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Summary: ONO! ONO! ONO!
Review: This is one video you will want to listen to but it is crap to watch. Why do we have to be subjected to the constant Ono onslaught of "I'm Ono and I am an equal to John" attitude. Could we not just have a video of the man and his music and not about the love Ono and he shared. Oh yeah, the audio on this DVD is superb.
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Summary: Overall, A Good DVD
Review: This movie is overall pretty good. The videos were great and the music is always good. Some scenes from Give Peace a Chance were missing, but that was the only thing that seemed off. Otherwise, the extra bonus footage was very interesting to watch for Film #6 and the Imagine live recording. Definetly worth it!
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Summary: Well done!
Review: What a wonderful idea (just in time for X-mas)...take the songs from Lennon Legend, and do a 5.1 mix for a video for each. The DTS mixes are superb, with Mind Games and Power to the People really standing out. On Stand By Me, you can actually hear individual instruments for the first time; an outstanding improvement over the old muddy mix. The videos are all first-class, with maybe a little too much reference to Lennon's murder; and the graphic scenes from Happy Christmas, while poignant, really interfere with the enjoyment of the song 9which is another outstanding mix. All in all, a sterling release, despite the rather high price-tag.
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Summary: Where is Apple Corps????
Review: What happened to the original "Give Peace A Chance" video? It's on the original Lennon Collection comp as a live cut.... It's overdubbed here! I think there is too much emphasis placed on his later stuff - what happened to the Sometime in NYC album? Or the Plastic Ono Band LP? Or the original "Happy Xmas" video??
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Summary: Where is Apple Corps????
Review: What happened to the original "Give Peace A Chance" video? It's on the original Lennon Collection comp as a live cut.... It's overdubbed here! I think there is too much emphasis placed on his later stuff - what happened to the Sometime in NYC album? Or the Plastic Ono Band LP? Or the original "Happy Xmas" video??
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Summary: Where is Apple Corps????
Review: What happened to the original "Give Peace A Chance" video? It's on the original Lennon Collection comp as a live cut.... It's overdubbed here! I think there is too much emphasis placed on his later stuff - what happened to the Sometime in NYC album? Or the Plastic Ono Band LP? Or the original "Happy Xmas" video??
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Summary: Appalling Grab for John's Fame
Review: With everything I've read about John Lennon, I'm relatively sure he would've divorced Yoko had he lived another year or two. He was cleaning himself up and trying to get his career back on track. I spotted the first post-John revisions with Yoko's TV movie about their "love story" some years ago: in the final moment before the "killer nerd" strikes, John is shown entering the Dakota with Yoko on his arm.
That's not how it happened. John was alone walking in. Now this DVD. When I'd heard that Yoko had John's lover Mai Pang removed and REPLACED with footage of her, I was appalled. Did she think no one would notice? Does she care?
Or does she believe that we'll all die off and her scary possession of the Lennon legend will prevail?
Truly sad and demented.
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Summary: Turn Me On, Dead Man
Review: Yoko Ono Lennon has consistently found inventive ways to stroke the star-maker machinery and make money anew since 1980 when John Lennon was killed in New York City. Originally released as a music CD, "Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon" is now a DVD that offers "new" music videos accompanying 20 of Lennon's best songs. The 2003 DVD contains some disturbing material and it is not for the weak. If you happily open the DVD at this holiday season and think it would be cool to go first to "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," you will hear the anti-war song originally released in December 1971. Depending on your point of view, the song was either intentionally ironic, or, blindly idealistic. This music-video version contains footage from the present day (including the aftermath of 9/11/01 in New York City) and it is intensely painful to watch. The 2003 spin on the original message ("war is over if you want it") says that "even though you may really, really want it, war is not over." Try finding that sentiment on a Hallmark card! You may not feel like watching the remainder of the DVD. But, if you do are very, very brave and choose to continue, you will find track after track of reworked images of John and Yoko edited to the beat of the music. You may get pretty sick of watching the happy couple captured for eternity in endless images repeated on screen. There are some gems on the DVD, however. Lennon's last live performance in 1975 is captured on film as he performs "Imagine" at a black-tie gala. And, Lennon's wit and wisdom is alive and kicking in the upbeat "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" which has been transfored into a video with kick-ass animation. A far better DVD value is "Concert for George" -- one of the best filmed rock concerts ever. With 5.1 surround sound, the audio is quite simply astonishing. The flawless performances of Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston and others are loving tributes to Harrison's range and depth as a songwriter. An unforgettable appearance by Monty Python gave this a PG-13 rating when it was released in theaters. This DVD is a must-have for all who lived during The Beatles era, especially since it is impossible to envision ever again having all these legendary musicians on the same stage.
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