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NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2010: Chicago Blackhawks [Blu-ray]

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I don't know what some others are reviewing for this particular product, but this set of dvds is just the 4 Cup wins against Philly, and 1 win against Nashville during the playoffs (pivotal game 5). That's it. No more, no less. These are the games as they appeared on TV, with the original network commentators. There are no extras.

Plain and simple, this set is only a replay of the Blackhawk's wins. So if you want to re-live and rewatch the games themselves, this is an excellent purchase. If you want more, you'll have to look at another set. Hope this clears up some of the nonsense others have posted about these particular dvds.

All in all I am very pleased to have the games in ther entirety, (even with the bad TV commentators).

I bought the "5" disc Special Edition set that has Game 5 of the Nashville series and all four (4) wins in the Finals against the Flyers from NHL.com. The DVD video quality is very poor, even when playing on a BlueRay player that does a great job of upconverting the image. The games look like those 1970 football games they show on the NFL Network. Very poor video quality when they show the long distance shots, like poor VHS quality. Close up images are not too bad. I am keeping it because they have all four wins showing the compelete game (with no commercials and no intermissions) and I want it until the package comes out on BlueRay HD format. Guess having teh wins in poor quality is better than not having them at all but if I would have know they were this poor of quality before I bought it, I would definitely NOT have bought it. Save your money until the HD version comes out.

Great Blu Ray - As a life long Blackhawks fan, i could not wait to get my hands of this. Well produced and gave the flavor of the Hawks Season. The video has interviews with most the players and management and nice game highlights especially during the playoffs. The Disc also has special features such as Behind The Scenes With The Stanley Cup
Extended Locker Room Stanley Cup Celebration
Extended Chicago Parade Celebration
i do wish the blu ray had more extras though (maybe more interviews with former players on what this stanley cup meant?) I do know though there is a special edition coming on later this year so i am excited/ must have for any blackhawks fans

If I could sum up this DVD/Blu-Ray, it is the Washington Capitals in the 2010 Playoffs. So much is expected, but there is immediate disappointment. I watched the main feature and 3 of the bonus sections (there are perhaps 10 or so), and had to stop to write this. My comments are from my experience thus far:

This feels like a disheartened overly commercial feature, through and through. No drama, no excitement, no nothing. I got goosebumps watching random Blackhawks TV online over the season. This main "feature" never comes close once. They went as far as using what must be a History Channel commentator with a sleepy voice instead of Olcyzk or Foley. Instead, they gave those 2 pros boring interviews instead.

Want to see/hear players? They feature a few. And I mean a few. I guess 80% of the team was unavailable. For the game action, they used such short sequences that it makes Versus look like Golden Globe winners. There was no setup, no buildup of impactful events. Instead, they talk about it briefly, show 3 seconds of what happened, skip the next 2 goals, and repeat.

No mention of the rocking United Center anthems on this disc. In fact, there is little to hear at all. The audio, which decodes as DTS, is in fact stereo. I checked my system 3 times. Yes, this is the first stereo Blu-Ray I own.

Positives? The first 2 bonus parts I watched were personal, insightful, interesting, and something I haven't seen before. Frankly, it made up for the last hour I frowned. The 3rd bonus came on, and the visual presentation was awesome. This is why I buy Blu-ray. But the audio choice? Horrendous. If you want powerful music, well, they missed by a mile.

I am hoping the rest of the bonus features makes up for it. The main feature is not worthy of any cup team. Yours truly, a Hawk fan of 20+ years.

A great dvd for any fan of the Black Hawks as it is a great recap of the marvelous Stanley Cup Championship. It has a wondeful recap of the season including many highlights, but the playoff coverage is splendid. In particular, the highlights of the Stanley Cup Finals against Philedelphia is marveous. It is a blast to watch it over and over. A must have.

The NHL site sells the Warner Home Video Chicago Blackhawks 2010 Stanley Cup Champions Special Edition DVD - Roar to the Cup for just under $50 bucks so of course we all come a hunting elsewhere. As I looked I found a load of sites with the SAME DVD picture as the Shop NHL site but all said FOUR DISKS!!!!!!!!
The Shop NHL clear states what is on their FIVE Discs:
Number of Discs: 5
Disc 1: April 24, 2010 - Kane's shorthander ties it with 13.6 seconds left and Hossa's goal 4:07 into overtime wins Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinal
Disc 2: May 29, 2010 - Stanley Cup® Finals Game 1 - Tomas Kopecky's third-period tally is decisive in a wild, 6-5 'Hawks win
Disc 3: May 31, 2010 - Stanley Cup® Finals Game 2 - Antti Niemi's 32 saves and goals 28 seconds apart by Hossa and Ben Eager give Chicago a 2-0 series lead
Disc 4: June 6, 2010 - Stanley Cup® Finals Game 5 - 'Hawks reclaim series lead with first-period explosion and clutch goals galore
Disc 5: June 8, 2010 - Stanley Cup® Finals Game 6 - Kane scores in OT and the Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup® champions
This was an officially licensed product.

I tend to agree with the rest of the critics here, that the video breakdown, done at the PARADE site,and again at the convention, going game by game of the 16 game journey is an exciting way to memorialize this 49 year drought.
As much as I loved the Finals, the road traveled through Nashville, Vancouver and San Jose before ever reaching the dirty tactics of the Flyers in the final games.

I think the think-tank at NHL offices needs to re-think and re-market this last year's March, and I bet they sell a couple million of the DVDs IF they show game by game highlights. The REAL Wiz

Seriously disappointed in the amount of season video... started out great, talking about the first few games in a nice overview, and then we jumped like three months. Huh??

I wanted this to be my archive of a great season, and it's nothing more than a slapped-together money-grab.

I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend and he absolutely loved it and enjoyed re-watching the Hawks playoff wins!

Don't get me wrong...all the games are there. It was obvious to me, however, they put next to no effort into the production of this set. There is no extra footage included, no pre-game analysis or interviews, the editing seems to favor saving time to the extreme...it cuts out most replays and shows the face off immediately following a play stopping whistle. I understand this may be what some people are looking for so they don't have to skip forward past the stuff they don't want to see, however I would like to at least have the option to see some of the stanley cup hype that brings me back to this awesome season. Don't expect anything but game play with this set and it will be what you expect.

I purchased this as a surprise for my husband. It came very quickly and it was a very easy transaction. Thank you!