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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0696306000327 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Polygram USA Video Languages: Manufacturer: Polygram USA Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Polygram USA Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 06, 2001 Running Time: 50 minutes Studio: Polygram USA Video Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Hockey great Mark Messier is profiled in this DVD that documents his career from childhood hockey leagues in his native Canada to NHL superstardom in New York City. Messier first achieved stardom as a member of the Edmonton Oilers' dynasty of the 1980s, which won three Stanley Cups in four years. But he rose to his greatest fame, and escaped from the shadow of Wayne Gretzky, when he arrived with great fanfare in the Big Apple and sought to lead the downtrodden Rangers to the Stanley Cup, a seemingly impossible goal. Mark Messier: Leader, Champion & Legend shows vividly how Messier initially faced some rocky times after arriving in Madison Square Garden before the Rangers finally won the biggest prize in hockey after a 54-year drought. Family members, former teammates (including, of course, Gretzky), and even the coach from his childhood bantam league team appear to talk about Messier's love of the game and his astounding desire to win. The action footage is often spectacular, and there is an appropriate amount of atmospheric material, including scenes of wild-eyed Ranger fans going insane as they extol the virtues of Messier. --Robert J. McNamara Average Rating:
 Rating:  - BUY IT, WATCH IT, LIVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This DVD is one of the best sports profiles I have ever seen. For one it details the life of arguably one of the greatest athletes in the history of professional sports. Even if you know the life of Messier and feel you don't the DVD, trust me you do. The DVD begins with a combination of short video clips of Messier with someone reading the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. I use that part as a football coach to motivate my players in Mississippi. Even though none of them know anything about hockey, ... Read More Rating:  - Release Date: Jan. 10th, 2006I couldn't believe that it said it would be released in 2010, but the Warner Bros. website says that it's released on the tenth of January. No extra games which is really what I buy most sport DVD's for, so I might wait for them to release one with games, like they are doing with the Gretzky DVD. Rating: - Whoa whoa whoa....you must not follow hockeyI was going to abstain from commenting, but then I saw the LUDICROUS statement above, reading: "Anyone notice how bad his teams got whenever Wayne Gretzky wasn't his teammate any longer? like me recognized how overrated he was even when he was with the Oilers. He thought he was old school, when he was just old." 1. He led the Oilers to a Cup, OVER Gretzky's Kings in the playoffs, and WITHOUT Gretzky in the Finals. 2. He led the Rangers to a Cup in 1994, WITHOUT ... Read More Rating: - One of the Immortals of the GameThe only man to wear the captain "C" for two different Stanley Cup winning franchises, Mark Messier is without doubt an immortal of the NHL and easily one of the Top 10 players to ever lace-up skates. His on-ice accomplishments -- 6 Stanley Cups, 2 Hart Trophies, second only to Gretzky in regular season and playoff points -- coupled with his legendary leadership and hard-nosed style illustrate the very special player that the unheralded Messier ultimately became. Messier is a throwback to the "old ... Read More Rating: - A Welcome BonusMessier is the greatest player in the NHL. That isn't to say that he's the best but no one has the resume that he does. As for Messier not being anything after he was no longer paired with Gretzky, that's why his teams have more wins and better records overall? His two Stanley Cups (Gretzky never won one without Messier on his team)? Two Hart Trophies (None after 1988 for Gretzky)? No matter how badly his teams played over the past seven seasons, that doesn't diminish or eradicate all that Mark Messier ... Read More |
