Wwe: The Attitude Era [DVD]

This is maybe my most favourite blu-ray from WWE.A great retrospect to my most favourite era and arguably the best time in the sports entertainment ever!Back in the day I was fan of WCW,but sometime in '99 I start to watch WWE and 'till this day I will never forget the greatest roster of superstars I've ever seen - Stone Cold Steve Austin,The Rock,Mick Foley and all of his personas,DX,Taker,Kane,Kurt Angle,Goldust and Marlena (I'm still in love with Terri Runnels),Val Venis,Al Snow,Edge and Christian (Brood's entrance was so frickin' cool),Hardyz and Lita,Dudleyz,APA,Sable and of course the man himself - Vinnie Mac,one of the best heels ever and many more.Fantastic group of people,all of them involved in cool and funny storylines.For me this was the best time to be a wrestling fan and definately my most favourite.This 2 disc set contains some great and classic moments and I really enjoy it.I'll buy and volume 2 in near future.

This is THE best WWE DVD ever,it's got the complete low down from start to finish on the attitude era,full of extras but it's the main documentry on disk 1 that I myself brought it for and it didn't let me down. If your a WWE fan then this IS a must for you. The box art is great and should be shown in your collection proudly.

Love this blu ray. Disc 2 and the extra features are better. Disc 1 is just story and commentating. As a wrestling fan this is amazing stuff. Some great matches and great stuff from the attitude era. Being a kid at the time this brings memories and have to say Wrestling at that time was as great as it will ever get. Blu Ray picture quality is super. Looks better than ever. Any wrestling fan needs to get this.

I had high hopes for this presentation but having now watched it start-to-finish, including all the extras, I’m slightly underwhelmed. That’s not to say that there isn’t any great content here, because there definitely is, but the execution of the experience as a whole leaves a bit to be desired - at least in my opinion.The “main feature” of the product is essentially a documentary, which briefly touches on some of the key elements that defined the Attitude Era. There are plenty of statements from former wrestlers, and Good O’l Jim Ross, who all lived through that era and they share their first-hand experiences. It’s all neatly packaged together, with some iconic clips from monumental matches and backstage segments, with narration and nice editing. However, the “main feature” didn’t seem to have a very long run time. I’d estimate, from start to finish, it probably only lasts around an hour. Now, that might seem adequate for any other documentary but this production seeks to detail an era which lasted approximately 3-5 years. That’s a lot of ground to cover! Unfortunately, due to the run-time, it comes off feeling like the main points are only lightly touched upon in a desperate bid to get everything checked off the list before the hour is up. As such, I’d describe the documentary as a “tourists guide” to the Attitude Era, which will introduce you to the most famous landmarks of that time but it won’t acquaint you with what I might call “a complete and definitive guide to the Attitude Era.”The “Extras/Special Features” are what make up the vast majority of the 8h 29m run time, which these types of presentations tend to push as a selling point, front and centre. In terms of content, it’s a mixed bag with some truly excellent matches, which were some of the highlights of that entire era, mixed with some oddly-placed strange inclusions. One minute you’re watching the pure excellence and innovation of The Hardy’s, The Dudley’s, Edge, and Christian, in the famous TLC match; the next, you’re watching a “Lion’s Den” match with Owen Heart and Ken Shamrock, inside a weird, circular, steel cage with no ropes - despite the fact the wrestlers keep trying to springboard off the sides like they are ropes...which they’re not. Yes, the stranger inclusions are part of that era, and have a right to be here, but when there are so many other great matches that aren’t on this presentation but could of been - it had me scratching my head. There’s also a host of backstage segments included. Again, some of them are Attitude gold, others are just painful to watch (Mark Henry and the transvestite, is one such discomfort). Alas, as great as some of the included matches are, their chronology in this set was very frustrating, for me. There’ll be five/six matches, which play in chronological order (usually a few months apart in terms of original air dates), and then suddenly a series of matches will come next which happened a year earlier. Why? Wouldn’t it have made more sense to have the earliest matches of the era right and start of the extras and then continue sequentially?All in all, this is a reasonably good presentation but unfortunately my expectations weren’t met. I was looking for a set which would really detail the Attitude Era,in all its glory, from start to finish and not just touch on the key points for a bit. I was hoping for a series of matches, feuds, and storylines which I could follow and be invested in but outside of the “tourist guide” main feature, the extras are really random and don’t link together at all. I would recommend this product if you’re new to wrestling, aren’t familiar with the Attitude Era, or you just want to be reminded of the main points that happened. But if you’re like me, and you wanted to see the entirety of the Austin vs McMahon Feud, or the back and forth between Austin and Rock, or Taker and Mankind, or Taker and Kane, and all the matches that went with those storylines, I think you’ll be disappointed.Final verdict: 3/5. Good, but not great.

I bought this DVD for a friend and I to watch, a good way of reminiscing about the time when we loved wrestling. We certainly were not disappointed with what we saw.The bio DVD is a fantastic review of the era, taking in multiple insights from wrestlers around during that era. There were moments in there that I remember well, and others that I had forgotten, with Austin Vs McMahon being the best of the lot.The only criticism I would have is the choice of matches that they selected on the two following DVDs. There were some excellent picks, like the Triple Threat TLC match between The Hardys, Edge & Christian, and the Dudley Boyz, or Hardcore Holly Vs Crash Holly which descended into the madness that was the Hardcore Title, but some other selections were a tad boring.Overall though a good purchase. A couple more top matches may have swung this to a 5 star, but happy nonetheless.

Huge fan of the Attitude era growing up. Documentary is only on less than an hour but the extras make up for that.There could/should have been more, maybe on a 3 disc-set but can't complainThe brawl for all (Bart Gunn v "Dr Death" Steve Williams) and the lions den match (Owen Hart v Ken Shamrock) was the only negative part of this Blu Ray, Guess they were trying to venture down new paths.Overall would recommend to any Wrestling fan!... and that's the bottom line!

Honestly. If your from this generation that was completely and utterly in grossed into the WWF/WWE attitude era. BUY THIS DVD. This brought back all the high and lows that I felt and experience as a little kid plus the added nostalgia of time, all but lost now in entertainment. From the entrance themes that had me jumping around the room to the hours of matches featuring TLC, HELL IN A CELL, ETC. Too all the favourite superstars that all came together at the same time to create this marvel of sport. Just buy and think later. I cant wait for vol 2, and vol 3 to arrive. As I am not quite done with feeling this great yet.