Extended Coverage Movie Reviews

This dvd was awsome. Any megadeth fan needs this dvd. It covers the history of megadeth starting with the earliest years when mustaine was kicked from metallica to the most recent years . IT HAS AWSOME EXTRAS. THIS IS A GEM. AND DAVE MUSTAINE IS A GREAT TALENT. He is intelligent, cool and his lyrics are the most thought provoking intelligent amazing lyrics ive ever heard. I met him - his personality is awsome and his attitude. He is a great man and he has been through some hard times but has done many good things with his life and career also that came outa it. He can sing with the passion ive never heard anyone else sing with , he can write like a genius, he can play guitar as good as anyone in metallica and he is a force in metal. He is one of a kind- even through all the line ups of band members over the years the band never lost its power and skill and its because of mustaine and ellefson and thier amazing talents. Dave mustaine is brilliant and i hope megadeth gets back together in the future.

Megadeth was one of the first bands I got into when I first discovered heavy metal so many years ago, and to this day they are one of my favorites. This DVD provides a revealing and intriguing look into the band's past, and specifically into that of its frontman and mastermind, Dave Mustaine.

The story begins with Dave's time with Metallica in the early 80s. James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Ron McGovney are on hand to talk about their experiences together, and the problems that eventually led to Dave's expulsion from the band. Shortly after that, Mustaine hooks up with David Ellefson (the story of how they met is pretty funny), and the rest is the history of one of the greatest bands metal has ever seen.

Anyone even passingly familiar with Megadeth's history will know that Mustaine has fought a constant battle with drug addiction over the years, and that is explored quite a bit here: how their lifestyle of drug abuse affected Dave and his bandmates, how it affected the band as a whole, and how bad the whole situation really got.

There is a lot of interesting commentary given along the way, mostly by Mustaine and Ellefson, but also by several former members of the band, including Al Pitrelli and Jimmy DeGrasso, who were with Megadeth when the band broke up; Marty Friedman, their lead guitarist for ten years; Jeff Young, who was with the band briefly in the late 80s; and Chris Poland, the band's original lead guitarist. Chuck Behler and Nick Menza do not appear, and of course Gar Samuelson passed away some years ago. Alice Cooper even shows up for awhile, talking about his relationship with Dave.

Of course, Megadeth broke up in early 2002, after this documentary was shot, so the injury Dave sustained that stopped him from playing guitar is not covered. As of the time of this writing, Dave is healing up according to the doctors' projections, and so who knows what will happen in the future? Perhaps the mighty Megadeth will rise once again to take their place at the forefront of metal.

This is one of the best "Behind the Music" episodes that VH-1 has done, and the DVD gives us the extended version that we couldn't see on TV. Also included is some extra commentary from many of the people involved, and the video for "Moto Psycho." This is definitely worth the purchase for any Megadeth fan.

this is an amazing dvd, it has everything u could ever want to know about megadeth. the extras on the dvd are cool and the video and biographys , this dvd is worth every penny.any megadeth fan or music lover should have this in thier collection.the dvd has it all , tells everything about mustaine and all the former and current members of megadeth.this is one of the best dvds i own.

I got this set last year. I wasn't sure what to expect at the time that I placed it into my DVD player, but I was a huge fan of the theatrical version and I knew it could only get better! It was better than I expected. The additional footage adds so much depth and so much more characterization that I can't understand why it wasn't apart of the original release. Simply amazing! Also the bonus material is nothing short of awesome! If you liked the movie in the theater BUY THIS NOW! If you are not sure, get this and THE TWO TOWERS: EXPANDED EDITION, and get ready for the third film, because they will get you hooked!
(GIFT SET INFO: This set comes with the movie, plus a set of bookends, and an addition disc with a documentary on the books. The set is beautiful, and the bookends are just wonderful. Spend the extra money and get the gift set!)

I forgave much of the necessary artiistic licence of the director because P.Jackson delivered magnificently in the major scenes and cleverly combined original elements that though "invented" maintained many essentials of the original narrative.
The extended DVD(though still not a literal translation of the book) contains many of the moments and subtleties that I so wanted to see in the theater. Though still a compromise relative to the book the additional detail of the extended version adds much more to the story than the extra 20 minutes of footage implies (some additions in places amount to 1/2 to 15 seconds of footage within a scene, yet they contribute much greater depth to the story).
The commentaries provided are fun, fascinating and quite welcome to the acting/filmaking enthusiast. The production-side documentaries and reports are a huge treat--sets, props, costumes, makeup and the insight into everyones dedication show clearly the huge commitment made by the crew and their concern in staying true to the source material as much as possible whilst also translating practically the tale from written word to film faithfully.
There's nothing really wrong with the theater release, but for home viewing even on a small screen the extended version is simply better and more engaging.
I couldn't help but buy the standard version of The Two Towers--tired of waiting--but I have just ordered the extended version of it as based on my experience with FOTR Extd. I know TTT Extended will also be superior to the theater release (and with TTT it ought to be--the editing was a bit choppy).
The extended version is a great value if you want all the extras it provides, and even if you don't, the additional footage is an improvement on the original release and thus worth it.

This is soooooooooooooooo much better than the regular version! It's got a bunch of funny parts in it! BUY IT...... NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Warning: To all possible buyers of this extended version. I loved the first exented version DVD of the Fellowship of the Ring. I felt differently about the Two Towers. I was thoroughly disappointed with Peter Jackson's choice to include these extra scenes that were simply deleted scenes reinserted into the storyline when the pacing, story, and narrative flow were much better in the theatrical version. Imagine the first scene: Gandolf is falling to the pit after the dragon. Cut to a scene with Sam and Frodo climbing down a cliff, Sam drops something, Frodo catches it. Frodo asks, "What was that Sam?" Sam replies that it was some seasoning from home and he misses the shire. Seasoning? Very anti-climactic. Imagine the end the of the film. The war in helm's deep has ended. Sam has just made his amazing speech about the beautiful stories that he heard as a young hobbit. Gandolf should be about to say, "The battle for Helm's Deep has ended; the battle for Middle Earth is about to begin." Instead we cut to a scene were Merry and Pippin are in the flood around Saroman's tower discovering a room full of food and smoking tobacco and wondering whether they should share it with the Ent. Some would say that the added scenes add information to the plot. They sometimes do add some background, but at the expense of a nearly ridiculous or uneventful scene. When editing a movie one asks, what is the purpose of this scene? How does it help forward the plot? None of the added scenes forwarded the plot or added to the film in such a valuable way as to merit their inclusion. The original was fast paced, exciting, dramatic. The extended version is whimsical and disappointing, better suited for a child-audience (because it has more off the collar comic relief, and makes sure everyone, I mean everyone, really understands everything 100% - even if it means repetition). The first theatrical cut made me feel I was watching an epic. The extended version made me feel I was watching a movie. A movie that needed editing. I am sorry, but rent it before you buy it and decide for yourself.

The first 2 DVD's seem to work fine in my set top home DVD player (Aiwa) but the 3rd and 4th discs are unplayable and bounce between tracks 1 & 2 continuously (looping)? Have already returned one set but the second set I got seems to have the exact same problem. These supplemental discs do play in my PC's DVD drive. This problem does not occur with any of my other DVD's including the Extended Edition of the Fellowship of the Ring. Are others experiencing this issue?

This dvd is so amazing. My brother bought it the first day it came out. The extended parts are very important. These parts add even MORE magic to the masterpiece. The behind the scene footage is very interesting. Most dvds that have extra disks, aren't that exciting. But this, you'll never get bored of. There's even parts you'll laugh at. I gaurntee this dvd to everyone! If you like special dvds then you'll love this edition. And if you like The Lord of the Rings then you'll love it even more.

Warning: To all possible buyers of this extended version. I loved the first exented version DVD of the Fellowship of the Ring. I felt differently about the Two Towers. I was thoroughly disappointed with Peter Jackson's choice to include these extra scenes that were simply deleted scenes reinserted into the storyline when the pacing, story, and narrative flow were much better in the theatrical version. Imagine the first scene: Gandolf is falling to the pit after the dragon. Cut to a scene with Sam and Frodo climbing down a cliff, Sam drops something, Frodo catches it. Frodo asks, "What was that Sam?" Sam replies that it was some seasoning from home and he misses the shire. Seasoning? Very anti-climactic. Imagine the end the of the film. The war in helm's deep has ended. Sam has just made his amazing speech about the beautiful stories that he heard as a young hobbit. Gandolf should be about to say, "The battle for Helm's Deep has ended; the battle for Middle Earth is about to begin." Instead we cut to a scene were Merry and Pippin are in the flood around Saroman's tower discovering a room full of food and smoking tobacco and wondering whether they should share it with the Ent. Some would say that the added scenes add information to the plot. They sometimes do add some background, but at the expense of a nearly ridiculous or uneventful scene. When editing a movie one asks, what is the purpose of this scene? How does it help forward the plot? None of the added scenes forwarded the plot or added to the film in such a valuable way as to merit their inclusion. The original was fast paced, exciting, dramatic. The extended version is whimsical and disappointing, better suited for a child-audience (because it has more off the collar comic relief, and makes sure everyone, I mean everyone, really understands everything 100% - even if it means repetition). The first theatrical cut made me feel I was watching an epic. The extended version made me feel I was watching a movie. A movie that needed editing. I am sorry, but rent it before you buy it and decide for yourself.

The first 2 DVD's seem to work fine in my set top home DVD player (Aiwa) but the 3rd and 4th discs are unplayable and bounce between tracks 1 & 2 continuously (looping)? Have already returned one set but the second set I got seems to have the exact same problem. These supplemental discs do play in my PC's DVD drive. This problem does not occur with any of my other DVD's including the Extended Edition of the Fellowship of the Ring. Are others experiencing this issue?

This dvd is so amazing. My brother bought it the first day it came out. The extended parts are very important. These parts add even MORE magic to the masterpiece. The behind the scene footage is very interesting. Most dvds that have extra disks, aren't that exciting. But this, you'll never get bored of. There's even parts you'll laugh at. I gaurntee this dvd to everyone! If you like special dvds then you'll love this edition. And if you like The Lord of the Rings then you'll love it even more.

I still can`t believe that the show ended this way. First Jen died. She was never really happy and now that she has her daugther, she had to die...
THen trhe Jack and Doug story. The first time I`ve heard about it, I coulnd`t believe it. I had to laugh...
The triangel. Well I thought that we were beyond this after S4. It wasn`t a good idea to bring it back.
Pacey and Joey. At the end these 2 sitting on a couch. How romantic. They have cemesty like wet fish. No sparks. Nothing at all.
Dawson. Well he ended up alone. Tradedy. The boy who always believed in love and romance ended up alone. "MArried" to his work,
I was a huge fan of the show since episode 1. So the only logical ending would have been with Dawson and Joey. Two lovers who find their way back to each other. Love can conquer.
Did you remember S1 and S2? Because the finale deneid these 2 season and the love of Dawson and Joey completly. It's a shame.
Well I got this DVD to my birthday. The cutted scenes were much better than the ones we`ve actually seen on tv.
Andie...it was so good to see her again. She and Pacey had mayby the best love story ever on Dawson`s Creek. They had so much chemistry together...I don`t understand why she would be the conclusion prize for Pacey. For me the meeting with Spielberg and Dawson is a conclusion prize for him. He ended alone so why didn`t we let him Spielberg. That`s crap. So the main charater of the show got screwed. He is the only looser of the show (and mayby Jen). But the writers and network were too much for Pacey, the "underdog" (which he nver really was).

So if you are a fan of the true Dawson`s Creec of S1 and S2 you don`t need this DVD. Save the money. If you are a D/J fan, don`t buy it. But if you like the show since S3 or if you are a P/J you`ll love it...

Now one word to Mr. Williamson:

I was happy to read that you`re gonna write the finale. Not because of D/J but because of the real Dawson`s Creek feeling of S1 and S2. But you screwed it.
So I "love" you and I say thank you for creating Dawson`s Creek and giving us S1 and S2. But I "hate" you for the ending of the show.

This is the series finale, the two-part episode that served to wrap up the six year run of this once popular television show.

It certainly makes up in quality for the disappointing last two seasons of the show, and puts the characters all back in that place we found them, the fictional seaside town of Capeside, MA.

Although I personally could have done without the tragic melodrama, I thought this was a perfect series ender because of one important reason: they finally got it right.

I don't think anyone who has watched these characters over the years and has become invested in their stories can help but feel cheated in how they were treated in the show's final two seasons. But all wrongs seem to be righted here and we are treated to wonderful moments between the core group of Jack, Jen, Dawson, Pacey and Joey.

The issue of the Dawson-Pacey-Joey triangle is also wrapped up perfectly, as the Dawson and Joey saga had been played out to a tired, gasping death over the years. All that we really ever saw of these two was how wrong they were for each other and how miserable they made each other. All in the name of soap operatic drama, I know...but they definitely crossed the line into relationship purgatory with this story and it actually would have been depressing should they have chosen to go with that ending.

Pacey and Joey, on the other hand, had an actual romantic love story that we got to see unfold on screen over the span of a couple of seasons, a nice slow burn from from the first spark of secret feelings tentatively explored to falling head-over-heels in love and literally sailing off into the sunset (another reason why the Dawson and Joey ending would have fell flat in comparison). These two characters were simply a delight to watch when they were together and their undeniable chemistry is also highlighted here (and even discussed at length by the show's creator in the commentary, which, by the way, is worth the price of the DVD alone for any fan of the show from the beginning).

There are deleted scenes included that don't really do a lot to add to the plot, but are fun to watch: a nice scene between Pacey and his brother Doug and the return of Andie for a decent good-bye her fans never got. There is also a great montage at the end that didn't air on television that is a wonderful added bonus.

This is a must-buy DVD for any true fan of the show. If you can get past that notion that Joey for some sad and inexplicable reason was supposed to end up romantically with her best friend Dawson, then you will be able to sit back and appreciate it for what it is: a truly, wonderful good-bye present to its fans.

Again, the commentary by Kevin Williamson and Paul Stupin is just terrific and so fun to listen to.

WOW!!! This was the best end to any series that I have ever seen. The writers ended this series in the absolute perfect way. I cried most of the way through this remarkable episode. To all who love Dawson's creek as much as I do, I strongly recommend this dvd. I do not want to give away any of the story line as others have done, because I read a few reviews and the plot was given away. I was a little dissapointed, however not even I can tell you how fantastic this finale is. BUY IT and see for yourself. Then you too can laugh and cry the way I did. Congratulations to all involved with this remarkable show.

American Wedding will work for anyone who wants to see classic charaters (the few who remain, anyway) pushed to the comedic extreme without any concern for a possible trainwreck. It is indeed a trainwrek; everything you liked about the first two American Pies cannot be found here. After the first five minutes is becomes a different movie, different enough that it will remain thebad apple of the triology forever and by any measure.

What made the American Pie series work is left behind in this mostly mindness, half-baked attempt to rekindle success with forced comedy, stolen skits (thank you Zoolander for inspiring a dance off), and shallow gags that last too long.

This movie proves why Stiffler was a supporting character in the first two movies as his antics--which now include a squeeky laugh with every line and ann extension of his geneder crisis--grow tiresome by the second. Finch swings back and forth from a unemotioned monk to reaction man. Michelle degresses from her development into a real person in the last movie and turns into the bone queen. And Jim obviously had his mind elsewhere, perhaps that this was likely his last movie.

The acting for many is forced at best, which can only be attributed to worst script. Even the most seasoned actors struggled at times. In fact, the script was so bad, it makes one wonder whether the writer never wrote the old characters into the movie or they simply had the good sense to stay out.

In sum, I intend to stick to my old rule of thumb from now on. When a movie has such a short run in the theater, never buy it sight unseen. Rent it first. Had I stuck to this rule to begin with, I'd be out $3 bucks instead of $20.

American Pie 1 was amazing
American Pie 2 was a really good follow up
American Wedding WOULD have been a good movie if it wasnt a follow up. It had too much to live up to so it could NEVER reach the heights of especially the first American Pie. BUT it still have its funny moments. It's worth a rent at least but beware that it aint as good as the first two American Pie movies.

i'm a fan of the series and thought this would stink because nadia was gone. i missed her but it is still so much better than the first two. i laughed at every gag and was even offended by one of them. good ending to a great series.

American Wedding will work for anyone who wants to see classic charaters (the few who remain, anyway) pushed to the comedic extreme without any concern for a possible trainwreck. It is indeed a trainwrek; everything you liked about the first two American Pies cannot be found here. After the first five minutes is becomes a different movie, different enough that it will remain thebad apple of the triology forever and by any measure.

What made the American Pie series work is left behind in this mostly mindness, half-baked attempt to rekindle success with forced comedy, stolen skits (thank you Zoolander for inspiring a dance off), and shallow gags that last too long.

This movie proves why Stiffler was a supporting character in the first two movies as his antics--which now include a squeeky laugh with every line and ann extension of his geneder crisis--grow tiresome by the second. Finch swings back and forth from a unemotioned monk to reaction man. Michelle degresses from her development into a real person in the last movie and turns into the bone queen. And Jim obviously had his mind elsewhere, perhaps that this was likely his last movie.

The acting for many is forced at best, which can only be attributed to worst script. Even the most seasoned actors struggled at times. In fact, the script was so bad, it makes one wonder whether the writer never wrote the old characters into the movie or they simply had the good sense to stay out.

In sum, I intend to stick to my old rule of thumb from now on. When a movie has such a short run in the theater, never buy it sight unseen. Rent it first. Had I stuck to this rule to begin with, I'd be out $3 bucks instead of $20.

American Pie 1 was amazing
American Pie 2 was a really good follow up
American Wedding WOULD have been a good movie if it wasnt a follow up. It had too much to live up to so it could NEVER reach the heights of especially the first American Pie. BUT it still have its funny moments. It's worth a rent at least but beware that it aint as good as the first two American Pie movies.

i'm a fan of the series and thought this would stink because nadia was gone. i missed her but it is still so much better than the first two. i laughed at every gag and was even offended by one of them. good ending to a great series.

But, it's not a bad movie. Formulamatic... but as long as you aren't expecting an Oscar worthy film, you'll be all right.

Leave it to old Kevin to make another childhood movie suck big ones!

Granted this movie wasn't the best keystone in the Robin Hood mythos, but it has style and class. For those people out there who have a problem with the costumes... are y'all forgetting the movie is set back in MEDIEVAL times? The costumes reflect the depravity of that era and are pretty realistic in my opinion, would you rather a modern medieval tale with cross-dressing weirdos in tights and elf shoes? How homoerotic.
As for the acting, I find it pretty accurate for the roles portrayed --poor, ignorent farmers-- they aren't supposed to sound like they've just graduated magna cum laude from Oxford. Costner does wonderfully as the hero as does the rest of the cast, and Alan Rickman is marvelous as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
And the stuff about Costner's accent (or lack thereof), come on, if that detracted too much from the movie, you watch movies too seriously! The lack of any good authentic accents doesn't add to the continuity or the mythos as a whole, but for this movie, accents don't detract horribly from it.
For those who compare this to the Earl Flynn version (think coloful Peter Pan) reffer to the paragraph about "homoeroticism."
Overall, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves isn't the most Oscar Worthy movie of the 90's but it certainly isn't the worst either, and in fact is more fun than most; it definitely is worth your attention and ffits well in the modern day too. I personally love this movie, however, it deservers 4.5 stars instead of the full 5 just based on the fact that Kevin Costner appears naked briefly.

I was very disappointed with this DVD. Since the cover made no mention as to whether the videos were live or not, I assumed they were the music videos that used to play on MTV back in the early 80's. Unfortunately, these are all live videos. To make things worse, these are recent live videos. I purchased this DVD specifically because of REO SpeedWagon and Styx. Some of the band members are not the original members. Take Styx, for example. They have a different drummer (original one passed away), bass player, and keyboard player. As you may know, Dennis Deyoung was their original keyboard player, and more importantly, one of their lead singers. The new guy plays the keyboard very well but does not compare vocally to Dennis Deyoung. The videos are excellent quality, however.