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Road to Perdition (2002)
Beautiful Movie
While I may be somewhat bias because parts of this movie were filmed in my hometown, and I was lucky enough to watch Tom Hanks work some of his magic from a distance, this is definitely one of the most underrated gangster movies out there. Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig, share some epic scenes together! The story revolves around the Irish mob, it will take you on a wild ride through Al Capone controlled Chicago as Tom Hanks and his son (Tyler Hoechlin) seek a new life, and Thomas Newman's incredible soundtrack is the cherry on top. It's definitely a sad story, but has a perfect balance of it's funny & uplifting moments as well, I have this on Blu Ray and it's honestly the most stunning picture I have ever gotten on my Samsung 4k, I'm simply amazed at the cinematography every time I pop it in for a watch! Out of every Blu Ray I own, this one is the absolute best.
Swerved (2015)
It's like MTV's Jackass for wrestling fans
Another brilliant production by the "man himself" Jeff Tremaine. I've had the WWE Network for many years now, but I've never really taken the time to watch any of the original shows besides Legends House and Ride Along, so binging WWE Swerved for the first time last night was quite a treat. While it's nowhere on the same level of crazy as Jackass, I have to say it's almost there, episodes like the New Day & Uso's working in a Hardware Store, the girls working in Hot Topic, or security guards not letting Seth Rollins & Ric Flair into the wrestling arena had me laughing out loud, and I was actually surprised at how good of actors some of the WWE Superstars are. It stinks that the last time they filmed any Swerved episodes was in 2016, so let's all hope since more people are being vaccinated for Covid19, and the WWE has now teamed with Peacock, that they'll start focusing on making new seasons of their original shows asap. I think I binged through every episode within a matter of 3 or 4 hours last night, and I was only left wanting more to the point where I had to pop in Jackass 3D before bed. The wrestling industry has always been notorious for it's stories of "ribbing" and pranks that all of the superstars play on each other while driving endless miles road, this show really showcases that and it's only a natural fit that their lives would fit perfectly into the Jackass TV show model. The episode where Vince McMahon himself goes into disguise was a real treat, good stuff!!
Camp WWE (2016)
Not as bad as some are claiming.
I've been watching wrestling for over 25 years, I've always seen Camp WWE on the Network and I just assumed it was a PG cartoon for little kiddies, until I saw it's actually an "adult cartoon". While nothing in the show will make you drop dead laughing, I have to say it's still pretty entertaining, I enjoyed binging through it for the first time last night, and the fact that Vince, Flair, Slaughter, and others do their own voices is pretty hilarious. Like all cartoons, it has its good episodes and not so good ones, but it's nowhere near as bad as some people are claiming, could it use some better writing? Definitely, more than often you actually feel like you're watching a "rated G" show, but then out of nowhere you have an F bomb dropped, and the kids pleasuring themselves in a swimming pool. That's the only thing that frustrated me, they seem to try really hard to not "over do it" probably because they fear parents will think their kids are just watching an innocent cartoon, and will be too stupid to restrict anything "rated mature" on the WWE Network. That's the only problem with this show, if they're going to make it a "mature rating" they need to go balls to the wall with it, not make cute little episodes like Brie Bella befriending a horse because she's mad at her sister. The only episode that really made me laugh was the last one when Vince is hallucinating, and Paul Bearers ghost is haunting & tormenting him.