sandos-
Would this landing have been as smooth with a A320 or a 737?
Yes.....even a DC-8 !!
I'm not trying to belittle the fine job this Captain did, but almost all landings are done that way. That is with the nose in the air, landing on the mains first and then lowering the nose. In this case you just try and hold the nose off longer to slow down more. This guy did it "textbook" style for sure.