|
|
List Price: $13.98 Price: $3.14 You Save: $10.84 (78%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0645573007621 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Tokyopop Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Tokyopop Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tokyopop Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 07, 2001 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: Tokyopop Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 2001 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Welcome to the bizarre and brutal world of Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (FMW), where contestants gleefully choking each other with barbed wire is commonplace and it takes flaming torches used as cudgels to get the crowd really excited. These wrestling matches from Japan have a decidedly weird edge to them, with the announcers promising plenty of blood while declaring "this isn't cartoon wrestling, Monday night soap opera wrestling." Watching an unfortunate gladiator with a flaming pant leg hop about in agony as blood streams down his face seems to validate that claim. The announcers provide plenty of toilet humor in English, and even the subtitles (translated from Japanese) are sprinkled with a hefty dose of obscenities. Among the wrestlers are favorites Tanaka, Matsunaga, and "Mr. Pogo," women wrestlers such Sub Miss Sato and "Mother In Law," and a trash-talking American bad guy, Mike Awesome. Some of the wrestlers specialize in acrobatic "flying" moves, but the emphasis is on brutality, as tables, chairs, barbed wire, and--oh boy--flaming torches, are all used as weapons. A lot of the wrestling is fairly graphic, with "juice job" cuts to the head producing a lot of blood in some matches, so this material is inappropriate for children or squeamish adults. But those who want wild and weird action might find this style of ring work appealing. --Robert J. McNamara Average Rating:
 Rating:  - StupidI was highly disappointed with this dvd. The comentators were the worst ive ever heard, and the matches were not great. The hardcore matches were clipped and had no point to really watch them. They brag about being "hardcore" but there wasnt too much "hardcore" action. A few good matches here, but very short. Hayabusa is an exciting wrestler, but not as good as RVD. Sorry "julabard". The main event piting him against Awesome, was disappointing. Its partly the reason why I bought the dvd. I did like ... Read More Rating:  - Super Review #9I have seen FMW in ECW over the years, but not genuine Japanese FMW. ECW fans will love seeing the familiar faces ; Mike Awsome (2 matches) ; Masato Tanaka (2 matches) ; Kanemura (2 matches)and Hayabusa (3 matches). The Tanaka vs. Awsome is another classic, if not as bone crunching as the ECW Awsome vs. Tanaka fights. Hayabusa is as entertaining as ever, providing FMW's equivalent of RVD. There are 2 barb wire matches ; the first with barb wire ropes and flaming torches, the 2nd with barb wire boards ... Read More Rating: - Clipping HurtsFMW has demonstrated a dismaying fondness for clipping huge chunks out of their matches, disrupting the flow and probably depriving the viewer of some great spots. This volume trims a 12-minute barbed wire board and bat match to a little over 4 minutes. The fire death match (the ring ropes are replaced with barbed wire and rows of torches) is also trimmed to less than half its original length. The tape does feature 3 in-their-entirety matches of Japanese superstar Hayabusa, so I'll give it 3 stars. But FMW ... Read More Rating: - FMW is EXTREMEFMW is the true Fontier of Japanese Wrestling. Ledgends such as Hayabusa, Mike Awesome and Masato Tanka tear the scene apart in this video. I recommend this video for those who like Hardcore Wrestling and also enjoy learning to speak Japanese. This video is Hardcore and can be replayed over and over again to quench your Hardcore thirst. Rating: - Worth the price, but you might watch it once...I wish this could be a glowing review of the two new FMW dvd's. I had been anticipating the release and wondering what matches would be included. I got them both on Wednesday and the verdict is ho-hum. Both highlight the tournament in 1995-96 for the FMW World Title, culminating with Mike "Gladiator" Awesome vs. The Falcon. Both DVD's feature a main event of the two in different matches, but their match on Legend Dawns is so much better. Overall, these two DVD;s are worth the price but not the best ... Read More |
