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Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection

Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection

List Price: $19.98
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Collection
Review: I have been an Weird Al fan since "My Bolonga". I really enjoyed this dvd, but I thought some of the blood squirting, body parts exploding were a little much. I bought this for the family, but I have to skip some of the videos for the kids. I didn't realize that would be in some of the videos. I think it is fine for 13 and up.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Collection
Review: I have been an Weird Al fan since "My Bolonga". I really enjoyed this dvd, but I thought some of the blood squirting, body parts exploding were a little much. I bought this for the family, but I have to skip some of the videos for the kids. I didn't realize that would be in some of the videos. I think it is fine for 13 and up.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Video Collection
Review: I just got threw watching this DVD. I found one easter egg, Go under "Extras" then go over to "The Weird Al Show" and press up on your DVD remote. There will be the Archival footage shot in San Luis Obispo, CA in December 1979 for the song "My Bologna"

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Terrific collection
Review: I recommend this DVD: if you like Weird Al, you will enjoy it. However, here is a warning:

If you enjoyed watching and listening to Weird Al's great spoofs and originals, haven't seen them for years and years, and have heard that they are now available on one DVD and you think you would love to see all those funny videos again:
You may find that they were funnier in your imagination. [Sounds like Paul Simon's Kodachrome, doesn't it!] You may find that you have forgotten the videos the parodies are based on. You used to enjoy all the jokes on Madonna and Michael Jackson, but now you can't remember their video clips and there is something missing.

This was my first reaction. But I am over it and am now enjoying them as much as I ever did.

So, be warned, but if you enjoyed them before, you will enjoy them again.

Dare to be stupid!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bought it and loved it
Review: I was told about Al, and now I love it. The parodys are so clever, and they want to make you laugh out loud. If you like Al, then this is my most reccomended item. Go Al!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Well Planned, Well Executed, Brilliant DVD
Review: I'm basing my review on the region 4 version of Al's DVD, which has no extra features, just the 24 videos. And what videos they are. I have been a big fan of Al for 2 years now. Before buyibg the DVD I only saw the Eat It video.

All of the Videos are well set out, well presented, and fit in well with the lyrics. The sound of the video is equal to that of the various CD's. The songs are identical to the various CD's. The only difference is that UHF Video is cut a little compared to the CD version. I prefer the DVD version.

Another way of telling how good the videos are is comparing his 80's videos to his 90's & 00's videos. Both sets are of high quality.

In conclusion You should buy this DVD. For Al fans, this is the only way to get all of Al's songs on one disc. For people who are undecided if Al is for them, These some of Al's best songs, and the videos have been put together briliantly, and the video quality is very good.

I give 5 stars due to the quality of the videos. Good work Alfred.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Oh, the hillarity!!!
Review: I'm one of the three biggest Weird Al fans in my family and circle of friends, and I have to say this is definetly a "must have" for ANY Al-fan. The videos are all increadibly professionally done, sometimes better than the originals they parody, and sometimes even having the same extras and sets. Keep an eye out for recuring characters and themes that are used throughout several videos.
Now, if they would only release a DVD of Weird Al's TV show...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Love the collection
Review: I've been a huge fan of Weird Al for nearly 9 years now - and when I found out about the first DVD with his music videos, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately I didn't get my hands on a copy early enough and now theyre all gone. I'm very jealous of my friend who managed to get his hands on one.
Anyways, so first chance I could, I placed a preorder for this DVD. I'm extremely happy with it, and recommend it to any Weird Al fan.
There is just ONE thing I dislike. The video is extremely grainy -- even the newer videos like The Saga Begins, and All About The Pentiums have grain, not just the older ones. It's really annoying and kind of disappointing. The audio isn't too bad though -- but it's not as clear as it could be, compared to other Music Video DVD collections by other artists.
Other than these technical blunders, it's a great collection.
Buy it now!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the weirdest of them all?
Review: It must be Al Yankovic, of course!! All his videos on one hysterical DVD: Fat, Amish Paradise, All About the Pentiums, Smells Like Nirvana, You Don't Love Me Anymore, Bedrock Anthem, Gump, Jurassic Park (my favorite), Headline News, Dare To Be Stupid, Eat It, Like a Surgeon, UHF, Money For Nothing, One More Minute, Lost On Jeopardy, This Is The Life, Living With A Hernia, Spy Hard, Ricky (MTV's first comedy video), Christmas At Ground Zero, I Love Rocky Road, Bob, and The Saga Begins. Extras include music clips from the Tomorrow Show (Another One Rides the Bus performed live) and Weird Al Show (Theme Song, Lasagna, Livin' in The Fridge), along with a cool photo gallery. If you turn subtitles on you can karaoke along with Al too. The only drawback is that the video quality on some of the selections hasn't been restored (or it wasn't all that great in the first place-not sure) so it's a little grainy. Regardless, the audio is superb throughout. Very funny, very worthwhile. You'll enjoy it again and again... A must have for all "Weird Al" fans!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: How Could They Screw Up Something So Simple?
Review: It shouldn't pose much of a problem to put together a DVD containing a collection of music videos. So how come the makers of this disc got so much wrong?

1. The videos are not in chronological order. That right there is a major no-no.

2. There is a layer change-type pause inbetween EVERY video (I think they put each video on it's on Title and my player has to pause in order to retrieve the video). Because of this, some of the extreme end of the audio for each video gets cut off.

3. There are some compression artifacts, such as at the very end fade outs of "I Lost On Jeopardy" and "The Saga Begins", and after the movie clip montage in "UHF". Considering the total length of the videos is 86 minutes (plus another 10-15 minutes for the bonus features), there should not have been a need for very much compression, so there should be no artifacts at all.

It should also be noted that the Spy Hard video has two titles: "Spy Hard" and "Opening Title Sequence by 'Weird Al' Yankovic." The one on his previous DVD release ("Weird Al Yankovic: The Videos") has no titles at all. Of course, in the film "Spy Hard" all of the titles are present. This means that there are now three different versions of this video.


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