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| In Search of History - Hell's Angels (History Channel) | 
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Studio: A&E Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 20577
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 50
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: AAED73039D
ISBN: 0767083849
UPC: 733961730395
EAN: 9780767083843
ASIN: B000AABL4O
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: September 27, 2005
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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 09/27/2005
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 "Needed More History" October 20, 2008
How it all came to be and where it is now would have given a better insight into the club. The history of this club should have been the main idea for this DVD.... It was okay, could have been better.
Interesting but does not give credit to the movies April 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I saw this documentary on TV, and have two criticisms.
First, the growth and transformation of the Hells Angels from a local motorcycle club to a multi-national organization that spans at least five continents (North America, Europe, (South) Africa, South America and Australia) has an interesting history.
This growth was caused in large part by interest in the group overseas sparked by lwo budget films such as "Wild Angels" and the whole slew of drive-in quality "biker flicks" that lasted from the mid-60s to the mid-70s. (Members of the Hells Angels appeared, usually as extras, in several of these including "Wild Angels," "Hells Angels on Wheels," and "Hells Angels '69."
It was an odd merging of myth, movies and reality with an increase in one giving a boost to the other two aspects of the group.
Second, as someone who collects these (odd) films, I was astonished to see how much of the footage shown in this documentary came from various drive-in biker films.
Again we have the odd melding of myth, movie and reality merging in this documentary.
Much of the other footage, including interviews, came from the documentary "Hells Angels Forever," a film that was produced by the Angels themselves as a public relations effort.
Therefore I felt this documentary gave about half the story and tried to exaggerate what it had in the way of information.
Still, it was interesting. I enjoyed it, but I think people who really enjoyed it might enjoy digging deeper as most of the footage came from sources that are already available to the public.
 Hell's Angels History Channel. December 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great documentary. Great story of the Hell's Angels. Complete and good item for anybody like the story about this motorcycle club. A+A+A+A+A+.
Hell Bound November 19, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a pretty good overview of the club, but of course only scratches the surfaces of the worlds most powerful outlaw biker gang. More footage of the gang in action in Nevada would of been nice as they stood thier ground and went toe to toe with the Mongols.
Entertaining but mostly a re-hash of information available elsewhere. July 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best part of this DVD is Sonny Barger telling the clubs history from his point of view. Had the whole DVD been based on Sonny and his version of history and then it would have been worth it.
The rest of it is middle class reportage of a rehash of what Hunter Thompson wrote and Yves Lavigne re-reported in their books.
The vintage photos seem to have been lifted from said books.
The videos of Altamont, restaurant and street scenes were interesting though.
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