Customer Reviews

Harlem Globetrotters - The Team That Changed the World

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I found this DVD dull. I had expected to see actual games, not just snippets of a great shot or great dribbling here and there. This DVD spends way too much time showing people remembering the GlobeTrotters and not enough time showing actual play (and beloved Globetrotter antics).

Very disappointing (unless you are a history buff).

The history aspects of this DVD are okay and cover the main issues with the Trotters, especially with the 1948 Lakers game, the 1952 Berlin Game with Jesse Owens, and the Trotters place in history. However, they could have included some profiles on the classic Trotters such as Goose Tatum, Meadowlark Lemon, Geese Ausbie (who is interviewed) and WHAT? Nothing on the beloved Curly Neal? Like hot dogs without the weenies!

These items would have made good extras, along with some stuff from the HG cartoons of 1970 for a complete portrait.

My grandson really enjoy this dvd. I bought this because I wanted his to experience the tricks with the ball. He loves it.

This documentary brings a great piece of American history to life, and gives kids of today's generation an incredible perspective of how professional sports, especially basketball, has profoundly effected society as a whole -- in a good way!

Great effort by the producers; even greater effort by the incredibly valiant Globetrotters!

I was disappointed this DVD shows hardly any of the tricks that they are known for. I had to go to you-tube to show my son what I was talking about. When I was a child I remember seeing them on TV performing.They were so funny and impossibly talented !!
I actually didn't know the history of them so I guess that was nice, but without showing them perform it's pretty useless. I wouldn't recommend buying it, I would just go to You-Tube and watch.

the Harlem Globetrotters transended the game of Basketball so many times over. the thoughts of seeing Meadlowlark Lemon doing His Magic is incredible. when Wilt chamberlin calls you the greatest player that speaks volumes unto itself. this is a must watch.entertaining&very educational. the Globetrotters are timeless.enjoy the History.

I bought this dvd because it stated it featured Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal in their day. From the description I thought it might have a lot of footage of them playing. In this I was very disappointed...practically nothing. It does give a great history of the Globetrotters which I do like but I just felt it was mis-represented.

If I could give it no stars I would. No Curley Neal. Trotters history? Give me a break. I'm still waiting for the definitive Globetrotter History. Needless to say, I'm not going to hold my breath.