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King Crimson: Deja Vroom
Released in DVD by Discipline Records (26 January, 1999)
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DissapointedI consider king Crimson to be one of the best if not the best progressive bands. Personally I preferred earlier incarnations of the group. However I just couldn't wait to buy this DVD just to see these guys perform. The only member who seemed to enjoy himself was Bruford. All the rest of the group just stood there like zombies especially Fripp. Granted, they are excellent musicians but I for one would not pay to see these guys live if that is how they perform. There was no life or soul in there performance. On the same day that I bought this DVD I bought Bjork's "Live in Cambridge". It just totally blew me away.
Best music DVD - EVER!As a longtime King Crimson fan, I can say that any person who is into finely crafted experimental pop music should just up and buy this disc. I have owned it for over two years and it still raises my eyebrows.
Strangers who I have exposed to King Crimson by Deja VROOOM walk away bewildered that any group of human beings could conceive of, much less execute, music of this intensity, emotion, and intelligence.
As far as the production goes, you feel as included as you home entertainment system will allow. I saw the band on this tour, and this is possibly even better than seeing them in the venue I saw them in. It is as intimate as a recording can be, and a great representation of what this incarnation of the band was doing at the time.
Incidentally, the "multiple angle" function that allows you to choose whick KCrimsoner you want to watch and listen to on certain tracks is extremely attractive to those of us that are always trying to unravel the complexity of King Crimson's music is an invaluable tool to that end. I wish all music DVD's had the forethought to include this function.
Get it. Right now.
Deja Vu
Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (03 September, 2002)
Starring: Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt, and Vanessa Redgrave
So romantic and haunting is Déja Vu's premise, it cries out for a director with more magic than Henry Jaglom can muster. Just before a long-engaged woman (Victoria Foyt, Jaglom's collaborator and second wife) slips into a serviceable marriage with a nice, if rather dull, guy (Michael Brandon), a chance encounter with an older Frenchwoman--a ghost?--derails her. After confiding memories of a dead-ended World War II love affair, the mysterious lady disappears, leaving behind a ruby pin that signifies one should never settle for less than the love of one's life. Drawn into the woman's past, Foyt travels from Paris to the White Cliffs of Dover--the WWII song, promising happy endings, is reprised at every turn--where she discovers the (married) love of her life (Stephen Dillane). Should they ruthlessly follow the dictates of their hearts? Or reject serendipitous passion in favor of familiar, safe lives? The star-crossed couple's dilemma comes into dramatic focus during a house party, when the guests (especially the charismatic Vanessa Redgrave) share tales about defining emotional moments, seized or allowed to pass. Director Jaglom likes to let a movie "happen" during such get-togethers, with family or friends improvising on often intimate themes (e.g., Babyfever's shower, 1994; Eating's birthday celebration, 1990). Such cinéma vérité can pay off in the freshest kinds of insights about the human condition--or it can be like getting cornered at a cocktail party by a pack of garrulous solipsists. Look for some of both in Déja Vu. --Kathleen Murphy
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Deja VuWaited a year for this great movie to come out in DVD letterbox (widescreen)...what happened? Normal aspect ratio cuts off people at the edges! When a conservation is going on with facial expressions you miss alot. I'm disappointed! I'm sure the director/producer knows what I'm talking about.
Less than it could have been.After the terrific reviews, I had expected better.
The Idea is indeed a good one, but the lead actress is... awfull (I'm sorry to say it, but there it is.) She is whiny, complaining, selfish, and just generally irritating.
While watching the movie, I just kept wondering why any of these people would want to spent time with her, let alone, seek her out or leave their wife for her.
To say something good about the film, the filming locations (Paris, Cliffs of Dover, etc.) were excellent and beautiful. And the rest of the cast could act and was wonderful!
The Idea is indeed a good one, but the lead actress is... awfull (I'm sorry to say it, but there it is.) She is whiny, complaining, selfish, and just generally irritating.
While watching the movie, I just kept wondering why any of these people would want to spent time with her, let alone, seek her out or leave their wife for her.
To say something good about the film, the filming locations (Paris, Cliffs of Dover, etc.) were excellent and beautiful. And the rest of the cast could act and was wonderful!
DEJA VU: Have you met the love of your life?If you're a hopeless romantic, then this is the movie for you! Not only does it examine the lifestyles we choose or settle for when it comes to love, but it also deals with the inner struggle we experience between our heart and mind when falling in love, and how coincidences can(if we let them)transform our lives. I promise you that the very last scene of this movie will melt your heart completely.
If you must see this lineup of Crimson live again and can deal with something substandard then buy it. It is great to view the musicianship up close. But you might be dissapointed like me. They just put out a new DVD which just has to be better than this one.
I'm not trying to trash KC or even the disc, but if I would have read a review like this I might not have bought it. I'm less concearned about saving the money (seems overpriced too though) than I am with saving the dissapointment of having my great memories of those fantastic years altered by this DVD.