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The Class Of 92 as players need little introduction, the 90s belonged to Manchester United & at the core of that success were a few young lads, mates, who not only lived their dreams, they did it together & made history. This film tells that story & gives us an insight into what it was like, the film is much more than just the football, it is a look back at a brilliant decade when Manchester was leading the way both on & off the field. Growing up most young lads can only dream of what these lads went on to achieve & for us sat at home being all nostalgic about the beautiful 90s, it is a treat !!! I really cant recommend this highly enough, a 10 from me !!!!

The Class of 92 takes us through the story which has been told time and again but the sheer beauty of how its done bringing the whole culture, the wave of change around Manchester at the time and of course the brilliance of Manchester United and especially 6 home grown talents who grew from being boyhood fans to becoming Legends and history makers for their beloved Manchester United, is a joy to watch. For United fans of this generation, you would already be in love with the protagonists here and its a chance of going and falling in love with your heroes all over again.

Its a truly remarkable motion picture. Anybody associated with football or not must watch this, for its a tale of male friendship, togetherness, discipline, hard work, sacrifice and much much more.

It was trenchant Scottish football analyst Alan Hansen who famously said "You'll never win anything with kids" after Manchester United heavily lost their first Premier League game of the 1999 season, when manager Alex Ferguson replaced almost half his team with young players in their early 20's who'd come through the clubs own youth academy seven years before (apart from Gary Neville, who was actually Class of '93). However with Ferguson's tough-love style of management and chaperoned by United greats like Eric Cantona, Roy Keane and Peter Schmeichel, talented youngsters like David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs all came of age as the side famously picked itself up and completed a celebrated treble of the championship, FA Cup and in particular the European Champions League, the last after a gap in the club's history of 31 years, when they scored twice in the last five minutes to steal victory from the jaws of defeat against a superior Bayern Munich team on the night.

This documentary offers individual profiles of the players, mostly, as you'd expect, involving lots of mutual admiration, with reminiscences of their early days at the club and focusing in particular on the matches that proved crucial at the season's climax as they chased their three trophies.

The three other players of the six featured, the defensive Neville brothers and midfielder Nicky Butt, for me weren't anywhere near the same class as the other three, but to be fair they all became international players too and certainly fitted well into the club set-up. They all, too, seem like decent blokes, genuinely friendly amongst each other, even latter-day multi-media superstar Beckham and there are some fascinating clips of them all getting their start in the youth team. Nice too, to see the youth team coach getting his due here.

The story of the team's fantastic season and the part this group of young talent played in it is pretty well-known and apart from one or two shaggy-dog stories about initiation ceremonies and avoiding strict boss Ferguson's attempts at imposing a curfew, little new was revealed of what went on behind the scenes, I felt. What happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room I guess. I'm not sure either the attempts to align the club's rise in fortunes with the emergence of "Madchester" music of the time with Oasis, Stone Roses and even the Blair government of the day were convincingly made, leading to some odd interviews with the Roses bassist Mani and ex-P.M. Blair himself, "getting down with the yoof" as they say. The Gallagher brothers were mad Man City fans anyway.

I actually felt there was a better story in the background, if they'd made a film about the boys from 1992 who didn't make it, here regathered with the super six for a just-for-the-cameras reunion kick-about. The absence of key figures as interviewees of the likes of Ferguson and Keane was noticeable plus I've no idea what Zinedine Zidane was doing in the mix either.

Nevertheless I enjoyed this red-tinged wallow in nostalgia as it was unquestionably a great team and I got to see again some great football moments like Beckham's famous half-way line goal against Wimbledon or even more so, Giggs' amazing solo effort against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final. I might have preferred a little more of that over some of the mutual backslapping waffle which over-proliferated things elsewhere, but this was almost as entertaining a ninety minutes as the team itself used to serve up back in the day.

The Class of 92 tells the story of 6 Manchester United players who all came through the academy system and went on to achieve great success, winning the treble in 99 being the highest point.

The 6 players were David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Gary & Phil. All of them have now retired (some of them were in their final years at the time of filming) so it was time to look back on their achievements.

Whether you love or hate Manchester United, you would struggle to find anyone who doesn't admire what they have done. I am an Arsenal fan so obviously watching this documentary bought back some horrible memories of Bergkamp missing his penalty in the FA Cup semi final but looking back now I have the utmost respect for what they done at the time. It also made me feel nostalgic about the old rivalry between Arsenal & Manchester United.

All of the players came across well in the documentary and you could tell that they were just normal blokes living the dream. Paul Scholes & Nicky Butt were particularly interesting as during their playing careers we never really knew much about them off the pitch. David Beckham is of course a global superstar who is known for other things but he came across as a very humble guy, as did Ryan Giggs who undoubtedly achieved the most success as a player at Manchester United. The Neville brothers were full of grit and determination as well, they wasn't the most talented of the bunch but their love for the game kept them going to the highest level. Both of them are now pundits and Gary in particular is very informative when talking about the game.

Overall I feel the documentary was a good insight although it perhaps came a little too soon. It may have worked better to look back once another 10 or so years had passed. I liked how we was snippets from the other youth team members but the input from Tony Blair seemed pretty irrelevant. I also feel the documentary could have been done in more detail, for those of you who are not football fans you may get a little lost when they jump through various timezones and start talking. I also think it would've been interesting if they had also talked about their careers after Manchester United (as 3 of them did move on to other clubs) and also maybe some more input from other team members such as Roy Keane etc.

An interesting watch never the less. A documentary that all football and sport fans should watch and admire.

I grew up as an united fan. I am really proud to be one. I have never written any reviews to any movies but for this once i had to. It is not all just about the movie it is about the history of man united. Those six players bekham, scholes, neville brothers, giggs, butt and others i will never forget them. They are my idols and will always represent united. I knew how the winning the treble was like in the you tube videos but this movie showed how those young generation went through at that time and won those trophies and heart of the fans at that age. It showed how the football life was all about at that time. Ups and downs face by those players.You will get goosebumps through out the movie and every goal they score you feel like it is happening live. Great players, great manager and great fans and off course great history that's Manchester united.

It's flawed. It would be very easy to see this documentary through rose tinted glasses and praise it to the hilt, but I came away from it wanting more of some parts of this incredible story of six young footy players, but also wanting less of other unnecessary distractions.

The story is a classic, no doubt. Love or hate Manchester United, the 98/99 season had most of Europe's footy supporters gripped on the antics of this old football club from an old industrial town in the north of England, both of which had looked to have long seen the best of their glory days come and go. Some wanted to see their opposition fail in achieving what even the pundits thought was impossible when the film's namesake began to make themselves known. Others wanted to see just how far this roller coaster ride could go and whether these young kids that seemed to dominate the back pages of the tabloids could live up to the hype.

The film mixes the on pitch dramas with the real life own accounts from all six players of life growing up with Manchester United, including very amusing recollections of how Scholes developed his devastatingly accurate passing on the training grounds and Sir Alex emptying a late night house party in seconds whilst looking for a young Ryan Giggs. There's also quite a heart felt piece from David Beckham and how he tried to cope with the lowest part of his career. Even now, well over a decade later, it's clear to see how close these six are not only as team mates but also as lifelong friends, coming to his defense of the criticism against him.

The problem is the film doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. One minute it's charting the first steps of their professional careers, then in the blink of an eye we're treated to a piece of on pitch action from much later on in their careers. As a fan, that's not much of a problem as what is shown from the on pitch escapades are all memorable moments from that era of the club. But for the neutral viewer, there is no clear cut time line. What you would think would be the natural culmination of their story, the 98/99 Treble winning season is told chronologically, but it's scattered into small sections that the film seems on occasion to randomly jump into. I would personally liked to have seen a much smoother progression through the timeline.

There are a few too many very strange contributions from ex Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Some very thinly disguised (and quite cringe worthy) comparisons to his own political ideas for Britain at the time, which just seemed completely unnecessary and very out of place for a film focusing on one of football's most dramatic stories.

The Man United fans will enjoy it for the interviews and the memories of the 6 grown men as they look back on their incredible journey into adulthood and sporting super stardom. But for anyone else, I can't see it having much appeal. There's probably too much in there that fans of some other clubs just won't want to remember, where as it's probably too focused on the 6 men who will only be heroes to those Man United fans who saw them play during that era for it to be of much appeal to the casual football fan.

This is main problem the film encounters. There just isn't enough for the neutral viewer. The club was much bigger than just those 6 lads and no more so was that true than of the Class of 92 era. The heroics of big Peter Schmeichel, the brutality and determination of Keano, the brilliance of King Eric, the Cole and Yorke strike partnership, the managerial mind games, the relentless late comebacks from being behind in a match but to name a few are all either missing, or are unfortunately a blink and you'll miss it affair. Perhaps the biggest issue that I have with the film is the lack of material from their biggest influence, Sir Alex Ferguson. The little of him that there is totals probably less than a minute of material. It's a shame as together they were all instrumental elements in getting these 6 young players names into the football history books.

I enjoyed it as a Man United fan, enjoying the trip down memory lane and listening to the players tell their story was both interesting and amusing. But unless you are a fan and want to see your boyhood heroes together again one more time talking about old times and what it meant for them, there isn't really much here that isn't already documented just as well, if not better in many other club DVD's and online fan videos.

3/10 for the none fans.

6.5/10 for the fans.

This is a remarkable film. It is a revealing insight into a time which is embedded into the cultural psyche of any football fan or indeed, any sports fan. Of course, if one is a Man Utd fan (like myself) it is an absolute treat!

I defy any Utd fan not to get a lump in their throat as they relive Beckham's wonder goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon, or Giggs' gravity-defying dribble and match-winner against Arsenal in the the semi-final replay of '99, or Ole Gunnar Solskjær's toe-poked winner against Bayern Munich in the epic Champions League final of '99.

It's not just a catalogue of footballing highlights however. It gives a real insight into the mindset and environment these working-class, soon-to-be superstars were nurtured in.

I know all film-making is manipulation, clever editing and good story-telling, but it is difficult to believe that the relaxed, raw and even hilarious anecdotal banter between the now legendary players, is anything other than genuine, transparent, respect and admiration for each other.

The blend of talent, ability, dedication, character, camaraderie and ultimate history-making achievement between these young footballers is like a far-fetched story from a kids' football magazine. Yet it is all true.

I firmly believe that the current infrastructure of football doesn't permit this kind of situation from ever occurring again. We live in a different world now.

As a side-note, the current under-performing Man Utd team (and manager) should watch this together to remember the amazing legacy they are trying to preserve.

This can be a special film for just about anyone and not just football or Manchester United fans. You'll get lost in the feelings of the players as they relive a very monumental period of time in their lives that they shared together. It gets easy to forget that they have moved past those years long ago and can now only look back as some moments seem eternal. The historic significance of their football aside, what makes this film extra special is that all of them had the same expression as they did during their youth while rewinding back to relive what now feels only like a dream. Their nostalgia, euphoria and inspiration is contagious. Simply exceptional and everyone should watch it.

The setup: The Class of 92, a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph, and will dramatically interweave and mirror the highs and lows of its football odyssey with the immense social and cultural changes taking place in Britain at the time.

The verdict: Quality work that draws you in and doesn't let you go. I suggest this movie to everyone. Seven out of ten.

Great sports documentary. The story of the Manchester United careers of six players - David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Phil Neville - who emerged as Man Utd players at the same time - 1992. More than just a study of their individual careers and performances, a look at what they and Man Utd achieved as a team and, moreover, the camaraderie between them.

It is the camaraderie aspect that makes the movie, giving an emotional content rare in documentaries.

Well-researched, with some interesting and insightful interviews. Quite different in that we don't only have interviews with the six players and their former team-mates but also with some celebrities. The celebrities represent the external view of Man Utd, and add a different dimension to the analysis of the team. The interviews with Mani (of the Stone Roses) were particularly interesting. Danny Boyle was pretty good too. Tony Blair was a bit tedious and pretentious though.

A must-see for any Manchester United Supporter, and really for any sports fan. There can't be too many documentaries that give so accurate a depiction of the brothers-in-arms feeling within a sports team.

Considering the material that they had to work with, including in depth interviews with the likes of Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, I'd have to say that "The Class of 92" is one of the worst made documentaries that I have ever seen. It's amazing that the filmmakers managed to turn such an interesting subject and exciting story into a documentary that is extremely boring and difficult to watch. They even managed to make Eric Cantona boring. If you don't know the story of Manchester United's youth program and the explosion of young guns Giggs, Scholes, Beckham, the two Nevilles, and Nicky Butt into the football world then this documentary... will not tell you that story in any intelligible way. If you do know the story, this documentary won't shed very much insight onto anything.

Unexpectedly, Phil Neville comes off as the most thoughtful and insightful member of the group and is the most fun to listen to.

Advertising for this film implies that you will see a lot of great footage of the lads reunited back together and larking about... there is some of that, but it all comes off a bit forced and the players don't really seem comfortable.

The best thing I have ever watched, better than shawashank redemption in my opinion, just because of the emotion the viewer feels although I probably felt it more than a casual viewer as I am a united fan. But overall a great documentary film. As good as senna but for me it stirs more emotion. The football footage is mixed well with the players talking between themselves and one on one interviews. Drama is built up well with music as well as well chosen clips of game footage. The soundtrack is available on itunes and the music used is great and it's well worth watching the credits just to hear 'change in the air' by jake bugg a song only released as a bonus track in japan I think but is now available in the UK on this film soundtrack.

I rarely write reviews for movies or TV shows that I've watched however I felt completely and utterly compelled to share what I thought about this documentary. Being in my late 20's I grew up supporting UTD so watching all my memories of my beloved football team being brought to a motion picture was just something I couldn't miss. This docu' is not just about the players themselves but also an insight into the life of Mancunians in the 90's era. My favorite all time band is the Stone Roses and their music is very prominent throughout making the viewing extra enjoyable. After about 10 minutes into the film I knew how it was going to culminate and of course it was any Manchester United favorite sporting memory- the famous treble. The screenplay leading up to finale of this movie gave me goosebumps as I can easily relive that momentus occasion in mind seeing the players and manager celebrate. As a massive supporter of this club this is a must see. I cannot fault it in any manner whatsoever so it gets a solid 10/10 for me.

In brief, this is a movie-documentary where six former Manchester United players, sit around a mock table and shower praise on each other in turn. Beckham, Giggs, Butt, Scholes and Neville Bros each think whoever is sitting opposite them is the best thing since sliced bread.

I found the most notable absence being the lack of any input from Alex Ferguson (arguably the most qualified person to give some sort of opinion/commentary). Instead we get serial interviews of Tony Blair. When did he become a football pundit?

Eric Cantona comes out of whatever cave he has retreated to, giving very entertaining recounts. And then Zidane is also added to the star cast. OK, he is a footballer who played for another team around the same time, but there are dozens of others who could have added much more to this production instead. Was he added to beef up the number of stars on the credits list?

I agree with a previous review, that considering the material the producers had to work with, you leave the cinema wanting.

A wonderful and astonishing account of six young boys who worked through the youth team into the most successful English club in recent times by winning the treble. Poignant, moving and inspirational. The success of Manchester United in 1992 somehow expelling the ghosts of the tragc loss in the Munich accident of 1958.

Sadly the cast was inexplicably misguided by including Tony Blair, several times as a commentator. Perhaps the equivalent of putting marmite on ice cream or Trump as a guest on Match of the Day. It's a serious stretch of the imagination to assume his presence would enhance the production. To include such an unsavoury choice of character is bonkers. Otherwise and highly inspirational watch.

as a Liverpool fan I still struggle to re-live that FA cup defeat, back in '99. But this is an amazing story of sport. Very well told, filmed and directed. 6 kids with whom 'you cannot win anything' ended up winning, yes, everything.

Funny, moving, entertaining. You get to know a lot about the character of the players portrayed (especially the ones who kept a lower profile than others.

And a very good insight on Fergie's United. You may love or hate him, but when it came to managing a football club you'll struggle to find many more on the same level as the Scot.

One point deducted, so 9 instead of 10 for the bits with Tony Blair. But that's me, not being able to listen to the sound of his voice.

Perfect otherwise

The documentary nicely focus on the half of the the class of 92 that made into the highest levels of football stardom. The scenes where the players chat with each others, particularly talking about things only insiders knew are one of the best strong points of this film. Having outsiders who in some ways have parts in the team or in the era is also a great way to enrich the information and perspective to better glance at the era of Manchester United's winnings until the 1999 treble. As a Manchester United fan myself, I really enjoy this film, reminiscing on one of the biggest success and history written by the club, especially by the great names, legends under the great Sir Alex Ferguson. However I must say that the timing of release is just a bit too soon. It's because Not until recently Ryan Giggs was still in the game, and Manchester United has just been through a lousy season with David Moyes, it's almost like saying that the bad luck will stay for long.

Football documentary following the fortunes of six Manchester United players and how they became legends at the club.

I'm not a Manchester United fan but this is an enjoyable and well put together film that shows the camaraderie and passion these young men had as they became global names within the game.

There is a lack of footage at times and I would have preferred to know more like when Beckham left for Real Madrid and the dynamics within the dressing with new players arriving but the six players come across well and have some entertaining and interesting anecdotes especially about "that night in Barcelona".

The inclusion of Clive Tyldesley adding commentary to a few clips wasn't necessary and neither is Tony Blair's input but Danny Boyle and Mani give good accounts.

I started watching this with anticipation. This was a great opportunity for the world to see the incredible process of how a bunch of talented footballers became part of a fantastic football team, who achieved amazing sporting heights.

It began quite promisingly with good input from their youth team coach Eric Harrison and interviews with the players themselves. Unfortunately, this is the best part of the film/documentary, and it descends into a strange mixture of self-indulgence and laziness on the part of the producer.

Little input is provided by other footballers. Eric Cantona and Zinadine Zidane are the only players to contribute. I understand the producer want to set the scene for Manchester during the Nineties, but the repeated, and pointless, interviews with Tony Blair and Mani left me cringing at the screen, and this went on for way too long.

The history of Manchester United is very briefly looked at through the eyes of Gary Neville, who, not surprisingly, is the most articulate of the ex-players.

The whole film felt like one big interview with a few clips thrown in for substance. There was very little mention of how this team dominated English football during this period, very often making late wins, grinding out those important points, or surging to cup victories.

Little appreciation is shown to the other players in the team, who helped United to their amazing treble winning season. This may be why there is no interviews with these footballers, coaching staff or management who worked with the "class of 92" players.

Credit to Ryan Giggs, Gary and Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and David Beckham for doing their best to make this remotely interesting. It was nice to hear them tell us what we already knew, that they are mates, who have been part of an amazing time at Manchester United's success.

For the avid Manchester United fan, I guess what happens at the club, stays at the club, because there is no juicy insider information to give the viewer.

Is it a biopic, that only looks at a small part of people's lives, or a documentary charting the success of 6 footballers? This film fails to deliver on both accounts!

"The Class of 92" (2013) Aidar Review:

Positives: Classic. Good-paced. Historical. Emotional. Enjoying.(+5 points)

Negatives: More vintage playbacks, instead of interview style. (-1 points)

Rating: 8/10 or (4.5/5)

ARP: 5 +5 -1 : 9 points out of 10. Grade level: A-

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I suppose this contains spoilers but if you're a United fan and don't know what this is about you should hang your head in shame :D

Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville and Phil Neville

The Boss got rid of a few big stars like Mark Hughes, Andrei Kanchelskis and Paul Ince because they thought they were bigger than the club - Paul Parker retired through injury - they were replaced by a bunch of kids even most United fans had never heard of

Probably the greatest bunch of footballers ever to come through at one time at any club - documentary shows how down to earth they still are even after earning millions and how much they have remained friends - highlights the early days when Hansen said "You'll never win anything with kids"(we won the double that year) to the 1998/99 season when we won the treble against all the odds - from the Great Dane's penalty save to Giggsy's goal in the semi-final replay of the FA Cup when we were down to 10 men, the last league game of the season v Spurs when we went 1-0 down and nothing seemed to go right and the comeback to win 2-1 to clinch the Premier title, the FA Cup final victory against Toon when we lost inspirational captain Keano after 20 minutes (and won 2-0) and the incredible night in Barcelona when we were 1-0 to Bayern until the 92nd minute - by the 94th we were 2-1 up

Had me blubbing like a little girl when Ole poked in that 2nd v Bayern (then and now) - great times - great memories - great players :)

Thank you lads :)

Review: I really enjoyed this documentary about the golden years of Man United when they won the treble.its a in depth look about who the 6 players who grew up together, became football heroes. It's good to see that they stayed closes friends, no matter how famous they got. I can clearly remember when they won the treble so it was good to see what happened behind the scenes. All of them brought something different to the table, which made the team at that time, so versatile and great to watch. If your a football fan, then you would enjoy this documentary and the interviews between all of the footballers were great to watch. Enjoyable!

Round-Up: It was good to see Cantona talking about his old days at Man U, but I would have liked to see some of the other players like Cole and Hughes. David Beckham is obviously the biggest star out of the lot of them, but when you see him in this documentary, he actually seemed on the same level as the rest of the team. Alex Ferguson makes an appearance, but he doesn't really go into depth about his time with the club. You don't get any deep secrets about that period, which would have made this a must watch, but you do get a little insight about how it is to play in one of the biggest teams of its time. Shame that there doing so bad now that Ferguson has left.

Budget: $1.25million Worldwide Gross: N/A

I recommend this movie to people who are into there football documentaries about Man U when they were at there peak. 5/10