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A glorious conclusion to an unforgettable summer of sport, the London 2012 Paralympic Games was 11 days of awe-inspiring, heart-stopping sporting action that transfixed millions. The biggest Paralympic Games ever saw 4,200 athletes from 166 countries come together, including more than 300 British athletes, all of them searching for that elusive precious metal.
Each day of the games brought new, extraordinary stories to the fore, each one showcasing the superhuman capabilities of Paralympians from across the globe. The endeavours of these remarkable athletes brought disability into the mainstream, and made overnight household names of a new generation of sporting heroes.
The action, the emotion, the excitement, the controversy, the passion, the courage, the triumph and tragedy, and the sheer athletic excellence made this one of the great sporting events of British history. Clare Balding presents the most awe-inspiring moments of the 11 unforgettable days of sport that were the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful
By Mr airfix
Format:DVD
The main reason for buying this DVD was for the sport and not the ceremonies. I watched the games every day and despised C4's coverage due to the constant advert breaks, annoying studio chat and the lack of sports available to watch. I was dissapointed to see that C4 were doing a DVD but I still bought it to relieve the excellent sporting achievements.
The discs are presented inside a normal DVD case, with pictures of different GB athletes on the front and back. Disc 1 contains the Opening Ceremony, Disc 2 the highlights, and Disc 3 the Closing Ceremony.
The sporting highlights are presented on a day by day basis, with Clare Balding summing up the day's events at the start. The highlights mainly consist of GB medal winning performances, but there is some coverage of athletes from other nations winning medals such as Oscar Pistorius. Usually most events are not the full length. Athletics events up to 400m and small distance swimming events are usually the full race, but otherwise you only see the last few moments and in the case of silver or bronze medal winners, only a few seconds. The commentary however is very good.
The main problem with the highlights is the fact that, like the TV coverage, you only see a few seconds of some sports. These include archery, boccia, road cycling, goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting and wheelchair fencing. These account for over half of all Paralympic sports and not including them is unacceptable This is why I have given it 3 stars.
Overall, I would say that, for only £9 the DVD is a good buy.
The discs are presented inside a normal DVD case, with pictures of different GB athletes on the front and back. Disc 1 contains the Opening Ceremony, Disc 2 the highlights, and Disc 3 the Closing Ceremony.
The sporting highlights are presented on a day by day basis, with Clare Balding summing up the day's events at the start. The highlights mainly consist of GB medal winning performances, but there is some coverage of athletes from other nations winning medals such as Oscar Pistorius. Usually most events are not the full length. Athletics events up to 400m and small distance swimming events are usually the full race, but otherwise you only see the last few moments and in the case of silver or bronze medal winners, only a few seconds. The commentary however is very good.
The main problem with the highlights is the fact that, like the TV coverage, you only see a few seconds of some sports. These include archery, boccia, road cycling, goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting and wheelchair fencing. These account for over half of all Paralympic sports and not including them is unacceptable This is why I have given it 3 stars.
Overall, I would say that, for only £9 the DVD is a good buy.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Jon
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this blu ray as a souvenir of the wonderful sporting achievements of the paralympians. It is a shame that so little sport is featured on these three discs, with only brief highlights of the action from each day, while the opening and closing ceremonies are featured in full.
As a whole, the set represents reasonable value for money, but the makers have got their priorities all wrong. The sporting achievements are the most important thing, but feel like an adjunct to the ceremonies. It should be the other way round.
As a whole, the set represents reasonable value for money, but the makers have got their priorities all wrong. The sporting achievements are the most important thing, but feel like an adjunct to the ceremonies. It should be the other way round.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By J. Martin
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
After being one of the people who bought tickets the the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic games which I can only describe as the most amazing and inspirational concert/events I have been too. I am sad to say that I am quite disappointed in the quality of the DVD opening ceremony. While I appreciate that nothing beats the real thing and I wanted to get the memories and see parts that weren't easy to understand or see form in the stadium. However it feels grainy to watch like someones recorded of their I-phone or a pirate copy. The pre-recored parts look fine in quality just the live ceremonies both look grainy with the opening looking worse than the closing. The quality of all the live ceremony is just a bit poor for the national broadcaster of the London 2012 Paralympic games.
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However after one of the most amazing and inspirational moments of the ceremony - (the flypast linked in with the story of 4 peoples journeys) was completely missed on broadcast night. As John Snow's studio coverage cut away too late and only barely caught the last few seconds of the countdown. Channel 4 have at least shown the peoples journey was explained and some coverage of the flypast shown although it does appear to look like a rehearsal VT and not the live flypast. Either that or bad channel 4 coverage and editing again as a better live version can be watched on Youtube with paraylmpictv.org.
A few strange things like loud clapping on the DVD menu playing in loop until you press play - I would have rather the C4 Paralympic credits on loop.
Overall the music/mood and the event is captured well but just needed that bit of polishing that you get with a BBC coverage event and some disappoints like I said.
The highlights Dvd is very good with athletes stories/highlights/good commentaries and some of the atmospheres in the venues captured.
### Spoiler warning###
However after one of the most amazing and inspirational moments of the ceremony - (the flypast linked in with the story of 4 peoples journeys) was completely missed on broadcast night. As John Snow's studio coverage cut away too late and only barely caught the last few seconds of the countdown. Channel 4 have at least shown the peoples journey was explained and some coverage of the flypast shown although it does appear to look like a rehearsal VT and not the live flypast. Either that or bad channel 4 coverage and editing again as a better live version can be watched on Youtube with paraylmpictv.org.
A few strange things like loud clapping on the DVD menu playing in loop until you press play - I would have rather the C4 Paralympic credits on loop.
Overall the music/mood and the event is captured well but just needed that bit of polishing that you get with a BBC coverage event and some disappoints like I said.
The highlights Dvd is very good with athletes stories/highlights/good commentaries and some of the atmospheres in the venues captured.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Memories
My wife was a gamesmaker at the paralympics and this is a great record of the fantastic summer of sporting success
Published 7 hours ago by T. Dewey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
a lovely keepsake to remember a wonderful year and achievements as memories fade,
The Olympics dvd was easy to purchase in the shops, but the paralympics not so easy- this... Read more
The Olympics dvd was easy to purchase in the shops, but the paralympics not so easy- this... Read more
Published 9 hours ago by FIONA
5.0 out of 5 stars
london 2012 dvd
brilliant dvd reminds you of the paralympic games in the summer something you can watch in the future and see how well we did
Published 1 day ago by alan john cole
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gift
Having not actually watched it, I am assuming from comments made that the recipient of this gift was well pleased to receive it.
Published 5 days ago by Mrs J E Reeve
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy memories
What super athletes these people are. Worked as Games Maker and was privilged to meet some of them. The disc bring it all back
Published 6 days ago by Alan Kirkham
5.0 out of 5 stars
2012 Paralympics DVD
Haven't actually played it yet but the box is nicely wrapped in cellophane. Do you think these review requests are sent out too soon at times?
Published 7 days ago by Art
4.0 out of 5 stars
London 2012 Paralympic Games-A great memory
!st class set of DVDs.Very good coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies[1 DVD each].Very good coverage of the events on the 3rd DVD. Read more
Published 8 days ago by NORMAN BILES
5.0 out of 5 stars
just great
you can watch it over and over again.to see the tremendous effort that the paralympians put there self through to win.exellent
Published 10 days ago by gordon wootton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Bought this as a gift for a friend. Very nice, with opening ceremony and highlights from the Games, plus a whole lot more. Read more
Published 14 days ago by HilaryC
4.0 out of 5 stars
memories
having worked in the athletes village for the paralympics this was a must buy...and it did just what I wanted...memories
Published 17 days ago by John
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