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NFL America's Game - The Super Bowl Champions - San Francisco 49ers Collection

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If you've never seen any of the America's Game episodes then you are missing out. This is by far a very different NFL films product - much less of the frustrating super slow motion footage and more about the actual games themselves.

This particular product is a must-have for any 49ers fan. The 1981 DVD in particular is outstanding, but all 5 DVDs are of very high quality. One of the unique aspects of this set of DVDs is how they each compliment each other, and basically recap the franchise between the years 1979-1994. For example, the 1984 DVD picks up where the 1981 DVD left off, and talks about how the 49ers didn't make the playoffs in 1982 and lost in the NFC Championship game in '83.

The DVD also faithfully re-caps the Quarterback controversy of 1988, which brings me to the only bad thing I can say about this collection; the absence of Joe Montana. NFL films uses enough stock footage of previous Montana interviews to keep fans satisfied, but much like the fantastic Dennis Georgatos book Game Of My Life, Montana's absence is the only noticeable flaw, but a glaring one at that.

Is this enough to recommend against purchase? Of course not!! Even die-hard 49er (and NFL) fans will be reminded of some awesome highs and a few of the lows which they may have forgotten about.

My final example illustrates the in-depth nature of the DVDs: during the 1984 season San Fransisco went 18-1. Their one loss during the season? Week 7 against the Steelers. At the end of the game Pittsburgh was driving for the win, but San Fransisco was able to stop them on downs at the goaline, but on the 4th down play, Ronnie Lott was called for a penalty which, although later shown to be a bad call, gave Pittsburgh a fresh set of downs and helped them win the game. The DVD includes all of this footage, from the actual broadcast, but it doesn't unnecessarily dwell on mundane details. My point is that each DVD is packed with information, but they keep up a good pace to keep the audience entertained.

Great Videos! NFL Films best ever production: America's Game. The 49ers videos are awesome and worth every penny. Incredible if you love the 49ers! It is a must have for all 49er fans.

The first disc documenting the first super bowl team is worth the
entire set. The commentators are Ronnie Lott, Randy Cross, and
Dwight Clark. They give a review of the entire season as
to how the team developed during the season to the final goal
of winning the championship.

If your a San Francisco 49er fan then you will love this dvd set! It takes you back to those great years with interviews from some of the players of those Super Bowl teams and video highlights of the season all the way into the Super Bowl. There are also never before seen videos of the team and players off of the football field!

All of these "America's Game" series are absolutely spectacular. I've purchased several sets (Giants, Cowboys, Broncos, etc) and every single one has been simply outstanding. NFL Network does a great job with all their stuff, but this series definitely tops the cake!

My boyfriend is a 49er fan and thanks to him i'm a fan now too, I was hoping this would be a good Chrismast present & it turned out to be the BEST present for him (and myself too LOL). He loved this dvd collection & one of the things that he mention was, "this is what I always wanted & I didn't even know it" We enjoyed all of the dvds and we think that this was made with passion and it really showed how grate the 49ers were. On a funny note, one of the other reviews by a guy said something like, "it would have you in man tears" at 1st my boyfriend laughed at this reivew but when we watched it, he did have some man tears in his eyes & said that the guy was right about the tear thing LOL.

The inside stories of one of the best dynasties ever. Watch over and over again.

These DVD's were great. Love the narration and the former player interviews as they gave their own story, reminded me of current events and what they were feeling at the time. My 8 year old son watches these DVD's all the time, and now knows how great Joe Montana, Dwight Clark, Ronnie Lott, Roger Craig, Randy Cross etc were.

The "America's Game" series are quite possibly the best work from NFL Films and that would really be saying something.
This particular DVD set features the greatest Super Bowl franchise ever and football's winningest team the last 25 years,the 49ers.
Chances are you have seen these on the NFL network and may have recorded them like I did,but there are two reasons to purchase the DVDs anyway. Besides the obvious reason that the DVDs are going to look sharper,there is bonus material on these that isn't shown on the NFL Network.
Each DVD contains relevant segments in accordance to the seasons which is always a nice treat to see.

This series is awesome!
Love your team?
Know your team?
Watch this!

The only downside is no new championships to talk about!