NBA Dynasty Series - Los Angeles Lakers - The Complete History
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Actor: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'NealBrand: Warner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1338 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Color: Multi
Studio: Team Marketing
Product features:
- Officially Licensed
- Highest Quality Recording
- 2010 NBA Champions Los Angeles Lakers
- Magic Johnson: Always Showtime (Two-Disc Special Edition)
- Los Angeles Lakers: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers White Youth Replica Adidas NBA Jersey
- Los Angeles Lakers Short/Long Sleeve T-Shirt Combo Pack
DVD Reviews of NBA Dynasty Series - Los Angeles Lakers - The Complete History
DVD Review: A Mediocre Collection At Best
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the first time that I felt compelled to write a review after buying something from Amazon. Being a Lakers fan since the 90s when Vlade Divac was their main guy (yes, strange time to start liking the Lakers, I know!), I thought that this collection would be a great way for me to catch up on all of the Lakers history that I missed. Boy, was this collection a let-down, to say the least.
I think it would be worth mentioning what is included on the discs first. Each disc (there are five double-sided DVDs) comes with two items on each side. A montage video is the first item (disc 1 provides an overview of the pre-Showtime Lakers and the rest look like they are just straight rips from the respective championship videos released after the Lakers won the Finals that year), and the second item is one "bonus" game that pertains to that era.
Looks pretty comprehensive, right? Then why only two stars? Well, first of all, the montage videos from before the 2000-2002 Three-Peat team are extremely cheesy, with poor audio, bad video, lame special effects, and hammy writing and dialogue. Despite the cheesiness, they do provide a decent overview of the championship seasons. They aren't the real problem.
The real negative about this collection are the "bonus" games that appear to be provided in their entirety. Except they aren't. They are nothing more than straight conversions from the "NBA's Greatest Games" show from NBA TV, so the games are extremely chopped up to fill a time slot constraint that simply doesn't exist on DVD. Watch and be amazed as five minutes at a time disappear from the intense Lakers-Kings Game 7 WCF game from 2002 every time a commercial break would have appeared. It's horrible. The score will just jump from like 20-15 with 7 minutes left to like 30-25 with 2 minutes left. These chopped up "bonus" games just reek of laziness. The NBA surely has access to the originals of all of these games, so there is absolutely no excuse to not provide them in their entirety, considering the classic nature of many of these games.
So, overall, this was an extremely lackluster "Dynasty Series". The cheesy montage videos and chopped up classic games do not do justice to the Lakers Dynasty. I was extremely disappointed with the poor quality of this NBA release, especially since the Lakers are one of the greatest franchies in NBA history. It just seems like there wasn't much effort put into creating this collection, which is a real shame. There was a ton of potential here for a must-have collection. Wasted potential, unfortunately. I would only recommend it if you are a big Lakers fan and can find it selling for a pretty cheap price.
Description of NBA Dynasty Series - Los Angeles Lakers - The Complete History
Over the past 50 years the Lakers have won an unprecedented 14 championships, making them the best NBA franchise ever. This five-disc special edition collector's set features the complete Lakers history including year-end compilation programs highlighting the Championship seasons from the 1950s through 2002. Plus for the first time ever on DVD, the team's most memorable Finals games including its first championship win in Los Angeles, Magic's "baby hook" game in 1987, and back-to-back title games.Packing a whopping 22 hours of content on five double-sided discs, Los Angeles Lakers: The Complete History is a treasure trove for fans of the purple and gold. In fact, even the ambitious title doesn't do the set justice, as the opening 2002 documentary traces the franchise to its Minnesota roots and a vintage 1953 feature shows the game's first dominant big man, George Mikan, in action. The glitzier West Coast years--Wilt, West, Magic, Kareem, Shaq, Kobe, et al.--are the primary focus, of course, and this set, one of the first two entries in the NBA Dynasty series (along with the slightly less-substantial Chicago Bulls: The 1990s), collects seven of the highlight videos that were released on VHS (2000 and 2002 were also on DVD), which provide a time-capsule look at each of the championship seasons.
The real joy of the set, however, is nine NBA playoff games presented as they were originally broadcast and almost in their entirety. They last about 90-100 minutes with TV introductions and post-game interviews, but minus halftime, commercials, and some slower moments. The games include such absolute classics as the game in which rookie Magic Johnson started at center in place of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the 1987 "baby hook" game against the Boston Celtics. If you're used to watching current NBA games you might be tempted to just skip to the end, but it's surprisingly rewarding to watch the game develop, to watch the game's superstars strut their stuff (or see a couple of 1972 reserves named Phil Jackson and Pat Riley), and to observe how radically the sport has changed over the years. Variable picture quality and technical glitches are unavoidable (even the 2002 game looks washed out), but this is the first time complete or nearly complete NBA games have been available in the home-video era, and they probably still look better than the VHS tapes you've been saving over the years. Yes, it'd be easy to argue about which games from the Lakers' long history should have been included, and the highlight videos don't have a ton of replay value, but the NBA Dynasty series is a major milestone in archived sports. --David Horiuchi
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