Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
pointyfilippa
The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Michelle Ridley
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
zkonedog
When Hulk Hogan's "prime" in the WWF finally came and went in the early 1990s, the torch was passed to Bret "Hitman" Hart, who actually could put on a better show in his sleep than Hogan ever could dream of. Unfortunately, following the abdication of Hogan, the WWF was not able to support its top superstar with any other top-tier talent, and this fact was never more apparent than at Royal Rumble 1996.From top to bottom, this was a terrible card. The preliminary matches were incredibly lackluster (the character of "Goldust" only proves how low the WWF was stooping at this time), the Rumble was filled with fat guys, has-beens, and a few 100% jobbers, and event the main event (Hart- Undertaker) didn't live up to past billings. Long gone are the days of exciting characters and thrilling matches, replaced instead by weirdos and stereotypes that don't elicit any sort of emotional connection with the fans/viewers.Unless you are a die-hard WWF junkie, please do not spend one cent of your finances on this three-hour snoozefest.
amanwhorocks
1. Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vs. Duke Droese - HHH like complete heel in his beginnings lost by DQ. 6.5/10 2. Jeff Jarrett Vs. Ahmed Johnson - Double J ended match by his guitar. No Pearl River Plunge :( 7/10 3. WWF Tag Team Championship: The Body Donnas Vs. Champs-The Smoking Guns - That wasn't bad. 6.5/10 4. Intercontinental Chmapionship: Goldust Vs. Champ-Razor Ramon - Goldust acted here like gay weirdo, i really don't like that. And yes, he became new champ. 6/10 5. Royal Rumble match: HBK won and I really thought this year should be his. 7/10 6. WWF World Championship: The Undertaker Vs. Champ-Bret Hart I give this points for the length and so effort. 7/10
Big Movie Fan
When I first watched this in January 1996 I remember being mildly disappointed; it was the first Rumble event I had ever been disappointed in having watched them all from the inaugural 1988 event.(POSSIBLE SPOILERS)The undercard matches were quite disappointing, the only one that was half decent was the Intercontinental Title match between the bizarre Goldust and Razor Ramon.Bret Hart defended his WWF Title against The Undertaker in a reasonable match that was spoilt due to it's ending (Diesel interfered robbing the fans of seeing a win via pinfall).The Rumble itself saved the day. Vader made his PPV debut at this show and cut through stars like a knife through butter. All the stars in the Rumble put on a great show including it's eventual winner Shawn Michaels.Watch it for the Rumble match alone.
BimmerDude
World Wrestling Federation Champion Bret The Hitman Hart defends his WWF Title against Big Daddy Cool Diesel in the main event. This was one of WWF Chammpion Bret"The Hitman"Hart's first title defences since regaining the title at the survivor series and one of Diesel's last matches for the WWF. Besides the WWF Championship match, the over the top rope Royal Rumble was action packed as usual with stand out performances by the Slammy Award Winning Owen Hart, Vader and a returning Shawn Michaaels.
