Does Slow Motion Kill The Effect?

[Hazardous]

So watching the beginning of Raw, when they were doing the replays from last week, I noticed something.. Looking at those moves in slow-motion, they didn't seem as effective. For the most part I might add.

The reply of "The Wasteland" on Undertaker.. In slow motion, didn't really seem as effective, or that great. Yes the move has been criticized before for not looking great, but that was one case it really didn't look good, or effective at all. In fast motion? Looked way better.

The 450 Splash #1. (On Undertaker) Now granted, I'm shocked that 'Taker would have a rookie do a High impact move on him, being that a WWE vet in Rey Mysterio had accidentally injured him months ago. Showed a lot of trust on 'Taker's part. But. In slow motion, you could see him move way too much, to brace for it. Just took away the "Awe factor" in it for me, because wasn't he supposed to have been "Knocked out"?

450 Splash #2. Say what you want about Cena no-selling., but this was well done. He stayed still right up until the last second before moving his arms and bracing himself for the impact. Even in slowmo it didn't look that bad.

There have often been times in the past where they have shown a clip in slow motion, and it made it look bad. So I was wondering..

Does doing the reply in Slow Motion kill the effect of the move for the viewer?

 

[APeep2780]

Personally I think it probably does kill the effect for people like us the iwc who will over analyse the moves in the question. For average Joe however I think it won't make a jott of difference. IMO tho I still think the 450 splash looked awesome if you ignore takers ott movements.

 

[sTyLnK]

Nope because they showed the move in normal speed right after and it looked "devastating" in it's own right. Wrestlers move and brace themselves all the time. I really didn't see a point to making a thread about something like this. Sit back and just enjoy the show. Personally I think you're nitpicking at something really small and silly.

If you want to nitpick something, talk about the silly thing Khali did in his match. Now that was funny.

 

[Hazardous]

Nope because they showed the move in normal speed right after and it looked "devastating" in it's own right. Wrestlers move and brace themselves all the time. I really didn't see a point to making a thread about something like this. Sit back and just enjoy the show. Personally I think you're nitpicking at something really small and silly.

Oh I'm sorry to offend you. Would you have rather me done another one of those moronic "Cena Sucks" threads? or a "HHH is overrated" ones? No. That's just dumb. It was just something that even half paying attention to the show I noticed it. More so for the Wasteland than the 450.

If you want to nitpick something, talk about the silly thing Khali did in his match. Now that was funny.

Okay now that WAS funny. At least they had Cole point it out too, instead of the usual ignore it.

 

[Furyof5]

Slow motion is used to add dramatic effect, this is exactly what was done in the video. Thus slow motion does not kill the effect, it makes it better.

 

[JaceEvans]

Well I personally don't like Wade's Wasteland finisher anyhow, whither it be in slow motion or not. But The 450 splash still looked good and I thought the slow-mo did it justice.

 

[I_Am_Electro_Boy]

Well I think it does make a move look less devastating when it's in slow motion because you can see the other person getting ready for it and when it's not in slow mo it looks like it's causing an effect on the other person. I can't really explain what I mean but I tried.

 

[Nomis]

The 450's were still looking awesome. I especially liked the Taker one because you thought Taker was gonna but his neck around him and get up for a chokeslam. Awesome.

 

[aliasv2]

Slow motion can be very effective if the move that is shown is pulled off right, for example...I had found an old RKO on RVD the otherday, the one where it looked like RVD nearly died, and I slowed the video down and it still looked as good as in normal motion.

 

[The Raven's Epitaph]

Slow motion can be very effective if the move that is shown is pulled off right, for example...I had found an old RKO on RVD the otherday, the one where it looked like RVD nearly died, and I slowed the video down and it still looked as good as in normal motion.

I agree, slow motion can be effective. Some moves more than others though, In my opinion. ANY RKO Randy Orton does looks amazing, but the one on RVD was just amazing. RVD oversells moves so fucking amazingly it's unreal. Even if it's just a normal DDT he always lands on the point of his head. Can you remember when Val Venis DDT'd him at Judgment Day 2003? haha, I lol'd really bad when I saw that.

 

[aliasv2]

I agree, slow motion can be effective. Some moves more than others though, In my opinion. ANY RKO Randy Orton does looks amazing, but the one on RVD was just amazing. RVD oversells moves so fucking amazingly it's unreal. Even if it's just a normal DDT he always lands on the point of his head. Can you remember when Val Venis DDT'd him at Judgment Day 2003? haha, I lol'd really bad when I saw that.

I laugh a lot at most moves nowadays though, the way some wrestlers sell them is a complete joke. But getting back on topic if you slo-mo an rko it still looks as deadly, whilst a spear or jericho's codebreaker can look very weak and unbelieveable

 

[HBKevin]

A finisher should look just as good, or bad, in slow mo as in regular speed. 90% of how effective a finisher looks depends on how it's sold. And selling big moves, especially finishers, is really becoming a lost art.

One reason HBK was still the master and everyone regarded him as one of if not the best wrestler even towards his retirement, is because even though he couldn't do half the moves he used to, he could sell his opponent's offense like it was real and very painful. With half these new guys today, the only time they look in pain is when they or the other guy have really botched a move or gotten injured.