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WRIGLEY FIELD: Beyond the Ivy

WRIGLEY FIELD: Beyond the Ivy
Directed by David Levenson

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Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #71335 in DVD
  • Released on: 2004-01-01
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
  • Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
  • Original language: English
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 137 minutes

Customer Reviews

Cubbies deserve more 2
If you are a Cubs fan you will be disappointed because you love anything about the Cubs but this DVD is slow and boring. Giving a so-so look at the ball park, a less than steller history of the Cubs, and no real salute to the fans makes you very annoyed. The only good part was the walk through of a day at the park and the narrator. If you are looking for a good 'past 100 years in Cubs baseball" don't buy this-but if you buy everything that relates to the Cubs you might as well get it. It is a slow boring documentary with moments of tolerence. Keep shopping.

Not for a Cub fan, or anyone wanting the Wrigley Field experience1
Bad. I kept looking at the clock hoping that the DVD was almost over. A few inside chuckles IF you know Wrigleyville. No insight. Do these producers understand how much the Cub fans dislike Woo-Woo. More to Wrigley Field than the scalpers and ball hawks. Spend the money on an afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Intelligent and funny!5
I saw this film in a small theatre in Chicago a few years ago, and was delighted to find it available on DVD. I bought it wondering if it would be as enjoyable on home viewing without the aid of a full theatre crowd, and was not disappointed!

What still comes through for me is the filmmakers passionate immersion in the crazy Wrigley neighborhood culture and the various individuals they chose to spotlight. My favorite is the ticket scalper. It's rare to find such an in-depth (and hilarious) look at this hidden aspect of baseball. I could have watched him for another half hour!

Living in the Phoenix area, I've read about all the changes going on at Wrigley this year, which makes me twice as glad that I bought the DVD. It's a thoughtful document of the way it is - and the way it was.