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Ball Above All - A Hoops TV Program, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Studio: Ventura Distribution
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 84883
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 40
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
UPC: 634991108027
EAN: 0634991108027
ASIN: B00005B7CO
Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 2001
Release Date: May 15, 2001
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Ball Above All
Dunks. Big dunks. Gravity-defying, rim-rattling, in-your-face dunks. That's what you'll find in Ball Above All, a production of HoopsTV.com, a Web site dedicated to celebrating basketball from the playgrounds to the pros. This 35-minute video also includes brief segments on subjects as wide-ranging as tattoos, Shaquille O'Neal's custom-made car, and white men who can jump, all peppered with rap music, comments from Sinbad ("Kobe, you got game, but no more albums!"), sports-beverage product placements, and a little T&A. But the real reason for watching the video is killer crossover dribbles, no-look passes, and, oh yes, the dunks, in clips taken chiefly from prep games, summer leagues, and invitational tournaments. The NBA may be fan-tastic, but Ball Above All proves that you don't have to be Michael Jordan or Vince Carter to throw down a vicious dunk, and you don't have to pay $85 a ticket to catch some spectacular basketball action. --David Horiuchi Ballin' Outta Control
From New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and North Carolina, this follow-up to Ball Above All takes it to the streets to bring home more hard-core footage of rim-grabbing dunks and legerdemain ball-handling and passing. Fast-forward through brief segments hosted by rapper DJ Whoo Kid about "Hoop Honeys," Kobe Bryant, and various product placements to get to the main event: awesome clips from playground contests, invitational tournaments, and prep games. As with Ball Above All, this approximately 45-minute video pulsates to an authentic rap and hip-hop soundtrack (obscenities edited), and there is gratuitous, albeit fleeting, T&A (no nudity). What it lacks in slick packaging and marquee superstars, Ballin' Outta Control more than makes up for in street cred, with footage of local heroes such as Sebastian Telfair and LeBron James, who astound with their Matrix-like moves on the court. --Donald Liebenson
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 not quite a rip-off, a let-down, none the less December 12, 2005
I was kinda disappointed in this dvd. I had previously read an online review about how the Steve Francis section was great, but honestly, it was nothing to write home about. All the dunks he had were pretty average; he's had many more explosive dunks in NBA games. The other 'reputed'dunkers weren't 2 cents worth my time either. The only brief spark I saw on this otherwise uninspiring dvd was the section of James White; dude's pretty talented but not even he could rescue this video from the fraudulent "entertaining" claims it made. If you badly want to see the 2- minute snippet of James White's acrobatic forays to the hoop, then maybe this dvd is worth purchasing. Other than that, bah humbug.
 Pretty good DVD March 15, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, this DVD was pretty sweet, except there wasnt as much dribbling as i would like to see...tho the dunks more than made up for it, and i'd liek to know if anyone knows who was the rapper that rapped 'la di da di, we liek to party...' during the section when they showed all the girls butts, thanks
 CAUTION: SUPER LAME August 17, 2002
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
LAME with a capital "L"! To everybody that is a serious baller, don't even touch this video. You will find no pleasure at all from this DVD! LAME!
 best deal I have ever found February 14, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got a bunch of gift certificates for christmas, and I stumbled upon this DVD gem...The Steve Francis part is sick. I must have watched it 37 times. The music is perfect and Steve goes unconscious for about 27 points, including several explosive dunks over multi defenders, bouncing the ball off a defender's head, perfect form jumpshots, behind the back dribbling infront of defender. I'm not sure when this clip was taken but it was in a Pro City leage game. The clip is great, and steve is one of the best fundamental, unconsciously ballin' players of our time. I cannot watch this clip over enough times. The James White dunk section is also pretty good. A funny section on how to play pickup ball for a white dude. This part was pretty funny, and white people should find it helpful. They are rules you should know by now, but if you don't there they are. The great white lie part was kinda lame. I was disappointed in this section. I couldnt tell if they were goofin' on them or if they really thought those were some tight moves. A few were tight, but some were very lame. Everyone criticizing this video because it doesnt have rafer alston is dumb. THere is a section on him but it was pretty much a done in a sad light, since in reality it is pretty sad, and rafer has gotten too much hype already and not lived up to it. Sure he was a great ball handler, but there is more to basketball than that. This video is centered around outrageous dunkers, playmakers, and players who Ball Above All. Competitors. Scorers. Atheletes. Not some goofy little and-1-mix tape.
Two Words Stevie Franchise January 18, 2002
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like I said Stevie Franchise makes this DVD. I watch that section so many times its not even funny. I gave it 4 stars although because there are some stupid parts that make no since to me why they are in this DVD. I recommend purchasing this if you are a Steve Francis fan but other than that go for the And1 mix tapes.
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