Brazil - Lo Nunca Visto DVD

Advantages: great skill
Disadvantages: not HD

...This is a very , entertaining programme highlighting the skill and flair of many world - class Brazilian players from Pele, possibly the world's greatest soccer player in the 1 9 5 0 s to Romario in 1 9 9 4 , plus coverage of the Brazilian national team's rise to glory. It is all well and good kids going on about premiership superstars but, this is the history of skilful soccer from the masters. It is not quiet as good as the B B C Boys From Brazil but that's not on D V D yet . For those old enough to remember them the first time round all the stars are here to see and enjoy . The skill is awesome and truly inspiring to young players .... Read review

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Advantages: Great sound, brilliant documentary included.
Disadvantages: Packaging is not a hard plastic case.

...I've followed Rush for years since I met Geddy Lee at the Manchester Apollo in the 70's when they toured the UK. This is a brilliant live dvd - far better than the Rush at the NEC recording (I went to that concert too) but I think that is largely because the music has improved a lot from the days of Geddy taking the synth front stage instead of Alex Lifeson's guitar playing. If you remember Chrnicles, this is pretty much the defniitive live history of Rush's volume of work, kicking off with Tom Sawyer which for some reason became hugely popular in Brazil as a the opening track on a TV series there. I liked particularly the documentary "The Boys in Brazil" which gives you a personal glimpse into an otherwise very camera shy trio when it comes to their private life - watch out for Alex joking with his wife in the hotel room about... Read review

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Advantages: Intelligent, dark, satirical, funny, angry, moving, and sad
Disadvantages: Not a one

...A note: This review refers to Gilliam's director's cut of the film, and not the terrible, truncated, moronic television version. A bit about the Criterion special edition DVD will follow the body of this review. Dystopian stories are often used to satirize society. The examples of this abound in literature, and in film. 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Brave New World, Erewhon, and Gattaca are just a few of the countless examples of this sort of tale. Using a future society gone mad has become a standard method of writing about the problems of today. Terry Gilliam's marvelous film Brazil is yet another example of this tradition. Gilliam is best known as a member of Monty Python, the surrealist comedy troupe from Britain. Python was famous for skewering everything they saw. Gilliam served as their cartoonist, occasional actor... Read review

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