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I was very disappointed with this DVD. June was no Norma. Her recitatives were undramatic and tentative, and her singing uninspired. The Pollione by Shin Young Hoon was much worse, he has a small voice, and the two have absolutely no chemistry at all. Only Barcellona as Adalgisa and the Oroveso (can't remember his name) saved the day. The period orchestra under Biondi sounded thin, like a stage band.

If you want to watch a great current DVD performance of Norma, go for Hasmik Papian's at Orange, France in 1999. It was an absolute triumph, comparable to Caballe's performance there in 1974. You can find the raving reviews of her performance in many opera discussion groups, not only in France, but also elsewhere, of Norma. That is the Norma of our decade, not June Anderson's.

Someone was asking me questions about Opera a few years ago, and one was to identify the most memorable musical passage. That was easy: "Mira, o Norma" from Act II.

Norma is a bel canto opera by Bellini, one of the greatest melodists of all time. As such, the emphasis is on melodic line and bel canto technique, rather than on plot and character. It is an opera where the rich, melodic score is nearly overwhelming in its beauty. It requires singers of stature, and in June Anderson and Daniela Barcellona, the requirements are fully met. Tenor Shin Young Hoon is less than excellent, but does an adequate job, by and large, and bass, Ildar Abdrazakov sings with richness and intensity.

Norma is not an entry level opera, however; there are others more suited to that task. Norma requires a familiarity with operatic singing in general, and bel canto technique, in particular, to be enjoyed. However, that hurdle is a very low one.

The picture quality is good, but a bit grainy. The sound, however has a DTS option that will have the neighbors either raving or complaining, depending on their musical tastes. A good Norma, to paraphrase, is hard to find, and this one is a very satisfying performance for the bel canto fan.

For Bellini's Norma, the majority always flocks to recordings by Maria Callas. For those old enough to remember her, they recall her live performances delivered powerfully and dramatically, hailed by many as simply the best. There were other Normas. Joan Sutherland is considered a worthy successor to Maria Callas, and in my opinion, Shirley Verrett did the role the greatest justice. Beverly Sills, a usually lighter-voice, took the role into her hands in a generally impressive performance, Montserrat Caballe sung the role to great acclaim, as did Jane Eaglen and most recently, Renee Fleming. The power-house Norma requires the diva to have a dramatic, resonant voice, tinged with lyricism and beauty for the flowing vocal lines (it is bel canto, after all). Very few sopranos tackle the challenging role. But in this DVD, previously a film, American soprano June Anderson creates opera history in this performance.

June Anderson has had experience in front of the camera. She dubbed the voice for the "Queen Of The Night" in the Magic Flute sequence portrayed in the 1984 Milos Forman film, Amadeus. June Anderson has a rich, full and expressive voice, at paar with Maria Callas. She becomes Norma suitably. Bellini's greatest opera centers around the Druid priestess who has beared children from a Roman officer, Pellione (played here by an Asian tenor). When Pellione jilts Norma for the younger novice priestess, Adalgisa (mezzo soprano), Norma becomes enraged and in blind fury, attempts to kill her own children. But her nobility and humanity wins over and spares their lives. But when the Roman legions declare war on the Druids, war breaks out. Pellione is taken prisoner before Norma, who offers his freedom in exchange for his return to her. But Pellione is determined to run away with Adalgisa. Norma tells the Druids that she has committed a great sin- having loved the enemy and had his children. Her sentence is death by immolation through fire. Her sacrifice moves Pellione and he joins her in the flames.

The most unfortunate aspect of this video is that it is sung in English and looses some of its charm in the process. Luckily, Beverly Sills has enough charm to more than make up for the English translation. She may not be quite as firm or sweet of voice as she used to be, but she sails through the scales, trills and breathtaking flights of coloratura like it were as easy as falling off a log!
The rest of the cast is more than adequate, with Tonio singing all of his customary high C's.

Sulpice and Countess are excellent as well!
All in all, a great performance. You can get Beverly Sills singing this opera in French on the Opera 'oro label. She in even better voice and it's in the original language.

There are several reasons why you should buy this DVD live performance of Donizetti's "The Daughter Of The Regiment" from 1974 at the Wolf Trap. First of all, Beverly Sills stars as the best comic heroine Marie, delivers absolute comedy and sings beautifully, and Beverly Sills performances are rare on DVD or video - only La Traviata and Donizetti's Roberto Devereux are available. Secondly, this delightful opera (originally in French) has been revised to be sung and performed in English and therefore is much easier to understand, the dialogue and the singing flows more naturally and is more acessible. Finally, the rest of the cast is really good- Wendelken-Wilson's grumpy Sulpice, Muriel Greenspoon's comically bourgeois La Marquise, Mcdonald's romantic and heroic Tonio and of course the spunky Marie performed by the one and only Beverly Sills.

Sung in English, this opera becomes, as already mentioned, a lot like a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta or a Broadway musical comedy. Nevertheless, it is highly enjoyable and does not entirely lose it's operatic charm. The "opera" effect is still intoned and inflected into the singing. The recitatives and dialogue are showcases for the singers' acting abilities. This was the real power of Beverly Sill's career- she could sing and act in blissful collaboration, where many other sopranos (and tenors) only showcase how gorgeous their voices are.

In 1969, Beverly Sills sang the role of Marie in a live performance of Donizetti's "La Fille Du Regiment" in its original French for the American Opera Society conducted by Roland Gagnon. The cast included Grayson Hirst as Tonio, Fernando Corena as Sulpice and Muriel Greenspoon once more as La Marquise. That performance was recorded live and is available in the classical music section of Amazon.com. It's highly recommended if you wish to listen to the opera in its true French form and, for fans of Beverly Sills, to listen to her Marie when she was in a lot better singing condition. That recording is very impressive and if you don't mind the live recording "issues" - the audience murmuring, laughing, applauding, coughing, etc, then that recording is for you. Ultimately, it's more rewarding to hear the original French because Beverly Sills herself always claimed that she was primarily a French singer and that French opera suited her talents best.

This DVD was taken from the rare Wolf Trap performances in New York City. This was a time when televised broadcasts of operas was new and the Met live performances were still to come. Beverly Sills was unfortunatel unable to appear in televised performances during the 80's, as her contemporaries Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavoratti, Cecilia Bartoli, etc. and many others did. In the 80's , Beverly had retired from the opera stage and took on management for the New York City Opera. But the few televised appearances she made were found in the Wolf Trap performances. These are now on DVD. Her crowning achievement as Queen Elizabeth I in Donizetti's "Roberto Devereaux" is on DVD, as well as her touching performance as Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata.

And then there's this. Donizetti's "La Fille Du Regiment" (Daugther of the Regiment) was made for the Opera Comique. It was a French opera through and through. The satire, the comedy and beautiful singing is a lot like something Offenbach would have written. It was a French opera for a French audience. Later, revisionists reworked the opera to make it in Italian as "La Figilia Del Regimento" and who knows what gave anyone the idea of making the opera into English musical- "The Daughter Of The Regiment." In English, it sounds more like a Broadway musical or like a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. It's not really as it should be. It's a lesser work of art. But nevertheless, even if it is in English, Beverly Sills delivers a terrific performance. Beverly had already sung operas in English. She sang the opera "The Ballad Of Baby Doe" which was tailor-made for her alone, and in another English version of Handel's Julius Caesar. Beverly's English style is excellent, and is most indicative of her acting abilities. During the recitatives and other sections where Sills is required to act, we can see how she truly loved the theater and how she had acting in her blood. Jokingly, she called herself Lucille Ball if she could sing opera or that she resembled Little Orphan Annie for this role. She was as much an actress as she was a great opera singer. On stage, she could deliver a performance that either made audiences laugh with enjoyment or cry profusely in pathos.

In this Donizetti comedy, Beverly plays Marie, a young French orphan. She is taken into custody of a regiment in Napoleon's army. She has been arranged to marry a decadent and villainous Duke, but her heart belongs to one of the soldiers - naturally the idealistic romantic tenor. After much going-ons, a lot of slapstick comedy, beautiful ensembles and arias, Beverly marries her true love. Donizetti's gift for comedy was genius. He was as good with great tragedies- as his Lucia Di Lammermoor has proven. Donizetti's French style is clearly ignored here. It would have been a lot better if this was sung in its original French. But all in all, if you enjoy great "musical" English style, and if you are a fan of Beverly Sills, this DVD is made for you.

En esta representación de "Julio César", de 1984, cantada en inglés, el papel titular lo asume una JANET BAKER que, aunque mayor, se muestra muy notable, con una interpretación a tener en cuenta. VALERIE MASTERSON (Cleopatra), aunque con una Cleopatra de alto nivel, peca de agudos algo metálicos y alguna aspereza de emisión. SARAH WALKER (Cornelia) canta bien, pero sobreactúa cuanto quiere su papel, mientras que DELLA JONES se alza con un fuerte triunfo personal, con un Sesto magníficamente cantado e interpretado. Cumple JAMES BOWMAN (Ptolomeo) y muy bien JONH TOMILSON (Achila). Batante bien los secundarios. La orquesta de la ENO suena todo lo bien que CHARLES MACKERRAS puede lograr con su brillante dirección. La producción está bien pensada, aunque por momentos peca de exceso de figurantes en escena.
En resumen, un dvd que se deja ver muy bien para los amantes de la ópera barroca, con sus carencias (las menos) y sus virtudes (las más).

This is an amazing performance of Handel's "Julius Caesar." I have three video/DVD versions, now and on the other two men sing the title role. However, Dame Janet Baker is absolutely the best Caesar of the lot. Her singing and acting just blew me away. I don't know how this happened, but this DVD is the first opportunity I've had to hear and see her perform. Her soliloquy on great Pompey's soul is worthy of a Shakespearean Hamlet.

Distinguished Handel expert Charles Mackerras leads the English National Opera in this English translation of "Julius Caesar." Ptolemy is sung in a splendidly sinister fashion by countertenor James Bowman, who has made over 180 recordings in his career (and not just Baroque music). He's got one of the best sneers in the business and really makes one wish he didn't have to be killed off-stage.

Valerie Masterson as Cleopatra has the requisite trills and oodles of presence and gorgeous costumes. She reminds me a little of Beverly Sills, except for a tendency to flat Cleopatra's upper reaches, and a few notes of tin rather than silver.

Mezzo Sarah Walker sings a deeply moving Cornelia, wife of the late, great Pompey. Her "Grief and woe all hope deny me" is Handel at his most heartrending, and she sings it simply and poignantly. I can only wish she had been allowed to sing this aria and others in their entirety.

Versatile Welsh mezzo Della Jones sings the trousers role of Cornelia's son, Sextus. Her duet, "I was born to weep" with Sarah Walker is a highlight of this DVD--except for the technical grumble that the music is slightly out of synch with the video in this scene.

Bass John Tomlinson (who sang the Dutchman at this year's Bayreuth Festival) is a masterful Achilla. I vote for him as the Achilla I least wish to die. He is one of those rarest of basses who can also sing coloratura.

This website also sells a Chandos CD version of this production. Call it eccentric and not true to Handel's choice of language (Italian). I don't care. This is one of the first productions to match the original vocal scoring of the two castrato roles, sung here by countertenor James Bowman and Dame Janet Baker. Even though the DVD has been shortened to 180 minutes (the René Jacobs "Giulo Cesare" CD set runs to over 225 minutes), this is a performance of Handel's eleventh Haymarket opera that you will cherish.

This is marvelous music sung by magnificent voices. If you haven't heard Sarah Walker before, she should dazzle you. Janet Baker and Valerie Masterson, at the top of their careers, are excellent in every way, as are James Bowman and Della Jones. If this opera isn't quite as well done as Handel's Xerxes, also on DVD, one can take heart in the fact that few things in life are on that level of excellence.

There are several flaws. The sets, done on a tiny studio stage, are at times overdone and rob the scene of any sense of reality. The costumes, while lavish and interesting, are a jumble of styles. Walker appears first in an Elizabethan gown, an odd choice given the chronological framework of the opera. The big problem in the production is faulty lighting. At times, a singer will get into position, sing for ten or fifteen seconds, and then the lights will go on. It's irritating throughout.

More maddening is the DVD glitch that ruins the stunning duet that closes act one. Three-quarters of the way through, there is a slight jump in the picture, and then the sound is out of sync with the picture. Why on earth wasn't that corrected?

Still, by all means buy this. The flaws are overcome with the glorious music, an excellent orchestra, and a perfect cast.

I bought this video as a gift for my girlfriend for couple's enhancement. We both watched it and could have done just as well without any help. I wish I would have saved my money and bought a gift just for help.

You can take your chances on this marginal video.

Both the DVD and the book are great "as is." Together--and for this price--they make up an attractive package at a bargain price. The Inkeles books make massage both approachable for the layman and beautiful. As promised, you end up learning a wonderful, healing and relaxing skill almost without much effort. It's great to see the effects of his teaching come alive in your hands. Many massage advocates swear by the book part of this package, which has apparently been revised and updated several times. Beautiful photography. The DVD is very professionally made and it definitely helps to see each stroke move if you want to learn how to do a sensual massage in your own home.

This is a wonderful way to show your love and respect for the most important people in your life. Massage is a terrifically relaxing experience and it's even more importantt because it works without drugs. This combo takes you every step of the way. I loved the way the photos in the book match up with the techniques in the DVD. You really can't miss. Much appreciated.

I bought this to remember seeing Freni perform this opera at The Met in person with a cast superior to this video. I loved her performance here, but was not impressed with the other cast members. This opera has one of the most beautiful arias in all of opera but the rest of the music is lovely but not as memorable. I admire Freni's technical strength and professionalism. She's never turned in anything but an impressive performance and this is no exception. If you love Freni, you'll love this video. If you aren't familiar with her, get her Butterfly instead. As with most La Scala productions, the quality of the recording and camera work is not as good as other venues, but acceptable. Probably the best video of this opera available.

In short, this is a must for all opera lover, especially if you love Mirella's singing ( The last great singer for verismo !!)

If you love not just OPERA, but REALLY OBSCURE OPERA, then you will enjoy this La Scala production of FRANCESCO CILEA's opera "ADRIANA LECOUVREUR." The story here is of the celebrated 18th century RIVALRY of the great actress Adriana Lecouvreur with the Princess of Bouillon for the LOVE of the Count of Saxony. However, the reason this opera is SELDOM PERFORMED is not because of the story, but rather because the lead SOPRANO has to really be at the heights of her power. Fortunately, La Scalla had MIRELLA FRENI at the height of her vocal maturity to sign the title role! Enjoy the SINGING of not only Freni but Peter Dvorsky, Fioneza Cossotto and Ivo Vinco!

This special was produced to promote the Firesign Theatre's latest CD (at the time), "The Bride of Firesign." Unfortunately, the powers that be (PBS) decided that, rather than letting the fab four put together an evening of new(er) material, presenting older, "classic" material would be a safer bet. Well, perhaps it is, but the end result is somewhat of an unintentional "de-fanging" of the Firesigns. This troupe is at it's best when they are allowed to be more topical and skewer the society they see around them. As good as the material from their first four albums is, it is somewhat dated and certainly not designed for live performance. So, through no fault of their own, the boys and their material appear somewhat creaky (and, no, it has nothing to do with their ever-advancing ages). The four (Philip Austin, David Ossman, Philip Proctor, and Peter Bergman) throw in new lines here and there to contemporize the bits and to keep the audience (many of whom probably know the pieces by heart) on their toes, but it's still somewhat an exercise in nostalgia. The only new bit they perform is the closing which comes from their disc "Give Me Immortality Or Give Me Death" and it's certainly the most relevant and possibly funniest of the eve. Which isn't to say the pieces they do perform are not funny - far from it. These bits have become "classics" for a reason. They are remarkably dense, smart, and funny. In between live performances, such Firesign fans as George Carlin, John Goodman, Robin Williams, and Chevy Chase give testimonials on the group's greatness. And, the Firesigns all perform very admirably considering the restrictions presented (the works were designed for audio only, so giving them a visual dimension presents a challenge). If the suits had given them free reign, this would more than likely be a five star title (considering the strength of their recent output: the aforementioned "Death," "Bride," and "Boom Dot Bust"). But, as it is, it's a three-to-four-star DVD. Great comedy troupe, tried and true material, but less-than-ideal conception. Still, it's great to see this fantastic, underrated comedy team get their due.

Much of the Firesign Theatre's work requires close attention to understand it; it is simply not background comedy. The literary references alone are enough to keep most people scratching their heads and wondering what all the brouhaha is about.

That said, when I watched this video with friends, I was pleasantly surprised to see that even the people who had never heard of them were enjoying the performance a LOT. The reason, I think, is that the 4 or 5 are enjoying themselves so much here that it is quite infectuous. And the material is (as it often is) brilliant; and the ad libs bring it into the present and make it all fresh again.

If you are new to the Firesign Theatre, you could do worse than to start with this video. If you already know them, well, it's all here: brilliant, stupid, superficial and deep. Enjoy.

First, this one is not for everybody. If you want humor that requires your brain to be in neutral, then it's not for you. But, if you want humor that stretches your powers of thought, if you enjoy humor that has more than one banal level, or if you thought the Firesign Theatre died out in the 70's, then you're in for a real treat here. Originally produced for PBS as a pledge drive premium, it's a compilation of some of the best material that this group has ever produced, performed in such a way that laughter is automatic and uncontrollable. Stretch your mind, enjoy something that makes you think, order this one NOW!

I thought Callas was supposed to be a great singer. I found her performance, boring, and acting unconvincing, her voice unattractive, and her appearance homely.
Another disappointment is Sutherland in the Lucia item. She was out of tune and looked bored.
All is not lost however. Corelli is sublime is his two selection, and may I say handsome as anyone I've ever seen.
Price's Vissi D'arte far better than Callas's.
That's my opionion, take it or leave it.

How can anyone give this awesome collection of performances only 2 stars???? Everyone on here give wonderful performances that have me jumping and shouting brava/bravo/bravi continually! Everyone is in his/her prime (exception for Peerce and Pons but even they are in superb voice). This has become my favorite opera DVD of this sort, with "Great Stars of Opera" my next favorite.

Ok, so Callas isn't that great, and you may not like Sutherland (neither do I), but that's no reason to give this SUPERB collection only two stars (equivalent to a "D", poor). The rest of the selections showcase superstars at the peak of their powers, with the exception of Lily Pons, who was past her prime (but was in really, really good voice for her age). Leontyne Price sang a thrilling and heartfelt Vissi D'arte. I love looking at her mouth and tongue when she sings hehe. Roberta Peters, in my opinion, was one of the top 3 performers of this DVD. She sang a joyful, bouncy Una Voce Poco Fa, complete with high F at the end; an excellent "Waltz" from Romeo and Juliet, truly one the best renditions I've EVER heard (lyrically sweet but full of swagger); and a great bell song from Lakme (Peters in her prime had an extraordinary top range). My personal favorite is Beverly Sills' O luce di quest'anima. Now THAT is what coloratura fireworks are! Lots of fast notes, and abounding high notes! Sills had exceptional coloratura ability that exceeded EVERY other coloratura soprano I've heard, including Sutherland, Gruberova, Jo, Anderson, etc. In her prime, her fioritura was unmatchable and she had easy high F's.
Birgit Nilsson was always in peak vocal condition and sang a more lyrical Pace Pace, which I don't mind at all. It's actually kind of nice. And of course, singing her signature Vissi D'arte, it's always pure perfection! No one can toss off such a ringing B flat like that! Eileen Farrel, an underrated and highly underappreciated soprano, gets to show off her stuff and sings two arias extremely well. She had the perfect spinto voice for Un Bel Di, and what a thrilling B flat at the end! And it looks so effortless too! She just opens her mouth and there it is! (unlike Leontyne Price, who shows a sign of effort and hard work in her face getting a Bflat in her vissi darte). Farrell also sings an excellent Pace Pace, more powerful than Nilsson's, and very very beautiful to listen to! Anna Moffo isn't one of my favorite sopranos, but she does some great singing. Her regimento selection is kinda seductive (see especially HOW seductive she looks, with her eyelashes batting, and how she plays with her dress), and her Ballatella is one of hte best I've heard. There are duets galore in this DVD. My favorite is the duet from La Forza. Merrill's and Peerce's voices blend so well together, and with this meltingly powerful music, it's absolutely exciting! Peerce at that age and singing that well, now that is amazing, too. Roberta Peters and Merrill sing a lovely duet from Traviata. My second favorite duet is Tebaldi and Corelli in Vicino a Te. I love this music very much, and to have these two legendary and sublime voices weave it, words can't describe the beauty of the result. I think Tebaldi's voice sounds better with Corelli's than Del Monaco's, and wish the former two sung together more often. I'm not too crazy over the duet with Dorothy Kirsten and Corelli in O soave fanciulla. Corelli's voice has too much spinto to sing Rodolfo's music. The singing in the duet is just fine, but not as lyrically as I prefer. Sutherland and Horne team up once again, and come out again with a beautiful duet. Like Tebaldi and Corelli, and Peerce and Merrill, the two's voices blend so well. And here we hear Bellini's great bel canto melodies sung to perfection.

This has become one of my all-time favorite opera DVD's because of such a huge and superb collection of great singing from favorite opera superstars. I recommend this with 10 stars!

Neither Vincent Price nor Keith Michel can sing! That fact alone goes a long way towards destroying this rather bad presentation of the absolutely superb operetta that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote. What a contrast to the splendid job that the Canadian Stratford Company did with Gilbert and Sullivan.

While this video is worrth seeing, and perhaps owning, so that you have a copy of Ruddigore (which is hard to find) in your Gilbert and Sullivan library; I couldn't help but feel that the production of this opera suffered from the low-budget video tricks used to make it feel like other than a stage production. This was clearly a made-for-TV special that only a true G&S fan could love.

There is also way too much shameless mugging and general hammery in the production; Vincent Price is the exception to this, as his acting performance is fine, although his singing voice would never get him into D'Oyly Carte.

Other than this, the singing performances are fine. The staging interferes with the performance; picture a college stage production set interspersed with video bits reminiscent of the worst British pop videos of the late 1970s, and you get the idea.

It's true the RUDDIGORE is a problematical vehicle, but this production proves that, if properly handled, it ranks with the best of Gilbert and Swllivan's output. All of the major roles are particularly well cast and played, and the beginning of act two -- with the awakening portraits of gruesome ancestors -- is a marvel. My two daughters term this sequence the best Gilbert and Sullivan they've seen on videotape, and they've seen quite alot. This is the best of the four BBC productions I've seen on tape, and is wonderful fun. Don't miss it!

Which movies come it this 3 pack? Most of the packaged movies are his pre 1980 movies like Fearless Hyena where he was still doing the cheesy 1970's kungfu movies that were all trying to bite off of Bruce Lee so be wary of this item. I assure that nothing is more of a let down then renting or buying one of these movies thinking they are anythink like Drunken Master 2 or Project A only to find out they are little more than B movie caliber productions.

For those of you wondering about the titles included in this 3-pack, the titles are listed on the cover. Looks like FEARLESS HYENA (1979), DRAGON FIST (1978) and SNAKE & CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN (1978) to me. I have each of these titles in my library, and am well pleased with them. Yes, they are of the '70's Kung Fu genre, but they are anything but typical. Even this early on, Jackie lends his own style and humor to each movie. And there are other reasons for the Jackie Chan collector to own these titles.

FEARLESS HYENA was the first film that Jackie himself directed, and he was (finally) given a lot of creative control by Lo Wei. He wrote the script, coordinated the stunts and even made up "Emotional Style" kung fu for this movie.

DRAGON FIST is probably the most typical "kung fu" movie of the set. Still, it kept my interest. And it's always worth seeing Jackie in action. Even though this is probably the least desirable of the set, it is still a worthy third selection.

SNAKE & CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN was, according to Jackie himself, his "first dream project." Again, he was given a great deal of creative control over character development and fight choreography. And it is fascinating watching him fight Snake style with one hand and Crane style with the other!

If you are a fan of the martial arts, you can't go wrong with this selection.

This a great Jackie Chan set to own, It has some of his best films in the set. The films hold some of the best Jackie Chan action scenes ever filmed and the little stunts in them are great.

A MUST SEE FOR EVERYONE!

I am a big stand up freak,and I checked this out because I heard it had a routine about rap's angry lyrics,and I HATE rap.So I rented this at my local video store,and I was greatly dissapointed.That was one of the only good routines in here.The first half had a couple of other decent jokes.Then the second half wasn't funny at all.His impression of a woman is so annoying.If you want to hear a good impression of a woman,check out Sam Kinison.He is hilarious.This is also is probably is the most vulgar stand up routine I have ever seen,so DO NOT let young children come CLOSE to this.Even if you are old enough,steer clear from this DVD.If you want good black comedy,check out Richard Pryor,Chris Rock,or D.L. Hughley's DVD.

Jamie foxx is the king of all comedy the best thing to ever happen to stand up comedy is jamie foxx nobody does it better and for a measly 20 bucks you could own a piece of jamie foxx in the form of a high quality dvd. trust me buy this dvd right now its hilarious from start to finish and i love it alot so i know you'll get it just because you love jamie.

i'm starting to watch a lot of stand up and compared to a lot of the stand ups, i think jamie foxx is my favorite so far...i like dave chappelle too...in unleashed, he made me laugh from beginning to the end...plus, i like the extras of him singing at the end...he is an amazing singer too...good enough to make his own record i bet...

some people don't like his style cuz it's too aggressive and he cusses too much but i think that makes it even more funny...he just lets go...and his facial expressions is so funny! go get this dvd...i might need security is slightly better because it's newer but i would rate both of them 5 stars!