| The Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series Collector's Edition | 
| Actors: Curt Schilling, Manny Ramirez
Studio: A&E Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 23,479
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Color: Red Sox
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Discs: 12
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 12
Running Time: 2290 Minutes
Size: One Size Fits All
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM3505
ISBN: 0767084225
UPC: 733961729191
EAN: 9780767084222
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: July 26, 2005
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Product Description
The amazing comeback victory over the New York Yankees and World Series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals requires an equally incredible collection of memories. This unprecedented 12-DVD Collector?s Edition preserves all of the remarkable drama for your viewing now and forever.Each complete game of the American League Championship Series and the World Series--more than 35 hours of unedited, pure Red Sox passion is included.Intensify your viewing with SleeveStats?: the perfect companion to the ultimate baseball DVD experience, offering official stats, trivia, and game summaries right on each DVD?s cover.A special bonus disc features the best-selling 2004 World Series Film, as well as exclusive player and celebrity interviews, which reveal the joy, relief, and long-awaited elation felt by the entire Red Sox Nation. Catch all the glorious and historic game action of the Red Sox remarkable postseason run in this one-of-a-kind DVD collection. 2004 World Series Film; Schilling Speaks with Fans; Celebrity Fans on the Big Win; Arroyo: Pitcher by Day, Musician by Night; ALCS Game 7 Post-game Celebration; ALCS Game 4: Millar Makes a Prediction; Francona Takes Over; Best of Ortiz Wireless; ALCS Game 1: Timlin & Embree Wireless; Millar Speaks with Dan Shaughnessy; Damon Shaves Beard!; Red Sox Visit the White House; World Series Locker Room Celebration; 2005 Ring & Banner Ceremony; Interactive Menus; Inning Selection
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For Red Sox Nation, this boxed set may be a book out of their own personal bible: the tale of their deliverance from decades of wandering through baseball's metaphorical desert. Forget the Pharaohs--the curse of the Bambino had been enough to keep Red Sox fans dying of thirst while their nemeses, the New York Yankees, seemed to waltz right into the Promised Land again and again. And then, finally, after 86 years, the Red Sox are champions, and here's their chronicle: The Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series Collector's Edition DVD boxed set, the first collection of complete, unedited MLB games on DVD. For the devoted fan, this is your holy grail: all seven games of the incredible American League Championship Series against the Yankees, and the four World Series games against the St. Louis Cardinals. The material is fresh out of the broadcast booth: it's pure footage of the full games, unedited, and complete (minus the commercials), so you don't miss a single pitch. Forget the endless narratives and annoying camera cuts of the average sports highlight DVD; this is nothing but the games. MLB wisely configured the discs so you can navigate by the half-inning, moving straight to your favorite highlights without sacrificing anything from the game. Watch only the at-bats you want and set up your own personal highlight reel out of the moments you choose. Going one better than TiVO, the boxed set also includes a generously packed bonus disc, featuring the 2004 World Series Film, narrated by Denis Leary, as well as 13 other extra features including footage of the post-victory celebrations and the 2005 Ring & Banner Ceremony. Even the packaging is custom-made for fans, featuring "SleeveStats" that contain complete inning-by-inning line scores, detailed box scores, team trivia, and much more at a glance on the DVD cover. It's like a baseball card on steroids. For baseball fans, this is the complete package and then some. --Dan Vancini
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 Obsessive-Compulsive Red Sox Fan Nirvana (almost. . .) August 10, 2005
ROGER L. FOREMAN (Bath, Maine)
86 out of 90 found this review helpful
Bad News First: No games from the series against Anaheim (which were on ESPN rather than Fox), in which David Ortiz put on a hitting clinic--a one-disc overview would have been really nice. Really nice. . . . Thanks, ESPN, for helping out with copyright stuff. . . . That knocks it down to 4 1/2 stars right there. But the real drama came with the Yankees series, though, so I'll survive. I don't have a good enough system to notice some of the more technical picture/color/resolution issues that have been mentioned, so I'm fine with that, too, even though some others have voiced valid criticisms. That's pretty good for bad news. . . .
The Good News: Everything (and I mean everything!) is on these discs. This set of DVDs is a spectacular collection of the most important ALCS in Red Sox history, some of the most exciting baseball to be played in October, and then the World Series, which seemed terribly anti-climactic somehow after Games 4 & 5 against the Yankees and a nice partial comeback by the Cardinals in Game 1 of the World Series. Whatever I might be missing from the Anaheim series, I get back twofold from this set--back up to 5 stars. Easy.
The Games: Aside from a disastrous Game 3 (which might be good to watch just to keep the comeback in even better perspective), the games were close, competitive, and dramatic. Some pretty good drama unfolded in Games 1 & 2, despite the Red Sox losses. Game 4 showcased a classic display of determination (by both teams) within a back-and-forth struggle, "the steal" by Dave Roberts, and the ultimate vintage walk-off home run by Ortiz in the bottom of the 12th inning. Game 5 followed in those big footsteps and provided possibly even more drama, with the Red Sox tying the game in the 8th inning and the two teams playing five more scoreless innings--each team with multiple opportunities to win the game, with the dramatic finish in the bottom of the 14th. That game went close to six hours, and we missed a great game between St. Louis and Houston, because by the time this game was over, the other game was well into the 8th inning. . . . Games 6 & 7 seemed less "exciting," simply because it seemed that the Sox had all of the momentum: Schilling pitched great in Game 6, and Lowe pitched a one-hitter through six innings in Game 7. Every time the Yankees made a move, the Red Sox made a bigger one in response. All of those moments are there, however, to relive in whatever fashion you choose--watch the complete games, skip around, whatever. . . .
The Setup: The games are all there in their entirety. However, half-inning chapter breaks make it very easy to negotiate your way through a whole bunch of baseball (Games 4 and 5 went forever. . .) in much less time than the original games took.
The Packaging: Beautiful. Hitting statistics, pitching stats, box scores, and inning-by-inning summaries make it easy to find a particular at-bat or half-inning (some of our memories are failing, so this feature is particularly helpful. . .). Trivia, attendance, weather info, umpires, quotes from players, pictures of memorabilia, and a host of other things are on the cover of each DVD, making it good reading material, as well. It's all there. All of it. If you need a piece of information regarding these games that is not on the cases, then you need very professional help. . .
The Bonus Features: Some of us love them, and this set includes one disc devoted to just "stuff," most importantly the 2005 Ring & Banner Ceremony, which was not included on any of the other World Series DVDs. Interviews, player bios/features, trip to the White House, celebrity interviews, post-game celebrations, etc. are all included. Complete postseason batting and pitching stats are on the inside of the case, also--Nice bonus. . . !
The Price: Can you beat it. . . ? MLB online was offering each game, but it would have ended up costing more than this set (which I bought for less than $80 at my local Bull Moose store) and would not have had any of the nice packaging offered on this set. I could have pictured really bare-bones discs and cases, but MLB and A&E did a tremendous job putting together a quality package for a very reasonable amount of money.
Bottom Line: If you are a fan of baseball and, in particular, a Red Sox fan, then this set is a virtual "must-have" for your collection. It is the first time that MLB has done such a project, and I hope it is successful. Who wouldn't like to have some past great World Series and playoff series to see in their entirety? This is an invaluable resource for future generations of Red Sox fans and for baseball fans in general--hopefully a trend has been started. The NESN DVD (Faith Rewarded) is a great summary, with some nice local insights and perspectives. The official MLB World Series DVD (one disc) is nice, too, if you want just a summary and a few highlights. Neither can compare to this set, though. Some of us want the whole enchilada, and this set provides it, with a nice salsa on the side. . . .
Finally the Whole Game(s) July 22, 2005
Glen Murley (Sagamore Beach, MA United States)
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is a dream come true. I searched "online auctions" for DVDs of these games. And found them but never bought them (too expensive). I have seen the World Series highlights DVDs, and the endless talk about the once-in-a-lifetime baseball comeback. But I want to see it all. Relive it all. Not just the great pitches, or the bad breaks. But everything.
36 hours? Who has that much time to watch these all over again? You already know how it ends. But Hollywood can not script drama and action of this magnitude. Make the time. History will remember this series (ALCS anyway) for many, many years to come.
Even if you're not a Red Sox fan. Even if you're not a baseball fan. This series of games will speak to the heart of any sports fan. It can not get enough attention in my opinion.
And simply put, what better way to commemorate the games than just giving us everything and the kitchen sink. Let the viewer decide on what hilights he/she wants to watch. And no scripted bibble-babble as in the slew of DVDs that followed. If it really is verbatim, then the commentators astoundment is real and as-it-happens.
I can't wait for this set. I never even knew it was coming until I saw it on the Amazon release list.
Grab some popcorn and some beer. Turn up the volume. And relive some of the most dramatic games in all of sports history. It could very well make a baseball fan out of anyobody.
First Game of NY Series Was Prophetic November 19, 2005
Mark White
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Ok. A few whiskeys and time to accept our 2005 defeat brought me to a Friday night viewing of this DVD collection. Dave Roberts' steal and the Red Sox come-from-behind miracle cause us to lose sight of the first game -- remarkable on several levels, and a prophetic view of the entire series. Some observations on the first game with the Yankees:
1. The first hit off of Mike Messina (perfect through 6 innings) was by Mark Bellhorn, and the first RBIs for the Bosox were from Kevin Millar (oh, how the times they have been a changing'!)
2. Fox sucks! Except for quoting Bruce Springsteen correctly, Al Leiter was pathetic, and he and Tim McCarver had many, many simply wrong comments. For instance, they actually said that David Ortiz's offensive numbers (as well as Carl Yastrzemski's!!!!!) were the result of the "green monster" in Fenway, and Leiter claimed that Schilling had been complaining about his ankle all year!!!! (Yaz turned to an "inside-out" swing in his later years; for most of his career, he gained his number hitting into a shift.)
3. The Sox came back from a 8-run deficit, and David Ortiz's triple came within a foot of tying the game in the 8th inning. (Never say never!)
4. Bernie Williams' doubled off of Mike Timlin in the ninth over Manny Ramirez' outstretched reach by a matter of inches. If Ramirez catches that ball, it's a one-run game in the ninth.
In other words, we remember the 3-0 defecit, and the Red Sox comeback, but if it were not for this DVD collection, I would have completely forgotten how the Sox almost came back from eight runs to win it in the 8th inning, and how, just as Roberts stole second by a matter of inches in game 4, this first game was decided by a few hairs.
This first game was truly a hint of what was to come in the remaining games, and this DVD collection made this reminiscence and post-year analysis possible.
Greatest comeback in the history of the game! October 2, 2006
B. Davis (Boston, MA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Being a card-carrying member (literally) of Red Sox Nation, I'm embarrassed to admit that it's taken me this long to pick up this box set.
As much as I wanted to get it, I was a little hesitant because I've been reading so many reviews from people who have said the video and audio quality was lousy, the picture isn't in HD, it's full-screen, etc., but I went ahead and plopped down $100 for the set.
Very glad I did ... this set is worth every penny. It isn't HD ... so what?!? It looks as good as it did during the original broadcast. In fact, I got so caught up in watching Game 4 (the first disc I watched) that I forgot I was watching a DVD until I realized I hadn't seen a commercial. Big Papi goes deep ... and it's on to Game 5!
Any hard-core Red Sox fan will want this for their 2004 World Series collection. The extras on the 12th disc are great, too.
It'll be fun to sit down with my 2-year-old son a few years from now and tell him about how his mom had just given birth when the Sox finally won it all!
I missed the series living here in Australia September 8, 2005
Dennis Dorwick (Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I knew it was going to be special so I considered installing cable TV but it wasn't available in my area. So I read about it on the internet. Thanks to some great sports writers I got a hint of the excitement. Now, with these great DVDs I am enjoying the series enormously. I can't understand the complaints about the lack of widescreen. I am amazed to see an entire game (and minus the annoying adverts too) on one disk. thanks Boston!
Dennis Dorwick, a long time resident of Australia
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