Lucha Libre – Life Behind The Mask (Eagle DVD)

 

Picture: C     Sound: C+     Extras: D     Documentary: C +

 

 

Wrestling is very popular in Mexico, especially the masked kind as the long-running Santo film series and lame comedy Nacho Libre reminds us, but beyond fiction is the real thing and Lucha Libre – Life Behind The Mask gives us a look at that world, the men who are involved in it and the children and adults who love it.

 

Running about 70 minutes, the program (with many English captions) shows the unglamorous side of the original version of wrestling with flash and wild costumes.  Though it can be rough and does not have enough time to make a deeper examination, it is a good and somewhat rare look at the sport, even including reflections of the past.  For those interested, you will find it interesting enough.

 

The 1.33 X 1 image is in color and originated on NTSC video of some kind, possibly with some low def digital involved, but is soft throughout.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 is simple stereo at best.  There are no extras.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo