Elephant Parts

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Summary: I had this in Beta format in the 80's - We miss it
Review: 5 of 5 stars is right. We have a whole group who are waiting to see Elephant Parts again

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Summary: Hysterically delightful
Review: Although it screams 1980, Elephant Parts is guaranteed to make you giggle. Finally understand what your friends meant when they wanted a cuf of coppee.

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Summary: Sat. Nite Live Meets MTV
Review: Elephant Parts is a classic! The various bits are both strange and hilarious. I particular like the Marine Recruiting Audition, the Pirate Alphabet, and Neighborhood Nuclear Superiority. Some say this whole thing just doesn't make sense. That's the entire point! If you haven't seen the granddaddy of all the video efforts that followed it, you have a treat in store for you ... provided you can find it. This video has been out of print, and is just now available again on DVD, so here's your chance to check it out. Unfortunately, Amazon.com doesn't have the best price. For that you'll need to visit www.dvdexpress.com.

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Summary: OUTSTANDING! BETTER THAN CHEECH AND CHONG!
Review: Elephant Parts is an exceptional comedy combined with a great sound track. I need nieghborhood nuclear superiority on occasion. It's a fun show. Too bad that it's almost an impossible find in most video shops. Thanks for the trip Mike!

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Summary: Director William Dear deserves much of the credit
Review: ELEPHANT PARTS was truly ahead of the times. Especially the times as now defined by MTV. It's visually stunning, thematically amusing .... bottom line, it's a lot of fun. And I believe that a great deal of the reason for that is director William Dear. Of course, Nesmith should (and does) take much kudos for this wonderful work. However, one merely has to look at his subsequent attempts without Dear to realize who was really the man behind the curtain for Nesmith's Oz.

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Summary: Highly entertaining shorts, brilliant director's commentary
Review: For anyone who doesn't remember the TV show (it didn't last long), this DVD consists of short comedy bits, music videos from the ex-Monkee, and the occasional moment of deconstructionism that somehow work wonderfully together. Especially enjoyable is the over-the-top director's commentary which serves as a parody of director's tracks in general, taking everything too seriously and having an amazing descent into incomprehensability. Each short section is a chapter so you can skip to the ones you want to see now. It's great for a get together with friends. Wonderful to have in digital format. As Nesmith says, "things just keep getting more modern all the time"

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Summary: Great Original material but DVD extras are a zero.
Review: Having owned and enjoyed the original laserdisc, I expected at least some improvements. Video and audio quality were perhaps not as good as the original LD. The added commentary by Michael Nesbeth (who was at the forefront of video entertainment) seemed like a cynical jab at good quality commentary i.e. it could only be comprehensible to someone so far in space that they couldn't turn on their DVD. Here you need a commentary to understand the commentary.

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Summary: Loads of fun; a trendsetter...
Review: I always thought Mike Nesmith was the best of the Monkees. He had a self-effacing humor that was endearing, and never seemed to mind being in the background (behind Davy Jones and Circus Boy). I always wondered what happened to Peter Tork? Anyway, I watched them on TV religiously as a young college student at UW-Madison, and have a certain admiration. Nesmith's film is a riot. It's a "pioneer" film in many respects, winning a Grammy for best music video, after which the category was permanent. Nesmith has no end of imagination and ingenuity, and I'm impressed. Since I borrowed it from the library yesterday, and saw it for the first time, I can't make comparisons. It was fun, especially the Marine Recruitment segment. I have absolutely no doubt that this inspired John Landis to make "Amazon Women on the Moon" (1986). Similarities are overwhelming. I loved them both.

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Summary: Long-time Fan
Review: I first ran into Elephant Parts years ago, when it first came out. Since then, I've shown it to friends and family....and now even, heavens above, to GRANDKIDS! Everyone loves it! The sad part is, they seem to think it not only funny, but historical......they think that about "Hair," too....sigh. Oh, well, as long as they laugh....;-) Sheesh, maybe I'd better go find my Elvis Drugs....

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Summary: Can't believe no one mentioned "the fish ate my furniture"
Review: I have loved this collection of videos and short skits since I was a teenager in 1980. The other reviewers are correct in that you have to have the right sense of humor to enjoy it, though. If you like your humor on the bizzare side, (and trying to think of the right analogy here is not easy, because it's really not like anything else I know of), then you will love this DVD. I'm thinking "Repo Man" is a movie that has a similar feel, and since Nesmith produced that movie, it's no surprise.
The skit in "Elephant Parts" where he "interprets" the words to a song sung in Spanish for his date is my favorite. "My wife's biscuits edge closer...No running by the pool...." I am laughing just writing this.... The music videos are fabulous, as I think it can be argued that some of the best music videos came out of the '80's, and Nesmith, being the visionary behind MTV, and having all the experience with the Monkees, obviously would likely have great videos for his tunes.