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Summary: This is why you shuld buy this...
Review: Well, I may be a bit biased in writing this review, but I love this DVD. I bought it the first day it came out, and was amazed at the content. Not only are all of the Pumpkins's videos (excluding The End is the Beginning is the End - that is owned by Warner Bros. for the Batman and Robin movie) on the DVD, but there are also commentaries for all of them, making-of/outtake reels, live versions of I Am One, Geek USA, and a video of []... An Ode to No One from their final concert, a hidden video for their last song, Untitled, and a short film, Try, by Jonas Akerlund. This is totally worth the [money]. As an SP fan and music lover, no one's collection will be complete without this DVD.
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Summary: Artistic, rhythmic, electric.
Review: If you are already a fan, then you probably bought the DVD at midnight when it first became available, so I don't need to state the obvious to you, that this compilation far exceeded my expectations.Should you be someone who is browsing music DVD's and you like the Pumpkins, but just aren't sure.... Did you ever watch MTV and see a video that gripped you with it's visuals and engulfed you with the sound, only to never see it again? Wonder where those videos end up? They go to DVD. When you see a Pumpkins video, you will want to see it again and again, without waiting for some lame VJ to arbitrarily rebroadcast THAT video at 4:26 AM. Like NIN, Bjork, Tori Amos, Korn, etc., the Pumpkins mix it up and give you a mini movie, not the same choreographed dance scenes, people in expensive cars JUNK you see ad nauseum. Even if you thought you didn't really like the Pumpkins before, see their videos, their vision, and it makes sense. Best of all, you get music that pounds your temples, soothes your soul, and makes you breakfast in bed.
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Summary: A dream come true (if you're a fan)
Review: This DVD is top-notch. All of The Smashing Pumpkins' music videos with the exception of "The End is the Beginning is the End" can be found here, along with a few bonuses (boni?). It's cliched to say this, but no fan of the band should be without this collection. The "Rocket" video is super cool, and naturally, the greatest video of all time, "Tonight, Tonight," amazes with each viewing. Of course, the four-star review is only applicable for those who like TSP. If you aren't into the band, this certainly won't do anything for you.
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Summary: Its about time!!!
Review: Its about time The Pumpkins came out with a DVD collection of all of their videos. No doubt about it the pumpkins made some of the best videos ever. "33" would have to be my favorite but the classic videos "Tonite Tonite" and "1979" are hard to beat. Not only does this DVD have all the music video's of the pumpkins but it also has some behind the scenes of making the vides and commentary. Plus some live footage and a short film. I thought it was great that they included some of their earlier videos that didn't get the airplay as the more recent because I had never seen those. There was also a few recent ones I never saw like "Try, Try, Try" and "Stand Inside your love." This is an awesome DVD. I love it. Must buy for all Pumpkin fans!!!
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Summary: A VHS review for the rest of us.
Review: Not only have Smashing Pumpkins been a favorite band of mine for a long time, but their music videos always impress me and always (well, most of the time) seem to capture what the song is about. So naturally when I heard that they were releasing all of their videos onto DVD/VHS I was ecstatic. Seeing how I don't have a DVD player, I had to get the VHS version. Now if you are hesitant to buy the VHS version, don't be. For one thing, the whole video, beginning to end is over 2 hours and features all of their music videos (Aside from The End Is The Beginning Is The End, which I will point out, the DVD is missing as well) plus a ton of extra stuff that I imagine was on the DVD as well. Here is the tracklisting, straight from the back of the box: 1.Siva
2.Rhinoceros
3.Cherub Rock
4.Today
5.Geek USA (Live)
6.Disarm
7.Rocket
8.Bullet With Butterfly Wings
9.1979
10.Zero
11.Tonight, Tonight
12.Thirty Three
13.Ava Adore
14.Perfect
15.The Everlasting Gaze
16.Stand Inside Your Love
17.Try, Try, Try
18.An Ode To No One (Live at Final Metro Performance)
19.I Am One (Previously Unreleased)
20.Today (Outtakes With Commentary)
21.Rocket (Alternate Performance Cut)
22.Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Outtakes With Commentary)
23.1979 (Documentary With Commentary)
24.Tonight, Tonight (Documentary With Commentary)
25.Thirty-Three (Documentary With Commentary)
26.Ava Adore (Documentary With Commentary)
27.The Everlasting Gaze (Outtakes With Commentary)
28.Stand Inside Your Love (Outtakes With Commentary) Overall, I fail to see how any Pumpkins fan could be disappointed with this collection. Nearly all of their videos are astounding and they're all here (If I had to pick a favorite video, mine would be 1979.) So, if you're like me, and are too cheap to buy a DVD player, then the VHS version of this is excellent. Don't worry about them skimping on content, cuz believe me, there is plenty here to keep you busy.
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Summary: What's with the Icon
Review: I have to say first of all that I loved this DVD - finally an opportunity to see the all of the videos in one sitting...but why I really wrote this review is to get a question answered:
Is there any way to remove the little video camera icon on the top of the screen? It is more than a bit annoying to have that over the entire video you are watching (as if you'd forget that you're watching a video?!?), especially with beatiful videos like disarm and tonight, tonight...Please help if you can!
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Summary: And I'm Not Even a Fan...
Review: This is a great DVD, showcasing all of the Pumpkins artistic and soulful videos. This DVD also includes a bonus short film called "try" that is absolutely heartbreaking, that got me pretty misty (and being a 17 year old male, that doesn't happen much). As the title says, I'm not really even a fan of the Punpkins, but you don't need to be to enjoy this throughly enjoyable disk.
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Summary: excellent, but missing something
Review: i realized after i bought the dvd and watched it a few times that it was missing the "the end is the beginning is the end" video. this is disappointing, as the video collection should have all the band's videos, not almost all the videos. plus, the bonus live track at the end of my disk (untitled) never would play for me or any of my friends who bought the dvd. while it is a good collection of smashing pumpkins videos, it still was a little disappointing.
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Summary: PREVIOUS REVIEW
Review: I won't even attempt to offer a review as eloquent as the previous one, from Michael Topper. Suffice to say, if you dig the Pumpkins you'll love this disc...
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Summary: The perfect DVD video collection from the band of the decade
Review: The Smashing Pumpkins weren't just the greatest rock band of the 90s, they were the best video band as well. Their videos, like their music, were diverse, creative and never EVER followed
the usual MTV/VH1 video cliches. Nearly every one of the 20 videos here is an absolute gem, to be watched over and over again. The early Gish videos have an appealing "underground" quality to them; the low-budget psychedelic effects for "Siva" and "Rhinoceros" remind one of the film style of "Easy Rider".
With the Siamese era, the budget and ideas on display become more refined and elaborate: from the breakthrough video "Today"
with Billy as an ice-cream truck driver and Iha in a dress to the soaring video for "Rocket", which finds the group decked as a silver-suited rock band from another planet, one can see the group's fame escalate with each new release. The Mellon Collie era represents the stratospheric peak of their output, with all five videos crystallizing the different mood of each classic single: "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"'s pointed parody of grunge-rock cliches; "1979"'s spirited nostalgia; the intense Bacchanalian splendor of "Zero"; the charming (and famous) homage to Melies' turn-of-the-century films in "Tonight Tonight"; and finally, the haunting "33" which uses photography
to literally capture each line in the song. Adore is well-represented by the single-set video for "Ava Adore", with Corgan made up as a vampiric figure whose movements are dazzlingly choreographed thanks to the miracles of video technology. The underrated and overlooked Machina album packs a big punch with an electric performance video for "The Everlasting Gaze" and the awesome, Beardsley-esque black-and-white narrative that accompanies "Stand Inside Your Love". The opulent, gothic and dreamy splendor of "Stand Inside Your Love" represents the Pumpkins at their absolute artistic zenith, and encapsulates much of what made them so entrancing. The set is topped off by two jaw-dropping live clips (a hilarious romp with 50 clowns for "Geek USA" and a paint-peeling rendition of "An Ode To No One" from their final show at the Metro)--and as an added bonus exclusive to the DVD, one can also find the unreleased video for "I Am One" (a performance clip), the 15-minute long version of "Try Try Try" and the hidden video for "Untitled" (their last recorded song and a classic in its own right). As if the quality of the videos themselves weren't enough, as other reviewers have mentioned the DVD is packed with enough options to keep one busy for hours: each video comes in two versions (regular and outtakes), as well as the option of an audio commentary which serves as a documentary of how it was made. The insights given by Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin and the directors (D'arcy is noticeably absent from the proceedings) are a delight to any Pumpkin fan: one truly gets a sense of the group's creative juices, inter-band dynamics and also how all those innovative effects were achieved. In all, "Greatest Hits: 1991-2000" serves not just as an adequate collection, but due to the quality of the music and visuals as well as the evolution of the band over the years, also
serves as a cultural document of all that was worthwhile about the 90s (a decade where worthwhile art was few and far between). Much as The Beatles' growth both fostered and mirrored the evolution of the 60s, so The Smashing Pumpkins were at the center of the cultural changes of the 90s (a bold statement to compare them to the Fab Four, to be sure, but one which does hold some truth, if not on quite the same immense scale as the Fabs). And I can think of no better introduction to the band, and (so far) no better treat for the hardcore fan, than this.
Now all we need is the long-promised DVD of the final Metro show, and their legacy will be complete!
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