Customer Reviews

Route 66: Marathon Tour - Chicago to L.A. (Tin Packaging)

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Not just a slice of goodness, this DVD collection is the whole pie! Enjoy with the World's Greatest Fried Chicken, a Ted Drewes Custard, blueberry/banana pie and the best scenery Americana can provide. All the Route 66 staples appear in this collection. Nostalgia is alive and well and on Route 66 The Marathon Tour.

This series of discs does a great job of actually telling the complete story of Route 66, not just the fluff that other videos show. The interviews are interesting and if you are planning a trip, this is a must see before you go.

The set also includes bonus items such as a set of post cards and a cool map of the route. Great for collectors of the "mother road."

After reviewing the opinions of those who had this DVD set, I ordered The Marathon Tour-Route 66 and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is so much history in the interviews with people that are no longer living and those that are. What a treasure to have this DVD set. Granted it's not an entire DVD on driving the Mother Road, but there are many out there that provide that. To show the history of the Mother Road on DVD by those that helped make it the icon that it is, is overwhelming. I found the personal stories intriguing and an insight into how the 8 states that made up the Mother Road came about. I found out things I had not been able to read in books or other DVD's that I have on Route 66. There is enough of the Mother Road shown in this set of 5 DVD's that just whets your appetite to want to see and hear more. I highly recommend this set of DVD's to all roadies out there....enjoy the ride!

I had read the (mostly positive) reviews for this compilation and purchased this set based on those opinions. After watching the first 30 minutes or so, I found myself falling asleep at my desk. I turned and looked behind me and saw my wife had already fallen asleep on the couch. This from two people who consider ourselves avid Route 66 enthusiasts and who eagerly consume anything "Mother Road". In a nutshell, this production is extremely boring.

I own, and have watched every other available Route 66 DVD and must say I was greatly disappointed with this set. The production is completely void of feeling, unlike other compilations. The interviews are much too long and the dialogue quickly loses audience attention. The quality of the audio during interviews is extremely poor in comparison to post-production studio editing. What's worse is, we really didn't find an "intimate feel" to this program, unlike all other Route 66 related films.

Running Route 66 in a 45-foot deluxe conversion bus may be great for the production crew, but it greatly loses the true grit and feel for what Route 66 is all about -- the people, places and "things" that makes The Mother Road what it is today. And this film greatly lacks, in immense detail, the road itself. One would think a film nearing 6 hours in length on 5 DVD's would depict much of the actual route and road, but it does not, instead, leaping from one area to another sometimes traversing hundreds of miles between "interviews". Far too many "iconic attractions" and "route characters" either chose not to participate in this film, or simply weren't considered! And really, other than Angel and Juan Delgadillo, the interviews were far too lengthy and ran off into personal details unrelated to Route 66 history. Even Michael Wallis, for all his flair and "66 flamboyancy" seemed subdued and less-enthusiastic than in other interviews.

Aside from the lengths of the interviews, the lack of route detail and many missed iconic figures, there is hardly an audio score that keeps you "in the mood". Oh yes, they have their attention-getting prelude to each section, but that's where it ends. There's no fluid flow to this set. Nothing that keeps your attention and nothing that gives you any feeling you are right there on the road with them. In essence, in my opinion, this is a boring documentary devoid of any feeling that could have fit on a single DVD. And probably should have!!

I implore anyone who has never seen a Route 66 film to avoid this set and instead purchase ANY of the other available Route 66 DVD's. Because if I had purchased this compilation before my first drive across Route 66 in 2007, chances are I would have changed my mind and canceled my trip. Thankfully, this DVD wasn't available when I began planning my route years ago.

I don't where to start on what is wrong with this. It is nothing but interviews -- many with a vested interest (restaurants, etc.) in gaining publicity. There are virtually no landscape shots or anything that tries to convey the excitement of traveling on this historic road. There is very little historical perspective (no old photos or movie footage incorporated). The tour itself is in an RV, which is a slap in the face of the history of this road. Read some of the highly rated books on Route 66 or drive it, but when it comes to this DVD set, take the bypass and avoid it altogether.

I am like the reviewer below, there is too much interviewing(and they go on and on and on)and not enough showing of the old route and the sights along the way. I can't believe they wasted a great opportunity to show Route 66 in Hi-Def. This was truly a disappointment!

This is a very professional, nice looking DVD. The only problem I have is there is too much time spent intereviewing folks along the way. In fact, I'd guess 75 to 85% of the time, we are seeing old timers talking about the good old days, instead of seeing Route 66, which is why I bought the DVD.

We have enjoyed these DVDs so much that we have booked the flights to go and drive some of the old road on our next holiday. They really give an insight into the mythical attraction of Route 66, and the history of the road. I can see us spending several holidays to cover the whole distance.

nice product at a great price and was delivered ahead of schedule. .. sweet !

all in all it was good, but why they drove a stinkin bus instead of grabbing some friends and drive your old classic, or truck or bike, why they used a stinkin bus, i dont know, takes awy from the movie.