NFL Super Bowl XLVI Champions: 2011 New York Giants [Blu-ray]

At about an hour and fifteen minutes, the feature program is longer than most other Super Bowl recap DVD's of recent memory. I was expecting the standard 30 minute retelling of the Super Bowl and short snippets of the season's highlights leading up to it, but what I got was a comprehensive review of every Giant game this season, win or lose, and the featured play from each game in high definition on blu-ray.What makes this program special is the fact that NFL Films has recently elevated their high definition photography to an art form, so every play is stunning in its appearance and when the players are miked up for sound and they are hit or are hitting, the brutality of the sport is graphically spotlighted. On a good sound system, some of these hits sound as brutal as they look.Obviously, for the Giant fan, buying this memento of another improbable run is a no-brainer, but even for the casual NFL fan, this feature-length film features some of the best behind-the-scene footage of preseason coaching, banter between officials and players, sideline discussions (including the now-infamous Bill Belichick "make 'em throw it to Manningham" plea during the Super Bowl) and other rare moments that only the NFL Films crew has access to.The scene selections are divided by game, so if you wish to fast forward through the Giants mid-season swoon and get to the good stuff, just flick the remote and off you go! What I also liked about the program is the highlighting of all players who played an integral part in this championship, like Victor Cruz, Jason Pierre-Paul and even Chase Blackburn. Sure, this is Eli's team, but you are not beaten over the head with it, like you were with the Aaron Rogers or Drew Brees love-fest videos. This was truly a team effort, and the narrative certainly makes the most of that theme.I also like how candid they were able to get with Tom Coughlin, particularly his heartfelt post game speeches, and especially with linebacker Michael Boley, who you can clearly see took over Michael Strahan's role as the emotional leader of this defense, and who I believe was even more emotionally invested this year than Strahan was during the 2007 run. I certainly hope they peg him for at least one spot in the America's Game film of this team's story. I vote for Boley, Cruz and either Pierre-Paul or Ahmad Bradshaw to be the narrators, as Coughlin and Manning are probably not going to repeat...all I can do is speculate of course!The bonus material is not extensive, but it does feature the Super Bowl ceremony with everyone humorously assaulting Raymond Berry as he escorts the Lombardi Trophy through the field, as well as Super Bowl Media Day highlights, a short Super Bowl XLII retrospective (borrowed liberally from the NFL Films feature) among a half dozen or so clips and highlights. Nothing to write home about, but that's hopefully not what you bought it for.All in all, NFL Film's ability to be EVERYWHERE during filming of these games (including in the cheap seats!) makes this a truly unique perspective on a truly unique season and team. I think the most memorable moment of this feature is the very prophetic shot of Mario Manningham's mother in deep focus in the stands at the Super Bowl, then a close up on her son and Manning, just before Eli calls the play that ultimately defines and decides Super Bowl XLVI. You'll be asking yourself, how did they know? Maybe they already knew it was destiny repeating itself...

Love the highlights.

I ordered this DVD along with the Super Bowl XLII DVD and noted that in four years, virtually nothing has changed with this product. There is the usually game by game highlights leading up to the Superbowl, which has the most detailled highlights. It does start with the prior Superbowl match-up with Michael Strahan telling his teamates that the final score will be 17-14. It then fast forwards to (2011).The highlights are fairly exciting with a lot more shown in the games that were close. The best highlights are the close loss to Green Bay and the win against the Jets. Some of the the more brutal loses (the loss to New Orleans and the second Washington loss) have very brief highlights.The Superbowl has some interesting highlights including hearing the Patriot players saying to let the Giants score (at the end of the game) and then Brady's comments to his teamates just before his last second heave to the end-zone.The extras were a little disappointing, with no interviews of anyone from the Patriots. There is the Media Day and the presentation of the Super Bowl trophy as well as highlights of Super Bowl XLII and an interview with David Tyree.I liked the DVD in general but did not feel it any superior to the older one so I couldn't give it more than 4 stars.

I am a big Giants fan & this video is terrific. I don't get the negative reviews by some folks here who were expecting to see the Super Bowl XLVI telecast on here. This is NFL Films, folks. Except for the "Greatest Games" series, you're not going to see entire games on NFL Films productions (and even they don't have every single play on them). Find out the contents before you buy it, what can I say? Wait for "New York Giants - Road To XLVI". That will have the four postseaon TV broadcasts replayed on them. Regarding this video, another great job by NFL Films. Every regular season & postseason game highlights are shown with the usual superior camera work & narration. The extra content is interesting in my view also. I got the Blu-Ray version which has three extra features (about 20 minutes) on it than the DVD. Every Giants fan should own this trip down memory lane to another improbable title, like 2007. Hopefully, the "America's Game" video they make for this will be made available to purchase along with the XLII (2007) version (which is still unavailable yet, very puzzling). Highly recommended.

If you are like me and don't have the opportunity to get to see or record all of the Giants games for reasons beyond your control, this package is just right for you. It is a great souvenier of a wonderful season and shows how much talent and heart this team has. Burned by the worst injury list one could imagine and the toughest schedule the league could drop on a team,they still pulled themselves together and did what they needed to do: get into the playoffs. From that point onward it was a whole new season. This dvd captures all of this and the highlights of the Super Bowl victory over New England. It does not include any full games, but there probably will be a "Run to the Super Bowl" set like the last time we went and we'll get the entire playoff games with that. Anyway, I highly recommend it and state to the world...GO GIANTS!

The America’s Game: The Super Bowl annual documentary series is far superior to this 2011 Giants Super Bowl film. It only shows very limited clips of each game whilst not even detailing what the score is or what stage of the game is at most of the time. The 2011 NY Giants deserved better and hopefully in a few years time the America’s Game version will be released.

Must be a fan to purchase this.

Conferma per la terza volta la qualità di questi dvd e dei loro contenuti. La serie è molto appassionante. L'unico peccato è che i dvd non si trovano con la codifica europea e quindi bisogna smanettare un po' sul player del pc per farli funzionare!

Muy recomendable para fans de los NY Giants, no tiene tanto material adicional como otras ediciones pero tiene la calidad de los NFL Films.

Lo compré para mi esposo, quien es fan de los gigantes, lo ama! Lo ha visto varias veces y todo funcionó bien