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The photography on the concert itself was dark and drab, nowhere near the quality of Jars of Clay's music videos. This was a modern recording, so why is it only in 224kbps 2.0 stereo? What about a PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1 mix? The 2.0 stereo sounded almost as if it was really 2.0 mono.

"ten:thirty" was boring. A collection of home movies shot during recording with the band doing mostly nothing, edited with short commments by the band members.

Also, couldn't they have included some music videos from "The Eleventh Hour" as bonus material.

If "Jars Of Clay" is reading this review, they might want to consider hiring an experienced crew to film, edit, and mix the concert, and an experienced DVD author for better navigation.

Now onto the good points (there are plenty.) The songs are (as always) excellent. Ok, I'm a big Jars fan- but i don't think anyone will be unimpressed. The arrangements are awesome, the band brilliant and the vox superb. A truly enjoyable musical experience in my opinion. The four acoustic tracks are excellent-i love the new arrangements! The 'artflick' is great, a bit short but awesome. ten:thirty wasn't too bad either, and the bonus 'frail' track was awesome. I'm really really happy with this purchase: i think its excellent. And if there are any muso's reading this, then i suggest even more for you guys. Jars are truly talented boys, and are seriously inspiring. Love the lyrics too.

Ok, thats it. Go check this out. Its great!

If Brian is truly "back", then why is almost every chapter of this DVD so heavily edited? Why are we presented with so many snippets of songs instead of fully realized productions? Why is the concert footage only culled from the 1999 and 2000 tours?

As it is, "Brian Wilson On Tour", is simply a sanitized PBS-oriented documentary. There is no Beach Boy pathos here, just fun (and art!) on the road. And while it does sometimes feel contrived, this DVD does provide the fan with occasional spontaneous human moments from Brian. My personal fave scene is where Brian is asked to name his favorite tune from different groups ... very cool. However, be warned that this DVD does not offer much in the way of complete songs.

In fact, that's my biggest gripe with this disc: there is not enough unedited concert footage. Almost everything is offered in piecemeal fashion. Heck, even "Saturday Morning In The City" - a "new" track which is advertised on the outside of the package - is presented as a miniscule 30 second piano snippet! VERY MISLEADING PACKAGING!!!

Much like 1995's "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times", "Brian Wilson On Tour" is yet another fixed perspective look into Brian's world. How much of this documentary is truth and how much is revision is left up to the viewer to decide.

Only the overworked editor knows for sure.

I can't give this more than 3 stars based on the quality, length, and actually what the DVD consists of. Considering it shows next to no actual footage of early performances, that was one bad side of this DVD, because I think that's something that fans would have really liked to see. It's pretty short too. But considering what kind of material is included, you really couldn't expect that much more in length.

If you're looking for musical aspects, this has absolutely no substance whatsoever. But a definite pick, I think, for a good laugh.

But he was all beef and brawn here, and with the magic of a well-dubbed vocal effort became the star of the decade. This, like the original, was a continuation of his first role, as the immortal Hercules, and here again Reeves plays the part well. As someone who saw both movies dozens of times in the theaters, believe me, it was all Reeves that explained the hit movies and the string of successors that followed. Of course, film producer Joseph E. Levine threw in the lovely Sylvia Koscina and a veteran cast of character actors. The special effects are a bit dated, and the sets are nice, but any chance to watch Reeves going through the motions is an exercise in watching someone so handsome and so well built that none of the rest of it mattered. Not a great movie, but one that is fun to watch to remember way back when....Enjoy!

The versions being:

1)The 2.5 hour Theatrical Release
2)The 4 hour TV/Directors cut (The one everyone is looking for but has not been released to own on US soil for some strange reason)
3)A Japanese edition that incorporates elements of #1 and #2

I recently saw that #2 has made it's way to DVD in several otherr countries. England and Australia among them. I am personally watching the DVD market in Canada for a copy of #2 there since Canada is also a Region 1 country. However if you have a region free dvd player feel free to order Dune Version two from the other countries. Also remember that there is no complete version of Dune. Dino DeLaurentis shot somewhere in the neighborhood of five hours of footage for this film and there were still scenes that were either never shot or effects added beyond that.

Personally even though this version of Dune has been slammed I personally feel that this movie captures the feel of the Novel a whole frellin heck of alot better than the SCI-Fi miniseries. Frank Herbert's own words described that DeLaurentis's film was entirely close to his vision. He especially felt that Kyle Maclachlan was an excellent choice for Paul. Kyle Maclachlan also had stated that he had read the original novel "Dune" at least once a year since he was fourteen, thus he was very familiar with the material. I felt that the SCI-Fi miniseries downplayed the religious aspect too much and up played the political, falling more in line with Frank Herbert's son's sequels and prequels. Then again it is only an opinion, and someone else may disagree it is all a matter of preference. I only gave this version three stars because I will give the four hour version five if and when we ever see it on DV in the US.

For those who find it hard to follow, and haven't read the books, the 4-hour version of the movie makes a heck of a lot more sense! Let's keep looking for it; it's got to come out sometime...

In the meantime, this is a very enjoyable film, and I find it much more enjoyable and more true to Herbert's work than the more recent production.

I was disappointed at the lack of original material on this disc. It is some of their best sketches - word for word - performed onstage, including the Chicken Lady and Kathy and Cathy. There is a new Buddy Cole sketch which is lukewarm, a likewise mediocre Headcrusher skit and the Dr. Suess bible thing...whaaa?

I'm glad I only rented this and not purchased it, but it does give you a Kids fix if you really need it. Why can they can put Friends and that junk out on DVD season by season but no Kids? Come on! Kids on DVD! Kids on DVD!

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Is the Kids' Tour Of Duty DVD still worth it? Yes. However, your priority should be on the DVD of the series!

Essential for all KITH fans, but it will become obsolete when we get the episodes on DVD.