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NFL Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants Championship DVD

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Okay, so it's pretty clear that few if any of the other reviewers have actually watched this thing. I preordered in the days after the Super Bowl and literally just got it today. I watched most of it, and since no one else has offered a real review, I figured it would be helpful to fellow Giants fans if I shared my impressions.

The short version? Overall, it's friggin sweet. Be forewarned, this does NOT contain any full games - I knew that when I bought it. But it does contain pretty extensive highlights and retrospectives of the season and the big game. Let's face it, you're probably buying this because you want to re-live some of those great moments from this unbelievable season down the road. This should pretty much satisfy that.

The real meat is, of course, the main featurette, which is your typical NFL Films recap of the season. I have to say, I really enjoyed it, as it's very well done. It runs about 75 minutes start-to-finish, including some preseason stuff and an overview and highlights from each game. It has most of the big plays/memorable moments from the year, (i.e. the dramatic goal-line stand against the 'Skins in Week 3). The final 20 minutes focus solely on the Super Bowl, and that's one of my minor complaints. I would have liked a bit more on the big game, but it's very well put together regardless. I got the chills watching the multiple angles of Eli's Great Escape in the fourth quarter. Thankfully, no Joe Buck.

The rest includes a mixed bag: Two 20-minute chapters about the playoff games against Dallas and Green Bay (both good); post-Super Bowl coverage and interviews from NFL Network (some fun stuff there); Media Day highlights (eh), the Super Bowl halftime show (I like Tom Petty and all, but I doubt I will ever watch this); and a quartet of ten-minute profiles: Strahan, Coughlin, Eli, and Kiwanuka.

So, there you have it. Overall, I'm glad I picked it up, as it's a nice way to revisit the season. I could have gone with a little more game footage and fewer extras, but what are ya gonna do. I imagine you can buy the complete Super Bowl uncut somewhere, if that's more what you're looking for...?

Oh yeah, one more thing: I REALLY wish they had included footage of Tom Brady laughing about Plaxico's "17 points" prediction. Hey Tom: you done got punched in the mouth.

As a lifelong Giant fan I am glad I bought the dvd but I am extremely disappointed in the lack of footage of the Super Bowl game itself. The Super Bowl was the greatest game of the season. It was better than the Giant Super Bowl victories in 1986 and 1990 and is one of, if not the greatest, Super Bowls ever played.

This dvd has segments on all the games played during the season as well as all the playoff games. In addition two of the extras include a game of the week segment on the playoff games against Dallas and Green Bay but no game of the week for the Super Bowl.

I would have gladly done away with all the extras to have a full half hour or hour on the actual plays of the Super Bowl. My dvd player showed the section with the game coverage of the Super Bowl lasting approximately fifteen minutes. There were extra segments commenting on the game but I wanted to see more of the game.

Part of the Super Bowl game coverage shows the game officials commenting on the game. This is nice but considering the time devoted to the Super Bowl it takes away from the actual game coverage.

The dvd showed only five plays of the Giant's game winning drive. The plays are as follows: a near interception by New England, the fourth down conversion by the Giants that kept the drive alive, a brief clip of a sack of Manning, the amazing pass by Manning to Tyree and the final pass to Burress.

The dvd then has extras including the half time show, post game interviews and analysis and segments on Manning, Coughlin, Kiwanuka and Strahan. All this is nice but I want to see more of one of the greatest Super Bowls ever.

I heard that a dvd focusing on the Super Bowl may come out later in the year. I don't know if this is true. I hope it is. I will buy it in a second.

(I just purchased the Giants' Road to the Superbowl dvd. It was worth the wait. It has the all the Giants' playoff games as well as the last game against New England. It has the complete games. The two dvd's go perfect together.)

This dvd is a nice reminder of the season. If you are a Giant's fan I would definitely buy it. Still, I wish the dvd had more game coverage of the Super Bowl.

NOT the Superbowl. What does the Amazon title say?

NFL Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants Championship DVD (2008)

CHAMPIONSHIP! Hello? Where's THE GAME???

BS. NO STARS. $20 down the drain. Thanx for nothing.

I purchased this DVD and watched the main Feature twice already, it is entertaining and done as well as any other NFL film.

2 minor gripes with the FILM, not the DVD.

1) The Eagles game that came down to a field goal miss wasn't shown. I mean, the game was there but the video shows the sideline's reaction to the miss not the actual football. I found that to be odd.

2) The wonderful run from BRADSHAW wasn't shown to the full extent. I remember watching that play and how the "N" from his helmet came off and I thought that would of made a good 30 seconds or so talking about how funny it was.

Besides those 2 little complaints, it is a great Buy. I've been a Giants fan since birth and it was a great season and they truly played like a TEAM, no super stars running the show, the way a sport should be!

Some of the reviews here crack me up. Obviously some people buy things without knowing what they're buying. This is a superb DVD that covers the Giants' miracle season from start to finish. You'll relive all ups and downs of every game from 2007. You'll get to hear and see what was going on, on the sidelines during all the key plays. There also some nice bonus features such as "NFL Game of the Week" highlights from the Dallas and GB games. Another extra is NFL Network's Post Game show at the Super Bowl. If you're a Giants' fan, ignore the bad reviews here and just buy it!

This was incredibly disappointing. Basically the NFL is trying to be clever & cash in twice. The DVD was advertised as having COMPLETE COVERAGE of the playoff games and Superbowl but as we all know now, that will not get released until June 2008.

It is unfortunate that they chose to 'accidentally' forget to correctly label this DVD as just highlights. It is curious that the word 'HIGHLIGHT' does not appear anywhere on the DVD case or on any of the advertisements on the webpage for this DVD.

Bottom line- This is the only DVD out there on the Giants season that I'm aware of, so I would highly reccommend you buy it. In fact, get two and give one to your closest Cowboy fan.

It certainly could be a lot better but after watching it before bed, I was pumped up enough that I couldn't fall asleep for two hours.

It gives you a couple of minutes of each regular season game, then the playoffs and finally the Superbowl. Not a lot of coverage on any game - even the Superbowl. It is produced for fans of Big Blue. The Giants look good even in the games they lost. They use Bob Pappa and Carl Banks mixed in with the normal "NFL" voice over. It also has some great camera shots. The video quality is top notch.

So yes, I wish it had more of the games, but then again I wish men's magazines had more pages of pictures. This disc does contain the Tom Petty halftime show - why? I would have prefered to see the whole final drive of the Superbowl (It does contain Jacobs forth down run and, of course, Tyree's catch!)It has footage of media day and the post game NFL Network show too.

I'm glad I bought it. I will watch it over and over I'm sure. If you love Big Blue, buy it too. It's not perfect, but you will enjoy it.

I am a Rams fan, but I will be buying this to go along with my spiffy new NY Giants ballcap. This was arguably the greatest upset in sports history because of all the surrounding stories. From Spygate to Brady's love life, to an aging superstar (Strahan), to Belichick's lack of respect for the game (leaving the field early), to all the scenarios revolving around a possible perfect season, it was a perfect storm of hype and drama. And oh by the way, the game was one of the best Superbowls ever played. Seriously, does anyone outside of Boston even remotely like the pretentious Patriots? The Giants won the game for all of us, New York fan or not, and I will always appreciate this accomplishment. Thank you, G-Men!

If your a Giants fan then this is a welcome dvd to your collection. This dvd highlights some of the greatest moments of the New York Football Giants 07'-08' season up to the greatest of all, there Super Bowl win against the previously undefeated N.E. Patriots. A must have for any Giants fan.

Covers the entire year with the best footage from NFL films. Some clips not shown on most post Super Bowl coverage shows. Definitely worthwhile for NY Giants fans. A Must have for saving for future generations.