It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Blistering performances.

The WWE decided to go back to the traditional format for Survivor Series in 1993, having mainly Survivor Series matches, and no title matches.The night started with a four on four Survivor Series match which combined several feuds going on at the time. In the end the team of Razor Ramon, 1-2-3 Kid, Mr Perfect and Marty Janetty defeating the team of Diesel, Irwin R Shyster, Rick Martel and Adam Bomb. The match came down to 1-2-3 Kid and Janetty vs Rick Martel and Adam Bomb. The Kid pinned Martel with a sunset flip and Janetty then super kicked Adam Bom to win the match for his team with he and the Kid the Survivors.The next match was originally scheduled to be a continuation in the Bret Hart/ Jerry Lawler rivalry, but Lawler was arrested on rape charges and so Shawn Michaels took his spot in the match. And it was the Hart Brothers (Bret, Owen, Bruce and Keith) who defeated Shawn Micheals and his knights with Owen the only Hart eliminated. Owen was very unhappy with Bret at the end of the match, blaming him for his elimination. He had a bit of a point as Bret had left the match for a period after getting thrown out of the ring. He returned only for Owen to run into him, allowing Michaels to pin him.Next up in a strange match, the Heavenly Bodies (Bruce Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) defeated the Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to win the Smokey Valley Wrestling Tag Team Titles.This was followed by the team of four Doinks, which was actually The Bushwackers (Butch and Luke) and Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) defeating the team of Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger and the Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). The doinks used mischief to win the comedy match, including a water fulled balloon and lots of other water gags. None of the Doinks were eliminated and all four of them pinned Bigelow to end the match. Doink then cuts a wacky promo on the titan tron taunting Bigelow. Can't even describe this. Kind of fun, very silly.This brings us to the main event as the All-Americans Lex Luger, The Undertaker and the Steiner Brothers defeated The Foreign Fanatics (WWE Champion Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Quebecer Jacques and Crush). Borga screwed up something really badly in pinning Rick Steiner. Crush was tagged in and then distracted by: RANDY SAVAGE!!!! The Macho Man is here!!! He followed Savage out if the ring and was counted out. Luger took care of Jacques. Yokozuna then pinned Scott Steiner leaving us two on two. The Undertaker sat up after a Banzai drop and he and Yokozuna brawled out of the ring, both men were counted out. So it came down to Borga and Luger. They go back and forth briefly, but Luger gets on top, hits the running fore arm smash and wins the match for his team. USA wins. Then for some reason Santa Claus comes out to the ring to help Luger celebrate. Not a bad match really.Well, this was just a filler event really. It set up some big matches down the road, but didn't resolve any of the issues going in. The in ring action was so-so and some of the gimmicks were farcical. Not a good PPV and one of the weaker ones the WWE had put on to that point.

This Survivor Series is a LOT better than the PRECEDING year's, especially as it went back to the formula of the elimination/tag format; even though this one, like the Survivor Series from three years prior, could have been better than it ALREADY was.I wish I could go back in time and (THIS is how this one could have been a lot better) help Bam Bam Bigelow's team win, since the Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission dressed as CLOWNS which, not only I have a fear about, are said to be frightening to young children. Bigelow was even outnumbered four to one.Though I imagine a new WWF video game featuring all forty of the wrestlers from the Survivor Series from three years prior including Mustafa and Adnan, as well as the following wrestlers from THIS Survior Series: Razor Ramon, The 1-2-3 Kid, Macho Man Randy Savage, I.R.S., Diesel, Adam Bomb, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger, The Headshrinkers - Fatu and Samu, Men on a Mission - Mabel and Mo, Lex Luger, The Steiner Brothers - Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner, Yokozuna and Ludvig BorgaRazor Ramon's team VS I.R.S.'s team Savage pinned Diesel, Razor pinned Schyster, The Kid pinned Martel, Janetty pinned Adam Bomb and he and the Kid were the survivorsBret and his brothers VS Shawn and his Knights The Blue Knight (who was Greg Valentine, former half of Rhythm and Blues) was eliminated via sharpshooter courtesy of Bret's youngest brother and Michaels left the ring when he was outnumbered three to one when Bret attempted the sharpshooter on his arch enemy and was counted out; Bret was one of the three survivors of his teamAll-Americans VS Foreign Fanatics Crush was counted out when he left the ring to fight with his former friend Savage, Yokozuna was counted out, Luger pinned Borga and was the survivorI omitted the REST of the results since they were the wrestlers I didn't WANT to see get eliminated (even though in my PERSONAL view, what matters is a wrestler's TEAM survives even if an actual WRESTLER becomes eliminated).This match, unlike the 1990 Survivor Series which most people prefer to THIS one, despite it being not as sophisticated as THIS one, even featured some not-so-good wrestlers (I mean they weren't good in MY view; I know OTHERS disagree] - Owen, Bruce and Keith Hart, the OTHER two Knights in black and red (the BLUE Knight wasn't good EITHER, stupid gimmick for Valentine in my personal view), that CRETIN Doink and Jacques Rougeau of the tag team I personally didn't rate much - the Quebecers.It's actually GOOD that IDIOT Jerry the King Lawler, Tatanka and Quebecer Pierre were all unable to participate, as well as it was better that the Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission wrestled instead of Doink and three Doink duplicates.Savage was even actually a better teammate (in MY view, others can disagree) on Razor's team than Perfect.

1-2-3 Kid, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon and Randy Savage vs. Irwin R. Schyster, The Model, Diesel and Adam Bomb Survivors: 1-2-3 Kid and Marty JannettyBret Hart, Owen Hart, Keith Hart and Bruce Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, the Black Knight, the Red Knight and the Blue Knight Survivors: Bruce, Keith and Bret HartThe Heavenly Bodies defeated the Rock 'n' Roll Express for the Smoky Mountain Tag Team ChampionshipLuke Doink, Butch Doink, Mo Doink and Mabel Doink vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, the Headshrinkers and Bastion Booger Survivors: Luke Doink, Butch Doink, Mo Doink and Mabel DoinkThe Undertaker, Lex Luger and the Steiner Brothers vs. Yokozuna, Jacques Rougeau, Crush and Ludvig Borga Survivor: Lex LugerOverall Mark: C+

First off, the main event was supposed to be Lex Luger, the Steiners and TATANKA vs. Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Jacques and PIERRE. For reasons that I don't know, Tataka was "injured" and replaced by the Undertaker, and Pierre was taken out to make room for Crush. I am guessing that the reason is that the Undertaker was one of the biggest superstars in the WWF and they needed to put him somewhere (sort of a setup for the 1994 Royal Rumble match: Undertaker vs. Yokozuna), while they possibly put Crush in to try to get him to become more of a "bad guy" (he had just turned heel after being a face).The first match was supposed to be Razor Ramon, Mr Perfect, Marty Jannetty, and the 123 Kid vs. IRS, Diesel, Adam Bomb and Rick Martel, but due to injuries, Mr. Perfect was replaced by Macho Man Randy Savage. The WWF did not make this clear until just before the match began.The whole family feud began when Jerry the King Lawler insulted the Harts and this set the match between Lawler and his Knights vs. 4 Hart brothers, but weeks before the Survivor Series Lawler took some time away from the WWF and they used Shawn Michaels in his place, and acted as if Lawler never existed!Another funny thing about this match is that only 3 of the 8 participents were WWF superstars at the time! Keith and Bruce Hart had a 1 time deal, and the 3 Knights (Greg Valentine, Barry Horowitz and Jeff Gaylord) only did this one time with the gimmicks to my knowledge.Funny thing about the match advertised as 4 Doinks vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastian Booger and Headshrinkers is the fact that no Doink was involved. The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission fought this match wearing Doink masks and make up!I'm not going to spoil the results for you, but I will say that I don't think that this was the greatest Survivor Series. But, hell, this IS a WWF Survivor Series, and i give it a 9 out of 10!