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Worth seeing just for The Who
This tape is worth buying just for The Who's performance of "A Quick One While He's Away", which has got to be one of the greatest live performances of a single rock song ever. Unfortunately, it's followed by Yoko Ono's impersonation of a rusty fence as well as a poor performance by the Stones. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" sounds like it's being played in slow motion, and on "Sympathy for the Devil", an obviously full-of-himself Mick Jagger seems to be more interested in mugging for the cameras then he does in actually performing the song. I've always thought the Stones were one of the most overrated live acts in rock; and after watching them follow the Who here, it's easy to see why Jagger did not want to release the tapes.

Anyway, besides The Who, there also some good performances by Jethro Tull(although I've read that their performance of "A Song for Jeffrey" is not entirely live?) and The Dirty Mac(John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards & Mitch Mitchell deliver a fine performance of "Yer Blues" before being joined by Yoko Ono and violin player Ivry Gitlis; it's amusing to watch Gitlis smirk as Yoko screeches over the top of their jamming). Marianne Faithful and Taj Mahal also perform, but frankly I found them both to be forgettable.

Aside from the performances, I think this tape is interesting as a snapshot of the time(December, 1968). You get to see a number of rock legends in their prime, and even though not all of them deliver great performances, it's still fascinating to watch.

Not Much Of A Circus For The Stones
What suprises the most is the lackluster performance of the Stones in "Rock and Roll Circus." Far more interesting is Jethro Tull's performance with Ian Anderson prefiguring the grunge look by 25 years in his long overcoat, wild hair and beard. Tull's unique jazz/blue/celtic/rock fusion has held up quite well over the years. Taj Mahal's earthy performance with his electric blues band is riveting, but future heroin causality Jesse "Ed" Davis looks pallid despite his sizzling slide and lead guitar. The Who rule the "Rock and Roll Circus" with an inspired rendition of "A Quick One" complete with a turbo charged performance by Keith Moon where he mugs it up and breaks (by my count) five or six sets of drumsticks. The Stones hit the stage to close the show and it's jarring to see a lackluster perfomance from the world's greatest rock and roll band. They all look fatigued and Brian Jones looks like he's just waiting for someone to write his obituary. This was a very bad time in Rolling Stones land. It turned out to be Brian's last performance in public with the Stones.

For over twenty years the Stones kept "Rock and Roll Circus" from being seen, apparently Mick Jagger was incensed that the Who's inspired anarchy eclipsed the Stones performance....the Who and nearly everyone else managed to outshine the phoned in performance by the Stones, except for Keith, who's rowdy guitar antics can't breathe life into the band. The following year I saw the revitalized Stones touring with Mick Taylor replacing the deceased Brian Jones on guitar. The Stones made it through the dark days of "Rock and Roll Circus" and managed to outlast the Who as the most enduring sixties band, but this performance was a pretty somber affair for the boys. My final reaction to the film was how many of the talented musicians in "Rock and Roll Circus" would be claimed tragically over the next few years. It is still hard for me to watch John Lennon's dazzling energy and often absurd brillance in the film and not shed a tear for his senseless death.

Rock and Roll Circus
As somone who wasn't born when this was filmed it was interesting seeing them and the other 60s artists as they were at that time.

Enjoyed Dirty Mac the most (would have preferred it if they left Yoko's wailing out of the second track). The Who were good. The Stones were ok.

One for the collector.

Good music, but you'll wear out the FF skipping the "circus"
Like so many legendary rock rumors, this show has a hard time living up to the expectations that have built up in its absence. You can now view it to see our Sixties heroes, young and smooth and clear-eyed, in this souvenir of Swinging London in 1968. For that alone this show is worth the purchase price.

The best bits of this are also the funniest. Tony Iommi, the future Black Sabbath guitar god, appears in the Jethro Tull lineup, in a floppy white hippie hat, miming on his Strat to Mick Abraham's dobro part in "Song for Jeffrey". He looks like he's gonna die of mortification. Ian Anderson looks spotty, woolly and ramshackle, and sings in a slurry delta blues accent. His vocal and flute are allegedly the only "live" part on this performance of that song.

The next best thing is The Who, powering through the long story-song A Quick One. I was disappointed that the video had no extra tracks from them, as I have seen photos of them in different costume from the Circus, playing what must have been a different song. Maybe for the DVD...

The Stones are okay, not thrilling, but not so poor that it warranted shelving the projected for nearly thirty years. Brian Jones looks dead on his feet, but everyone else seems fine. Keef, ironically enough, is the liveliest one of the lot, by the time the marathon show ended taping.

The circus bits are piffle, and the other performers are filler, though The Dirty Mac is worth watching at least once. Yoko Ono is...oh, I should just leave the fish in the barrel alone, I guess. Avant garde didn't get much more avant than it was in the Sixties. Short verdict: buy it, and enjoy the way they were, if not always they way they did it.

Truly amazing film for fans of Who, John Lennon, Jethro Tull
This film is more for fans of the Who, Lennon, Tull or for lovers of the swinging sixties than it is for the Stones. The Stones performance was somewhat lackluster, they seem tired and stoned!

BUT this film really caught me by surprise and is one of my favorite in my entire collection... I bought it to see the Stones only to find out that it contained a performance of "Yer Blues" by John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)!!! The interview of John Lennon by Mick Jagger is very interesting -- John is sarcastic as ever.

Also, the song by the Who (A Quick One) is fantastic and captures the truly live feel and charisma of the Who complete with a typically clumsy and aggressive Townsend slamming his arm into a boom mike while doing a windmill on the guitar!!!

Jethro Tull hams it up as a psycho hillbilly freak... fans of his will love "Song for Jeffery".

Taj Mahal turns in a great, soulful performance of "Ain't That a lot of Love".

One thing that was kind of sad is that so many of the talented people on this film are now dead. Just about every band represented here had one or two members who died from heroin or some other drug. But that does make the tape that much more poignant.

The tape does have a few dull moments, the most painful being Yoko Onos "performance" with the supergroup I mentioned above in a separate jam called "Whole Lotta Yoko". You can't fast forward because the underlying jam is so compelling, so you just sit there and suffer.

If you like any of the bands mentioned herein, this film is a must see!!! ... Read more

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Good footage
If not featuring live footage, this video features music clips for different songs. Most tracks here however, are recorded live or in studio. This has some good footage, but on the cd, it features extra songs, why are they not featured here?, there is a video of every concert...

Who's Better? Who's Best?... The Who
Nice compilation of videos. Promos and live performance of The Who's hits.
"My Generation" live at the Marquee in 1967, "The Kids are Alright" 1965 promo, "Pictures Of Lily" at the Beat Club in 1967, "I'm a boy" at the Beat Club in 1966, "I'm Free" live in 1969, "Magic Bus" live in Holland 1972, "Join Together" 1972 promo, and many more.
Get it because it's awesome ;-)

Great companion piece!
While not the definitive Who video, this makes an excellent addition to any Who film collection. Some of the clips here are available on other videos (e.g., THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT), but many are only available here, including a wonderful promo film of "Join Together" and a live version of "Magic Bus" from 1973. Also, promo films of some of their early hits (e.g., "Pictures of Lily") that were edited for THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT are presented here unedited.

A very good video anthology of the best of one of rock's greatest bands. Grab it soon in case it goes out of print.

(Collector's note: The laserdisc version of this has a filmed performance of "Relay" from the Russell Harty show in 1973 that is not on the VHS version.)

I See The Glory
A nice little video which should be added to the Who lover's collection along with Kids, Maximum R&B, and Isle Of Wight. Some lip sync but still fun to watch. ... Read more

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Were the first vampires from space ?
That's a very interesting question.And the movie answers that.It is a good movie because it entertains,and we all know that movies are made with the sole intent to amuse us.Of course,if they had had a whopping budget available at that time,this movie would have been better and maybe on every horror/sci-fi buff's list.The heroine is beautiful,does her job properly,and her acting is good.The effects are ok.The concept of an underground catholic militia whose main mission is to rid the world of the pesky bloodsuckers must be original,because the movie was made 2 years before John Carpenter's VAMPIRES( I loved it too).Besides,there is lots of creativity and other interesting ideas that surprise and make up for the lack of money.John Landis (the famous movie director ) has a cameo role in it.Jim Wynorski is an accomplished director,because he always makes good movies ( THE HAUNTING OF MORELLA,THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING,for instance )using very little money.Vampirella is a good movie.Ignore those bad reviews.Those guys just want to tear other people's works to pieces.Some even don't pay attention to the details and to the story.You may ask,if it's good,why 5 stars ? Because it's a new and daring way to talk about the same subjects.And the price ? Ah,yes,steep,but I don't care.The movie is good and in my collection now.

YOU'LL LOVE IT OR HATE IT
vampirella is a shlocky b grade movie.
she's played by a hot actress. she's very good...at times.
roger daltrey is dracula(!)... who comes from space(!)... and is a rock star too(!)!
i'm not making any of this up!
vampirella is an alien vampire too and they all come from draculon! the tall man from phantasm is vampirella's dad and he says draculon's got blood fountains or some such thing. it's all natural blood that just comes out of the bleeding planet!
daltrey/dracula escapes the planet and vampirella chases but gets stuck on mars where john landis (!) finds her and brings her to earth. she then has to stop daltrey/dracula from using a device in space to block out the sun so the vampires can make all humans vampires...and then they can all starve to death i guess!

very funny
Vampirella is far funnier than they wanted it to be and that makes it very entertaining.
This kooky campy comic-strip concoction might be up your alley if you love movies like Plan 9.
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THIS SUCKER IS CHEESY!
Vampirella the flick does not live up to the comic and this was a troubled production with very little money and it shows. Ms Soto's costume in the flick aint what she's wearin on the box since she thought she'd fall out of it and Roger Daltrey plays an alien vampire rock star who is also Dracula. Angus Scrimm is Vampirella's daddy, Soto is hot, Daltrey is OVER THE TOP and very very entertaining, there is a character called Forry Ackerman who is named after the creator of Vampirella, and the real Forry has a cameo where he's gettin down to Daltrey singin a silly song about blood in some lounge in Vegas. The special effects aint special at all and John Landis shows up as an astronaut who discovers Vampirella on Mars near the EXACT same cave that appears in another scene on Earth! An anti-vampire government agency is also hunting for Daltrey so that's why he thought attracting attention as a vampiric rock star would be a good disguise. Brilliant! Yes this is BAD, but watch it with B movie lovin friends and have fun!

The fanzine princess on the big screen!
Having been a fan of the Vampirella magazine for many years, I was happy to see it renewed as a comic book. Imagine my joy to see it on the big screen! Unfortunately, that joy was short-lived because the movie is quite low budget with a simple screenplay.

As in the fanzine, Vampirella is from the planet Drakulon, and the movie covers here beginning there. The love between her and Van Helsing, as well as her use of a formula to avoid the need for human blood, is discussed as well. She even goes against her arch-nemesis, Vlad, who is played here by Roger Daltry.

The choice of Roger Daltry puzzled me. He seems to have been chosen so that the director can make Vlad a rock star, which is not from the Vampirella story, but from Anne Rice's Lestat. Why to producers of this movie wanted this in their adaptation is odd since there is only one scene where he sings.

There is brief nudity, but it seems more gratuitous than artistic or necessary. Moreover, one of the actresses baring herself has no use to the plot whatsoever than that one moment.

If you are a fan of Vampirella, I would recommend giving this movie a skip. If you are a fan of low-budget horror, then you might want to give this one a look. ... Read more

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There's a war goin' on in this bit o' blarney, but it's more than the feud between the fairies and the leprechauns, upon which most of the overwrought tale hangs. It's also a struggle between competing, derivative story lines in this bloated, plodding film that can't decide what it wants to be. It's part Romeo and Juliet, via the seemingly doomed romance of the princess fairy and teenage leprechaun; part contemporary romance, with anuncomfortable-looking Randy Quaid in the romantic lead; and a large partunfocused fable that fills out its Irish stew with a feud reminiscent ofIreland's Catholic-Protestant conflict while throwing in fantasticalBraveheart-style battle scenes and Riverdance-like interludes. The most stunning scenes are the fairy sequences that take place in a futuristic castle in the sky (think Wizard of Oz meets Star Wars) and theepic battles with innovative leprechaun bark-and-stick armor. It all makesfor a jumble of a long movie, which originally aired as a miniseries on NBC. --Valerie J. Nelson ... Read more

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Fall in love with Ireland
This movie literally made me fall in love....with Ireland, it's legends, it's music and especially with a certain leprechaun named Mickey Muldoon (Daniel Betts, a phenominal young actor.) The story was creative while staying true to the old Irish tales, and Shakespear's "Romeo and Juliet" theme was never used to better advantage. There were a few incongruities, and Randy Quaid and Whoopi Goldberg seemed to be cast only for their star-power. Also, while my young teenaged daughters enjoyed the whole movie, the smaller children thought that the sections encompassing the human love story were a bit long. But when the movie focused on the actual "faerie story" it was truly captivating for all involved. The vast majority of the acting was superb, the musical score was enchanting, the special effects were very well done, and the entire experience was extremely enjoyable. I highly recommend this movie for anyone who ever had a romantic bone in their body, ever loved a fairy tale, or ever dreamed of Ireland.

Fell In Love with It!!
I absolutely love this movie...I happened to catch some of it when it was airing on the Sci-Fi Channel and just had to buy the DVD...Whoopi brings her comedy to the movie and the love story Daniel Betts (Mickey Muldoon) and Caroline Carver(Princess Jessica) capitivates all of us with that hopeless romantic bug in us. It's a story that makes you want to fall in love and find that perfect someone. I would recommend this movie to anyone and guarantee that they will become a fan...in two words LOVE IT! and I wish I could find a guy like Mickey!!

Fantastic Fantasy
This movie is by far one of the best fantasy films available today. Exceptional fun for the entire family. How many movies can we really say that about anymore?

The best since The Wizard of Oz!
Ok, this has got to be my all time favorite movie! It captivates you with it's two love stories, one in wich involves a fairy and a leprechaun! You'll fall in love with Ireland and all of the folklore in it. You won't only be watching the movie, you'll be part of it! I love this movie so much i just bought it on dvd here on amazon.com! You have to see this movie, and when you do, you'll want to watch it over and over again!

wow this movie is amazing
wow i love this movie, literally. Besides the gorgeous scenery and good special effects, considering it was 1999 the movie has incredible actors and actresses. This movie has everything you want comedy, a love story worked in (actually 2), a "war", and also a bit of magic and fantasy. This movie's story line is well rounded and just amazing. I love it so much, the three hours of film is definitely worth it. haha. i watched it 4 times over a 5 day period once. a bit obsessive if you will. Aside from the story line the actors/actresses are spectacular. Daniel Betts who plays Mickey Muldoon is a great actor and most definitely HOTT! His forbidden love affair (in the movie of course) with Princess Jessica (Caroline Carver, who is also another amazing actress) is just wonderful. i mean i cant put it into words. haha i may be one of the only ones who are this obsessed(prolly not tho) BUT THE MOVIE IS AMAZING! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! haha well i HIGHLY recommend it so get it, you'll fall in love with it too, maybe not much as i have but you guaranteed to at least like it! ... Read more

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The Romanian Braveheart
The Bram Stoker artifact and historical truth are at serious odds with each other in Dracula: The Dark Prince. As a result, this movie may disappoint many a Dracula fan. That said, though, the biographical details seem somewhat forced to conform to the Dracula legend; therefore, it may disappoint viewers who appreciate good dramatic history too! In fact, its lower-budget melodramatic gothic penchant for romance, marital hysteria, dramatic dialogues, and over-usage of dark, closed-in, night scenes may disappoint many a movie-goer, at first viewing at least.
The rather interesting closing screen comments, however, are what most help the viewer to assess whether or not the movie was a success or failure. For example, "In 1931, explorers dug up the tomb of Vlad Dracula, the Impaler; and they found only animal bones. In Romania, Vlad Dracula is still remembered as a savior to his country. Many pray for his return!" In my opinion, it merits judging as a success, but, perhaps not successful enough! After all, here is a man believed to be a new messiah (not only an antichrist), yet the movie does little to define the messianic fervor of his life-long fight against the Turkish Sultan Mohammed! Here is a man who was loved (and is still loved today, more than 600 years after his death) by the subjects and citizens of his land, yet the movie again fails to illuminate this aspect of his reign! Etc.
In brief, the biographical facts suggest that a very different movie could/should have been made. It should not have been a movie that pays respectful homage to coffin odors and Bram Stokers' gothic imagination but a movie that lets the viewers breath the same exhilaratingly fresh air as that breathed by a person whose true passion is for freedom and victory against incredible, overwhelming odds! That said, this Romanian Prince merits a movie similar to Braveheart; he was the Romanian Braveheart!

The best Dracula film I've seen
Except for one small movie made under communist rule in Romania years ago, I've found nothing in the entire Dracula movie franchise that really addresses the truth behind the typical vampire folklore. I saw this movie when it premiered on TV three years ago and from the beginning, I was hooked. I confess I didn't know too much about the real Vlad the Impaler before, so naturally this perspective fascinated me. More than getting into the historical facts behind the popular Dracula (even if some are distorted for the sake of drama), this is rather authentic movie in the way it is shot, on location in Romania. (Note: Look closely and you can actually see the house where Vlad Tepes was born in one scene). Even more so, the acting was surprisingly superb for a TV movie. Rudolf Martin (besides being the sexiest guy I've ever seen) takes on the role with an appropriate balance of humanity and ruthless brutality. His portrayal manages to elicit some understanding of a man who once impaled an entire army on a hillside. Other than this movie, I've seen him only in smaller supporting roles, but it's not hard to see that he is an extremely talented actor. As Vlad's fragile young wife, Jane March is convincing, but it's hard to figure out at first what her feeling for Vlad are. Once she starts losing her mind, that becomes quite obvious though. Overall, I can easily say that this is a fascinating, beautifully shot and acted movie that is, shall I say (in regard to Rudolf Martin) aesthetically pleasing. This is the kind of Dracula movie people should see. Capes and fangs have nothing on this guy.

The real story of Dracula...
Or so they would have us believe. This film is strongly influenced by the Bram Stoker novel in mood and menace, but it is still highly entertaining and quite well done. Meant to be a historical drama about the real life of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula: The Dark Prince takes us to Romania in the 1400's, to see what made the man the legend he is today. The story is told from Vlad's point of view, as he recounts the story of his life before an Orthodox Ecclesiastical Court in defense of his crown. We first see Vlad as a child, training for battle with his father and younger brother, Radu. But soon after, Vlad's father is killed by the noblemen of his own country, who are constantly looking after their own interests above anything else. His brother kidnapped and brainwashed by a perverted Turkish Sultan, and himself believed to be long dead, Vlad eventually raises an army to help him take back the throne that rightfully belongs to him from the noblemen and their hand picked NEW prince. Once back in power, Vlad and his beautiful, new, young wife commence to having a son. Simultaneously, Vlad takes his revenge on the noblemen of his country who were responsible for the death of his father and so many others. With that matter taken care of, Vlad focuses on his main interest, dealing with the accursed Turks that have plagued him all his life. This brings up the problem of his younger brother, who is now one of them, and matters are not helped by the failing mental state of Vlad's wife, who is disturbed more and more as she discovers the brutality of her husband's style of government.
While the film does mention and even depict Vlad's more legendary and gruesome exploits, those that were less likely to be true were presented only as rumors amongst the people and noblemen of Romania that the Prince himself always denied. The film doesn't really take much of a fantasy angle, it simply drops hints here and there to remind you that this is the man known as Dracula. True, in the end the possibility that Vlad did become one of the undead is left open, but even the act that many have claimed ruined the reality of the film could easily be interpreted as the hallucination of a dying man. Overall, this is a pretty good film for what it is, and I recommend it to all fans of Dracula, real or imaginary.

The Real Story of Dracula..
I saw this movie about 4 years back on HBO, at first, looking at its title, it seems like a typical Dracula movie but when I started, I explored that it's much more than that or can say less than that. This is the actual story of Vlad Impaler - the Prince of Romania who ruled Romania in the 14th century. I was totally mesmerised by its aura and its picturesque locations, originally of Romania. The actor, Rudolf martin plays the Vlad like no one before. this was 4 years back but its memories still haunts me and then I saw this DVD on Amazon and I immediately ordered it to India, the DVD came in 2 weeks and the Quality of the DVD is truly remarkable. Overally, an execellent movie with excellent transfer.

Bad DVD cover, Great Film.
I hate that DVD cover, it makes it look like this film is some sort of cheesy B movie. But it isn't, this movie is well filmed, well acted, a complex well written script, beautiful scenery (shot totally in Romania, you can even see the castle where the real Vlad was born, in the background), great music, and just a great film period. I personally feel that this film should have been given a bigger budget and released in the theatres. It most certainly would have done a great job at the box office. Everything was prefect, all it would have needed was extra funds for larger and bloodier battle scenes and that's it. Even though I liked the music, with a bigger budget they maybe could have hired someone like Elliot Goldenthal (interview with the Vampire)Or Danny Elfman (Sleepy Hollow)to give it a darker sound. But oh well, even with the low budget the movie is still very good and although it may not be completely historically accurate it's much better than most of the Dracula films out there that is based soley on the Bram Stoker created character and not Vlad himself. And to be honest the guy who plays Vlad in this movie is creepy as *** and he isn't even a vampire!

When I first saw this movie on the USA network, I didn't know the name of it cause I only saw it near the end but I thought it was pretty good and couldn't wait for them to air it again, but that didn't happen and I figured I missed my chance. Then when I went to the video store I saw that DVD cover and was in the mood for a campy Vampire flick (misleading cover) and figured why not, esp. since I love vampire movies anyway. I was shocked when I started to watch and discovered that it was the movie I saw a long time ago and thought I would never see again. (unless USA network decided to ever show it again)

Bottom line this movie is completely different than I expected it be. Rudolf Martin was perfect for this role. He's the best Dracula I've ever seen on film. He also appeared in a Buffy the Vampire slayer episode as Dracula but they didn't do him justice. Rudolf Martin oozes dark sex appeal as Vlad the Impaler, a ruthless tyrant to some but a national hero to most, who tries desperately to free his country from Turk oppression. Even though it's a made for TV movie it certainly pulls no punches with Vlad's brutal acts. Rudolf Martin adds a level of complexity to the character that is easy to just play evil. In one scene you see him brutally murdering people and impaling their bodies and in the next you see a man who is a loving husband and father to his wife and son.

Jane March even shows that she can act in a movie AND keep her clothes on *gasp*! I loved watching her slowly go mad as she sees the acts her husband has committed. I know some people who saw this movie got thrown off by the Bram Stoker like ending, but I say it adds to the film,I see it as a small tribute to all the Dracula films we know and love and the man that actually inspired it all...Vlad Tepes himself.

And compared to the other films who only want to show the capes and fangs while chasing after some big breasted teenager this is near perfect, showing the life and times of Vlad Dracula.

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The Whole Family Liked This Western Comedy!
Yikes, some people just don't like Paul Hogan, do they? After seeing a surprisingly negative review of this movie when I logged on to buy the DVD, I decided to add my two cents. This is a VERY entertaining movie. It's well-paced, originally plotted and funny! Really. As the two heroes of the story fumbled their way through one sloppy crime after the other, I chuckled and looked forward to each new scene. This is not just for hardcore Western lovers. My mother enjoyed it, my kid loved it, my brother liked it, etc. That's why I'm buying it. Of course, I happen to like my westerns light -- think of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Quigley Down Under, Silverado, Support Your Local Sheriff, Shanghai Noon, etc. I give it 5 stars for being purely entertaining. (Made me go rent Crocodile Dundee. I liked that, too.)

THE 2ND WORST I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!
The reason I say this is the 2nd worst is because Crododile Dundee in L.A. is the worst.After I saw this movie in the theater I swore off seeing anything with Paul Hogan again,and the woman I was dating at the time,who liked the movie when we saw it was booted faster than lightning,jack.The plot is terrible as are the actors,sets,sound and directing.I had reasonably expected Cuba Gooding JR. to play a decent role since he had a few good parts under his belt but his deaf,mute character was ridiculous.I had thought at the time this poor guy had just killed his career but I am glad I was wrong.He has since put this behind him and went on to achieve an Oscar while Paul Hogan still bumbles around like a wallaby with a hangover from drinking to much Foster's Lager.If you want to see Cuba at his best see him Pearl Harbor in a small but pivotal role or Jerry Maguire or the upcomung Rat Race.If you want to see Paul Hogan at his best he's probably on a cancelled Austrailian postage stamp .

One of the most entertaining comedy/westerns
If you like western or comedy movies, you will probably like "Lightning Jack." Paul Hogan stars as Lightning Jack, a cowboy that is famous for craftily robbing banks. He is one of the most wanted criminals in the country. Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a mute that later tries to team up with Lightning Jack and become a successful robber and cowboy in his own right. That's when the movie gets a lot better and more interesting. It will keep you interested throughout the movie so you can find out if Lightning Jack will remain successful at robbing banks across America or if he'll get caught. The movie also has a lot of funny parts that make it even better.

Excellent western movie.
Good movie about an australian american outlaw [Hogan] named Jack who's gang gets shot up, and in need of help, accepts a black mute orphan to help him out. While Jack is trying to get a reputation in the U.S. as a mean cold blooded killer, the mute orphan barely knows how to fire a gun and ends up slowing them up, until Jack teaches him what being an outlaw is all about. If you liked Crocodile Dundee, you'll really like Lightning Jack. ... Read more

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John Gay's The Beggar's Opera created a theatrical revolution inLondon in 1728. It lampooned the conventions of Italian opera seria--then the reigning form of musical theatre in London--byputting the genre's aristocratic attitudes and high-flownsentiments into the dialogue of thieves, beggars, cutthroats,and prostitutes and by making it painfully clear that petty greed,vanity, and jealousies, not the noble sentiments uttered by operaticheroes, were what motivated its plot. For the elaborately structuredda capo arias and rhetorical recitatives of opera seria, itsubstituted spoken dialogue and popular tunes of the time with new,satirical lyrics. It was sensationally popular because it was intouch with the contemporary environment.

Today, nearly three centuries later, it requires some historicalbackground for complete enjoyment. Only a few of thetunes are still familiar, and for American audiences, subtitlesmight occasionally be useful. Some of the characters, representingsmall-time underworld operators, have Cockney accents almost asimpenetrable as the German, Italian, or Russian heard in other operavideos. But the performance is superbly styled and it grows moreenjoyable with repeated hearings. The cast includessome highly skilled stars of British TV who slip easily into abaroque equivalent of their sitcom experience. For Americans, thebest-known cast member is Roger Daltrey (of the rock group the Who), perhaps better-known for Tommy than for The Beggar's Opera. --Joe McLellan ... Read more

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A near perfect performance
I'm fairly familiar with both the period when the Beggar's Opera was written and with the popular tunes it is based on. Its only real flaw is that Roger Daltrey is not the best singer for this type of music. It pays to know (or look up) the traditional lyrics used with the tunes, as Gay seems to have written his lyrics with reference to them (and the original audience would have known them). Comparison of both versions often reveals a satiric intent. There are many period jokes, such as when a lawyer who specializes in defending various types of thieves reads out a client list of pickpockets, houebreakers, etc. and the list includes "tailor." Tailors were often accused of appropriating some of the fabric provided by their clients and pretending it had been used up in the garment.

To me, at least, this was a very witty opera with lots of action as well as good music.

Excellent direction and performances
Although I understand the complaints about the dialogue being unintelligible, I actually thought the songs were very easy to understand. Both the singing and the general presentation of the music were excellent--John Eliot Gardner does a great job of music direction. I also agree that this is an excellent version to use in teaching; it's lively, thoughtful, virtually uncut, and offers some interesting interpretations. (Jonathan Miller diverges from the text at the end, but it is a thought-provoking divergence.) It's not a sugar-candy version of the Opera, but since the threat of death by hanging is a central element of the text, I don't see the gritty aspects of this performance as a problem.

A misconceived flop
Despite all that is praiseworthy about this production--sets, costumes, supporting roles--it misses John Gay's artistic intent by several thousand light years. Gay didn't write just another British working-class grumble about real or fancied oppression by everybody in sight, as this production has it. He crafted a sly, funny dig at the upper classes as aped by the lowest: outcasts, thieves and scalawags. Until Jonathan Miller's "rehabilitation" it was a very funny, even romantic, little piece. Anthony Powell, in his autobiography, dwells nostalgically on the charm it cast every time a new production was mounted every 20 years or so. Or at least did cast until this latest--which should finish it for good. It may be politically unimpeachable but artistically it is witless and mendacious.
The now unobtainable Olivier version, marred only by Lord Laurence's decision to sing his own part, may well be the last to respect Gay's original intent.

Miscast MacHeath
I agree entirely with the reviewer who said that this version is badly recorded. The words are unintelligible.

I have a further criticism. I don't believe the part of MacHeath should be played by a boy in such a foppish, effete manner. MacHeath is a bold highwayman and a charmer of the ladies. This young man could never fit that description.

It's a shame that the version of Beggar's Opera with Lawrence Olivier, produced in the 50's or 60's is not available on video.

Begging for words
This DVD leaves me with very mixed feelings. It is obvious that Jonathan Miller has directed a superb production with wonderful actors. But it is difficult to understand what is going on. I place the blame not on the almost 300-year-old language, nor on the delicious, low-class accents. The whole thing sounds like it was recorded in a vast, hyper-reverberant lavatory. A modern Hollywood blockbuster with the same sound engineering would be similarly unintelligible.

This is a major, important video of a major piece with a major director and impeccable cast. Let us hope that in the future a new release will feature improved sound, or at least subtitles (even though subtitles should be entirely unnecessary). Chances are that you have seen the entire cast in other projects and had no difficulty understanding them. Chances are you have seen some of the BBC Shakespeare series and had less trouble understanding the actors there.

Until the new release happens, you may have to settle for the lesser film (but at least intelligible) Mack the Knife, based roughly on the same story, and with Kurt Weill's delicious music. ... Read more

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Throughout their four decades of championing traditional Irish music, the Chieftains have had to suffer their share of the peculiar Irish snubbing known as begrudgery. Precisely because they became so successful abroad, the Chieftains have always seemed to have to fight for recognition and validation on their home turf. So this concert video, filmed in 1991 at the Grand Opera House in Belfast, is gratifying as a splendidperformance on its own and as a sweet homecoming. The program (also available onCD), which features several ensemble reels and hornpipes, guest appearances by Nanci Griffith and Roger Daltrey, notable solos, and a brief Irish dance segment, thoroughly engages the audience, a feeling palpable on the video.

Highlights include an a cappella solo by Kevin Conneff on the ballad "North Americay," a riotous flute solo on "The Mason's Apron" by Matt Molloy, and Griffith's lovely, lilting "Little Love Affairs" and "Red Is the Rose." Daltrey's bombast never really blends with the rest of the ensemble (there's a reason you've never heard a Celtic band take on "Behind Blue Eyes"), though his earnestness is appealing. All in all, fans of Irish music (and Griffith) will find this an enjoyable evening. --Anne Hurley ... Read more

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COULD HAVE BEEN GREAT, but was a disaster
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Most viewers may not know that there have been at least three versions of this performance; the original live performance in Belfast; the edited video tape of the live performance that was shown on PBS a number of years ago, and the re-edited version on DVD. The DVD version is by far the worst for reasons I will explain.

When the magnificent Chieftains are gone there will probably not be another traditialist group like them again. Theiy are about as near perfect as it is possible to get. And it is almost axiomatic that the Chieftains' management can do no wrong, but they really blew it with this one when they inserted Roger Daltry into the program. Then they compounded it again by not editing Daltry out of the tape to be presented worldwide on TV. Then the error was compounded yet again when for the DVD version they edited out one of the most beautiful, sensual, and lovely courting dances performed by a barefoot young man and woman dressed in old Irish farm costumes, to the lilting acapella narrative accompanyment of Kevin Conneff . Why did they edit out one of the best parts of the concert? .....Why to make room for a mediocre Daltry sequence, that's why.

Fortunately, I had taped the PBS presentation on my Betamax when it was presented on TV years ago. Over the years I had always wished the concert would be made available on DVD so I could enjoy the improvement in quality and sound and see that beautiful dance again with improved sharpness and clarity, When I found the DVD on Amazon I jumped at the chance to get it, even though I knew it contained the out of place distraction of Daltry.

I happen to enjoy Daltry in rock venues, but he was about as out of place in this concert as Snoop Doggy Dog doing rap, or a break dancer would have been. I actually felt sorry for him trying for a bit of relevance. At one point near the end of the concert when they were preparing to jam, he was given a bodrain (drum) to hold so he could join in,.....sort of. And a couple of times poor Roger would feign "getting with it"; by doing a little low key rock boogeying such as one might see at a club when some dorkey nerd who can't dance is trying to fake it with a few uncoordinated moves on the dance floor. It was truly painful to watch and definitely detracted from the rest of the excellent performances. Thankfully, some of the most pitiful sequences of Daltry were left out of the DVD version, but too much was also left in.

Jean Butler, later of Riverdance fame, made several appearances in traditional Irish dress and was superb. Nancy Griffith was even better than she is in her own element of purely American country western. She can not only sing Irish music but she can compose it, as well.

Flutist Matt Malloy did a solo that started out lively, then accellerated to an even faster tempo. With his fingers only a blur and you are thinking he is maxed out, he goes even faster. The notes were all there and on key. How the man could breathe while playing so fast is beyond me.

Derek Bell, an accomplished musical virtuoso on many instruments did a delightful piano ragtime piece near the end of the concert. Prior to that he did his usual wonderful harp and piano accompanyment, and a xylophone bit as part of a happy little Chinese diddy, played the Irish way.

Sadly, Derek Bell, MBE, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Phoenix October 17, 2002 after a concert and following minor surgery. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam (sympathy to his wife and family)

I could go on and on about the other members as well. Daltry, as good as he was with the Who and in Tommy, was a disaster in this concert, the PBS tape, and the DVD. (That's why only one star.) I intend to burn my own DVD using the good portions of the RCA DVD and my Betamax tape, leaving out Daltry and replacing the courting dance. Then I will have a fairly decent DVD copy of this performance.

Save your money.

I was blown over
Concert films are by their nature uneven. And if said concert is by someone of whom you've never heard, there is little room for experimentation.

Or so I thought when I found out I had won The Chieftains: An Irish Evening in a drawing. Fortunately, like so many times with low expectations, I was proven wrong. This was a phenomenal concert (I found out later that its accompanying album had won a Grammy).

The Chieftains are an Irish band made up of Paddy Moloney, Martin Fay, and several others throughout the years (here Derek Bell, Matt Malloy, Kevin Conneff, and Sean Keane). This concert, taped live at the Grand Opera House in Belfast, also features Nanci Griffith and Roger Daltrey on separate songs. The highlights are "The Mason's Apron" where flutist Matt Malloy goes wild during a solo; their adaptation of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" (although I felt sorry for Roger trying to rock out during the pipe solo); and the final ten-minute jam of a song I'm not even going to try to spell (it's something like "Rack Amid a Bean Bag").

Dancer Jean Butler (later of Riverdance) also comes on to wow the crowd with her abilities.

Chieftains fans have probably already heard this, but any fans of Irish music will find plenty to like here. I'll definitely be watching it again and I recommend it to anyone who loves music and has an open mind.

The DVD has no extras to speak of (apart from song selections and an album list), but is a wonderful recording of a moment in time.

The Chieftains are treasures/this DVD is a qualified must
This one has its high and low points. The overall length, video and audio quality may make this one a hard sell to other than those who just have to have every Chieftains concert. The video seems fuzzy and audio is only OK. Nancy Griffith comes alive in the finale but Roger Daltrey seems to struggle to fit in though his singing energy seems to be able to transcend his commercial rock 'n roll reputation at times. The song "Behind Blue Eyes", though haunting and thought provoking, needs to be removed from this offering. On a more positive note, Jean Butler's few step dancing appearances are the garnishing touch that make me happy to add this DVD to my collection. As well, the Chieftains are at their own best when in live performance. I only wish it was a full 2 hours or longer with more Jean and Nancy. You will have a difficult time finding more polished musicians than the Chieftains. They also know how to make their concerts a really good time for the audience. Add this DVD with some forgiveness.

Superlatives are not just not sufficient, save for one thing
This is a rather excellent concert filmed in 1991. The vibrant energy of the playing as only the Chieftains can put across, the unbelievable skill displayed by a young Jean Butler Irish dancing how it should be done rather than flamenco as made 'popular' by Riverdance and other material. The one appalling aspect of this DVD has to be the ludicrously odious Roger Daltrey. A man less talented as a singer I have never come across. The song, Raglan Road, a beautiful poem put to music, is strained out through the flat London based blaring of his voice. He then compounds the error by singing another song which I have banished from my mind, then Any Old Iron. It is quite appalling. One good thing for DVD, you can skip happily to the next track. In summary, this is an excellent DVD marred by truly unwise guest 'stars'.

Best of the Best with a surprise.
If you are a Chieftains and/or Jean Butler fan this is the something you will want to add to your collection. Not only do you get a great performance by the Chieftains, but you get to see a young Jean Butler in triditional dancing clothes before she became the star of Riverdance. The only down side is that you have to put up with Rodger Daltry for a few songs. His rock and roll style just didn't blend well with the Chieftains. The surprise was two lovely songs from Nancy Griffin. All in all this is not a bad show if you can ignore Daltry. His time on stage would have been better put to use if it went to Jean or Nanci. ... Read more

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IT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL TO ITS CORE!
A symphonic celebration of timeless musical masterpieces from England's finest rock groups.This program features a full orchestra, gospel choir and vocalists such as Roger Daltry, Alice Cooper, Paul Young and Darlene Love.

1. Jumpin' Jack Flash
2. Imagine
3. Blackbird
4. Come Together
5. Kashmir
6. Norwegian Wood
7. Street Fighting Man
8. Start Me Up
9. 5:15
10. Ruby Tuesday
11. Stairway to Heaven
12. Conquistador
13. A Whiter Shade of Pale
14. Let It Be
15. Pinball Wizard
16. You Better You Bet
17. Who Are You
18. A Little Help From My Friends

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british rock sympony
Excellent video perfomance of a symphony performing rock classics,Nikki Lamborn singing with a symphony performing Led Zeppelin is great. Simon Townsend performs so much like Pete you expect it to be Pete up there. Zak Starkey great as usual. Roger Daltrey in all his glory, still the ultimate performer, spinning his mic and catching on cue, you don't expect this with a symphony backing you up. The instruments are stunning it makes you feel as if you are there, or you would want to go a performance. All the vocals are great for remakes, espacially if they weren't the orginal artist. I only wish there were more, hopefully they will come up with more tapes for us to view.

And I Actually Had Tickets for the Universal Amphitheater
Due to assisting a friend in a personal time of need, I missed this show during its L.A. run. THANK HEAVENS FOR VIDEO!!! Since purchasing this title (from Amazon.Com, of course) I have viewed this enough to where my do holds up a lighter in certain places.

Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love, Gary Brooker and the other guests put on an excellent show. If I'm not mistaken, this is the show Daltrey did after suffering whiplash in an auto accident in Australia, which adds to the conviction and greatness of the the show.

Amazing!
Amazing!. This presentation is an extraordinary summary of big successes of the history of the rock, of bands like Procol Harum, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Rolling stone and others. Also bill with participation of Roger Daltrey and Gary Brooker (vocalists of Who and Procol Harum) that give an incredible interpretation of their classics topics. Alice Cooper is another great singer. Darlene Love delights us with its incredible voice. All this accompanied by a symphonic orchestra of great level. It is to listen to it and to delight. ... Read more

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Very Interesting
Poor HZLI from Pittsburgh, PA. You are funny. You don't read what is the DVD or video about before buying it? Stupid of you, sorry to say but true.
This is not a concert. You will just need to turn around the box and read what it's all about. Don't make the same mistake as the brainless hzli.

Here, you will get an amazing journey with interviews and behind-the-recording-mixing-console, to know details and secrets about the recording of the album "WHO'S NEXT", and the reasons why it happened the way it did. It's absolutely interesting to see.
Includes some very rare footage of Pete Townshend at his home studio back in 1971 taping some demos for the Lifehouse project, and you will hear him explaining the way he got that incredible ORGAN background for "Won't Get Fooled Again".
Also you will have rare footage of The Who performing live some of the songs from this album in different moments of their career.
Plain and simple. It's a DOCUMENTARY on the recording of "Who's Next".

Essential for Who Fans
This is a wonderful hour-long documentary on the making of "Who's Next" and its origins in the Lifehouse project. There are very good interviews with Pete, Roger, John, Glyn Johns, Chris Stamp, Dave Marsh and others. As with other shows in the Classic Albums series, there are some cool moments at the mixing board with the original multitrack recordings, showing how the final mixes were put together (for instance just Roger's voice and Keith's drumming during "Behind Blue Eyes.") There is some great live concert footage, including several numbers from the 1976 tour. Some excellent explanations of Pete's approach to sequencing for the groundbreaking synthesizer parts on the album. Finally, a few brand-new performances (Pete singing "Pure and Easy" at the piano and "Won't Get Fooled Again" with just an acoustic guitar.)

If you love Who's Next you will find this DVD to be well worth the money.

Required Viewing For Any Who Fan...
This dvd provides many insights into the Who's classic album, "Who's Next", from it's genesis as Townshend's failed "Lifehouse" project to the finished product we know today.
The dvd includes several acoustic solo numbers performed by Townshend exclusively for this release (by far this dvd's strongpoint). My only fault with this title is the length and hence it being incomplete. It only runs an hour with no bonus material added. Only a handful of songs from the album are viewed in any depth, consequently the documentary seems incomplete. It leaves the fan wanting & expecting more. Obviously there is no commentary from Keith Moon presented here, but it would have been great to see more video footage showing Moon & his bandmates in the studio. All in all a very good dvd for the devoted Who fan. However, its not the best place to start for the novice. I would recommend the 5 star 2 dvd set of "The Kids Are Alright" as your first Who dvd purchase.

Classic WHO
This is an incredible and amazing journey inside the making of Who's classic album "WHO'S NEXT".

I can't believe some idiots reviews feeling upset 'cos there's too much talking? There's the talking needed and the music needed. The interesting about this video of course, it's to know how they recorded the album. That's why it's a documentary on the album.

Andrew Giffith from Switzerland is one of those idiots making a bad review 'cos the explanations are too much for his wee little brain. For one, he can't even spell the name of the song "BABA O'RILEY", the idiot called the song "baby o riley", and second, he complains of that song not being complete on this video. That performance is the one at Shepperton Studios for the film "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT" and it's already complete there, so why putting it in this video again????? I prefer the producer and The Who themselves explaining how did they record it than watch just the song complete again. If I feel like just watching it complete I will grab my video of "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT" and that's it. SO IDIOT ANDREW!!!!

One of the most fascinating parts is Pete Townshend explaining how he got the fantastic background organ in "Won't Get Fooled Again" and the idiot Andrew again, complains about it. Another fool I guess, who mistaken this documentary for a Concert. IF YOU JUST WANT TO HEAR THE SONGS LIKE YOU SAY, GRAB THE CD AND THAT'S IT ;-) IDIOT ANDREW IDIOT. Sorry but I needed to repeat it again since you are so idiot that repeated your review twice. So ahem, here I go again. IDIOT ANDREW IDIOT ;-)
Five Stars for Stupidity to Andrew !!!

OH YES
ANDREW GRIFFITHS from SWITHERLANDS...

I GIVE A TOSS... SO SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-) ... Read more

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I Like It Like It Is
Set amidst the disparate worlds of the London pop music scene and the bare knuckles boxing clubs of working-class Blackpool, Like It Is is a sexy, and at times, caustically funny tale of one youth's coming out and his first, tumultuous gay love affair. Craig (real-life boxing champ Steve Bell) is a 21-year-old Blackpooler who makes his living by fighting in illegal bare-knuckle fights. But the tough youth is also a closeted gay. He meets by chance Matt (Ian Rose), a cocky London music producer who takes Craig under his wing. The affair brings wide-eyed Steve down to the swinging gay Soho scene and into the duplicitous clutches of Matt's friends, which include Paula (Dani Behr), Matt's flatmate and an up-and-coming singer threatened by the arrival of the youth; and Kelvin (The Who's Roger Daltrey), Matt's gay and decidedly wolfish boss. Will Craig find happiness in Britain's gay Mecca or be forced back to his sordid former world? Some of the film's best moments are when it shows the tensions of being gay in a tough, macho environment; the biting indictment of shallow gay men; and the hilarious camp performance by Daltrey who sinks his toothy grin into his role with lecherous gusto.

Most higly recommended
Much better than expected, it was. Steve Bell turned in a terrific performance as the bare-knuckle street fighter who tries to turn is life around for the better once he meets an openly gay music producer (handsome Ian Rose). It amazes me when straight actors give such top-notch performances as gay characters (Get Real, Beautiful Thing, ect) and Bell's performance is right up there. I was expecting a two-second cameo by Roger Daltrey, however, he plays a strong role in the film as the aging, rich bitchy queen of yore - he was excellent and had few zingers in his scenes. Theme wise, this film is optimistic and engaging. There's a subplot involving the creation of a '90's boy band that is just too precious - they can't dance, who knows if they can really sing and their music is very Euro-disco and teeny-bopper oriented. The lead singer of this group comes between Bell and Rose at one point in the story - could you imagine the British tabloid press getting a hold of that factoid? Director Paul Oremland gives us a film as earnest and romantic as he intends to give (the character of fighter Bell was inspired by his own experience as he explains in the DVD's featurette) and I look forward to his next projects. As for the DVD: the picture is letterboxed to 1.66:1. The video is much crisper and clearer than I was expecting - it looks very good. The sound is clean and audible. Music sequences give quite a punch and there is no background hiss to be heard. Colors are stable and natural, but I really liked the scenes in the nightclubs which were fairly vibrant without "bleeding" or "smearing". There is also an original trailer that is incorporated into the informative featurette. I especially liked the ending of the film which wisely avoids the Hollywood-ish all's well that ends well bug. Overall, recommended but try to get the DVD version of this film - the quality is pretty darn good.

Don't Miss This One!
A likeable and capable cast in a well-made movie.

An unlikely relationship develops between an ambitious music promoter and an amateur boxer who is struggling to come to terms with his being gay

Steve Bell, (A real life title-holding boxer,) is a real find, a relatively inexperienced actor with a natural talent and a dynamic screen presence.

Ian Rose also excels in the other lead role.

Roger Daltrey gives a standout performance as a sleazy record producer.

Well written, sensitively acted and directed, the movie is one not to miss!

Phooey!
Obnoxious characters, unremitting self indulgence, and a nonsensical plot make this movie a real dog!

Steve Bell is terrific! A sexy, tough, wonderful film
It's very rare a young actor makes such a great positive impression in his debut film.British actor, Steve Bell, does just that!A natural talent, his acting carries this film.Although one cannot ignore how physically beautiful he is, his acting is what matters here.Playing a blackpool fighter(Steve boxed in real life), he carries his role with a masculine swagger, while also displaying a tenderness so rarely captured on film.Struggling with his own sexuality, gay audiences will embrace this performance and straight audiences will find this film proves it appeals to mainstream viewers as well.Soon, gay themed films will not be seperated from "straight" themed films, as love is universal.And this film is ground-breaking as it never depends on stereotype.Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the legendary rock band, THE WHO, shows he has great acting chops, as does Ian Rose.Brilliantly directed by, Paul Orewland, this film is my favorite gay themed film, along with the American film, "Edge of seventeen."I will cherish this film over and over.And, once again, I must say, Steve Bell is sexy, brilliant, and impossible to keep your eyes off of him!! ... Read more

Description

For millions of fans around the world, The Who has defined the quintessential rock band for nearly four decades. The band's extraordinary music and lyrics have left an indelible imprint on music history, and their live performances are legendary. On November 27, 2000, The Who crowned their six-month North American and U.K. tour with a special evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Bryan Adams, Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones, Kennedy, Eddie Vedder and Paul Weller joined The Who on stage for a once-in-a-lifetime performance for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Songs:
I Can't Explain, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, Pinball Wizard, Relay, My Wife, The Kids are Alright, Bargain, Magic Bus, Who Are You, Baba O'Riley, Drowned, Heart to Hang Onto, So Sad About Us, I'm One, Behind Blue Eyes, You Better You Bet, The Real Me, 5:15, Won't Get Fooled Again, Substitute, Let's See Action, My Generation, See Me Feel Me. ... Read more

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This is what a music DVD should look like
This is a great concert with fabulous sound. I saw the Who 3 months before this was filmed and this captures their then-present sound and show. As for the guest stars, don't be afraid of Bryan Adams! He actually sounds good doing Behind Blue Eyes, he has a bit of a sneer to his singing, and doesn't sound like you'd expect. The reason I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars is because of the omitted songs. There were 2 or 3 songs played at the concert that were edited out of the DVD. One of them was a perfect version of Getting in Tune with Eddie Vedder singing along with Roger. I've heard a bootleg recording of it and it is appalling that they would leave in Kelly Jones doing a terrible vocal on Substitute on the DVD, and cut out this great song with Ed Ved. Kelly Jones sings the song with all the annoyance of an Oasis cover version. Also the guitarist from Oasis should be ashamed of standing next to Pete Townshend and only being able to play a wimpy 2-note solo on possibly THE rock anthem of all time, Won't Get Fooled Again. He should not have been invited to the concert. I think many of the guests were used to appeal to the British audience, which is fine, but then don't cut out Getting in Tune, which sounds leaps and bounds over Substitute. Yes, we get a fine version of Ed Vedder singing on Lets See Action and I'm One, and also on the end jam, but Getting In Tune should have been in this DVD. Kelly Jones should not have.

Other than those complaints, what was left in the DVD is a great performance. The editing of the video is a little to quick/MTV. But the sound is great and the Who is awesome.

Long Live The Who For Godsake !!!!!
The Who were the greatest live band ever between 1969-1976? or they still are? Well, The Who here seems like it.
This is truly amazing stuff. The selection of the songs is great too, since includes some rare songs hard to get on video, like "Relay" or "Bargain", and the versions here are awesome.
Keith Moon will be so proud of Zak Starkey (as his dad is for sure). He just has the "Keith Moon" spirit, and that's why The Who are like in the old days in this concert.
John Entwistle as always, superb!!.
Daltrey's in great shape, with a stronger or deeper voice than in the 80s concerts like "Rocks America" or "Tommy Live - 20 anniversary".
Pete Townshend is very inspired and wild. His acoustic performance for a couple of songs in the middle of the show, is superb too.
John "Rabbit" Bundrick is excellent as always and adding the right keyboards for the songs that originally didn't include them.

The only thing I don't like about this concert is the guest singers. I would prefer to listen to Roger singing "Substitute", for example. The only one I enjoy here is Noel Gallagher in "Won't Get Fooled Again", seems he limits to play the guitar (which adds a lot of power to this particular song) and adds backing vocals to the chorus.
Buy this DVD or VHS. The Who were back and this was their testimony. Unfortunally John Entwistle passed away :-(

Very Good
On November 27, 2000, the Who closed their tour with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. In my opinion they've never played a better concert. The looseness of the group makes for a relaxed atmosphere and some really great rock and roll. There is a lot of improvisational jamming in between songs. The band acts very free onstage. For instance, when Roger sings the line, "Can I buy your magic bus" Pete screams out "No!" All in all a wonderful performance and a great DVD.

John to Pete: You Really Think You're Going There Without Me
During the playing of John's song, "My Wife", the cameras capture a sequence that literally, says it all. The band has just entered an instrumental break. Pete is introduces the line, John tosses his pick to the wind and grabs up great handfuls of bass strings. From there, it's a race. At their best the Who were always like that. They played as if they were trying to run away from the each other but kept landing in the same place. They were evenly matched and "read" each other so well it usually worked. Mistakes happened, but hell, those only showed how many chances they were willing to take. Crowds loved that and it literally, cemented their reputation as the greatest live band ever. When Keith died they were still an excellent band but his part of that chemistry was lost. John (Rabbit) Bundrick was (and still is) fine with it, but Kenney Jones wasn't. It was that simple.

Then Zak Starkey came along. When (yet) another tour was announced for the spring of 2000 critics were quick to label it to end up as another zip-less grab for money. Little did they know. Zak had been with the band for a few years and largely restored the vitality Keith had injected. More important, he gave Entwistle and Townshend someone they could "run" with again. When they stripped the band back down again the old fire came back. In the spring, summer and fall of 2000 they hit north America with a roar that hadn't been seen from anyone from any genre in decades. New material or no, the most explosive live band in rock was back!

Live at the RAH more than illustrates this. That it's a "greatest hits" set (with an "all-star" guest list to boot) put me off for a while. Don't make the same mistake. The catalogue the Who have to offer is a great one. When it's performed this amount of passion by a band like this it never gets old. Roger can't quite hit all the high notes any longer, Pete doesn't jump a often, or as high and John's singing voice, never great, by this time was close to shot. All of this matters little. Roger has enough passion for ten singers. As well, he brings a level of intelligence and understanding to the material that's rare in the industry. And don't forget, he never takes any nights "off". What Pete lost in leaping ability he's gained in musical finesse. This man is playing the guitar the way he did thirty years ago but with all the skill that time and practice have added. Nobody plays like him. Nobody! John was a fabulous player. Ultimately this band may end up missing him even more than they missed Keith. His ability to pick up Townshend's threads and add immediately add to them was the glue which held them together.

The importance of John (Rabbit) Bundrick can't be overstated. He's played with the Who since the late 1970's and it shows. It's hard to imagine keyboard player better suited to working with this outfit. He's literally all over everything Pete and John do as fast as Keith ever was. The guest stars, for the most fit in well. Eddie Vedder is a long time friend of Townshend and a fan. To watch him up there you could swear he knows their music as well as they do. Brian Adams looks a little nervous (for about ten seconds) but then cuts loose. His rendition of "Behind Blue Eyes" is classic. Nigel Kennedy comes in and plays the violin part from "Baba". He and Townshend have so much fun it has to be illegal (somehow anyway). Noel Gallagher doesn't leave the impact on "Won't Get Fooled Again" that Eddie Vedder leaves on "I'm One" but he doesn't hurt anything either. The only guest stars who fall a little short are Paul Weller and Kelly Jones. Weller and Townshend just don't mesh all that well. Kelly Jones, unfortunately, leaves you wanting Roger back on the mike to remind everyone what "Substitute" is "supposed" to sound like. The only other problem lies with the neck mounted camera used to spotlight John's bass solo. This was just a bad idea. It was supposed to give a close look. All it does is give wide angle close-ups that make Entwistle seem disembodied from the rest of the concert. It's too bad. The solo was a good one. Thankfully that camera was only used on the one segment.

This is nit picking though. The performance is a great one. The camera work is superb and the sound quality is fabulous. Buy it, turn it up and enjoy a great rock band doing their thing.

The kids are alright
This dvd rocks and they sound great. zack starkey the son of ringo star,is great but is no keith moon. the acoustic section with Peat Townsed is awsome he does one song from quad and one for lifehouse. the late john entwistle "the ox" is one of the best bass players. Bryan Adams does Behind blue eys with them and he sounds awsome he can really sing that song. so if you like the who you will like the dvd ... Read more

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I love this movie!!!
This movie is very romantic and sweet. It is very entertaining and has a lot of cute lines thrown in that make you think. I am going to buy this movie and probably watch it all the time. There must have been some attraction between the fairy and leprechaun in real life b/c their chemistry on screen is so sincere and beautiful!! This movie is kind of long but it is worth it!! It's wonderful!!! ... Read more

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Awaiting Destiny
IF you are a hopeless romantic then this movie is definetly
for you. If you are just looking for a laugh, some emotion,
and a good time, check it out! I, for one, fit into both categories hence the 5 stars...

I love this movie!
I love this movie! I've watched it a couple of times now, and who'd have thought Roger Daltrey would turn out more sexy than Casper Van Dien! I just wish there had been more of the music. I played the ending over and over, listening to the songs. The love story was sweet, too.

An enjoyable movie!
This is a good-quality feel-good movie with excellent production, direction and performances from everybody. It's somewhat conservative--it has no (visible) sex or violence--but it still managed to hold my interest. The best thing about it is the Burning Prairie Band playing at the end: Roger Daltrey, Drake Bell, Carmine Appice, Kelly Keeling and Denny Laine. They sound great.

I'd recommend this for any of the gals--including young ones. It's interesting, unoffensive, and a great opportunity to watch some real musicians at work. The guys will like the guitar work there at the end.

Chasing Destiny
Moderately charming. Chasing Destiny is BY NO MEANS (maybe the worst movie ever made). With all of the bad movies that are allowed to be made, Chasing Destiny is a delightful excape from the norm. The cast alone is worth the purchase. Music icon THE WHO'S ROGER DALTRY-Nehemiah Peoples, DRAKE BELL-Walter (Nickelodeon's-The Amanda Show, Jerry Maguire, HBO's The Jack Bull), CASPER VAN DIEN-Bobby Moritz (Storm Troopers, Sleepy Hollow, Tarzan). CHRISTOPHER LLOYD-Jet James (Taxi, Back To The Future, My Favorite Martion), LAUREN GRAHAM-Jessee James (Gilmore Girls) and Music greats, Denny Lane, Spencer Davis and Carmine Appice. If you like music from the late 60's early 70's, this movie is a must.

Chasing Destiny
Heartwarming love story, laugh, cry and enjoy an absolutely wonderful movie. One of the very best I have seen in years. ... Read more

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A Phanthom For The Opera
This British production had all the trappings of an exceptional BBC TV program. The wardrobe, direction, players and (of course) Roger Daltrey all added class to this film. The singing was somewhat restrained, however, and this could be due to the cramped quarters reconstructed for the sake of authenticity....which is a pity. Still, this film adds to the mystique of the infamous Mack the Knife and rivals the Broadway version Sting starred in. ... Read more