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Simply The Best!
NFL Films did an outstanding job in assembling and editing the footage for this, especially considering the fact that the Super Bowl was played on February 1 and this DVD was released on February 24. Highlights from every regular season game were included, my favorite being the Snowball Bowl played against the Miami Dolphins on December 7. A heavy snow had fallen that day and, whenever the Patriots scored, the fans would throw snowballs in the air. It looked like white fireworks were going off in Gillette Stadium! The Ice Bowl against the Tennessee Titans, which was played on January 10, didn't start until 8 PM. The temperature and wind chill went way below zero, as the Patriots froze the Titans in their tracks and stopped them from advancing in the playoffs. The Kick The Colts Bowl, played on January 18, saw the unbeatable Indianapolis Colts get their clock cleaned, as Mr. Manning found out that Gillette Stadium was not Peyton's place!

In Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Carolina Panthers played with great intensity and would not give up, battling back time and time again. It's very fitting that the Patriots' victory came down to Adam Vinateri's last minute field goal, just as it did in Super Bowl XXXVI. Once again, the highlights from that game included in this DVD were outstanding. What really impressed me were the bonus features, especially the World Broadcast. Every play of the Super Bowl was shown, minus the commercials or any other pauses between plays. The half time show was not shown at all, putting the spotlight on the football game itself, where it rightly belonged. In my opinion, Super Bowl XXXVIII was the best Super Bowl of all time, and this is the best DVD presentation of a Super Bowl I have ever seen.

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Outstanding DVD!!!
This DVD is much, much, much better than the New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI DVD. It is a must have for all Patriots fans.

First, the hour-long recap of the season through the Super Bowl was nicely done. My only quibble here is that it would have been nice to have more details on the regular season and playoff games-more highlights, more commentary, and more inside information. Nevertheless, it was complete and well done.

THE BEST THING ABOUT THE DVD IS THE ENTIRE GAME BROADCAST IS ON IT. This is a fabulous addition to the DVD and makes it even better. Now I already have the game on VHS since I taped it (as I do Super Bowl XXXVI) but having it on the DVD is just a huge bonus.

The other special features are great too. The NFL Match-Up segment was superb. And the short pre and post game interviews were interesting.

Very well done and highly recommended.

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Super Disappointment
First, go pats!

As for this DVD, it has 2 major flaws, and these flaws are generally ignored by other reviews (and some even get it flat-out wrong). Both deal with the "World Broadcast."

1. While the DVD itself and some reviewers have said that this gives you "ALL the excitement" of the world broadcast, that's definitely not true. Now, I liked the summary of the season, NFL Films-style, but I really wanted this DVD so I could watch the whole game again, since the first time around was a bit stressful (as I'm sure it was for all pats fans). So it KILLED me when I discovered that it is, in fact, NOT THE ENTIRE BROADCAST! It's an abridged version, shortened by cutting down the time between snaps. A four and out takes about 10 seconds, as you seen the panthers line up, run 3 up the gut, and then punt - done by clipping everything after the play until the next snap, with an occasional replay. IT SUCKS! It kills the drama, it's a very clinical, "clean" replay of the game w/o all the excitement. I'm shocked they did this and I'm surprised it wasn't noted more often by other people.

2. Another big flaw was the presentation of the game itself. I watched the game on HDTV, and it was gorgeous in widescreen, crystal clear viewing. However, this DVD only has it in standard format and it's definitely not HD. Pretty weak, given that the game was filmed in high def not to provide that widescreen version on the DVD.

So, get this if all you really want is the summary of the season and dramatic music for the playoffs. As for the actual broadcast, big thumbs down.