Let's be realistic.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Here are the matches...Nassau Colloseum Paul Orndorff v Don Muraco: A relatively fast-paced match (which features a tasteless slanted eye gesture made by Orndorff against Mr Fuji) that ends with an unsatisfying double count-out. A shame because this could have been the sleeper of the night. I am sure I could hear the fans shout 'bullsh*t' after the match... 3/10 George 'The Animal' Steele v 'Machoman' Randy Savage for the Intercontinental title: This was an oddity and mainly a match of entertainment and hijinks than wrestling in itself. On a rare occasion, 'Machoman' messes up a flying body-cross and Steele actually kicks out of the flying elbow. It ended with 'Machoman' getting the cheap pin with feet on the ropes manoeuvre. 4/10 George Wells v Jake 'The Snake' Roberts: Jake gets dominated by 'jobber to the stars' Wells until he lands the DDT. Jake drops the snake over Wells (rather unconvincingly) but Wells sells the idea well by frothing at the mouth. 2/10 How many times does Susan Saint James say 'C'maaaan George' during the night? Lol.Mr T v 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper boxing match: This boxing match didn't go anywhere near the distance. Both combatants knocked each other out during rounds 2 and 3 and Piper got disqualified in round 4 for executing a body-slam. A waste of time really and the only real factor of this match was it started a face turn for Piper as the crowd realised he was more interesting than Mr T. 3/10 Rosemont Horizon Velvet McEntyre v Fabulous Moolah for the women's title: A blink and you'll miss it squash match which devalues the women's title. Moolah pinned McEntyre after a failed body-press within 2 minutes. I've read recently that McEntyre's match was cut short because she had a wardrobe malfunction. You can see McEntyre doing her best to protect her modesty during and after the match. 1/10Corporal Kirschner v Nikolai Volkoff - flag match: A mercifully short two minute spectacle giving enough time for Kirschner to catch Blassie's cane in the air meant for Volkoff and whack him with it to gain the pin. Kirschner still manages to bust his head open in the process. I can only guess this was the WWF's way of dealing with 'The Cold War'. 2/10 WWF/NFL battle royal: A decent 20 man event but not much time was devoted to it. If you notice hard enough you will find Bruno Sammartino barely does anything in the ring but wander around and 'Hillbilly' Jim tries too hard to get himself eliminated while John Studd falls for a rookie mistake. Andre the Giant won the match defeating both members of the Hart Foundation (sporting blue tights). 6/10 British Bulldogs v Dream Team for the WWF tag titles: This is definitely match of the night. Well fought though the majority of it sees Greg Valentine getting a beating. Ozzie Osbourne joins The Bulldogs (probably WWF still attempting the Rock 'n' Wrestling connection) and Gene Okerlund refers to Osbourne coming from Manchester when he actually comes from Birmingham. Anyhow, that aside, a good match which finishes when a dazed Hammer clashes with the Dynamite Kid and gets pinned. 6/10 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Ricky Steamboat v Hercules Hernandez: A match notable for Hercules's ring costume at the start, portraying a Greek soldier and looking like the late 'Bruiser' Brody. Steamboat carries Hercules to a reasonable match (Hercules actually attempts the top-rope at one point) but the conclusion was never left in any doubt when Steamboat flying body-presses for the pin. 5/10 Uncle Elmer v Adrian Adonis: Adonis comes to the ring in a dress and wearing gaudy make-up. Before Wrestlemania 2 Adonis 'came out' as a homosexual (even though he was a happily married man in real life) so I can only presume the WWF equated homosexuality with transvestitism. I laughed at Elmer falling over after delivering a blow to Adonis and Adonis entertained with his bumping before he got the quick pin over Elmer after a flying head-butt. A favourite of mine but not a good match by any means. 3/10 JYD and Tito Santana v Terry and Dory 'Hoss' Funk Jnr: It's nice to see Terry Funk looking more healthier than he does these days. A pretty good match with Terry doing some nice bumping (he gets slammed on to a table at one point). The action was marred by a cheap foreign object ending as Terry pinned JYD after hitting him with Jimmy Hart's megaphone. 6/10 Hulk Hogan v King Kong Bundy steel cage match for the WWF world title: One of those rare cage matches that featured during the 80s where blue steel replaced the usual meshed cage. The match was predictable in it's outcome but a pretty tough outing for the two. At one stage Bundy removes the bandage from Hogan's injured ribs and proceeds to choke him with it and Bundy leaves the match with blood on his face. Hogan goes over the top of the cage to win the match. 6/10A lot of people really dislike this Wrestlemania and often rate it as their worst but it does have a few decent matches. I guess most of the criticism levelled at Wrestlemania II was the PPV structure set in 3 arenas and how much the show has dated because of it's comparatively limited production values and minor celebrity overload. Advert moguls Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' Clara Peller yells into the air while Burger King's Herb dances like a pillock when they get introduced. The pecularities in certain matches (George 'The Animal' Steele vs 'Machoman' Randy Savage and Uncle Elmer vs 'Adorable' Adonis) are interesting too showing the idiosyncrasies and attitudes in wrestling haven't really changed much over the years.

Wrestlemania II (1986) was shot at three different locations (bad idea). Vincent K. McMahon tried to be different and it nearly killed the series. Whenever you try to do an event such as this one in three seperate events, the quality is going to be anywhere from average to very poor. But hey you can't fault the man for trying. Most notable from this event is the great "boxing" match between Mr. T and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper's promos are worthy enough to sit through the rest of the matches. Mr. T is slouch either. The rest of the card is a mixed bag. For sideshow viewing you have the wrestlers/football players battle royale, the Funk Brothers in action (Terry and Dory jr. a.k.a. Hoss) and as always George "The Animal' Steele. Hulk Hogan (juiced to the gills) is locked in a brutal cage match with King Kong Bundy. Wrestling wise it's better than Wrestlemania I but it has it's boring and dull matches as well.For big fans of 80's wrestling.B

*POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD*I'll only say what hasn't already been said here (and I'll continue this for the rest of my WWF/WWE comments).If you're going to have a Women's title match, at least make it interesting, rather than just a squash to put over the current champion. I guess Moolah couldn't handle an intense match but they wanted to have the legend in a WrestleMania.I thought the Killer Bees were wasted in WrestleManias, especially here. I became a fan in 1989, about a year after the B. Brian Blair was gone and Jim Brunzell became a canvas back. So I didn't realize for a while that they were a top tag team, even top contenders.But I loved seeing Bill Fralic in the battle royal. He really came into his own here, creating a cocky heel character in a pre-match interview and even making an elimination in the battle royal. Besides Steve McMichael and Kevin Greene, he is the only professional athlete from my generation with any respect for wrestling (anyone remember Dennis Rodman?). And what was with the Hart Foundation's ridiculous green tights?

This was the worst Wrestlemania in history. The only good matches were Ricky Steamboat vs. Hercules Hernandez, and the tag title match between the British Bulldogs and the Dream Team (this one bordered on classic). Everything else was either poor or awful. The idea of having three host cities was unnecessary, confusing and messed up the fluidity of the show. The celebrity guests were terrible on commentary, especially Susan Saint James.If you're interested in the mid 80's WWF, you're better renting or buying Wrestlemania 3, or just about any other PPV for that matter.