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2008 Olympics: Beijing 2008 Complete Opening Ceremony
 
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2008 Olympics: Beijing 2008 Complete Opening Ceremony (2008)

Starring: Artist Not Provided Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Artist Not Provided
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Ten Mayflower
  • DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
  • Run Time: 240 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001EQUEQY
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,477 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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    #9 in  Movies & TV > Documentary > Sports

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This 2-volume set is your opportunity to once again witness the most memorable Opening Ceremony in Olympic history...the complete 4-hour extravaganza from beginning to end. A special index allows you to easily navigate throughout the entire ceremony. Own the celebration that people will be talking about forever!

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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars great show but poor DVD production, September 25, 2008
very disappointed for this DVD.

1. Poor piture quality. I watched the open ceremony on HD. The DVD's piture is no where near what I saw on TV;
2. The sound is horrible. This DVD only has 2 stereo channels. How could that happen?
3. It's still not a complete open ceremony. It's just a purely copy of the TV version. And the TV version actually cut out several parts. I really hope that this DVD can make up for it. Obviously they didn't.

I would suggest you not buying it. If you are interested in it, simply go and rent it and you can make you own judgement. I would rather wait for the HD and complete version.
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92 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing....., September 14, 2008
I just received this DVD, and once again NBC disappoints. Even though the product page states that the running time is 240 Minutes, it is not. The first DVD runs 1:19:46 minus the 15 minute introduction from NBC. The second DVD runs 2:06:00. Anyone that watched the international broadcasts knows the opening ceremony ran for 4 hours+. Hopefully next year we'll get a station that will broadcast everything in it's entirety or won't false advertise with it's DVDs.
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Received DVD today. Video is great!! Audio is a dissapointment., September 20, 2008
I received this DVD set today. Was waiting to see a great transfer from High Definition to NTSC. That's what I got. The video transfer was super crisp and in letterbox format so we got to see the entire frame. The audio, on the other hand, appears to be just 2 channel Dolby stereo, and sounds more like mono. (My DVD player shows it as Dolby 2.0.) Some passages have a tunnel effect like the 5.1 was mixed to one channel. TERRIBLE!!! I was expecting Dolby 5.1, if not DTS. I don't have hi-def at all, but to me, the audio makes the video!

Come on "Ten Mayflower," the company that produced this DVD set, how come it's only 2 channel and sounds like mono for the most of it??????

I gave this review 2 stars because of the great video transfer, otherwise it would have received 1 star.
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1.0 out of 5 stars I will never do business via Amazon again
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1.0 out of 5 stars where is the real production?
This DVD is the straight broadcast from NBC, without the commercials. For this historic and compelling event, we are treated to the annoying voice-over, with edited visual... Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. Lim

1.0 out of 5 stars Why No Blu-Ray?
It is a travesty that this spectacular event has not been released in full high-definition. I am baffled by this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This DVD is the TV version of the ceremonies, and exactly what I was looking for. It is a great version to own.
Published 4 months ago by Kimberly A. Knight

5.0 out of 5 stars in ALL NTSC tv-system country you can enjoy this DVD

DVD of this China title is made by PAL-TV system, and is sold in many countries.
However, in the country of NTSC-TVsystem, it cannot admire in many cases. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
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1.0 out of 5 stars Where's The Good Stuff?
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