City of Champions: The Best of Boston Sports
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Actor: City of Champions-Best of Boston SportsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rabid Films
DVD Reviews of City of Champions: The Best of Boston Sports
DVD Review: Its like a tear jerker movie for guys
Summary: 3 Stars
I liked watching it once, but not sure if I'll need to watch it again. It's very nicely done but I don't think it's a serious collection piece. It's brief, emotional and feels great as you watch it for the first time, especially if you love Boston...This dvd is like a tear jerker romantic movie..only this one is for boys..it's a Boston championships sampler plate. DVD Review: IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS !!
Summary: 5 Stars
In the wake of the recent dearth of titles, posted by various local professional teams, Boston sports fans seem to have plenty of choices these days, in terms of sports highlight DVDs.
But if you need an historical Boston sports video, this is the one. This disc features all the important post-World War II highlights from the four Boston-area teams -- Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox and Patriots (Foxborough). There are also a few clips of the area colleges, including Boston College's "Hail Flutie" pass in 1984.
The soundtrack is just plain terrific, with tunes by Five for Fighting, Aerosmith, Stone Temple Pilots, the Isley Brothers, etc.
The bonus areas include interviews with those who had otherwise also been interviewed as part of the video. One of the funniest is with Boston sportswriter Mike Barnicle, who relates stories of meeting Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle as a youth. And Mantle actually signed a baseball for one of Barnicle's buddies ... not exactly writing the most kid-friendly phrase on the ball ... :-)
Another funny story is told by Tommy Heinsohn, former player and coach with the Celtics, as he describes a highway "apple fight" which resulted in Red Auerbach being arrested by the local authorities in western Massachusetts.
It's great fun. Get it and enjoy.
DVD Review: Boston's Best
Summary: 4 Stars
I really thought that Jamie Most did an excellent job putting together the Best of Boston sports highlights. Very well done. Showed a lot of highlights that the casual sports fan doesn't know about, like the 4th quarter of Game 7 NBA Playoffs in 88 between Bird and Dominique Wilkins. Not enough Patriots stuff for me, though the Snow Bowl and Tuck game as well as the Super Bowl in which Viniateri won it at the buzzer were good.
One criticism: Too much Parcells and Pitino.
DVD Review: Perfect for Boston Sports Junkies
Summary: 5 Stars
I just received this in the mail a couple of days ago, and I've already watched it twice (extras included) and started annoying my friends that they need to watch it. I grew up in Massachusetts and it blows my mind at how much of the sporting events in this DVD triggers memories -- I almost flipped when I saw a clip of Yaz's last game in 1983....I was there, at the age of 9, with my mother and brother, sitting in the bleachers of Fenway. It's my first distinct memory of a professional baseball game. I also remember watching the "Snow Bowl" a couple of years ago -- sitting in my living room in D.C. with a friend from Massachusetts, both of us having a twinge of home sickness.
What I also like about City of Champions is all the historic stuff that I wouldn't have even known -- I was floored when I realized that Phil Rizzuto played for the Bruins at one point (go ahead hard-core hockey fans, you can pick on me). But then again, my parents are originally from Buffalo, so I had all the history about the Sabres available.
The only disappointment in this DVD -- and it's VERY MINOR -- is the very small focus on the boxing folks from the area. Marvelous Marvin, Rocky Marciano, Micky Ward, etc. These guys provided some exciting matches. But, I can't complain too loud since all the interviews, clips and music videos are phenonemal.
DVD Review: Best Sports DVD Ever....
Summary: 5 Stars
This is far and away the best sports DVD I've ever seen. Not only does it have virtually ever Boston Sports moment you could ever imagine - over 500 of them - but it sets them to music like Aerosmith's "Dream On", AC/DC's "Thunderstruck", Pearl Jam's "Man of the Hour", Train's "Drops of Jupiter", and a ton more. I could not stop watching it. It also has some great interviews with the likes of Ray Bourque, Doug Flutie, Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons, Jerry Remy, Steve Nelson and so on...
Besides just great footage, City of Champions also has all kinds of more obscure stuff, such as press conferences, retirement speeches, parades, and even things like Bob Kraft dancing in Governement Center when the Pats won their first Super Bowl and the Rick Patino and Bill Parcells press conferences - too funny!
I'm telling you, I own all of the sports DVDs that have come out in the past bunch of years, from Faith Rewarded to the aweful DVD the Globe put out and if you're from New England or love Boston sports, this DVD is it.
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