Skiing Skills: Mastering Moguls Review

Skiing Skills: Mastering Moguls
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Outstanding DVD for reviewing and learning key skills, especially those bump skiing techniques. Well done. Glad to add it to my pre-season collection for review by me and family members.

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Imagine a Horse Trick Training Manual Review

Imagine a Horse Trick Training Manual
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This is a great manual, with tips and techniques you would think you only can get as a fly on the wall of the world's best trick and circus trainers. Fabulous insight. This manual is great on it's own, but is absolutely the best as a companion to Allen's DVDs. Fundamentals I is a great place to start: Trick Horse Training Fundamentals I

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Basic Trick Horse Training Manual. This is a printable CD book with 90+ pages of full instructions and lots of color pictures.Methods are detailed and packed with the Why and Hows of Trick Horse Training. Pedestal Training, The Jambette, Obeisance, Kneel, Bow, Lay Down, Sit Up, Sit Down Retrieving an Object, The Rear.Methods are modern, humane and work with any age or breed of horse.

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Luna de Avellaneda Review

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"Luna de Avellaneda" is the story of a social club, located in suburban Buenos Aires. The club has a glorious past, an uncertain future, and a troubled present.
The film's opening scenes show us how the club looked during its heyday. At the 1959 New Year's Eve celebration, elegant couples stroll around the grounds amid a fairyland of colors, lights and music. Inside, more couples dance to an orchestra fronted by The Doctor of Tango, Alberto Castillo. Among the happy throng are Nicolas and Luisita Maldonada. Luisita contributes to the excitement of the evening by going into labor. Her baby is delivered by Dr. Castillo and, to the cheers of the crowd, the club president presents the infant with a lifetime membership.
Flash forward about forty-five years. The music and decorations are gone. The club is a tired institution badly in need of paint and repairs. Membership has dwindled, and many of the remaining members don't keep up with their dues. What keeps the club going is a devoted handful of members, including our protagonist, Román Maldonada (Ricardo Darín), the only lifetime member.
Román, a firebrand activist in his youth, is now a taxi driver who works 12-14 hours a day and spends whatever free time he has volunteering at the club. To some the club is an antiquated institution that has outlived its usefulness. To Román it is a place where 392 kids come to play basketball, learn ballet, and benefit.
A board meeting reveals just how dire the situation has become. They can barely pay the bills and their salaried staff, and now they discover they owe the city 40,000 pesos in fines for not filing balance sheets between 1988 and 2003
Román and the club's founder visit Alejandro, another club member and a lifelong rival of Román , who is also on the City Council. Alejandro informs them that there is no negotiation possible on their debt. One way or another they are going to have to pay.
Will the club be closed and sold off to pay the debt? Will the refuge of 392 poor kids be turned into a casino? Or can a way be found out of this mess?
Darín is a brilliant actor. The emotion he conveys in a scene where all we see are his two fists clenched in frustration is haunting. He has a very deft comedic touch as well, and his reactions to some situations are hilarious!
The supporting cast is charming and very talented. Each of them will endear themselves to the viewer as their characters struggle through their daily challenges utilizing humor, world class cynicism and, always, hope.
Argentina produces excellent cinema. This touching story is one very fine example..
Spanish with English subtitles
Highly recommended.

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WWF: Fully Loaded 1999 (1999) Review

WWF: Fully Loaded 1999  (1999)
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The WWF did an excellent job on their July 1999 PPV event. Fully Loaded 1999 definitely surpassed the 1998 original. With 5 titles on the line, the action was hotter than ever. In the main event it was the First Blood-End of an Era match for the WWF Championship between Champion-Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker. Edge defends his newly won Intercontinental Title against former champ Jeff Jarrett. Tag Team Champions-The Hardy Boyz with Michael Hayes defend against the Acolytes. The European Title is up for grabs between Mideon and D-Lo Brown. For the Hardcore Title, Champion-Al Snow takes on the Big Boss Man. Also the Fully Loaded Strap Match between HHH and the Rock. The winner of this match becomes the #1 contender for the WWF Title. The battle for DX as Road Dogg Jesse James and X-Pac take on Chyna and the 1999 King of the Ring-Mr. Ass. A grudge match between Kane and the Big Show with Hardcore Holly as the special guest referee. Definitely a must-see event for any wrestling fan.

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WWF Ringleaders Collection (The Rock - The People's Champ / Stone Cold - Hell Yeah / Mick Foley - Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops) (2002) Review

WWF Ringleaders Collection (The Rock - The People's Champ / Stone Cold - Hell Yeah / Mick Foley - Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops) (2002)
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I have been a wrestling fan since 1996 and have watched all kinds of wrestling. I have a wrestling DVD/VHS collection spanning over 50 all together. This is the most complete and accurate review of this DVD you will find. I hope you find this review helpful; remember to vote helpful or not helpful. (Note-Each DVD I review has a "Match of the DVD" award somewhere in it.)
WWE Ringleaders Collection
This is a Box Set of 3 DVDs: Hell Yeah- Stone Cold's Saga Continues, The Rock- The People's Champ, and Mick Foley- Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops. The only really good one is Foley's, but all together this set is worth the buy.
WWE - Hell Yeah: Stone Cold's Saga Continues
This DVD is follows the same idea as "Austin 3:16- Uncensored" and "`Cause Stone Cold said so" in that they are period pieces of Austin's Career. This DVD starts you at Austin's first WWF Title win at Wrestlemania XIV, and eventually ends with his match at Backlash 1999 with The Rock. You don't get any full match; you just get clips of what happened in the matches. You also get clips of what happened in between the PPVs.
Hell Yeah is one of the better Stone Cold period pieces. He talks out of character about how things affected him. The DVD itself is fairly well done. Stone Cold narrates it, and you can really see the type of person he is at times. You get a bunch of generic stock music during the match clips, but it is well done and works well with the match.
Extras consist of wrestlers commenting on what they think about Austin. Some of the people that talked were The Rock, Jim Ross, Triple H, Jeff Jarrett, and Road Dogg. You also get 5 segments that involved Austin; this includes Dr. Austin and Austin throwing Rock's Intercontinental Championship into a river. You also get a bunch of extras from previous Austin titles like Austin 3:16 and `Cause Stone Cold said so. Finally, you will get a little extra DVD that shows a little past Backlash 99; It even shows clips from the infamous Over the Edge 1999.
This is an okay DVD. WWE put out a lot of period pieces around this time and they are fun to watch when you get bored. I think the fact that this DVD has no extra matches, but is full of parts from other DVDs, is the reason I give this 3 stars.WWE - The Rock - The People's Champ
Much like many superstar DVDs of this time, you get a feature that goes over a segment of The Rock's career. This DVD however is different than something like WWE - Hell Yeah: Stone Cold's Saga Continues in that it focuses more on The Rock outside of the ring instead of his in-ring feuds and matches. This is a nice change from the other DVDs, but if you aren't into what The Rock is doing on his days off than you're out of luck.
This DVD starts around WWE King Of The Ring 1999 and ends at The Rock's Royal Rumble win at WWE Royal Rumble 2000. In between that you will see The Rock hanging out in Miami: buying clothes, getting his haircut, and talking trash. This is all fairly interesting and you'll enjoying watching it. Other then The Rock hanging out, you will see clips from his feuds with: Triple H, Billy Gunn, Undertaker, and Big Show. You will also get a look at his teaming with Mankind.
The extras consist of 9 Rock segments and 8 Rock interviews. There is a slide show, but it's one of the most useless things they could've added. There are no extra matches. The segments and interviews are really funny though and worth checking out. They aren't enough to pull this DVD above three stars though.WWE - Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
Who would've expected me to give this DVD five stars? I usually hate DVDs that only show a period of the superstar's career, but this one is so well done. First of all, you have Mick Foley narrating the DVD. He can make really makes this DVD very entertaining to watch and is constantly making you laugh. He even goes into detail about the wrestling business and his feuds.
This DVD actually highlights the best period in Mick's career, mid-1999 to late 2000. You will hear about: his relationship with The Rock, his feud with Al Snow, his barbaric feud with Triple H, and his very comedic role as Commissioner. The DVD is very well done and keeps you into the program.
Extras Include-
Entrance Music for Mick Foley (Commissioner), Mankind, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love
WWF Championship (IYH- Mind Games)
Shawn Michaels(c) VS Mankind
I'm sorry but this match is nowhere near as good as what other people say. It is still a very solid match; it just lacks something to make it special. Still, this has some good wrestling and a few nice spots.
RATING- 8/10
Steve Austin VS Mankind (Raw Nov. 1996)
This was a good Raw match that ended with a lot of interference. Most everything else is forgettable at best. This is a good brawl worth a watch.
RATING- 7/10
Empty Arena Match (Halftime Heat)
WWF Championship
The Rock(c) VS Mankind
This was the first Empty Arena Match, and the second WWF title win for Mankind. The Rock talks a ridiculous amount of trash as they brawl through the entire arena. I felt like the ending was too fake looking though. The match is as entertaining as their other matches though.
RATING- 8.5/10
Special Referee- Vince McMahon (Over the Edge 1998) (Match of the DVD)
WWF Championship
Dude Love VS Steve Austin(c)
Now we come to over glorious Match of the DVD. How odd that this is a Dude Love match. The rules change multiple times in the match. At first it is a normal match, but soon becomes a no disqualification, falls count anywhere match. Both men go all out; Dude Love even hits a Sunset Flip off the top of a car. There are tons of other great moments.
RATING- 9.5/10
Kennel from Hell (Unforgiven 1999)
Al Snow VS Big Boss Man
Why would Mick Foley choose this piece of garbage to show us? The reason is simple; he wanted to make fun of it. Mick and Michael Cole do commentary over the match and make fun off it the entire way. The concept is that there is a steel cage and a Hell in a Cell lowered. The wrestlers would fight inside the steel cage. In between the steel cage and HIAC would be rabid trained dogs. You read it right...rabid...trained...dogs. Horrible match made cool through Mick's commentary.
RATING- 5/10

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Athens 2004 Olympic Games Review

Athens 2004 Olympic Games
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Disc 1 is the entire opening ceremony; disc 4 is the entire closing ceremony. One of the other 2 is general highlights; the last is Greek athlete highlights (I did not watch it).
These were done by a Greek company, so the English subtitles leave something to be desired. They are also very distracting and too fast to read at times; they also obscure what is going on. I strongly advise that they be turned off. You don't need them, since the announcements are done in Greek, French, and English anyway, and you don't need to know what the Greek commentators are saying, anyway (see below). Even if you have difficulty hearing, you don't need them: they don't identify the various cultures represented, etc., so all you would miss would be the welcoming speeches.
The commentators were all too often disrespectful. They would continue to talk while announcements and other things were said by people involved; they belittled several nations and ignored others. Thankfully, one can turn off the commentary also, and I highly recommend that you do so.
The highlights could have been two hours instead of one, but at least they included often-overlooked events such as shooting and equestrian, as well as all types of cycling. And, they did include "my Olympic moment" when Paul Hamm was mentally/emotionally stunned by his fall, but courageously finished the competition and came back to win the gold (they showed the fall and then his amazing final routine).
If you really enjoyed the opening ceremonies and found the living-art depictions of the various cultures to be excellent (they were extremely accurate "reconstructions" of paintings and sculpture), you will enjoy the set (so long as you turn off subtitles and commentary). If you love Greek contemporary culture, you will enjoy the closing ceremony (ditto re: subtitles and commentary). If your focus was strictly the sporting events themselves, you will find this set disappointing since only about 60 minutes out of the 502 are general highlights (plus another 60 of Greek highlights).

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Dutch Soccer Training Techniques Review

Dutch Soccer Training Techniques
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This short preview will give you a look at the content of this excellent DVD. If you're a soccer coach, this 3-DVD set featuring very experienced Dutch coaches, will absolutely help you to teach your team how to play better soccer.

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