The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920-2002 [DVD]

I love this dvd. It was better than what I had expected. This is the best Olympic dvd that I have ordered thus far. I recommend this 3 set of dvd's for anyone that loves track and field, etc. It's nice to see the men and women that were before us enjoying themselves in what they do best. I felt good for them when they were happy, and i don't even know them. It didn't matter who they were. It must be a beautiful feeling to be on that podium. Especially when you win the gold. I can't imagine. Worth buying!)

I am mostly a track enthusiast, so can hardly comment on the ice Olympic events. This DVD is over 6 hours long, containing many of the outstanding performances, including Jesse Owens, Bob Beamon's magnificent world record breaking by nearly 2 feet in the long jump at in 1968 in Mexico (Beamon broke down into a seizure, not believing what he had just done...the delay in the result was because the length of his leap was beyond the measure of the equipment), Boxing's Teofilo Stevens of Cuba, winning gold 3 times consecutively at the superheavyweight, Uganda's John Akii-Bua (RIP) becoming the first to run under 48 seconds at the 400 meter hurdles, Lee Evans in 1968 becoming the first man under 44 seconds in the 400 meters (the black power salutes by Tommy Smith and John Carlos are not left out), Cuba's Alberto Juantorena becoming the first Cuban track gold medallist when he won in (and first man ever with golds at both Olympic events)both the 400 and 800 meters run. The list goes on and on. These are brief defining and emotional moments that include many other gold performances by such greats as Kip Keino at 1500, Abebe Bikila in the marathon, Florence Griffith Joyner, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Herb Elliot, Sebastian Coe, Edwin Moses, Haile Gebresellasie, Al Oerter (RIP) winning 4 consecutive golds at the discus, etc. This DVD is constructed to display significant wins of the games, and any viewer will likely wonder why some of the highlights are ommitted. Yet, the DVD captures many amazing moments of the Olympics, well worth more than the approximately $10 i bought the DVD. Notably, Michael Johnson who holds both the 400 and 200 meter records is missing in the highlights (though images of him are displayed in the openings). In 1996, Johnson won the 200 meters in a record that may hold for many decades to come...19.32 seconds (if I am not mistaken). Johnson, an alumnus of Baylor University in Texas, has also run the most sub-44 seconds 400 meter runs. I will alwasy treasure this limited edition DVD

I really enjoy watching this DVD. It's great to get over 6 hours of highlights for such an affordable price and I really appreciate the fact that it focuses on both the Winter and Summer Games and gives attention to athletes from all over the world and not just the biggest countries.

I just loved the stories captured in this series. There is so much inspiration to be gained by watching them. This DVD is beautifully made and with excellent commentary. You get the share the joy and heartaches of those who are striving to be the very best that they can be. And I really like the way that extraordinary human achievements are celebrated without favouring any particular nation.

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Captures clips of great moments, but does not show whole routines. Wish it was more complete.

It cool watching this again.

What a missed opportunity! Great for 1920 to 1950 skating history, odd Nancy Kerrigan and Scott Hamilton commentary with brief mentions of their time in the last 10 mins. Dick Button is a national treasure & he was underused in the special. Also the memorabilia guys? We could have done without that drivel. I'm a history buff in general and almost threw it out. The director should be drawn & quartered. What were the producers thinking?Why not a double DVD and include 1970 to 1996? Beware folks.

The quality of sound and images are poor. More disappointing is how short the individual Olympic moments are. There's approximately 20 stories per CD and each only get 3 minutes each. The narrator lakes enthusiasm and passion for telling their stories.

Excellent DVDs - good value - quickly delivered. This is all all you will need if you are a fan of Olympic history in the making.

Man sollte den Titel "Moments..." wirklich wörtlich nehmen.Natürlich ist es eine schwere Aufgabe, alle "golden moments" festzuhalten. Aber eine DVD hat heute mehr technische Möglichkeiten (mehr kapitel mit medailienspiegel-Siegesfeiern). 2te und 3te Plätze und alle weiteren werden vollständig ausgelassen! Die Geschichten und zu manchen Zeiten gewisse Umstände werden nicht möglichst neutral kommentiert, sondern nur aus amerikanischer Sichtweise dargestellt-schade! Für das Geld kann man mehr verlangen!

leider enttäuschender Inhalt, Neben viel altbekannten Statistiken und Tabellen, die mam überall bekommt und nur kurze, wenige Video-Mitschnitte. Habe ich sofort weiterverkauft...

Habe mir von der Olympic-Series mehr erwartet. Leider geht man nicht zeitlich sortiert durch die Geschichte. Mich interessieren auch die Highlights der Eröffnungsfeiern und natürlich hauptsächlich die deutschen Athleten. Da ist diese Kollektion ein voller Reinfall.