Depeche Mode - Videos 86>98 +

Depeche Mode - Videos 86>98 +

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Movie Review: I'm just going to talk about the extras
Summary: 5 Stars

Well this rerelease has a bit of a funny story ( for me anyway ).I noticed that they had released this on video as well and I remember going mad because I only bought the other one a few months beforehand and just cursing my luck. Then on Paddy's Day I was hoping to trade videos ( including the DM video ) so I could get enough money to get this one here. I was out of luck on that front - even when I went for the long shot in HMV ( who don't do this sort of thing.

When I walked out an idea hit me - why don't I see if they have the video and try to trade it in. I went back in, extremely nervous, thinking " they'll never do this, they'll see right through me " and just went for it. I went up to the counter and made a little story that I got it for a present a few weeks ago but I saw that there was a new version and was hoping that I could change it. The girl at the till said if I had a receipt and I said " No unfortunately not." I was still nervous and I was amazed when she said to get the other video and they'd do the transaction. I was amazed, the idea worked!!!!!!! What made it seem more amazing was that the new version cost ?3 less than the old one so I got ?3 in discount vouchers. I was absolutely chuffed with myself - didn't think I'd get away with that one

Now onto the review of the extra stuff on the video. There's But Not Tonight which, as good as the song is, it seems like just an ordinary video that you would see on MTV America at the time. Nothing particularly special about it

Strangelove '88 is a rather pointless video that is inferior to the original - besides it's just the album version and it's better that we just enjoy the original

The Violator film is interesting as it shows the reactions of Martin and Dave while having a good sense of humour about it. They show a couple of videos ( Personal Jesus and Enjoy The Silence I think ) and they provide welcome relief from the interview

The SOFAD film captures the mood of the band perfectly......but that's not always enjoyable. Alan clearly looks pissed off with the whole thing, Dave clearly sounds like a drug addict, telling Paul Gambaccini ( the most irritating guy around at the time ) " don't say that, for f**k sake " when told that his tattoos were seemingly " springing to life." The atmosphere is really cold in this film. Martin seems a little subdued here. It's like he'll talk about everything but he doesn't really want to. In fact, it's Fletch who livens the interview up a good deal and I think it's to his credit that he does this. He may talk about business matters for some of it but he does make the interview not so much of a slog as it would have been without him.

But it makes the songs of SOFAD seem so much better here ( which I make no secret of how much I hate ) and gives a well deserved break ( and that is an understatement )

The One Caress video is one where the directors must have thought " These Depeche Mode guys, they're very gothic, let's do some overly gothic video to suit the mood of the music " and it's this that makes the video seem out of place with the song. It was gothic for the sake of being gothic and that's not always a good thing ( in fact, I don't know if it has ever been a good thing )

The Condemnation ( Paris Mix ) is just the Condemnation video cleverly retitled to lure you in

And finally we have the Ultra film. This has Ireland's very own Dave Fanning. If anyone finds him irritating, it's OK, a good few people think the same here in Ireland, so you're not alone! The interview itself is much more relaxed and very interesting and we find out that Dave was " a clever junkie." It adds a nice touch to the video as well. And again we get the videos from earlier on to help see out the video.

I still give this 5 stars because of the overall content and I would still recommend it to anyone interested. I just hope I haven't started a trend from what I said earlier on! Oh and by the way I've noticed that they're selling my video for it's full price....I know this because I forgot to rewind the tape! Still at least they can make money out of it ( again )

Summary of Depeche Mode - Videos 86>98 +