DVD REVIEW: KAYFABE COMMENTARIES YOUSHOOT WITH FORMER ECW CHAMPION THE SANDMAN
By Steven Wilson on 5/28/2008 10:35 AM
Best Shoot Interview Ever. As
you should be well aware by now, You Shoot has taken the traditional shoot
interview to new levels, and when I sat down to write this review, I felt like
I was becoming a broken record, as my 2 previous You Shoot DVD reviews were
very complimentary. The Honky Tonk Man set the bar high with his over the top
comments, Missy Hyatt somehow topped him with her unique blend of craziness,
and now The Sandman has blown them all out of the water so forgive me as I
mark out a bit for the 2 hours and 20 minutes of Hak Insanity.
The Sandman tells us right off the bat that he
will try to be the next Rush Limbaugh, and takes time during the
shoot to talk 9/11 conspiracy theories, the status of economy in the US right
now and how to not pay your IRS bills, and I know your probably saying what
the hell? Isn’t this The Sandman from ECW and WWE? The
guy who gets drunk and smacks people upside the head with a cane? , Why would
he be touching on such topics? Well believe it or not some people in this
world wanted to hear him speak on that, and they were geniuses because his
drunken rants not only make odd sense but top off what is another unique
installment of this DVD series. Beyond that As you can also expect Hak does
touch on all the subjects your used to as well. From the
original ECW, to his time in the WWE, and all the sex drugs and rock n roll in
between.
Sandman is in fine form to say the least as the
beer cans pile up through the piece and he surprisingly opens up and becomes
rather candid at times, nearly bringing himself to tears as he recounts the
time his 7 year old son saw the incident where Hak got
naked during an ECW show in Pensacola, Florida, calling it the lowest point of
his career, not the incident itself, but living with it years later when his
son got to see it on DVD. This is just one of many skeletons in The
Sandman’s closet that he eludes to during this DVD, and although its
hilarious and entertaining, it also provides another look in at the life of
the sandman, and gives you at least a peak at why he has soured on the
business a bit over the last year or so.
As always the supporting stars of You Shoot
DVD’s are the fans who take the time to email and videotape questions for
the shoot, and once again we don’t get let down, Whether it be a old man
named madness cutting a promo on the sandman, or a topless drunk guy asking
Sandman which of his valets he has had sexual encounters with, and which orifi
he penetrated. You get it all, plus the game feature of the you shoot series,
which was introduced in the last volume with Missy Hyatt as Sandman
plays “The Ho-Bagâ€, where he is to rate chicks in the business from 1 to
10, 1 being in the ho bag, but somehow that turned into ripping into Ariel,
and rating girls with “ totally cool“ , “thumbs up†and “who’s
that “, again he’s rather buzzed filming this. Sandman also plays “Whats
in the bag†– A “substance†related game, and not surprisingly a lot
of his stuff is in the bag.
Leading up to the release of the DVD, the
guys at Kayfabe Commentaries warned fans that for the first time in the you
shoot series they were forced to edit some content out for the sake of time
and although that may upset some who got left out, I think the run time and
editing worked out perfectly, and as this series continues to grow in
popularity, it’s only gonna get harder for the editing team to deal with
what to use and not to use, luckily for the fans of these DVD’s, the editing
team really knows what their doing and continue to put out
great products.
To put a final word on this, Sandman is brutally
honest throughout this DVD, he holds no punches, revealing his hatred for Jeff
Jarrett, touching on Tod Gordon’s fetishes that exist to this day, and all
the hilarious drug stories along the way, making this an absolute must watch!
You Shoot with The Sandman is now available
on DVD from Kayfabe Commentaries. For more information or to order your own
copy head on over to www.highspots.com.