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Advantages: Behind the scenes with one of the most influential bands in rock
Disadvantages: Unless you're Spinal Tap, tours aren't a natural for a linear documentary

...an internationally representative level on the subject of the Pixies. A "most influential rock band of the last 25 years" here, a "staggering use of loud/soft quick/fast" dynamics" there. They emerged, almost fully formed, in 1987, recorded five (well, four and a half) seismically memorable albums, and then split in 1992 amidst acrimony; singer Black Francis informing the media before his bandmates, then tossing them a cursory fax afterwards. The ...
...was one sure thing in the music biz, it was that they would NEVER reform. In 2004, they reformed. In their absence, their fame had grown; the platitudes of Kurt Cobain and countless others, the iconic use of "Where Is My Mind?" at the end of "Fight Club", all had served to elevate their stock. A rabid audience could scarcely believe it; for years, the two most obviously warring elements, Black Francis and bassist/vocalist Kim Deal, had refused ... Read review

Advantages: A must for any die hard Robbie fan
Disadvantages: none

...I saw Robbie in September 2006 and thought he was excellent. I remember seeing him when he was still in Take That. Robbie has definately got better as he has got older. Its a 2 disc set, which also features his TV appearances. Hope you enjoy, as i have. ... Read review

Advantages: If you know next to nothing about Guns n' Roses, might be worth a look.
Disadvantages: Bad layout, no real conclusion, repeated facts, uninteresting interviews.

I am an avid Guns n' Roses fan and bought this DVD a while back. However, it was a waste of my money as I didn't learn anything new from it. If you don't know much about the general history of the band and want to learn more, then it might be worth purchasing it but otherwise I wouldn't bother. Most of the people that are interviewed in the DVD seem to be complete randomers with no real connections to the band at all. You don't really get to see ... Read review

Advantages: Solo Videos, rare last Freddie interview, a lot of extras
Disadvantages: Some of the extras are a bit long and boring

Freddie Mercury-Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs DVD I had this DVD bought for me for my birthday in November 2006 when it had just come out. I also have the Freddie Mercury CD "Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs, The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury Solo" being a big Queen and Freddie fan. I love the name of the CD and DVD as I think it sums Freddie up perfectly, as it says on the back of the DVD booklet, it was Brian May's inscription for the Freddie Mercury ...
...with the boy who played Freddie as a child in the documentary. Subtitles DVD 2- Singer Of Songs...The Solo Videos 1. Barcelona 2. The Great Pretender 3. I Was Born To Love You 4. Time 5. How Can I Go On 6. Made In Heaven 7. Living On My Own 8. The Golden Boy 9. In My Defence Bonus Video's 10. Barcelona (live version) 11. The Great Pretender (Extended version) 12. Living On My Own (1993 Remix) Extra feautures: Rare interviews-including ... Read review

Advantages: original, flawless transfer of Halloween 1 included!
Disadvantages: Documentary which is what my criteria answers are based on could have been better!

...eight movies in the original Halloween series (excluding Rob Zombie's remake) are actually scary in any way! The first, way back in 1978, the second in 1980 and the seventh (H20) in 1998! But there are others, lets not forget Halloween 3,4,5,6 and 8! This may not be, as a whole, the best and most consistent horror series in the world but obviously it's been doing something right to last so long and still be going strong today in 2008, 30 years on...It's ...
...about in 2003 at 'The Halloween Returns To Haddenfield Convention' where a fan emailed the Convention Organiser, Anthony Masi, asking him if it was okay to film the event. Mr Masi agreed and decided that they could sell the footage of the Convention as a dvd for the sheer ammount of dissapointed fans unable to attend. 40 hours of footage was recorded and a couple of weeks after, watching the footage, they decided that this could be turned into something ... Read review