Abba Gold - Greatest Hits
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Movie Reviews of Abba Gold - Greatest Hits
Movie Review: Redundant and strictly for the hard-core Abba fans
Summary: 4 Stars
With the availability of "The Definitive Collection" DVD, there really is no reason to own "ABBA Gold," unless you need to complete your collection of ABBA videos. "ABBA Gold" offers up previously unavailable (on DVD) videos for "I Have a Dream," "Lay All Your Love on Me" and the 1992 version of "Dancing Queen." "Lay All Your Love on Me" is really just highlights from other videos.In addition to the videos is a short featurette, which essentially covers the same material that was covered in the documentary "The Winner Takes it All," and the only band member interviewed is Bjorn.
I may be wrong on this point, but the video quality seems a tad worse than "The Definitive Collection." "The Winner Takes it All," for instance, is washed out in some segments and the contrast is too bright in others. Other clips seem sharper than they appear in TDC, so I've no idea if any remastering of the original prints was involved. The sound quality seems to be identical to "The Definitive Collection."
If money were the issue, I'd definitely spend it on TDC. "I Have a Dream" is a good song, but to me, not reason enough to purchase "Gold" over TDC.
Movie Review: Good overview of Abba for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
I just wanted to take a trip down memory lane. And for that Abba Gold is a lot of fun! It also has an interesting documentary of Abba's history as told by Bjorn and Michael Tretow their recording engineer. The DVD also adds a 1992 version of Dancing Queen. Though frankly I didn't see how the 1992 Dancing Queen was much different from the original one.
The video quality isn't that great, but it reminds me of how I saw it when I was a kid dancing in front of the tv. The costumes, tons of blue eyeshadow, the 70's hairstyles, the bad lip synching, the disco all bring me back. It's all before MTV and the production values by today's standards are very amateurish. I find it charming. And hey, my 3 year old daughter loves this DVD!
Okay, so maybe the Definitive Collection is a better DVD of Abba's videos, but it's twice the price and doesn't have a documentary. If you're a die-hard Abba fan and will buy multiple DVDs, then this isn't the DVD for you. But if you just want to buy one ABBA DVD, then this gives you a lot for your money.
Movie Review: Good Collection
Summary: 4 Stars
I dig Abba&there videos were pretty much straightforward but they had a fun quality to them.enjoying the music&the vibe helps make this a Cool Viewing&Listen.Movie Review: Great sound, but visually impaired video clips
Summary: 3 Stars
Only the original 1992 CD version has been sold in the United States. Its edited versions of "Voulez-Vous" and "The Name of the Game" were replaced by the full original-length versions on the 1999 and subsequent re-releases. Instead of its 3 other songs, local ABBA hits appeared on the 1992 Australasian issue. "Chiquitita" and "Fernando" were sung in Spanish on the 1992 Spanish version.
The 1999 re-mastered CD Signature Issue had different track listings, the autographs, and new sleeve notes. The 10th Anniversary Edition re-release of 2002 included the ABBA logo written with the official font, a redesigned back cover, and the European track list. In 2003, 2xCD Special Edition with Bonus CD was released. In 2004, a CD/DVD Anniversary Edition (also available without DVD) was released in UK. It had a sleeve cover in gold rather than black. Its DVD included 18 of the 19 songs from the CD (except "The Name Of The Game") as video clips with excellent sound, but their picture was so dated, for ABBA's stiffness and lame showmanship in addition to a low quality of the image, that the clip use may not be much more than just for listening. The 2008 CD re-release was similar to the 2002 one.
The 2003 DVD included the same 19 songs as the CD, but in said visually impaired video clips, a 25 min. historical documentary, and the 1992 video "Dancing Queen".
Movie Review: good songs. dated videos
Summary: 3 Stars
I would give the audio content 4 stars and visual content 2 stars for an overall 3 stars. They could possibly have a 5 star performance if they did a reunion concert.