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Summary: Bad move.....
Review: What a bad move by my favorite band....Second Coming is one of the worst things presented in KISS catalogue. It's a cheap "documentary" that documents nothing, due to the sheer speed of it and the lack of concrete concert footage.
As we all know, the reunion tour was a one-shot project, because the original line-up parted ways again after PSYCHO CIRCUS. THis does nothing more than alert people to the fact that money was their only concern when reuniting.
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Summary: Their best home video yet
Review: What a surprise this was! Lots of backstage stuff and behind the scenes. The only thing I didn't like about it was Matt Pinfield(the narrator)..isn't that bald headed mtv vj's 15 minutes of fame over yet? I guess not. They could have also fit this onto ONE video tape or, if 2 was neccesary, make it longer since an extra tape was to be used. The booklet was a nice touch-has photos from the video itself. It would have been nice to see more concert footage instead of quick shots with interviews, other songs playing over it and all the graphics of maps, itenararies, etc. floating across the screen while your trying to watch a concert shot. Definitely worth owning. I hope they do this type of video again with the farewell tour.
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Summary: IN THE PERFECT KISS STYLE
Review: What else can you say abou this video? This one has the best footage of any of their home videos. Speaking for the rest of the true KISS army, we appreciate all of the things that you let us see. If, however, you are a newer KISS fan and don't know everything about the band and their history, I would still recommend picking up eXtreme closeup first, as that one is much more KISStory and will give you all the pertinent info needed to appreciate a video like this one. The out of makeup coverage is classic, and it is fantastic to see in depth how the renunion happened. This might be the only chance you will get to see the full blown show with effects and lighting with KISS in street clothes... how can you pass that up. Go pick it up, you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: A must-have for Kiss fans
Review: What it is: A documentary of the events surrounding the original Kiss members' reunion and their resulting tour.Review in a nutshell: this is a must-have for Kiss fans and highly recommended for those discovering Kiss for the first time. Very well put together, this video starts with a short flashback to the 70s and the band's heyday. Great video, film, and still shots--both in the beginning and throughout the video--recall Kiss' early development and meteoric rise to fame. While nothing here will be news for the avid Kiss fan, it offers many rarely or never-before seen glimpses of the group and provides a great introduction for new fans--some of whom may be too young to even remember Kiss' original years. Most incredibly, the images from two decades ago, shown with those from the past couple years, prove how well Kiss has faithfully recreated their act--both musically and visually. The bulk of the video (or I should say videos--it's a two-tape set) focuses on the band's reunion and subsequent world tour. This is where the longtime Kiss fan will be most enthralled. Having been a fan since 1976, I can truly say that we could've only dreamed of seeing the stuff that makes up this video back then. Watching them clown around and interact, there is unquestionably a chemistry between these guys not rivaled since The Beatles. While the reunion tour concert footage is great, it is the behind-the-scenes pictures that make this a "must-have." To see the guys so candidly is really cool: Gene joking around in full costume on his birthday, Paul singing and playing Latin American songs in concerts south of the border, stage flubs, their antics during photo shoots, and goofing around doing the "Macarena" dance backstage in full costume. In addition, some of the best scenes show the band relearning their old songs in early reunion rehearsals. And no Kiss fan can help but enjoy watching the guys doing a stage rehearsal without makeup and wearing street clothes with their costume boots on! There is very little to criticize about this video. In fact, my only complaint would be that a couple of the most interesting clips were cut short. Case in point: we start to see Kiss' first TV appearance, from an early 1974 American Bandstand, and they quickly cut from this incredible footage to yet another shot of Kiss playing some arena somewhere sometime in 1997. I realize the point of this is the reunion tour, but the retrospective shots are sometimes too golden to be so quick. I would've also traded some of the recent concert shots for more behind-the-scenes stuff. The bottom line, though, is neither of these criticisms detract from the video's worthiness. All in all, the two-plus hours of video are well worth the money and shouldn't leave anyone unsatisfied. The production values are top-notch, it's well edited, the music is of course great, and for the most part it's not overly self-important (at least not on the Kiss scale of things). Often, you get the feeling the piece could've been done as an independent documentary. It should be noted, however, for those concerned parents out there that there is some R-rated nudity: nothing too bad, just the occasional obligatory front row female fans who like to pull up their shirts. Something to know if you plan on watching it with your 8-year-old kid. Ultimately, the video is a testimony to a group of guys who got together, put aside their past, got in shape, and put on over 200 shows and sold three million tickets in under a year. Kiss was the biggest band of the 70s and the biggest band of 1996-1997. And while some may say it's all just for money, no fan cares; Kiss gave us what we wanted and this video is no exception.
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Summary: Father of Kiss Fan
Review: Who's kidding who, although I purchased this DVD for my son, I enjoyed watching it as well. The brief history of the band presented at the begininning really brought me back. Kiss has always held a special place in Rock and Roll and this DVD will clearly illustrate why. I found the DVD very entertaining and well worth the money, it's 2 hours long! There is some great footage of Kiss both onstage and off. However, since Amazon will not warn you, allow me. The DVD contains "explicit content", in other words T&A... An occasional "F" word isn't that bad, but clear shots of women in the audience lifting their shirts is just unacceptable. I'm sorry that I won't be able to watch it any more!
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Summary: Father of Kiss Fan
Review: Who's kidding who, although I purchased this DVD for my son, I enjoyed watching it as well. The brief history of the band presented at the begininning really brought me back. Kiss has always held a special place in Rock and Roll and this DVD will clearly illustrate why. I found the DVD very entertaining and well worth the money, it's 2 hours long! There is some great footage of Kiss both onstage and off. However, since Amazon will not warn you, allow me. The DVD contains "explicit content", in other words T&A... An occasional "F" word isn't that bad, but clear shots of women in the audience lifting their shirts is just unacceptable. I'm sorry that I won't be able to watch it any more!
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Summary: Not Just Five Stars, But At Least TEN STARS
Review: WOW! THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE VIDEO. BET THAN ANYTHING!!! COMPLETE FOOTAGE OF OLD AND NEW!!!! GREAT WOMEN IN IT TOO!!!! IF YOU ARE A KISS FAN, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THIS!! ROCK ON BABY!!
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