Airsoft Movie Reviews

Don't sleep on this DVD. When can we expect more?

P.S. I bought some of the other street basketball DVD's, but this was the best I have seen. I think the directors of Jordan to the Max did this one.

As far as aethetics go, I can not deny that this is a very well produced and slick video. Very aethetically pleasing on all aspects.

The thing that struck me the most about watching the video and looking at the calenders was not so much the aesthetics of the young women. It wasn't just the fact that they were attractive, but despite the fact that they were posing in bathing suits, there was a dignity to them that is seldom seen today and that is what impressed me the most

The documentary has a few extras included such as extended interviews, different audio segments of the same play, etc.. but there was so MUCH MORE that NFL Films could have included on a DVD capable of holding this much memory. I viewed the extras that are watchable with a computer DVD player... Nothing impressive, a collection of stats that you could get on any internet site...

Not worth it until the price drops... If you're an NFL fan, you'll enjoy what you watch, but it's over quick!

I think Leslie shood stick to naked gun movies and ones like that. There is also a pretty good one, other than this one with leslie on golf.

Also knows as Naked Space and The Creature Wasn't Nice, this video is probably only found in dark alley video stores, where THIS golf video should be...

Too bad Spaceship (aka, aka) can't be more readily available,
like on Amazon.com

DVD Quality.. Unfortunately the quality could have been better. For the die-hard DVD enthusiast, who expect the highest quality, the picture and audio quality are not quite up to par. During the main scenes are too bad, the cut and fade sequences you can see quite noticeable compression artefacts. It's quite annoying. Similar to a good quality MPEG from the internet. Sound is also a bit sketchy, it has been mastered too loudly and quite often you get that shrill "SSSS" noise when dialogue starting with "S" is spoken. It's a similar effect to a program on TV that isn't quite tuned properly. Also, very annoying. It could just be that the US have a different [read: higher] level of volume to Australian standards, I don't know....

However, I'm still going to buy the other DVD's in the series. Having taped the original 1994 program on my fathers old Mono BETAMAX VCR when I was 14, I'd like to get them in much better quality. Hopefully the quality of the other DVD's will be a bit better....there's only one way to find out. It's just a pity that the 1994 show isn't on DVD....

The editing and video reconstruction is impressive for the most part, but on many plays, there are annoying cuts in the action, so you see the quarterback release a pass, then a cut to the receiver catching it, without actually watching how the ball got there.

There's also virtually no opportunity to see the offensive line or the defense in action. You see the most important moments in the simulated plays, but you can't learn anything about HOW an individual played or what made him so great. For instance, I still couldn't tell you a thing about Jack Ham's style of play, and I didn't learn anything at all about Bart Starr. You could watch all three games and not even know Forrest Gregg or Larry Allen were in there. These are just four of many examples.

The simulated games are also horribly predictable and the drama is badly overdone: the announcers tell you someone hasn't made a catch yet, and the next play he does; squeezed into three little games are an overtime, a game-deciding replay challenge, a disputed coin toss, and about 50 4th-quarter drives that would put John Elway to shame. Last-minute rallies are fun when they're spontaneous, not when you know they're coming and that they're there for false drama.

There's very little actual football, but there's a lot of production. There are some nice interviews with players, good cuts of some old footage, and a LOT of cuts to the booth with Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Steve Sabol, and a simulated Howard Cosell.

The best part of this box set, if you can stand his abrasiveness, is Cossell. I'd only read about him, but I felt like I got a real flavor for why he inspired such intense feeling (positive and negative) from viewers. Even the Cosell hook is a little disappointing, though, as some quotes are reused up to three times, and a few themes are a little overdone. The producers thought some jokes were so funny, they used them in each of the three videos.

If you want to watch football, buy a Super Bowl or highlight video instead. If you want to learn about the past, read a book (Total Football II is a great resource). If you want to settle the debate about greatest team ever, this is helpful but hardly indisputable. And if you really like Theismann and Patrick and "Forrest Gump"-style editing, this might be right for you. But for a die-hard football fan, this is certain to be a disappointment. I do not recommend it.

It is all speculation. In the end, it's hype. Why are the 49ers (who benefitted from weak competition and favorable matchups, and ridiculously weak AFC Super Bowl opponents throughout their glory years, and who lost to good teams like the Bears, Giants) in the top 5 teams at all?

As for the card, the first fight between Jason Canals and Nigel Scantelbury kicked things of positively. Both fighters gave it their all. Things went south from there. Every favorite won and won with ease. I think every fight went under 1 minute. The Brazilians who impressed in Extreme Fighting 1, had it too easy this go around.

An interesting fight was the Jean Riviere versus Carlos Newton encounter. Riviere was originally supposed to fight Orlando Weit, but Weit pulled out leaving Newton as the substitute. Carlos Newton at the time was making his pro debut, and weighed lighter than what the "tale of the tape" read. Early on you can see Newton's incredible athletic style as he tried to take out Rivere, who weighed 115 pounds heavier. Fighting with a Gi, maybe had something to do with the conclusion. An interesting fight.

Reading about this event and how all the fighters were arrested after the event was a great story. Seeing the footage of how organizers of the event huddled to make this happen was interesting. I did though buy this for the fights, and they really let me down.