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Director's Series, Vol. 3 - The Work of Director Michel Gondry

Director's Series, Vol. 3 - The Work of Director Michel Gondry

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Breaktrough in any comeover known
Review: Any trace of intelligence on the planet should consider spending spare day to contemplate this. Guy is exposing plenty of european creativity (did he surely knew our Jonas Mekas in NY?) - enough to satisfy ALL YOUR NEEDS. From real punk for me, to real Kylie Minoque for my daugther. Just great all the time. Even classique-to-be methods of image transformation are there for uebergeeks amongst us. And quantity is winning on top of all that. STOP!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FINALLY!
Review: As a avid admirer of videos that are both unique and rare I am salivating at the chance to own this and the other two titles (spike jonze & chris cunningham). It has taken me a many months to find works by these talented people. The closest you could come to finding a fraction of their work would be to buy Bjork dvd's (which might I recommend are works of arts themselves) In an age where MTV defines what makes good music videos these 3 men are a breath of fresh air and a slap in the face to all those who claim EMINEM's latest video is "so creative". Other than their own films and videos there are many commercials and short films out there featuring their talents. Why should a media so unlimited be limited...press play and take these all in.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A video pioneer
Review: Gondry remains an artist ahead of his time. This fresh and GIGANTIC collection of stellar videos will totally enthral anyone with a pulse. No home should be without it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A video pioneer
Review: Gondry remains an artist ahead of his time. This fresh and GIGANTIC collection of stellar videos will totally enthral anyone with a pulse. No home should be without it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Easily the best of the series so far
Review: Having bought all three of the Palm Pictures directors series. I can say this is the one that will bring you the most enjoyment - not just for the amount of stuff on it (considerably more than the other two) but for the sheer fun and joy of Gondry's work. His videos think way outside the usual square of music video making. My personal favourite is the the Chemical Brothers Let forever be filmclip (the swapping between film and video, interior studio to various exterior/interior video shots is truly startling and too hard to describe). But there is something unique about every clip from use of camera to special effects to use of the beat with visual cues.

All of this coupled with the man and his sense of humour (which is explored not only in the clips but in short films, ads and a two part documentary) make it the best value entertainment buy this year. He has already made a feature (the hugely underrated Human Nature) and has a new one coming out with Jim Carrey (which hopefully lots of people will see). He should be a household name already so get this and see him in all his glory now!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: watch it 'till you understand everything!
Review: i believe i can watch this thing forever. first of all, watching gondry's works in chronological order is great. You can see his genius from the beginning. Also there are great videos(around the world, sugar water, bachelorette, hyperballad etc.) and commercials. As a conclusion i can say that this DVD is better than the works of cunningham and jonze. They are great too, but gondry kicks ass!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A self indulgent review for some self indulgent work.
Review: I had very little to do with the planning and completion of this DVD so I believe I can give it a review. However I don't think I can give it one without bias so everyone can take the my five stars with a pinch of salt. I can say that I do love the DVD very much. I feel very happy that it has been recieved so well and feel that it does offer a comprehensive view into my work. If there were more stars to give I would.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: NO RADIOHEAD VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I love this DVD as much as the next guy, but damn, where is the KNIVES OUT video???????!!!!!!!!!???????? That video is crazy and would be great in DVD quality. All the other videos are great too, but the missing one bums me out. In trailers for this DVD, it said it would have the radiohead viddy in it. WTF?!?!?! The Chris Cunningham DVD is missing a few viddys that look cool too, but i guess, where omitted for some stupid arse reason. LAME ARSE!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Where's the "Knives Out" video?
Review: I've been an admirer of the three directors in this DVD series, but when i went through the DVD for Michel Gondry i could not find the RADIOHEAD video for "Knives Out". This is a great, trippy video all in "one" shot like a couple others. The video i downloaded off kazaa was crappy quality and i hoped that the DVD version would be crystal clear. I'm pretty sure that he directed it and in the trailer on the internet and Chris Cunningham showed clips it in it. Does anyone know if it's on there or what's up with that? Otherwise, this is a great DVD.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My favorite of the series!
Review: If it's videos you want, you should definitely look into "The Work of Director Michel Gondry," whose eye-opening videos for The White Stripes, Björk, The Chemical Brothers, and Kylie Minogue are sure to keep you pushing the Repeat button on your DVD remote. Instead of giving commentary for the videos, Gondry himself puts together a documentary, entitled "I've Been 12 Forever," which features insight from all the musicians and filmmakers involved, as well as interviews with Gondry's family and friends. Watching the two-part documentary, one gets the feeling that they are having a one-on-one conversation with Gondry, as he relates to the camera various dreams he's had all his life and, then, to give us a visual aid, will usually make a short film depicting his dream. Definitely the most generous of the three Director's Label DVDs.


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