Rating: 
Summary: Good, but could have been better.
Review: In it's short life, ECW was the best wrestling promotion in the world, bar none. The DVDs are a great way for longtime fans and those who are curious to see what the "revolution" was all about. The Cactus Jack DVD, while good, falls a little short. It's indicative of a trend in the ECW DVDs, and that is edits. The Pay Per View DVDs (and others, including this one) edit out the the wrestler's ring entrances and other little things, and this DVD features a lot of edited matches, some are in fact just mere snippets of a match. One good move is that Jack's first and last ECW matches are presented in their entireity. But then much of Jack's farewell to the fans gets the edit treatment too. That's a crime. The choice of matches are kind of unusual. Jack either loses, or comes up short in the post match brawl in most of them. Two impressive matches Jack had with the Sandman (both in Florida) are not on the DVD. Big mistake as they were quite impressive, the first of the two in fact featured the nastiest chair shots I had ever sen up to that time. Also nowhere to be see is the famous "Uncle Willy" interview, the single best Cactus Jack interview segment in history. It was done after his participation in the imfamous "IWA King of The Death Matches" tournament, and the fans are really being cheated by the abscence of this interview.A good DVD all around and worth your time. Problem is, it should have been a "great" DVD.
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Summary: The Hardcore Legend at His Best!!!
Review: Long before he became a best-selling author and world famous WWF superstar, Mick Foley (Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love) was independent wrestling's hardcore legend and his trek to superstardom led him through the "hallowed" halls of the ECW Arena. This DVD chronicles Mick's two-year (1994-1996) stint as an Extreme warrior of ECW including his best matches and promos and his feuds with Sabu, Sandman, Terry Funk, the Public Enemy, Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas and his alliances with Mikey Whripwreck and Raven. The DVD does not have any DVD special features, but in all seriousness, it doesn't really need any... Here's a rundown of the DVD: Your Host is Joey Styles 1.Opening Cactus Jack montage 2.Match 1: Jack vs. Sabu (w/ Paul E and 911). Brutal hardcore fight between the two hardcore legends. Lots of tables, lots of high impact. 3 stars. Shane Douglas, Mr. Hughes and the Bruise Brothers also appear. 3.Cactus Jack promo followed by a Paul E. promo 4.Clips of Mikey and Cactus beating Public Enemy for the tag belts. Cactus and Mikey promo. 5.Match 2: Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck vs. the Public Enemy. Crazy, arena-spanning brawl. Lots of tables and a balcony dive. 4 stars. 6.Cactus promo where he recruits Kevin Sullivan to replace an injured Mikey. Match highlights, Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan vs. the Public Enemy where Sullivan betrays Cactus. Cactus and Mikey promo. 7.The Cactus-Sandman/Funk feud: Cactus promo (where Woman interrupts and Sandman attacks). Match Highlights 1: Match between Cactus and the Sandman (Sandman gets KILLED). Match Highlights 2: Sandman jumps Cactus, Terry Funk helps Sandman and Shane Douglas makes the save. 8.Cactus Jack and Shane Douglas promo. Match Highlights: Cactus and Douglas vs. Sandman and Funk, featuring the flaming branding iron!!! 9.Match 3: Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk. Battle of the two hardcore legends. Brutal match with even crazier spots with the flaming branding iron. 4 stars. 10.The Cactus-Douglas feud. A Cactus/Douglas promo. Clips of the world title match between Cactus and Sandman where Douglas interferes and costs Jack from winning the title. 11.Match 4: Barbed-Wire Match - Cactus Jack vs. the Sandman: INSANE match with barbed-wire. Slow start at first but it snowballs as the action goes on. Lots of blood, lots of barb-wire, lots of caning, ALL HARDCORE. 5 stars. 12.The Cactus-Dreamer "Anti-Hardcore" feud. Clips of Dreamer/Cactus vs. Raven/Stevie Richards. 13.Montage of Cactus Jacks Anti-Hardcore promos. ONE OF THE DVD HIGHLIGHTS. This is the collection of some of Foley's BEST promos ever. Great footage of Mick at home for X-mas and at parks around the country cutting on the ECW fans and hardcore wrestling in general. 10 stars 14.Match 5: Dreamer vs. Cactus and Raven. Standard hardcore fare, tables, barbed- wire, etc. 3 stars. Dreamer promo 15.Match 6: Tommy Dreamer/Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack/Raven: All-out "garbage-match" hardcore war. ALL kinds of plunder. Everything gets used from dust pans to VCR. Tazz and Richards also appear. 4 stars. 16.The Cactus-Mikey Feud: Cactus promo with Raven and Mikey. Cactus-Mikey promo. Clips Cactus and Mikey vs. the Eliminators where Cactus betrays Mikey. 17.Match 7: Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas. Douglas returns to face Cactus Jack. Outstanding psychological contest. Hard-fought, old-school style wrestling with a good mix of hardcore warfare. Classic Douglas. Features handcuffs and chairs. Mikey screws Cactus. 5 stars. Cactus' famous "Doritos" promo on Mikey. 18.Mick Foley's Last ECW Appearance...Match 8: Cactus Jack vs. Mikey Whipwreck. Great athletic contest, solid spots. 4 stars. 19.Post-match: Cactus' Farewell Speech. Replay of the Cactus Jack montage and an ending skit with the Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards. Overall, this is an OUTSTANDING collection. The pacing is "just right" on this. A lot of the matches are clipped and only highlights, but it's mostly the boring stuff they took out (as opposed to the not-as-well paced Dudley Boyz DVD they put out as well). There's rarely a slow moment in this one. The DVD contains great matches (particularly the barbed-wire match with the Sandman, the Funk match and the Douglas match) and collects his best promo work. The promos may not be as controversial or riot-incenting like the Dudley ones, but these are good case studies on how to cut good promos. Foley's a master at this. The only downside to this video is the (...) audio whose level fluctuates throughout. ECW's production values were "less than professional" so a lot of the source footage and audio are pretty sub-par and it shows here (as well as the Dudley Boyz DVD). Overall, if you are a Foley-lover, this is a MUST for your collection. Highest Recommendation (for all wrestling fans).
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Summary: Great DVD and a look at what hardcore is really all about
Review: Once again this DVD is full of great content as usual in the ECW serie of DVD from Pioneer. Everything you wanted to see from Mick Foley as Cactus JAck in ECW years is there. Now hopefully WWF will release a Cactus in WCW at some point. They don't get a 5 stars rating because their presentation is lacking from past outing. There is no match or feature listing on the box, no easter egg, no sheet inside the box with a reprint of the cover and match listing. Even the menu in the DVD itself really lack details with no dates and no easy association to what this chapter will be about. The ECW video montage is still the same it was in the first DVD, they should really do another one. They had to cut ring entrance also and music and it was a big part of ECW especially for Cactus. Like his farewell speech without "New York, New York" is not quite as emotional. But don't get me wrong buy it if you liked past DVD in this serie. Because the content is as good if not better. See my best of Dudley review for more.
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Summary: Catus Jack is the best
Review: Quite simply, this just rocks. I won't give a rundown of the whole DVD as other reviewers have taken to that task. I will say this though. There are several clipped scenes, but it seemed to me the full scenes greatly outnumbered all of those that were clipped. That, or they edited it really good...eh...Either way I don't know what all the whining is about concerning the clipped scenes. The matches overall are quite good; it's nigh onto impossible not to smile when Cactus drops the elbow. Also, the "Anti-Hardcore" promo chapter is masterful. If his goofy promos don't make you laugh, or his serious ones go "...Wow..." I'll come right out and say somethings's wrong with you. The one where he mentions the Dynamite Kid, Ray Stevens, and Harley Race was especially amazing in my opinion. Mick Foley will go down as probably the greatest talker in the business along with Flair by virtue of these promos alone. (Many of his WWF ones will cinch that spot for him also.) In summary, you need this DVD. If you have ever even thought about buying it, do it. If you haven't, do it. If you ended up here by mistake and don't know a thing about Foley, do it. Also, buy his books. Good reads. Buy all that is Foley! Especially this DVD.
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Summary: In a word: AWESOME.
Review: Quite simply, this just rocks. I won't give a rundown of the whole DVD as other reviewers have taken to that task. I will say this though. There are several clipped scenes, but it seemed to me the full scenes greatly outnumbered all of those that were clipped. That, or they edited it really good...eh...Either way I don't know what all the whining is about concerning the clipped scenes. The matches overall are quite good; it's nigh onto impossible not to smile when Cactus drops the elbow. Also, the "Anti-Hardcore" promo chapter is masterful. If his goofy promos don't make you laugh, or his serious ones go "...Wow..." I'll come right out and say somethings's wrong with you. The one where he mentions the Dynamite Kid, Ray Stevens, and Harley Race was especially amazing in my opinion. Mick Foley will go down as probably the greatest talker in the business along with Flair by virtue of these promos alone. (Many of his WWF ones will cinch that spot for him also.) In summary, you need this DVD. If you have ever even thought about buying it, do it. If you haven't, do it. If you ended up here by mistake and don't know a thing about Foley, do it. Also, buy his books. Good reads. Buy all that is Foley! Especially this DVD.
Rating:
Summary: BANG,BANG!!
Review: Tape features: 1.Cactus' scaffold match from Fort Werth,Texas 2.Cactus VS Gillberg (Barbwire rope, exploding ring, piranah, lion, tiger, dragon, dinosaur, ballon thumbtak match) 3.Cactus VS Val Venis (from No Mercy '99,Kiss My Sock/C*ck Match) 4.Cactus VS Shane Douglas, early DeNucci days. 5.Cactus VS Sandman, beer drinking contest 6.Cactus birthday segment includes guest appearance from some bloke called Dwayne.
Rating:
Summary: Disapointed from a big Foley fan
Review: This dvd will leave you wanting more. The best parts are easily his promos. However this is not because of Cactus Jack himself, its more of the other wrestlers in ECW just being garbage. Yes, there are exceptions, but for the most part, they aren't good and selling the moves or making the match seem like a constant flow. The video of the matches is cheap (because of ecw's limited budget), the camera angles are horrible (when they fight in the crowd, you can barely see a thing) and of course, theres the ecw announcing...makes you wish Jim Ross was calling it. While Cactus Jack was a great character, and his wrestling was good, you would probably be better off getting the Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops from WWF. Because this DVD will leave you disappointed. No extras. Not even a chapter list. If you can stand the poor productions of this, you will enjoy it. Sad because some of his best matches were in ECW.
Rating:
Summary: Cactus Jack at his best
Review: This is a great DVD for fans who appreciate how great Mick Foley really is. If you are looking for blood and gore, that is not what this is about. If you are looking for great Foley matches in their entirety, you will be a little upset. Most of the match footage is edited. But that is not why this DVD is amazing. This DVD gives you a great time line of Foley in ECW. But its true brilliance are the promo's. From the "He's Hardcore" promos to the legendary "Dorito's" promo,This DVD has it. No one cuts a promo like foley.... and if you watch this DVD you will see what I mean.
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Summary: 5 star dvd coming soon
Review: This is a must have for ANY wrestling fan you will see more BLOOD and BRUTALITY on this dvd than on the entire ECW dvd collectin combined to ths point, for those of you that don't know CACTUS JACK had more memorable bouts in ECW than any other place in his career my only question is how their gonna fit all that on just 1 dvd
Rating:
Summary: He's Hardcore
Review: This is just an awsome compalation of hardcore matches from the master; Cactus Jack. If you miss Foley pick this disc up and you'll have over three hours of matches and promos. Just an awsome DVD.
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