The Cure - Festival 2005
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Movie Reviews of The Cure - Festival 2005
Movie Review: Robert's POV
Summary: 3 Stars
The concert experience from Robert Smith's point of view. Great audio, so-so video. Too many camera shots of Robert's face and torso. Would prefer to see the actual playing of the instruments and more of the crowd's perspective. You really cannot appreciate the lighting effects from this perspective. Additionally, this concert is performed without keyboards, which sonically, leaves the songs less impressive.Movie Review: Not as good as "Trilogy"
Summary: 3 Stars
This DVD is far inferior to The Cure's "Trilogy" DVD. This DVD is poorly filmed, and the special effects graphics on some of the songs are annoying. Still, if you're a true Cure fan, this DVD is worth owning.Movie Review: Not Impressed
Summary: 2 Stars
I really like The Cure, saw them in concert many times since the early 80's, I even have other DVD's by them, but the quality on this one is not impressive. I really wish I didn't spend the money. I don't like how they shot the concert, it looks like a novice did it. The sound quality is ok, but not compariable to their other concert DVD's. I would pass on this one and buy Trilogy, that one is Awesome!!Movie Review: snore....
Summary: 1 Stars
As a musician I hate to see it when one of my all time favorite bands is up their just going through the motions, unfortunalty this is one of those moments and this DVD does an admirable job of capturing the train wreck. Smith rarely if ever pushes his voice during these performances, fat finger stumbles over notes during the intro of If Only Tonight We Could Sleep as well as playing half heartedly through some of their greatest songs. Drummer Jason Cooper has to count off the beginning of almost every song as well as count off the breaks during the middle sections which is annoying and manages to fall a whole beat behind coming out of drum rolls and transitions not to mention how dead his kit sounds, hey change the heads and tune that thing!!! I won't even talk about how bad Simon Gallops bass tone is. Former band member Perry Bamonte complained that on the last tour the band sounded like a horrible Cure cover band, I couldn't agree more! Every song on this is played too slowly, tempos drag and limp along like a wounded buffalo, it's embarassing!!! The mix is horrible and both Robert and Porl's guitar tones are way too thin and wimpy. Don't waste your money on this travesty, buy the Trilogy DVD or a nice used VHS copy of Show and
pretend this release didn't happen, it's a stain.
Movie Review: Hopelessly terrible
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the worst Cure release ever. When you watch this you'll be saying to yourself "Where are the keyboards???". It's a shame the band got rid of Roger, he is sorely missed. Bringing back guitarist Porl Thompson does nothing for the band here either. He offers nothing new or interesting and doesnt do any better of a job than recently sacked guitarist Perry Bamonte. The songs on here are mangled, lifeless and boring. Pick up the Trilogy DVD to truely see the once great Cure live. Avoid this dog like the plague.