NFL: New York Giants - 10 Greatest Games
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Actor: Bill Parcells, Phil SimmsBrand: Warner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1000 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-08-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
Product features:
- Format: DVD
- 10 discsDisc Info
- Disc 1: Giants vs. 49ers ? 1/4/1987Disc 2: Giants vs. Redskins ? 1/11/1987
- Disc 3: Giants vs. Broncos ? 1/25/1987 Disc 4: Giants vs. Bears ? 1/13/1991 Disc 5: Giants vs. 49ers ? 1/20/1991
- Disc 6: Giants vs. Bills ? 1/27/1991 Disc 7: Giants vs. Eagles ? 1/7/2001 Disc 8: Giants vs. Vikings ? 1/14/2000
DVD Reviews of NFL: New York Giants - 10 Greatest Games
DVD Review: Great video quality, somewhat poor packaging, no pre/postgame
Summary: 4 Stars
Let me start by saying that I've only watched the six games from 1986 and 1990 so far. I will come back to update the review as I get farther into the set.
To clear up one thing right off the bat, the case itself states it's 1000 minutes for all 10 games, so that's an average of under 2 hours per game. Cut out from the footage is the usual stuff... there is no pregame, halftime, or postgame. There are also some edited huddles, but the majority of time edited out are where the commercial breaks used to be as well as change of possessions. The edits are pretty seemless, and it appears that what they cut out wasn't all that significant because they also show plenty of footage in between plays (Madden and Summerall analysis, replays, etc).
The advantage to owning this set is that the video quality of these games from '86 are MUCH better than my VHS tapes or even DVDs that can be found in trading circles. So I'll watch these when I get a sudden craving for watching one particular game, and I'll use the original airing DVDs when I'm looking for the full experience (like if I'm watching the full season from start to finish, or when I want to see the games as well as other footage as a reminder to what everyone was saying about the teams as the playoffs progressed).
Now for the packaging... it's both good and bad. It's great that they've managed to get 10 discs into such a small box. The package is the same size as many double disc movies. On the bad side, and it's really bad, is that the hubs that hold the discs in place are so tough and inflexible that you have to bend the disc severely in order to get it out of the case. And since there are two discs on each "page", you end up bending two discs at the same time. I've certainly seen this before with movies I've purchased, and I just wish that the companies releasing these things would get a clue in that regard.
I'll be back as I watch more of the set...
Added:
1990 Divisional Playoff vs Bears: I only noticed one edited huddle and it must have been where an in-game ad was, because everywhere else you hear Madden and Summerall between plays. There is also one part where the video goes haywire for a couple of seconds, but it's where Mark Collins is being carted off the fields and not during any game play.
1990 Championship Game vs 49ers: My only wish for this one is that they included CBS's opening intro to the game. Everything else was great about this disc as I recall it. If there were any flaws I doubt you'd notice as you're brought back in time to one of the most intense and physical games you'll ever see. Not until the 2008 Steelers/Ravens playoff game did I see one that's on par with 1990 Giants/49ers. Even Jerry Rice laid somebody out!
Super Bowl XXV - The video quality is excellent but you will hear some disturbances in the sound a few times (at least if you have a surround sound system... not sure if you watch it through your TV speakers). It sounds like it cuts in and out in one or two of the speakers. There are also more edited huddles than I've seen in the first 5 discs, but it appears that all the game action is here.
2000 Divisional Playoff vs Eagles
2000 Championship Game vs Vikings
- Great to have these games in stereo sound in the event you have VHS recordings in mono. The video quality is nice and clear but there are times in the Eagles game where the color of the grass, etc will get darker or lighter. It's just a minor annoyance. I wonder if there was something going on technically with the recording and/or broadcast of these games in 2000 because I've seen a couple of different VHS recordings of both of these games, and the color looked really off in a couple of them. I always assumed it was the VHS tape itself, until I saw the Eagles game in this boxset.
2006 Week 2 vs Eagles - Good video quality and sound, but disappointing that they put the standard 4:3 picture on here instead of widescreen from the HD feed. You really miss it when they show a replay of a sack and you can't even see the actual sack in the replay because it's off to the far side of the widescreen broadcast but of course the sides of the picture are chopped off.
Super Bowl XLII - Good video and sound quality, has a little bit of pregame but not much. This is the exact same version in the Road to Super Bowl XLII boxset, but without the Michael Strahan commentary track. Because of that, it would have been nice if they had left this one out and included a different game... perhaps L.T.'s dominant performance against the Saints in '88, playing with one arm and with a playoff berth hanging in the balance.
That having been said, my overall recommendation is still a buy on this boxset.
Description of NFL: New York Giants - 10 Greatest Games
Relive iconic performances in New York Giants history with this New York Giants 10 Greatest Games DVD set. View the games in their original broadcast format to experience them just the way you remember them. The 10-disc set will give you instant access to all of the amazing moments in Giants history.Bestsellers in DVD
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