Rock Star: INXS The DVD
by Michael Simon
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Actor: Andrew Farriss, Garry Beers, Gina Loring, Jon Farriss, Simone De La RueDirector: Michael Simon
Brand: Sony
Producer: Cara Goldberg
Producer: Curtis Colden
Producer: Dana Buning
Producer: David Goffin
Producer: David Katzenberg
Producer: Gayle P. DePoli
Producer: John Dorsey
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Compilation, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony
Movie Reviews of Rock Star: INXS The DVD
Movie Review: I forgot how much I liked this show
Summary: 4 Stars
I picked up this DVD on a whim -- it was cheaply priced. My wife and I are fans of INXS and watched the entire series when it aired.
The DVD reminded me how much I enjoyed the show's performance portion. I don't miss the whole shows at all, but I would have preferred that this DVD included all the performances, not just a sample -- even Dana and Daphna's.
That Ty's early-season rendition of Heartbreaker is absent is a minor crime, and I would have liked to have seen some of the "sing for your life" performances.
The extras are not anything special, except for the five song set from the new INXS after JD was named the winner.
Not bad for the money if you liked or never watched the show.
Summary of Rock Star: INXS The DVD
Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 11/29/2005For music fans who found American Idol heavy on the syrupy ballads, Rock Star: INXS added volume to a similar premise--even if the goal was to become the new lead singer of INXS. (At the very least, there are more tattoos.) That said, this DVD doesn't include episodes from the program, but rather performances, each preceded by an explanation from the performer as to the reason they chose that particular song. Although the show featured 15 contestants, this disc concentrates on the six finalists: Jordis, Suzie, Marty, Ty, Mig, and J.D. The other nine can be glimpsed in "Behind the Scenes," in which they get made up, warm-up backstage, etc. The music section begin with J.D.'s quasi-metallic "California Dreamin'" (the Mamas and the Papas) and ends with Suzie's ambitious "Bohemian Rhapsody" (for the most part, she pulls off the operatic Queen opus). Ironically, the strongest performances are two of the least bombastic: Marty's solo acoustic "Mr. Brightside" (the Killers) and Jordis's "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie by way of Nirvana; she also covered "Heart Shaped Box"). The DVD includes Rock Star winner J.D. Fortune's first live set with INXS--five songs in which he sounds a lot like the late Michael Hutchence. (Sensitive viewers should be advised that "Casting Interviews" and "Too Hot for TV" contain profanity and nudity.) --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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