NFL: History of the New England Patriots

Actor: Robb Webb
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 14286

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: WARD039669D
UPC: 883929024919
EAN: 0883929024919
ASIN: B001CW8020

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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NFL: History of the New England Patriots

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5 out of 5 stars Patriots fans sit back & enjoy the nostalgia!    December 23, 2008
David Falzano (Boston, MA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I havn't been around on this earth long enough to witness most of the years of the New England Patriots, but fortunately during my lifetime I'm able to enjoy the greatest era of the team's legacy! It's amazing to think that for many years the Patriots were a team that nobody thought much of but of course now that has all changed but it's GREAT to look back with this DVD set on how the Pats were born & how they've evolved over the years. And by no means does this seem like a quick summary, there is quite a lot of info not only describing the many seasons, but also a lot of detail to key games & moments, players, coaches, not only explained narratively but also from the lips of the players & personnel themselves! And as a bonus, the second DVD contains several segments regarding Bill Belichick, Teddy Bruschi, Rodney Harrison, history of Foxboro Stadium & The Snow Bowl. For die hard pats fans this is 100% worth every penny!


2 out of 5 stars A passable history, but could be a whole lot better    December 6, 2008
J. Powell (United Kingdom)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Avid Patriots fans will snap this one up i'm sure. I enjoyed it, but was left feeling a little short-changed. I'm a lifelong fan of the team and it was fantastic to see the first half hour of this DVD. The old footage of Gino and Babe Parilli etc, playing before all those empty seats at Fenway in the days of the Boston Patriots. Priceless. It's great to see this rare old footage, and its the reason i wanted to buy this DVD as soon as it came out. Where this DVD falls short for me though is the brief runthrough the 70's and 80's. These were very poor years for the team, with the exception of '76. I will grant NFL films allowance for that. However, remember that this is what the team was. A bunch of no-hope failures. It was still our team, and we loved them. The 85 season is not covered in too much detail, which is a shame as for most fans in their 30's like me, this was a legendary season to remember. The only time the pats looked halfway decent in their history.

Then we get on to another fairly brief look at the Parcells era, 96 and our second Super Bowl failure, then it's all Belichick era for the remainder of the DVD. Of course its great to see the Super Bowl wins etc, but if you own any other Pats DVDs, it's all stuff you've seen a hundred times before, and nothing new that you don't have already. The story is over two hours, but around an hour and 20 minutes is Belichick era patriots. To be honest it left me a little bit disappointed as i wanted to see the history, not recent history of the franchise up to that point.

That said, there are some good extras on disc two that i guarantee a few of which you won't have seen. Again though, if you have any other Pats DVDs, you'll already have half of them. It all adds up to a bit of a cash-in on old material that's already been available on the market for years.

The Patriots deserved a little bit better. If you're a new pats fan or don't already own any Pats DVDs from NFL Films, then this is a great DVD. For the rest of us, you'll have seen most of it before.


5 out of 5 stars Great DVD    December 3, 2008
Robert G. Splaine Jr. (Phoenix)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have not watched it in its entirety, but the first disc has great archival footage of the Patriots in their AFL days, and a lot of good information is provided. This is a must have for all Patriots fans. Buy it.


4 out of 5 stars This is Great!    November 13, 2008
L. On John (Hong Kong)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful

Honestly, I have yet to see it! But hey, it is already a great idea to have a historical DVD for the team (and for all other teams too!) so I will give four stars just for the effort!

Maybe people now only know the Pats as a great team; or "the team to hate"; but guys like me have seen the bad old days, haha! So here, you will see the good, the bad and the ugly!

I would really want it to show Doug Flutie in the old uniform AND the new uniform! I bet he is the only guy that played for the Pats then and "now"!


4 out of 5 stars Amazing Pats    July 24, 2008
A. M. ALVAREZ (Mexico City)
1 out of 13 found this review helpful

I have the complete collection of this historic dvds, and I'm really want to know about the history of the pats. This is the elite of pro-football, thanks God that last year they lost the Super Bowl, if not they will be the best dinasty ever... and with the highest level of all time... I'm a Dolphin fan for so many years and to be honest, I hate the pats, but now I reconignize the incredible good team that the Patriots are and now I like it and also, I expect them to win another super bowl.

So I'm waiting for this new DVD... So for now the only undefeated team is the Miami Dolphins from 1971...

Please NFL, we want the Miami Dolphins complete history soon !!!