WWE: Bret Hitman Hart - The Dungeon Collection

As a Bret Hart fan I try to acquire DVDs and am very happy with this

Whether you're a fan of Bret Hart, or a fan of wrestling, this is a must see. Some great matches here and interesting insight by the "Hitman". As an early teen I got into wrestling when Warrior was gone and Hogan had left for Hollywood and WCW. I needed a hero. After catching up from PPV's from late 80's to early 90's I chose Bret because of his technical ability and because although he had a bit of the underdog going for him, he was also just as physical and tough as the biggest guys around. Bret was a great champion and a great worker. And this blu ray enhances the experience from the previous Bret Hart DVD entitled "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, And The Best There Ever Will Be." Matches with the Dynamite Kid, to Andre The Giant, Mr. Perfect, and Ric Flair are on here as well as his see saw match up with Kevin Nash aka Diesel at the King Of the Ring. Their match at Survivor Series 95 was one of my favorites with the Iron Man Match and Summerslam 91 with Perfect but this is a great one to see how they build up on the David and Goliath story. His first match with Stone Cold pre Survivor Series 96 is on here as well and much more.

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Wished the WWE would release more of this type of set where the focus is on rare or previously unreleased matches rather than the usual and well-known PPV matches that have been seen many times before. In this set Bret Hart is the main focus as he does wrap-around segments giving out interesting tid-bits and stories right before a match is shown. For the most part picture quality is good(considering the age of some of these matches) with the exception of the Andre match, which is barely viewable. A couple of odd things I noticed is that first of all Slick's entrance music has been overdubbed(which is strange since in an earlier Hogan DVD set it was left intact) and secondly the banner hanging above the ring with the title "Superstars of Wrestling"(an old WWF tv show) was blurred from view for some reason. But otherwise this is a nice set of rarely seen Bret Hart matches.

So I just finished watching the new Bret Hart DVD set. I thought the set was pretty good but it could have been a whole lot better. The matches (some of them) are kind of just lackluster and I found myself wishing this was a whole new documentary because his introductions to each match are sometimes even more exciting than the matches themselves. This is just a review of the DVD release and not the Blu Ray.The first match is supposed to be a 2 out 3 fall match for the British Commonwealth Jr Heavyweight Championship in Stampede Wrestling in December 1978. The match pits champ Bret Hart against Dynamite Kid. I say that it is supposed to be a 2 out 3 fall match because my copy of the match only shows the 2nd fall. That fall went about 13 minutes and is a great fall which makes you want to see the first fall just as bad. There was no 3rd fall because Bret won both. It was a good way to start the release but I really wish I could have seen that first fall.The next match is Bret taking on Buzz Sawyer in September of 1979 from Georgia Championship Wrestling. This was a good match but not great. It went to a 10 minute time limit draw and I kind of felt like I was watching a resume video where Bret was putting this match on there just to show people that this is what he does. It was a great wrestling match and nothing more.The next match was Bret taking on Leo Burke in January 1983 in Stampede wrestling. It was for the North American Championship. Again, this is not a complete match. It is joined in progress and you get to see about 7 minutes. I didn't even like those 7 minutes so I'm glad the whole thing wasn't on there. As a side note, in all three of these matches the video quality is lacking.The next match is the first real good one from WWE and it has Bret taking on Dynamite Kid in September 1985. This is a great wrestling match with fast paced action and a lot of counter holds. This is one that is definatly worth checking out.The next match is a tag match with the Hart Foundation taking on the Islanders for the tag titles in March 1987. When I first found out this match was going to be on the set I was kind of curious. The Islanders were a strange team to add to the set but it was a great tag match. Again, it was a lot of action and very fast paced. Worth checking out again.After that we get Bret taking on Andre the Giant from Italy in April 1989. The video quality is terrible and I don't know Bret insists on keeping the foreign commentary for these matches (much like he did with the Spain match on his first DVD set with Bam Bam Bigelow). This match was bad. Didn't like it at all.The next match was Bret taking on Mr Perfect from Toronto in April 1989. I knew when this match was announced that it would be a 20 minute time limit draw and I was right. Most of their matches from this era ended in draws. Actually this was a great match and the reason is because most of the time, if you watch their matches, you'll notice they do a lot of the same spots and moves but in this match they did a lot of different things so this is one worth checking out.Disc 2 starts with another tag match as the Hart Foundation takes on the Twin Towers in May 1989. This was a pretty good match but nothing like their matches with the Bulldogs, the Rockers, Demolition or the Killer Bees. It's a rare match but I think it could have been left off the set.After that we get Bret taking on Tiger Mask II from Tokyo Dome in April 1990. This was a great match and another 20 minute time limit draw. This match was good but honestly, Misawa as Tiger Mask was probably the worst one. The original Tiger Mask was the best and the 3rd one wasn't too bad either. This match was good and kind of slow but still worth checking out.Next we get Bret taking on Ric Flair in November 1991 for the IC title. This is a rare match and is actually one of their better matches. There was a lot of back and forth action and Ric is really good in this one. I love the introduction to this match as well where Bret talks about Ric having no ring philosophy. Very interesting and a good match.After that we get Bret taking on Undertaker from MSG in January 1992. This is a pretty good match but they would have better matches as the years went on. This one was just, once again, okay. Nothing really special.The next match is Bret taking on Bam Bam Bigelow from Italy in April 1993. Once again, we have to hear the Italian commentators which kind of take away from the match but not too much. Bret and Bam always had great matches and this one was no different. This was a really good match with one of the best big men in the business. Worth checking out.Disc 3 starts with Bret taking on Diesel at King of the Ring 1994 for the world title. Bret and Diesel always had great matches and this one was one of those matches. I remember being disappointed when this match wasn't on the KOTR set but it's great to see it on this set. Very good match, not as good as Survivor Series 1995, but still good.After that we get the No Holds Barred match with Bret taking on Owen from Raw 1995. A lot of people wanted this one on this set and I can't figure out why. This match was ok but not great. I have seen a hell of lot better matches with these two than this one. I'd skip this one if I was you.The next match is the In Your House match between Bret and Jean Pierre LaFitte in 1995. This match is better than you'd think it would be. There was a dumb storyline for the match with the pirate LaFitte taking Bret's jacket but the match itself is really good and worth checking out.The next match is Bret taking on Steve Austin from South Africa in September 1996. One thing I was glad of is the fact that there is no South African commentary. The match itself is a really good match but not on par with Survivor Series or Wrestlemania 13. Still, it is one of the better matches on the set.The next match is Bret taking on the Patriot from In Your House Ground Zero in September 1997. Again, I thought this was an unusual choice but after seeing it again all these years later I understood why. This match tells a great story as it starts slowly and then progresses to a fast paced and exciting match. This is another gem on this set in my opinion. Also, as a side note, check out Patriot's theme song: It's the song that Kurt Angle would later use.The next match is Bret taking on Booker T for the US title on Nitro in January 1999. This is a very good match and one that I am glad Bret put on this set. You know, a lot of people, Bret included, hated his time in WCW. Granted, they didn't do much with him storyline wise, but I think his matches there are very underrated. I think he had some really good ones there and this is one of them. Check it out.Lastly, we have Bret taking on Sting in the semi finals for the world title at Mayhem in November 1999. This was a good match but again, he had better ones with Sting. Still, it is a fun match to watch and the introduction to the bout is interesting as well as Bret talks about his misconceptions of Sting.All in all, the set is good and a great addition to some of his other sets. Is it excellent? No. I think it's just an okay set. It felt like it was just missing something. I do wish he would have included one of his 60 minute draws with Dynamite in Stampede. I wish he would have included a tag match with the Killer Bees cause I have seen some great ones. I think he should have picked another Undertaker match rather than what he did pick. I don't know something just seems like it's missing. I do hope he gets to do another set in the future with some more "lost" matches or, what I would like to see is because Bret is so well traveled, I would like to see him pick matches that only took place overseas. From Canada to England, from Spain to Kuwait. That would be interesting. Anyway, if you're a fan of Bret like I am check out this set. Even though it's an okay set it's still better than some of the other WWE releases.

This was considerably better than most other "greatest hits" type compilations. It's clear Bret hand picked these matches. And his insight and stories that are interspliced throughout are great.This collection is missing what are actually his greatest matches, like Owen at Wrestlemania 10, Perfect at Summerslam, Bulldog at Summerslam, Shawn Michaels Iron Man match, etc. That being said, there are matches with Perfect, Owen, and Austin. Think of more as a collection of deep cuts than greatest matches.The matches I enjoyed the most were a couple of older ones with Dynamite Kid. All in all, this is a great collection for any Bret Hart fan, or even wrestling fan.

This is an amazing WWE set. What sets this collection apart is the level of superstar involvement. I love how Bret Hart provides commentary to each match before it is shown. A lot of great stories are told about the matches that fans may not have been aware of. With a career as long and interest as Hart's, many great matches are shown. I especially loved the first couple matches on this set that shows The Hitman before he reached the night of superstardom. You can't go wrong with this set of matches if you are a Bret Hart fan. The blu ray picture quality is excellent as always, with a few matches being a little rough because of the vhs source material. I would give this set 5 sharpshooters out of 5. A must own WWE release!!!!

This is a really good DVD! It shows some of Bret Harts great matches that are not usually released on DVD plus it has BretHart talking about each opponent before the match

This is a great Bret The Hitman Hart blu ray with matches that we never seen. Bret tells his story and opinions every after match and its good to see The Hitman doing this project. He truly is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. Quality of blu ray is great when it comes to Bret speaches and some other stuff but some matches are awful in quality and its understandable for the time they were recorded. Appart from that loved every minute of it.

Also ich muß sagen das mich die Bret Hitman Hart edition sehr entäuscht hat. Also muß man nicht unbedingt haben, weil da gab es bessere matches als wo da drauf sind. Ich geb mal 3 Sterne ab.

Non ci sono i migliori incontri di Bret Hart, mancano alcuni match fondamentali, qui invece ci sono incontri carini ma nulla di eclatante.

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