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Summary: Interesting and cool, but lacking somehow.
Review: I like Mick Foley. I've read his book, and was impressed with the entertaining style of his writing. Should he ever turn to ficitonal writing, I'll read it, definitely. That being said, I thought that "Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops" was interesting enough, and it was probably a masterful accomplishment of it's intent, as I ran out and rented some past WWF stuff to catch the matches he referred to in their entirety. So, as an advertisement, it was a complete success. As something to watch and enjoy... it IS fun. No question but that my girl and I watched it and had a good time. But Mick stays "in character" the entire time, and the whole presentation has more to do with the persona of Mick Foley than the man behind the insane barbed-wire matches, thumbtack piledrivers and two-by-four impacts. Those hits are covered, (at least some of them) but the sincerity that Mick Foley displays in his writing, the real-life perspective, is missing. Worth seeing, for hard-core Foley fans. For wrestling enthusiasts, gotta give it a big "Maybe". Rent it first, then decide for yourself.
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Summary: This Movie Kicks Freaking ...!!
Review: This is a movie for any Foley fan. You hear from Foley himself about all of the hardcore matches he's been in and a whole bunch of other funny stuff. You see him in matches with Al Snow, Rock & Sock Connection, Street Fight (Cactus vs. Triple H), Hell In A Cell (Cactus vs. Triple), and very funny Cheap pops. He even tells you what injuries he encountered from all the brutal matches he's been in (see top for what matches). This is a great movie, I give it 10 stars and an A++++++++++++++++++++!!!!
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Summary: THIS IS FINAL!!!
Review: This video is worth the money, Foley rules. This video shows him as a wrestler commishiner and just being funny. It talks about Al Snow, THE ROCK, and his wars with HHH. This video is very funny at some parts. This video us worth the money.
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Summary: Foley is so very very Good
Review: This is by far one of the very best purchases I have made. It is my most watched DVD. It has incredible matches in their entirety of the great one (no, not the Rock), Mrs Foley's boy. I really don't have any complaints about this fine DVD except to say that I wish they included the whole match between Cactus Jack and Triple H. They did show wonderful highlights while both Mick and Triple H talked about it, which was so insanely interesting. I have never had so much respect for Triple H like I did after hearing him be humbled by Mick Foley. He truly gives Mick the respect he so very much so deserves. You also get to see some fantastically funny bits Mick did with Christian and Edge. The chicken suit part has been watched at least 200 by me and my friends. My favorite part of the DVD is that you can watch Micks entrance montages in their entirety and they're on a loop! Of all the wonderful montages including The Commish, Cactus Jack and Mankind. My favorite has to be one that I know I have watched far too many times...Dude Love's. It's a peice of art everyone should own and cherish. This is a DVD with Mick Foley all over it, you can't go wrong. I'd have paid waaaaay more than they're selling it for. It is truly fantastic!
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Summary: A Foley review........right here on Amazon.com! (cheap pop)
Review: Already having his career immortalized on VHS ("Three Faces Of Foley") as well as having his autobiography ("Have A Nice Day") and his first children's book ("Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos") reach #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, Foley now ventures onto DVD with the release of "Mick Foley: Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops". Done mainly as an interview that flashes back to highlights as well as low points in his career, Foley continues to be candidly frank with his audience concerning his views and experiences by using "insider" terms as well as his usual witty retorts. Providing great interviews and reflecting on their experiences with Foley are Triple H (the man who retired Mick Foley from wrestling) and Edge & Christian, who reveal the secret behind "Credgly's". The DVD also focuses on the Rock N' Sock Connection, the return of Cactus Jack, the retirement from wrestling and subsequent return of Foley as the WWF Commissioner, and ends with him being fired by Mr. McMahon. The extras on the DVD are Foley's choices of his favorite matches. The infamous Hell In The Cell, which some have called the greatest match ever, is surprisingly absent (which may be the sole reason it gets 4 stars instead of 5). The greatest and most pleasant surprise, however, has to be the inclusion of Al Snow (Foley's good friend and victim of countless jokes) taking on Bossman in the ill-fated Kennel From Hell match, which features Foley and Kevin Kelly providing their own commentary which really has to be heard to be fully appreciated. This DVD is also a perfect compliment to Foley's new autobiography, "Foley Is Good", which was released in May. That book and this DVD pretty much parallel each other and you really feel as if you get to know Foley on a more personal level by experiencing both.
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Summary: Markind
Review: Just Sell the Item: Mick Foley "Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops" (DVD) By Markind In the last year or so of Mick Foley's active wrestling career the fans of the WWF saw him transform from loveable pseudo comedian Mankind, into the infamous and wild Cactus Jack just before the man, Mick Foley retired from active competition. Mick Foley "Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops (DVD)" as narrated by himself, is the story of how Mick Foley fell from grace as the hardcore legend, Cactus Jack only to be re-born as the "uber-nerd" extroidinare Commissioner Foley. The first part of the journey starts with an explanation of why Mankind's last leg's as a competitor was more of a silly, loveable lout character rather than the violently insane character he started out as. Foley also explains why a majority of that airtime was shared with one Al Snow. This sets up a sub-plot of sorts where Foley can clear the air about backstage heat between him and his friend Al. Foley also illustrates that reason why he did such angles as the Rock and Sock Connection and his feud with Al Snow was because his body was rapidly deteriorating. In this piece of the story the viewer can see some rare footage of Mick and Al while also taking a quick tour of some of the funnier bits of that time in WWF history. The next part of the journey covers Mankind's final metamorphosis into the mythical Cactus Jack. Foley explains that he was on the verge of retirement due to his body being condemned with injuries. He believed that he could be the true Cactus Jack for one last run before hanging up his boots forever. Here the viewer gets a look at how Mick and his nemesis at the time, Triple H, began and ended a maniacal feud in the course of two months. Both characters tell you their sides of how two of the WWF's most violent matches came to be. For those that don't know, those matches were The Street Fight: Royal Rumble and Hell in the Cell 4:No Way Out. There is also a little bit on the epilogue of Mick Foley's wrestling career, Wrestlemania 2000. After Mick Foley retired the personas of Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love the WWF presented him with a new challenge. Here Foley explains his tenure as the WWF Commissioner. Along for some color commentating is Edge and Christian who along with Foley made that era of the WWF the funniest it had ever been. Foley also explains where the "cheap pops" gimmick came from and illustrates what was going on behind the scenes at that time. The conclusitory segment of the DVD brings the viewer to a pair of comebacks that eventually brought Foley's time as commissioner to an end. First, Stone Cold Steve Austin returned and began poking holes in the Foley's Commissionnary armor. And then around the time of Hell in the Cell 6, Vince McMahon returned and it was all over but the shouting for Mick Foley. Again he fell from prominence. This DVD is a treat for any fan of Mick Foley. It not only tells an epic story but it also has some pretty neat bells and whistles. There are six full-length bonus matches featuring some of Mick Foley's best work. One in particular is his title match against Shawn Michaels at Mind Games. The DVD also comes complete with all of Mick Foley's various entrance themes/video's. And if that's not enough to have you running to the nearest Tower Record's, wait there's more... ...Mick and the WWF were gracious enough to include the KENNEL FROM HELL MATCH featuring Al Snow, the Big Boss Man and a half a dozen confused rottweilers! Oh Boy!
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Summary: King of Hardcore is now King of DVD!
Review: If you bought just one WWF DVD this year, it should be this one! First off, it's about everyone's favortie madman Mick Foley. It deals with his last few days in the WWF teaming as Mankind tags with Th Rock as the Rock 'N Sock Connection, battling HHH as Catus Jack in a Street Fight at the Royal Rumble 2000, His Retirement Match with HHH in "Hell In The Cell" at No Way Out 2000, and of course who could forget his return for one-night only to fulfill his dream of Main-Eventing in the Fatal Four Way match for the WWF Championship Wrestlemania 2000! It then wraps it up nicely with his reign as Commish of the WWF. It has some great matches and great commentary by the King of Hardcore himself. And the extra features will make you want to fly of a steel cage yourself...5 hand picked matches totalling 141 minutes of action that you'll only find on the DVD. Plus you get the wit and wisdom of the Mick-ster himself. How could you NOT buy this phenominal DVD? You get a nice blend of recent WWF matches as well as classic old-school matches. What could be better in a WWF DVD?..AL SNOW!! That's right! You get to see Mick's best friend Al Snow in his infamous "Hell in the Kennell" match from Unforgiven 1999! This is a must have addition to the die-hard WWF fan's collection.
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Summary: The Funniest of the three Foley videos
Review: Hard Knocks is definately the most entertaining of all the WWF home videos I have. It goes through the last year and a half of Foley's life in the WWF, from his time as part of The Rock and Sock Connection, to his historic battles with Triple H, and being the Commisioner of the WWF. Even though the Cactus Jack/Triple H battles are dramatic in this video, the main focus is Foley's funniest moments in the WWF. The part where he talks about Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is definately one of the best parts of the hour-and a half video. However once you enter the DVD extras of the video, it's a whole different story. Anyone who has read Foley's book Have A Nice Day knows that he said that his best match he ever had was the 1996 Mind Games PPV match between him and Shawn Michaels. On the DVD it has the entire match from beginning to end, and it proves why Foley enjoyed this match the most. Other matches on the DVD include Mankind vs. Stone Cold on a 1996 episode of RAW, the Dude Love vs. Stone Cold match from 1998 Over The Edge, the 1999 Halftime Heat match between Mankind and The Rock, and then my personal favorite of five, the "Kennel in a Cell" match between Al Snow and the Big Bossman from 1999 Unforgiven, with special commentary from Kevin Kelly and Foley himself. Even though there are plenty of Al Snow jokes in the video portion of Hard Knocks, this match is loaded with them, as Kevin and Foley commentate for this forgettable matchup. Fans of Foley will extremely enjoy Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops and the extras it provides on DVD.
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Summary: Mick Foley years in the WWF: PERFECT
Review: A must buy for every fan of Mick Foley a great recap of his WWF years. I hope that the WWF will now release a best of Foley in WCW on DVD. The regular version is great with a look at most of Mick greatest moment with some insight from Mick, HHH, Edge and Christian on the behind the curtain stuff. But the DVD extra is out of this world with Mick's favorite match including the great aging match of Mankind vs Shawn Michaels. He even make the Al Snow against Big Boss Man match sound like a millon bucks with hillarious commentary with him and Kevin Kelly. The only drawback is that except for Mick's favorites you have no complete match. But it should be in every real fan collection.
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Summary: Well worth buying the DVD
Review: The VHS of this version was 12.99 at Camelot, but I went to see if Suncoast had the DVD, and they did , and it cost me 23.99, which is well worth it, because the actual video is awesome, with Mick doing a good job hosting it, and he tells us which matches hurt more than others, even though nobody remembers them, anymore. But the reason you should buy the DVD is because of the bonus matches that are only on DVD. The match vs. HBK at mind games in 96 is classic, and it also has the Halftime heat vs. the Rock, and Dude Love vs. Austin, and Mankind vs. Austin, and the infamous Al Snow vs. Bossman Kennell of Hell match. Buy this DVD, 17 bucks is a bargain.
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