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| 2007 World Series Highlights: Colorado Rockies vs. Boston Red Sox | 
 enlarge | Director: Mlb
Actor: Red Sox & Rockies
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11784
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Running Time: 60 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM4032
UPC: 826663106039
EAN: 0826663106039
ASIN: B000UUX2QY
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Love the content - HATE THE ADS!!! December 31, 2007
I'm an unabashed Red Sox fan and love the content of the video. The Bonus features were a letdown - I expected "better and more".
I was very turned off by the 4-5 (?) minutes of ads upfront that you can't fast forward thru. That put a damper on the whole video.
More Like It December 31, 2007
With the well-noted similarities between the 2004 and 2007 Red Sox seasons (the now-customary season-long battle with the Yankees for divisional supremacy; a cruise through the first round of playoffs, followed by a nail-biter comeback from the cusp of elimination in the second round; a four-game WS sweep), it is fitting that the 2007 World Series highlight film closely resembles the layout of that from three years ago. It once again takes the form of a slickly produced anamorphic feature with a glossy cinematic look and a celebrity Sox fan narrator (Matt Damon, pleasant of voice and assured with the text, replacing 2004's drier Dennis Leary). Though a committed Red Sox fan, I would prefer a return to the "nonpartisan" World Series videos of years past, those which were more documentary than bouquet to the fans of the winners. But one must accept the thing that has been done and evaluate how well it has been done. On that level, this is a considerable improvement on the 2004 DVD, which I felt unfairly slighted the St. Louis Cardinals and their stellar season. Its sins were not just of omission, either: it was full of pretentious, overblown imagery (ominous shots of an empty Fenway, then a quick close-up of a player looking as though about to deliver a major policy address, then a longer shot of the same player leaning on his bat, then speeded-up footage of clouds in the sky, then more aerial footage of empty seats...one might be forgiven for wondering if Diane Chambers had returned to Cheers to assemble a new director's cut of "Manchild In Beantown"). It also spent a significant amount of time taking us through Boston's spring training and regular season, which would have been welcome had the coverage of the historic ALCS not been so badly rushed and bungled. Thinking back on it, I still wonder how anyone could assemble a highlights video of that postseason and not even mention in passing those two crucial reversed calls in Game 6, especially Alex Rodriguez's "slap seen around the world."
Someone seems to have learned from past mistakes, always an encouraging sign. The current video, as indicated above, follows the 2004 blueprint to a stronger finished product, one that will do the job for anyone wanting a souvenir of this postseason, but not badly enough to shell out for the box set containing the uncut 2007 World Series and the final three Boston/Cleveland ALCS games. The Colorado Rockies and their astounding late-season/postseason surge are respectfully treated, and their manager and selected players are welcome participants in the talking-head interstitial segments along with expected Boston luminaries: Francona, Schilling, Lowell, Papelbon, Varitek, Okajima (in Japanese, with interpreter), et al. Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and especially the well-nigh-unhittable staff ace Josh Beckett are much missed for their perspectives here, but their on-field heroics are well represented, as are the electrifying series performances of rookies Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia. There is also footage I had not seen before: clowning among players in preparation for one of the games ("Now don't say anything stupid, because I'm miked!" followed by an animated discussion of...clothing); Manny Ramirez exchanging sincere pregame pleasantries and congratulations with one of the Rockies. All that one can say against these vignettes are that they are too few and too brief.
The game of baseball has been going through one of its occasional strings of dark days as I write this, with intensified allegations of steroid use calling into question the accomplishments of numerous players of stature. Those of us who follow stats and standings passionately and endure offseasons impatiently can comfort ourselves with the knowledge that these ugly periods for the game (like labor disputes, collusion, segregation, and gambling scandals) are there to be gotten through, and will be. While the 2007 World Series, like the 2004, had just a whiff of anticlimax to it, as often is the case in sweep years, it already is getting easier to imagine nostalgia for Autumn 2007 baseball, a time when Coco Crisp and Royce Clayton puzzled over the protocols of a free taco, and A-Rod and his agent had news that just could not wait, and George Steinbrenner exercised his usual restraint in very publicly "motivating" Joe Torre, and an overcaffeinated Dane Cook saturated every commercial break with his gospel of "Oc-TO-ber!" and Boston thrilled its fans by doing something remarkable and familiar, and Colorado thrilled its fans by doing something remarkable and new. This DVD, in a trim and tidy package, captures a little of the flavor of its moment for posterity.
 World Series Films Are What They Are. December 28, 2007
Overall, this is a very enjoyable watch. You might complain that there are no complete games included but that's not what these highlight reels are about. To me, that's a whole 'nother product.
Matt Damon does a pretty good job on the voice-over and the highlights are pretty comprehensive - going back through the play-offs (though a few more minutes on the ALCS might have been nice). The "extras" were good - not great. My only annoyance was hearing that idiot Glenn Geffner's voice on a couple of calls here and there.
Now, it doesn't cover the Regular Season like the NESN version will, I'm sure, and the time spent touting the Rockies just before the start of the World Series highlights seemed a tad long to me (but it's a national product and maybe their fans will want to buy it too) but If I had to choose, I'd still pick this dvd over that one titled "Champions Again". I was rather disappointed with the amount of talking heads and NESN personalities (I could do without Tina Cervasio) in their version. Anyway, most Sox fans will buy both.
Enjoy.
 It doesn't get any better! December 26, 2007
I've already watched this 3 times! It is a great way to relive a perfect year, and Matt Damon does a wonderful job narrating with the lovely sounds of the Dropkick Murphys resounding in the background. Dance on Papelbon & let's do it again next year. GO SOX!
Red Sox win big December 23, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Of course it's always exciting when your team wins, but when the Red Sox won some of those games wholehandedly, there wasn't much drama to this years Series. I do like how they focused a bit more on the opposing team prior to the start of the Series. Usually, there will be a little snip-it about how they got there. This year, they went into pretty good detail (about 5-10 minutes) on how the Rockies made the World Series. While still a Red Sox movie, Rockies fans may appreciate the piece put together for their team.
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