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NHL: Stanley Cup 2008-2009 Champions: Pittsburgh Penguins

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Being a Pens fan I was looking forward to the release of the season highlight video. Although all Pens fans will enjoy watching the DVD, the production was poor. Audio mixing was downright awful. There was plenty of good local TV video available that would have made a much better presentation for the segments in the DVD. It appeared as though Warner Brothers may have wanted this to look like a DVD made with film not video tape by slowing the frame rate down. The video quality was mediocre, however. If you are looking for something you would expect from NFL films, you will be disapppointed.
Nonetheless, for Pens fans it will be enjoyable. Too bad the NHL does not have a better deal with someone other than Warner that could have done a much better job of presenting a great and memorable season.

My mom, sister and I were really looking forward to this dvd after such a great, roller coaster ride of a playoff run. However, the dvd seemed to be thrown together. The sound is dreadful. The music is so loud and obnoxious, you can barely hear the players and staff during the interviews (which I thought could've been done better, as well). It didn't capture the emotion of the playoffs and key moments like the crowd chanting Fleury's name before game six of the finals against Detroit were left out completely.

The parade footage looked like they set up a camera and walked away. There was no sound and no commentary. I know, from watching a local Pittsburgh channel online, that there was a spot for TV crews and there was a lot going on there. I think you can actually see the area from the spot where the abandoned camera was rolling for this dvd.

It's like someone who doesn't even watch hockey made this dvd. I recommend skipping this dud and try to find another one about the 2008-09 Pens. If you have any of the playoffs recorded, go back and rewatch them, it'll be more entertaining.

I read the reviews prior to asking for this DVD for Christmas 2009 :----)
Maybe its actually seeing the DVD 6 months after the season, that allows the joy of this dvd to bring back my memory! Although I agree with previous reviews. But giving the Pens fans more kudos, trying to explain the Penguin comeback season of 2009, firing of the head coach 2 months into season, losing key players in the off season, pens fans still reeling from getting crushed in the 2008 Stanley Cup Championship by the same Red Devils whom we wrestled it from in 2009, is a very difficult thing to present on one single short DVD. Personally I thought this captured the bulk of the season and the difficulties experienced by the Pittsburgh Penguins our 2009 Stanley Cup Champions!! Who can forget the last 6 seconds of game 7! Seemed like 10 minutes/forever to me! 3 shots on goal!
Congrats to our goalie Flurey who saved us in those moments! OMG, I don't think I breathed till I saw the pens raise their arms in victory! I thought the DVD captured those moments well!!
Its a must have DVD for any Pittsburgh Penguin fan (light years better than the Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 Super Bowl DVD!)
cheers and somebody please save our Pittsburgh Pirates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David

The hockey part is good, with interesting interviews and so on... But the shot of the parade is amazingly amateur, incredibly lousy... taken from some guy lost somewhere in the audience, shooting anything, anywhere... NHL is too poor to pay for a REAL official crew to film it and edit it professionally? looks like it... You often see guys going to ANOTHER camera for interviews and stuff.... who the hell was that? Why couldn't they get official film for this? Obviously betmann is too preoccupied making profits on loser teams in the US to make it worth the fans while... Hopefully, there will be a full series release like they had for the Ducks a couple of years ago, or Detroit, or the Rangers (man, they had the whole conference finals AND the SC Finals...). Skip that "bonus material... it's crap, except perhaps for the celebration's interview... that parade... well, I've probably done better myself at Disneyland!

The makings for a great documentary were made by the Penguins, so it is disappointing that the producer of this DVD failed to tell the story adequately.

There are some glaring omissions. First, the byline created by Hossa's departure/defection was barely touched. The details should have been brought forth with historic accuracy. Second, there was no sign of the huge overflowing crowds of fans that surrounded the overflow "Igloo" to watch the games on a jumbotron. Third, after the devastating loss in Game Five, there was no mention that when the next game returned to the Burgh, the crowd was shouting pregame: "Fleury!! Fleury!!!" And no effort to detail how our goalie had been (wrongly and unfairly) criticized and doubted throughout the playoffs, and how he responded in the next games. Fourth, the actual video is so brief as to lack any real context. No segment was even long enough to show the development of a play. Just a few seconds that show the final shot. Fifth, there were additional story lines for many individual players, in addition to the Big Guns, that were never touched. Finally, the "extra features", so good on many DVD's, are a real disappointment.

All that said, the DVD does carry some of the excitement of this season and play-off run. It's just too bad the producer was not from the Burgh.

Product came without flaw and on time as advertised. Nothing negative to say was very pleased with the whole order and process. Would def do busy again with this seller.

My sons are avid hockey fans and loved watching some of the DVDs we have from the Lemieux era. This purchase was a no-brainer. It arrived within days in excellent condition and was under the Christmas tree in time for holiday. The boys have watched it almost daily since.

Was interesting and informative. I bought it for my girlfriend who knew more about it than me. But it didn't play too well at the end though this could be my DVD player.

The highlights of all the games was great, i was just a little disappointed the last game (at least) wasn't in full and showing more of the celebrations afterward.
The Biily G wireless practice is one of the funniest things ever.

I love this dvd. I watch it over and over and as a penguins fan never get sick of it. I would have loved more bonus features though.