Product Details

• Directors: Spike Lee
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002ACPEU2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,299 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Kobe Doin' Work: A Spike Lee Joint" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 11/24/2009 Run time: 96 minutes

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kinda boring, May 16, 2009

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D. Stewart "dstewart_22" (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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I got a chance to watch this on ESPN and had high hopes that it would be very good. Not exactly what I was expecting. Basically you get Kobe with a hidden mic during a game and as the game (between L.A. and Spurs) goes on Kobe is watching the game and commenting on what he was thinking at that very moment. It's like watching a dvd with commentary option set to on. The game itself was boring as you sit there watching and thinking, "wow...is this going to get good?" I think of highlights from Jordan days and his films being like, "wow.....that was amazing...." Kobe has plenty of highlights they could have mixed in or at least on a bonus disc but this was as bland as a popcorn rice cake.

The nice part in the documentary is getting on the inside. Getting in the locker room and seeing what goes on was nice. The whole idea is good but it really just wasn't interesting. Kobe fumbled alot when in the game and the film crew was trying very hard to capture this awesome moment and.......just didn't get it. The only nice parts in the movie where when they showed his family and his daughters at the end. Very touching but in terms of "execution" of the film and basketball? Not entertaining. I rate it three stars just because I'm a Kobe fan. Just was expecting more from Spike on this one. It was okay to watch once....but that's about it. Nothing to go running to your friends to strongly suggest. Nice to see good team play but it looked like a bad game for Kobe overall on the film.

Now if Spike could have only captured the game against Toronto where Kobe dropped 81 points. That would have been great to see. I'd rather watch that game in it's full length than watch this movie again.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only True Basketball Fans Will Understand, May 17, 2009

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Jesse J. Reyes (Guam USA) - See all my reviews
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"Kobe Doin' Work" is a short documentary with the goal of showing a part of the game that people have never seen before. Spike Lee chose Kobe Bryant because he is not only the greatest player in the game right now but because of the impact he has on his team. If you watch this film, you will understand why they call the Lakers "Kobe's Team." You will also gain a new respect for Kobe who has proven to be the reason for Laker success. Despite the game being a blowout for the Lakers, it is interesting to hear what exactly goes through Kobe's mind. Spike shot Kobe beautifully and succeeded in in getting his vision across. This film is not for everyone. Only the Laker faithfull and true basketball players can appreciate this insightfull documentary.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Must-think for even diehard Kobe fans, November 27, 2010

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Yun Seok Oh (Seoul, Korea) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kobe Doin' Work: A Spike Lee Joint (DVD)

I like the idea, I like the player, I like the director, but I don't like the end result.

Disclaimer first. You have to understand that filming inside the locker room, in HD, is something players and coaches are not very cool with. The league and the front office is also not to keen on this as they have an image to maintain. Also, with all the broadcasting rights (although I guess they were with ESPN so not much problem there perhaps) and additional cameras, Spike had ONE shot at getting this.

He chose the Spurs game because there was some rivalry and there could be some juicy plots in addition to it being a very competitive game bringing the best out of Kobe.

Unfortunately, the game was a dud, with the outcome very well in hand and thus the movie itself became dull. It is still 'interesting' in that you get to see and hear things that you normally wouldn't, but in this age of blogs and tweets, nothing is really groundbreaking, and Kobe himself has not yet earned his Shaq-less championship so he is not as relaxed and candid. You could almost see the awkwardness in the reactions of his teammates, although you can't be sure if that was because they were being filmed or because Kobe was at his Media behavior.

It is cool to watch as a TV special, although on the boring side, but I am not sure if it's worth $10 in blu-ray. In a sense I guess it's really living up to its title - 'doin' work' - in that nothing extraordinary happens and it is really just another game, just another day of work.