Depeche Mode - 101
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Movie Reviews of Depeche Mode - 101
Movie Review: Much better than expected
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading some other reviews and due to the fact the whole concert was not on this release, I had just about made up my mind not to buy this. After watching my old VHS copy the other night, I changed my mind. I'm glad I did. The bonus disc in this release makes it very worth the money. Pennebaker's interviews with the band were priceless. The changes that each of the members have gone through over the years really made you realize how much time had passed. I can't believe it's been 15 years! Dave has settled down, Martin looks like the average family man and Fletch, well, is still Fletch. Ironically I even enjoyed the interviews with the tour bus kids. I agreed with Martin that at first I didn't really care for them in the film (I hated how I had to fast forward through the tape all the time), now I see some of the value it did add. The bonus concert feature is still heavily edited, but we are treated to 'Somebody' and 'Pleasure Little Treasure' (notice how some girl storms up on stage and races at Dave). If you still find yourself wanting to skip all the escapades, it will come in handy.The only negatives I found were, for one, the picture quality of the movie was somewhat grainy. My VHS copy has a better picture. Also of course, we don't get the show from start to finish, and probably never will. Blows my mind how such important footage could be lost forever. At least we will always have the CD release and like someone else said, we get about 80% of the concert. I would also I add I am disappointed Alan didn't take part. I've always admired and respected his work, especially with the band. I think this was a tad petty. At least he should tell people why.
At any rate kudos to Chris and D.A. for their hard work in making all this happen. True Depeche Mode fans should be grateful.
Movie Review: A very interesting on the road documentary
Summary: 4 Stars
I got fortune of seeing this on German TV twice within a month which was fantastic. This is compulsive watching as an on-the-road documentary of the band as they set up for their 101st gig at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Some may complain that there should have been a live video instead of what was given but I disagree. Live videos are somewhat boring as they don't really give you the feeling that is to be there live. Having said that I suppose it would have been a good memento for anyone that was there at the show. But this is just my opinion
However I do find my annoyances with it myself and that's mainly because of the sidetrack tale of a bunch of teenagers going to the gig and their teenage philosophies. It tends to be very dull and uninteresting and I don't really want to hear their views on fashion ( oh but Depeche Mode means fast fashion doesn't it ). Nevertheless you get a good quote out of one them who hates Guns'n'Roses who retitles them " Guns'n'Posers." I'm sure Axl wouldn't want to hear it but then given how he likes Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys - I'm sure he takes it as a compliment! Otherwise he would have had the lawyers round!
But we know that Dave is " not a f*cking wordsworth " and that Marty began a little obsession with country and western music which goes a long way into explaining why Johnny Cash must have covered Personal Jesus ( although hindsight is a beautiful thing ), Fletch is just there basically to hold them together and Alan reveals that even he cocks up on the keyboards so there's hope for us all. Nevertheless the tape rolls and the concert must go on and as is the way, the band played on
Movie Review: good to have in your collection, however...
Summary: 4 Stars
i agree with everything positive that the other reviewers have wrote about this DVD. it's definitely a keeper... the only thing you may want to know and that i will point out is that the second disc is obviously not the whole 101 concert. it's more like highlights of the Music for the Masses tour. first of all, not all the concert footage was from the Pasadena show. you can tell that some songs were performed in a venue that's smaller and even is indoors. for those of you who have the 101 cd, you will notice not all of the songs on the cd are on DVD disc 2. furthermore, the songs that appear on DVD disc 2 have been edited, so you don't hear or see the full versions. i'm not bashing this DVD in any way, but you should keep this in mind when purchasing.Movie Review: everything counts
Summary: 4 Stars
an entertaining and varied work that takes us not only into the soul of a band that influenced the masses, but into the delightful foibles and dreams of a generation. Through this creatively haphazard and joyous film, those of us who grew up in the eighties experience an uncanny flashback that reawakens all those unique emotions. Many of us are now artists, writers, business-people and mystics shaped by the chemicals and music of the time.101 takes you into treasured memories - if you were there - and into a glimmer of those special times - if you were not.
Either way, I just can't get enough.
Movie Review: I was there
Summary: 3 Stars
All my friends wore black that day. We were, oh so cool! Juan was the coolest. He kind of looked like Dave Gahan with beautiful dark skin, black really didn't become him. Though you always wore black to a DM concert, unless you were a wannabe. Then it started drizzling, the lights went down, and the security gaurds wouldn't allow anyone to climb on the chairs. That made us angry, so much so that our argueing with them made us miss the intro, which I caught later on the CD and the Film. Then Daveout ran in white! White! How daring and innovative that was. Then we forgot about the security gaurds, who also forgot about us. We climbed on the chairs and sang our hearts out. We ran to buy the CD as soon as it was originally released and we went to the KROQ premier of the film. Then they became huge, bigger than life. No longer were they a band that only a few Angelinos listened to. They had concerts afterwards, at Dodger Stadium, which sold several days, huge hits on top 40 radio, and caused a riot during their Violator album signing at Warehouse Records in Hollywood. By then Juan no longer wore black, neither did I. Atleast not fully dressed in black. Our dark days were over, who would've known that DM's were just starting.
As for the DVD, nothing could ever match the experience of being there, perhaps only the double CD.