| The Official World Series Film Collection | 
| Artists: Major League Baseball, MLB
Studio: A&E Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $229.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 17,964
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Black & White, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Discs: 20
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 2955 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.7
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8.2 x 2.6
MPN: AAAE166610
UPC: 733961166613
EAN: 0733961166613
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The Official Major League Baseball World Series Film Collection is an impressive 20-disc set that assembles all the official World Series highlight films between 1943 and 2008's Philadelphia Phillies victory. The films themselves--the earliest are black and white and under a half-hour, the most recent well over an hour-- are fascinating time capsules of the game, recording many of its greatest players, greatest teams, and greatest moments: the Yankees-Dodgers-Giants intracity rivalry, the St. Louis Cardinals' "Gas House Gang," Willie Mays' catch and Don Larsen's perfect game, Bill Mazeroski's and Kirk Gibson's dramatic home runs, the Mets' miracles, the Big Red Machine, and the Red Sox's curse-breaker. They're packaged in an eye-catching book-sized tome that collects facts and descriptions of the Fall Classic starting in 1903, a list of all winners, a foreword by Bob Costas, and two empty slots to house future films. It's a great gift for any serious baseball fan. --David Horiuchi
Product Description
OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES FILM COLLECTION
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 A Piece of History for any Baseball fan December 8, 2009
K. Golik
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Recently ordered and received "The Official World Series Film Collection," from Amazon.com for $90 and I must say WOW!
I am a baseball lifer and enjoy traveling down to watch the Pirates play and when I saw this product advertised on MLB Network I thought there was no way this was affordable. Then I pop up here and its $90. So I figured the set got to be great pick up so I picked it up.
Let me continue to say WOW!
The presentation of this box set is a coffee table format. It is really well made and its something that my friends and family over the past few days have marveled over. The foreward has been written by Bob Costas who anyone knows loves the game. Followed in the Coffee Table box is a pictorial essay of the biggest moments in Series history dating from the first WS between Pittsburgh and Boston in 1903 to the Phillies in 2008. Woven in this "scrap book" is the DVDs. One improvement is they put the discs in pockets on top of the pages and its SO much easier to access the discs, in the past box sets released in this format have put discs in the middle of the page in tight spots where you can easily scratch the discs. Not so here.
Overall I give MLB and A&E mad props for this excellent presentation of this box set.
The contents of this box set is self explanatory you have the World Series FILM of every WS from 1943-2008. I emphasize FILM because you will get someone who will buy this THINKING they will get FULL games. These are not full games. These are 30-45 minute films highlighting each World Series from 1943-2008. I find it a treat to watch players such as Mickey Mantle, Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax, Carlton Fisk, George Brett, Jack Morris, etc in this set.
Now the quality of the DVDs are excellent and there are no bonus features and really who cares about bonus features when you have nearly 50 hours of baseball on DVD. This set gives the baseball diehard an opportunity to relive the greatest moments on baseball's grandest stage. I rate these on par with the NFL Films Super Bowl Collection as the finest in Sports DVDs because of the great quality.
I watched the 1979 World Series Film between my Buccos and the Baltimore Orioles and watching the build-up of the Series and watching the big plays and big moments are excellent. I am really looking forward to dive into other Series films.
Bottomline: if you miss the opportunity to get this set for $90...you are missing a golden opportunity. I find this set to be priceless for the baseball fan. If you are looking for a holiday gift or a birthday gift for the baseball fan I would almost guarantee you will hit one out of the park with this
Finally, all of the films released on DVD November 19, 2009
Jonathan (QUINCY, Morocco)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Over the past few years, A&E has released numerous collections of World Series films that have left a few of them out. Most notably, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1979 and 1995 were never rereleased on DVD. They are finally out in this Book/DVD combo. The book itself, while very short, is a great coffee table book. The 20 discs sit comfortably inside the book. Another huge improvement, especially for those that had the previous World Series film DVDs is that all of the films themselves have chapters so it is easy to navigate between the different games. These are all of the films that were originally released immediately after each World Series, so the 1946 film is in black and white with very little graphics and no interviews while the 2008 film is much longer with interviews, extensive highlights, etc. I would highly recommend this set, even though it is rather pricey.
Stunning DVD Set December 10, 2009
J. Knudtson
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just received my copy of The Official Major League Baseball World Series Film Collection in the mail. I obviously haven't watched them all yet but all I can say is "Wow!". This is the set of all of the MLB produced World Series highlight videos from 1943 through 2008. These videos are something to be treasured, especially the older films. And if the 20 DVD set was not enough it comes beautifully packaged in a hardcover book featuring photographs of iconic World Series moments. This set is a must own for any baseball fan. I don't know how long Amazon will keep the price at $90 but for my money it is one of the best bargains I have ever encountered.
World Series History January 24, 2010
David S. Breidenbaugh
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a great buy for me. I am very interested in baseball history, so seeing highlights of things I have already read about was great. If you are a fan of baseball history, this is a great product to purchase.
World Series Collection January 7, 2010
M. G. (Missouri)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a hot item for my son's Christmas. He spent hours reading the book and then the cd's are right there. A wonderful collection.
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