Rating: 
Summary: One Nice Five Mean One Brilliant
Review: I would like to praise Dr. Georg Grober for his wonderful review. It is the best review I have ever read. Thank you Dr. Grober. The five stars are for you.Have you purchased the Mr. Show DVD? I highly recommend it.
Rating: 
Summary: take some time to check this out
Review: If you've never seen the Kids in the Hall TV show, I have a few choice words for you: 2pm Eastern, Comedy Central. This is what SNL really really wants to be: consistently smart, quirky, insane, and downright hilarious. All five actors routinely turn in wonderful performances. And if you end up seeing the entire run of the show (as it ended a little less than a decade ago) and want something else to tide you over until the next Kids film (rent Brain Candy! inventive, quirky, darkly hilarious), this would be it. I've noticed some reviewers seem to be wanting skits, or even glorification of the actors: this really isn't it. This is the Kids, ten years later, still incredibly funny and sardonic. They talk shop, they perform, they stain expensive hotel couches and plan gags for Conan. The extras are HILARIOUS, especially Kevin Eating Soup, which is exactly what the title suggests. This isn't meant to be an extension of the TV show; it's a look behind the camera. And the commentaries are wonderful; not lifeless at all, as one reviewer claimer, but a funny (and occaisionally slightly touching - Mike Myers) addition to a nice piece of work. (Dave Foley directed.) It isn't Oscar material, and probably not for newcomers, but if you're a KITH fan, it's worth your money.
Rating:
Summary: take some time to check this out
Review: If you've never seen the Kids in the Hall TV show, I have a few choice words for you: 2pm Eastern, Comedy Central. This is what SNL really really wants to be: consistently smart, quirky, insane, and downright hilarious. All five actors routinely turn in wonderful performances. And if you end up seeing the entire run of the show (as it ended a little less than a decade ago) and want something else to tide you over until the next Kids film (rent Brain Candy! inventive, quirky, darkly hilarious), this would be it. I've noticed some reviewers seem to be wanting skits, or even glorification of the actors: this really isn't it. This is the Kids, ten years later, still incredibly funny and sardonic. They talk shop, they perform, they stain expensive hotel couches and plan gags for Conan. The extras are HILARIOUS, especially Kevin Eating Soup, which is exactly what the title suggests. This isn't meant to be an extension of the TV show; it's a look behind the camera. And the commentaries are wonderful; not lifeless at all, as one reviewer claimer, but a funny (and occaisionally slightly touching - Mike Myers) addition to a nice piece of work. (Dave Foley directed.) It isn't Oscar material, and probably not for newcomers, but if you're a KITH fan, it's worth your money.
Rating: 
Summary: One Nice Five Mean
Review: In my opinion, there's In Living Color, The Ben Stiller Show, Mr. Show, and Saturday Night Live, and then there's Groucho Marx, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Monty Python, Woody Allen, and The Kids in the Hall. There's talent, and then there is genius. Yes, genius. Is a comedic genius somehow less than a genius in Physics? Yes. But I don't laugh at kinetic energy (hey, I'm trying to be funny, look at that). I watch only one hour of TV a day. The one hour of television I watch every day is the one hour of The Kids in the Hall I've recorded while at work. I was SO eager to watch this. I was grinning, looking at the cover as I headed over to a friend's to watch it ("Oh, look, Mark's put on a little weight, ha ha," and "Ooh, I never knew Dave had a tattoo. Hmm."). How could this movie miss? I thought I could watch the guys put on lipstick for an hour and a half and still somehow enjoy it. But oh my. What a cold, dreadful, bitter movie. As Dave Foley admits, no one really wanted to shoot this documentary. Not even Jason Priestly for crying out loud (notice how quiet Priestly gets on the commentary when Foley brings up the idea). Foley ended up with hundreds of hours of footage of struggling lawyers and struggling technicians and struggling sketch comedy artists (oh, and some struggling, booing fans). When I finished watching the movie (and then again with commentary), I really got the feeling that I had indeed just watched footage that "ended up" somewhere on some poor editor's desk and a certain reluctant "director's" office, that later "ended up" for sale, and ultimately "ended up" in my house. What the videographers got was five middle-aged (nearly) men doing their best to somehow usurp one another (to what end at this point in their respective careers is beyond me) using techniques best known by rotten little children. At least Scott Thompson understood that--maybe subconsciously, maybe who cares--and used the robotic puppy to get his precious attention instead of acidic grumblings put into use by Bruce and Dave. It really did work: There is way, way too much in the final cut devoted to Scott and the dog. The movie itself is absurd. The movie pokes fun at the absurdity of the childishness of the five men in the troupe. Matt Stone and Trey Parker poke fun at how the movie pokes fun at The Kids in the Hall (quite a clever little banter they had there). A lot of poking. The Kids in the Hall must think their fans are crazy or dumb or both for wanting to go the theater and pay to see these tired old guys do Sir Simon, Chicken Lady, and Buddy Cole. Why are they so cynical and jaded? What do they have to lose? I loved hearing Mike Myers talk about his true love of the troupe and a little on his history with the guys. He talked so earnestly. Dave and Bruce just kind of lazily lobbed unfunny quips about what we see on screen, Kevin seemed like he's just along for the ride, Jason Priestly clipped on his mic and mostly stammered in this pseudo-serious tone, and Andy Richter said some very, very forgettable things. I really liked Mark and Scott's commentary (they recorded in a different locale). I thought their commentary was funny (I like how they argue about children and "unconditional love") and interesting (a bit of a straight-laced Dad in McKinney speaking alongside Scott, who wants to be considered just "funny," instead of the "gay, funny guy"). Their talk was not so snappy and competitive and had a little more meat to it. Do dumb, online reviews need a summary paragraph? Hope you like the DVD. I didn't.
Rating:
Summary: Great For Hard-Core Fans at a Great Price!
Review: My girlfriend bought me Brain Candy and Tour of Duty for my birthday and I was overwhelmed with joy. I watched Brain Candy about 15 times, and Tour of Duty was outstanding, but I began to get interested in the behind the scenes portion of the tour, so you can imagine how interested i was in the Same Guys New Dresses DVD. I didn't have much money so i waited until Zellars had it on sale for 4.99 (GREAT BARGAIN!) and I rushed home to watch the Kids I love so dearly. I was NOT dissapointed at all. It's a great DVD for the hardcore fans of the series because it captures the side of the kids you just don't see on the show. Some people have said that the audio is terrible, but i didn't notice one thing wrong with it. It came in crystal clear for me, and besides, it's suppose to be a ROAD MOVIE, not a professionally crafted, fake... thing. As for the only drawback (which is hardly a drawback), there isn't enough of my favourite kid, Brucio.
Rating: 
Summary: not worth it
Review: Saw the Kids in the Hall in concert, and it was great. You can tell that they live to perform, and there was something magical about the show that isn't captured on a television screen.
But this documentary is beyond sad. Don't waste your money on this thing...its all arguing and legal matters. Go purchase brain candy, or their best of tape, or see them live next time they tour. This movie is only disappointing and quite depressing.
Rating: 
Summary: This is a KEEPER for your collection
Review: The video is a live version of some of THE BEST OF video skits, verbatim. It's good to watch if you've never seen them perform for a live audience. The offstage stuff is much more interesting. Without discussing: Marks' telephone interview, the eye saga, and Conan are priceless. It isn't a true representation of a tour though, because it comes off as being a bit fluffy. No show of any usual tour things: ...tour food, being on the last nerve, someone having to "spin city," homesickness, hangovers, weirdos and psycho fans incidents, etc. But it's not like it's the Discovery channel anyways, right? Hopefully, the 2002 will be more insightful, but they are professionals and will probably stick to the light/funny stuff.
Rating:
Summary: Very good as long as you know what to expect
Review: This documentary about the 2000 reunion tour of the Canadian sketch comedy troop The Kids in the Hall is unlikely to be of interest to anyone who is not already a fan. There is not much concert footage. Instead, it is a low-key documentary, shot on the cheap, with lots of exclusive footage of the Kids at work as they deal with the demands of touring and their own sometimes contentious personalities. This is NOT the film to watch for an introduction to KITH's brand of comedy, although there are some laughs here. Rather, it is for the fan who wishes to learn about the personalities and working style of this excellent team of comedians.
Rating:
Summary: Very good as long as you know what to expect
Review: This documentary about the 2000 reunion tour of the Canadian sketch comedy troop The Kids in the Hall is unlikely to be of interest to anyone who is not already a fan. There is not much concert footage. Instead, it is a low-key documentary, shot on the cheap, with lots of exclusive footage of the Kids at work as they deal with the demands of touring and their own sometimes contentious personalities. This is NOT the film to watch for an introduction to KITH's brand of comedy, although there are some laughs here. Rather, it is for the fan who wishes to learn about the personalities and working style of this excellent team of comedians.
Rating:
Summary: Absolutely hysterical
Review: This documentary is so amusing that I watched it twice in one sitting, the second time with commentary, which is twice as rewarding. The robot dog, ("a sophisticated Tamagotchi"), the joke that Kevin delivers to the audience that falls flat on its face, their intelligent remarks offstage, Mark and Scott's discussion on unconditional love in the commentary, and the way they rip on themselves and especially each other is too hysterical for words. I had to rewind several times because of the audio, but it's not so bad that it presents a major problem.
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