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Summary: An Instant Classic
Review: I waited patiently for many months for this DVD, and it was well worth the wait. The songs and videos are already classics, but what makes this DVD so special are all the "extras". With several different angles, remixes, commentary, storyboards, and much more...it truly defines what a DVD player was meant for. I espcially love the superimposed version of Shadrach (with the Peanut Butter Wolf remix). Beastie Boy fans BEWARE! You WILL lose sleep watching this DVD over and over and over...
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Summary: A DVD every beastie fan MUST own.
Review: This is THE collector's item for the Beastie Boys fan in all of us. While it doesn't have every single video they ever did, the DVD contains more extras than you can wave a dead fish at. For each video included there are production notes and remixes for most of them. Almost all of the videos contain different angle footage which can be switched during playback at your own leisure. The commentary by the Beastie Boys is a nice feature even though their commentary isn't exactly the greatest one I've ever heard but it still is a nice feature to have. Of course the commentary by the directors of the videos are much more informative, if that's what you want. There's even an option that displays the lyrics on the bottom of the screen if you can't understand some of the stranger lyrics, but then again there are some that just aren't meant to be understood completely. This is an awsome DVD except that it is missing one very important music video, the one to "Fight for your Right". Other than that, this is concentrated pure Beastie goodness with something for every kind of Beastie fan.
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Summary: W.O.W.
Review: I've owned a DVD player for over a year now. Only in the last month or so have I seen the technology in DVDs exploited as it was intended to be. DVDs like The silence of the Lambs and Fight Club were packed with so many extras, I didn't see how anybody could possibly get more out of the medium. When I heard about the Beastie's planned DVD, I figured it would be something that only diehard fans, such as myself, could enjoy. When I could the Video Anthology yesterday, though, I was more than pleasantly surprised. The Beastie Boys' Video Anthology is one of the most complete DVDs I have ever seen. It came through with every promise made on the Beastie Boys' website. There are so many combinations of video and audio, I literally gasped when I first popped it in. Finally, I thought, I get to use my "change angle" button! With all the commentary from the group and directors (who are extremely funny), you get a new view into one of the most influential rap groups ever. To all you Beastie Boys fans, GET THIS DVD. ..., get it even if you don't have a DVD player. This DVD is a gem that comes around only so often, and you'll be kicking yourself if you don't pick this baby up. If I could, I'd give it 6 *'s. To paraphrase the B-Boys, this DVD's got more action than my man John Woo, it's got more hits than Rod Carew.
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Summary: Where are the "License to Ill" videos?????!!!!!!!
Review: Oh come on people, no one even noticed that this is titled, "Beastie Boys DVD Anthology" and their first (and most popular) videos aren't even included! What's up with that? Indeed, what IS on these dvds is great, but I wish they had been more thorough.
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Summary: Beastie Boys 2nd DVD
Review: I discovered the BBoys around '92 and that 'Check Your Head' blew me away. I have all the albums, I've seen most of the videos and I can't wait till MCA is finished with the DVD and release it. I've alredy pre-ordered it. BBoys fans must have this!
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Summary: Based on Criterion's record, they automatically get 4 stars
Review: When I first came to NYC, about 14 years ago, I remember the Beasties made an in-store appearance at the Village Tower Records. At the time I thought ... Posers. Bunch of white boy rappers. Later I bought a couple of their albums and found them to be infectious, in a good way. Adam Horowitz is a still much better rapper than actor (I actually paid to see Lost Angels). He also had a gorgeous wife, actress Ione Skye (Say Anything). Maybe I'll learn more Beastie trivia from this disc. Kinda doubt it though. Not sure exactly what prompted this Criterion disc, except that Peter Becker, a former Columbia film prof and now Criterion head, is an NYC resident. Maybe he knows them or Adam's famous dad, author Israel Horowitz. So in short, I'll buy this disc without even hearing the reviews, based on Criterion's usual high quality (even if they are spending waaay too much time on old films lately) The Beasties have had lasting power and proved wrong my initial unfair judgment. Like an earlier reviewer, I'm old now - 40.
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Summary: DVD TECHNOLOGY (AND BEASTIE BOYS FANS) PUSHED TO THE LIMIT!
Review: I was fortunate enough to have received an advance copy of this new Beastie Boys DVD release. All I can say is "WOW! CRITERION'S DONE IT AGAIN!". Although I'm not a big fan of their music, this 2-disc set is packed with so much unusual and fun DVD technology that it makes the music quite bearable and wholly entertaining, even to this non-rap fan! I must admit that the Boys are among the most influential video groups of the last two decades, and this DVD release clearly shows why. This 2-disc anthology fully showcases the potential of DVD technology, with most of the 18 videos containing alternate visual angles (a fun and interesting feature that's almost never used on standard DVDs) and multiple audio tracks. There are hundreds of possible image and sound combinations, including new surround mixes, a cappella versions, and more than 40 remixes by famous DJs and remixers, including many new ones created exclusively for this release. Loaded with never-before-seen footage and unreleased music tracks, this special edition also contains a truckload of rare still photos and exclusive audio commentary by and interview with the band and the video directors. And there's also the world-premiere director's cut of Nathanial Hornblower's "Intergalactic" spin-off "The Robot vs. the Octopus Monster Saga." According to the DVD case, there are over 100 video angles and audio tracks switchable at any time during playback, for hours of possible image and sound combinations. I know that I've had the DVD set for one week now and I've barely scratched the surface of everything that's available on this. One final nice touch: they've even included English subtitles for old guys like me (I'm 35) who absolutely cannot make out what they're rapping about! An unbelievable release! Definitely worthy of the Criterion label.
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Summary: The best music DVD ever?
Review: I am really looking forward to this release. Compiled by Adam Yauch (MCA) this will be a collection of every Beasties video. It will be a 2 disc set with multiple soundtracks, and be produced by Criterion, the definitive DVD collection creators. According to the Beastie's website the content is huge: over 100 video angles and audio tracks switchable at any time during playback allowing hours of possible image and sound combinations. Plus, each song on the DVD has multiple remixes [by Moby, Fat Boy Slim, Bentley Rhythm Ace....] to be used as alternate audio while you watch the video. In addition it includes: New 5.1 surround sound mixes, Acappella versions, Audio commentary by the band and the video directors, rare still photographs, storyboards, interview with the cast of "Sabotage", the world-premiere director's cut of Nathanial Hornblower's "Intergalactic" spin-off "The Robot vs. the Octopus Monster Saga." and more... For any BBoys fan, this is a must!
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Summary: a DVD taking full advantage of what DVD's can do !!
Review: This release by the Criterion Collection is one of the most impressive DVD's in terms of special features and versatility that I have seen. This double disc set covers the music videos by the band, The Beastie Boys. It covers 18 of their songs and the special features make up 95% of the content. Many of the songs contain lyrics not suitable for children and some teens, though some of the songs have the profanity bleeped. The songs featured are Intergalactic, Shake Your Rump, Gratitude, Something's Got to Give, Sure Shot, Hey Ladies, Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun, Body Movin', So What'Cha Want, Sabotage, Shadrach, Three MCs and One DJ, Ricky's Theme, Pass the Mic, Holy Snappers, Root Down, Netty's Girl and Alive. Of these my favorites are Intergalctic, and Shadrach. For bonus features we have two audio commentaries of each video. One by the band and one by the directors. There are also alternate audio tracks of remixes of many of the songs interchangable with seperate video angles making hundreds of possible combinations. There is also slide shows of album art and pictures of video production and storyboarding. I watched each individual angle and listened to each individual remix but did not do each possible combination as this would have probably taken a VERY long time. Hardcore Beastie Boys fans though, will love to do this. Many of the videos contain very impressive footage.
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Summary: Nice to have the videos available, but extravagent
Review: Their music is great, the videos aren't the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I listen to the b-boys quite a bit, but I don't find a video dvd to have much replay value.
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