2.22.2010

79. WWE: No Way Out 2009
80. Legion

WWE: No Way Out was the last WWE event to go by that particular name. They've gone on a bit of a "re-branding" craze and this was re-named to the less ominous, more straight forward Elimination Chamber. This particular brand went out on a high note.

This card was pretty light, having just 5 matches. Of the 5, 4 were really good. The 3rd match was fairly mediocre. The event started off with a bang with the first Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship. It saw Edge, Jeff Hardy, Triple H, Vladimir Kozlov, The Undertaker and the Big Show battling it out. Of the 6 guys, Kozlov seemed most out of place as he didn't really fit into the main event scene. Triple H wound up winning the match at about the 35 minute mark. Second match saw Randy Orton taking on Shane McMahon in a No Holds Barred match. It wasn't a great match but I always enjoy Orton's work. The main event saw John Cena defending the World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber match against Mike Knox, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Kane and Edge. Yes, Edge. The same guy that was in the first match. He sneak attacked another participant and took his spot in the match. The move wound up working out well for him as he won the match to take the title. Overall, this was a really solid show.


When I first saw the trailer for Legion, I practically shorted out my keyboard with drool. We were in a small diner watching a young (obviously) pregnant waitress taking a little old lady's order. The lady tells the waitress that her baby is going to burn. With that, she jumps up onto the wall and starts crawling across the ceiling before being blasted down with a shotgun. From there, we have explosions, huge guns, creepy looking folks and the general feeling that all hell is gonna break loose. Damn. I had to see this movie based on the first 40 seconds of that trailer alone. About a month after this hit theaters, I was lucky enough for it to hit the internet in a good quality copy. Away we go...

The people who did the trailer really did this movie a big disservice. They made it look like it was going to be this huge, balls-out action flick. There were a few cool scenes but ultimately, this one couldn't live up to the trailer. It was a bit on the boring side, honestly. We had a good, albeit unoriginal, concept here that was brought down by long breaks between action set pieces.

The cast was probably the best part of the whole thing. Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany and Lucas Black are highlights. Good supporting cast as well with Kate Walsh, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Tenney and Adrianne Palicki. They're all good but they're just not given quite enough to work with.

One night down the road, I might give this one another chance. For now, however, it falls into the category labeled "disappointment".