn Anderson / Ole Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes / Magnum TA / Manny Fernandez
World Wide Wrestling (15/12/85)

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Ric Flair
Clash of the Champions (27/03/88)

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
Great American Bash (23/07/89)

Disc 3

Ric Flair vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper
Madison Square Garden (28/10/91)

WCW Championship
Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat
Spring Stampede (17/04/94)

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Triple H vs. Ric Flair
Taboo Tuesday (01/11/05)

Career Threatening Match
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 24 (30/03/08)

Extras
Ric Flairs Farewell Address
RAW (31/03/08)

Promos

Limousine Drivin Jet Flyin

Stylin & Profilin NWA World Championship Wrestling May 25, 1985

Take a Ride on Space Mountain NWA World Championship Wrestling June 22, 1985

The Boss NWA World Championship Wrestling

August 17, 1985

Slick Ric NWA World Championship Wrestling

September 7, 1985

Real Men Stay Up NWA World Championship Wrestling September 21, 1985

Whats Causing All This NWA World Championship Wrestling December 20, 1985

Space Mountainettes NWA World Championship Wrestling April 7, 1987

Golden Spoon NWA World Championship Wrestling November 13, 1987

[WickyWoo]

Are those grabs from the broadcast or the Blu?

[kx11]

^^^^
no from the blu

some picture are not the same quality as others because of my camera

sorry

[WickyWoo]

Oh OK, they're snapshots

Shame the logos are still burned in

[TheTenth]

can you put a Maria pic?

[ZackL]

I'll never understand America and professional wrestling.

[WickyWoo]

Wrestling is popular all over the world. In Asia, in Europe, especially in Mexico where lucha libre is a travelling circus. The biggest Wrestlemanias ever were in Toronto, and Bret Hart is a national hero in Canada. So it's hardly an American phenomenon

The key is to stop thinking about it as a sport and start thinking Ringing Brothers combined with a soap opera

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Originally Posted by TheTenth

can you put a Maria pic?

i don't watch those women matches they'r a waste of time


wickywoo

bret hart was my reason to watch WWF back in the days , not it's a habit from time to time to watch not that i like the superstars now

[ZackL]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Wrestling is popular all over the world. In Asia, in Europe, especially in Mexico where lucha libre is a travelling circus. The biggest Wrestlemanias ever were in Toronto, and Bret Hart is a national hero in Canada. So it's hardly an American phenomenon

The key is to stop thinking about it as a sport and start thinking Ringing Brothers combined with a soap opera

Well, I admit my professional wrestling expertise is not up to par. In fact, I didn't even know they came here to Canada. The only experience I have with them is when I worked in a call center for Charter Communications (outsourced to Canada, and please, never get service with such a horrid company) during a summer between university... On UFC or big boxing PPV events we really didn't get a big call volume of people ordering them or complaining about problems... I worked there for one Wrestlemania and the damn phones rang off the hooks for my entire shift.

[WickyWoo]

Mania is the Super Bowl/Stanley Cup/World Series of Pay Per View. Last year it did almost 1.19 million buys , and that's not counting what they've been doing in canada for awhile, actually hosting catered "superbowl parties" for it in movie theaters.

WWF gets back between $25 and $30 from each household buy depending on the provider. The new HD feed was $35-40 back to them. That's before DVD sales (approx 250,000 units), rental royalties, and whatever the replays made them. And that's the US alone mind you. All in all, Wrestlemania itself takes in almost $100 million before expenses (the show itself probably costs in the neighborhood of $15 million after all the bills are paid and checks are signed)

[fredbalsodn]

Wow i think i may have to pick this up.

[kx11]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Mania is the Super Bowl/Stanley Cup/World Series of Pay Per View. Last year it did almost 1.19 million buys , and that's not counting what they've been doing in canada for awhile, actually hosting catered "superbowl parties" for it in movie theaters.

WWF gets back between $25 and $30 from each household buy depending on the provider. The new HD feed was $35-40 back to them. That's before DVD sales (approx 250,000 units), rental royalties, and whatever the replays made them. And that's the US alone mind you. All in all, Wrestlemania itself takes in almost $100 million before expenses (the show itself probably costs in the neighborhood of $15 million after all the bills are paid and checks are signed)

wow so they made over 100mil$ from this year's WM only?? no wonder they have a rideculos large entrance stages in every PPV

[WickyWoo]

wow so they made over 100mil$ from this year's WM only?? no wonder they have a rideculos large entrance stages in every PPV

Actually, They re-use a lot of the stages from PPV to PPV, refurbing existing pieces to save money. The buyrates on the average PPV is closer to 2-250,000 last I checked .The big 4 tend to do over 500k except mania

Mania has to be the giant spectacle, so it's more expensive and gets a custom stage

[kx11]

yeah i remmber they did somthing like that back in no mercy 2003 & no way out 2005 maby wich had similar stages

vinnieboy is buck saver for sure

[michmeister]

can someone please tell me if this is region locked????

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^^^
sadly yeah it's reagon A/1