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Rating:  - A very good retrospective of The Great One
This is a nice DVD set and a very good review of 99's remarkable career. John Davidson interviews Wayne and the conversation between the two is smooth and never seems forced. Certain sections are introduced by Keifer Sutherland. I can't say it's a complete look at his career (nothing on his brief stint with St. Louis) which is why I didn't give this set five stars. With the exception of the game where Wayne scores his 802nd career goal (Vancouver's broadcast of the game is the one on here), all games are CBC telecasts. The games are all restored and look and sound as good as they could possibly be. You'll either like or be annoyed by the removal of a lot of the time between faceoffs of the games. A recommended purchase for Wayne's fans and all hockey fans.
Rating: - Very Cool set...
This is a great set. It is a shame for those customers who had already purchased the 2-disc version... All-in-all there's a lot of great hockey on here. The editing could have been smoother - as soon as there's a whistle you jump to the face-off; it may take a minute to figure out what the result of the whistles was - sometimes the edits rush you along so quickly you wonder if a penalty was actually called. I guess you can get used to it. Also, the set focuses almost entirely on Wayne's carrer as a goal scorer, obviously that's probably the most exciting aspect, but in a 4-disc "Ultimate Gretzky" set I would have liked to see more about the well-rounded player he was. It would have been nice to have some highlights for all of his assists - Wayne the incomparable set-up man. Otherwise, thoroughly enjoyable.
Rating: - Only one quibble
This is a great DVD set. However, as a LA Kings fan I have to say that it just isn't the same seeing the two LA games without the Bob Miller commentary. The man is in the Hall of Fame as a hockey play-by-play announcer. I wish the NHL and producers of this set could have found a way to have an alternate sound track with Bob's commentary-- especially of these two memorable games. In my memory I can hear Bob..."the Great One is now the greatest of them all!" and his excitement as the Kings qualified for the finals for the first time. Seeing those events without Bob's voice just doesn't carry the same power for me.
Still, this is a small matter in the big picture of an otherwise awesome DVD set.
Rating: - Why a "Special Edition?"
It is annoying that they come out with "Special Editions" after releasing the original version. Basically, it like saying "We know you already spent $40 on this, but now we want another $40." Three of those greatest games are valid (81, 84 and 93) but the 83 All Star Game and 94 Goal #802 game have no business being on there. They should have game 7 from the 87 finals and game 2 of the 87 Canada Cup on there. Game 2 of the 87 Canada Cup was his best game ever. Watch it. He is all over the ice, he plays a ton of minutes and he plays at the absolute top of his game the entire way.
Rating:  - Can someone tell me...
Are the 802 game and Game 7 from the ESPN broadcast or another channel? It would be great to hear (the late) Tom Mees once again. Thanks.
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