The Cure - Trilogy
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Movie Reviews of The Cure - Trilogy
Movie Review: Finally!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the ultimate Cure DVD! Their three most intense albums played live! I haven't even finished watching all of it, but i have to stay that i'm pretty impressed with most of it already. All the albums are faithfully performed and each performance is pretty close to the full album length, so there aren't any experimentation (and fortunately, no edits). I don't know if it was the film or the filmer, but this is a much more satisfying release than the live performance from their Wish tour. That one just seemed too "produced" (if that makes any sense) and didn't really seem "live" (compared to, say, U2's Zoo TV video, which looks like a tv performance but feels like a live performance, with no overdubbing, etc.....)and basically, "bloated." The band played really well, and i think i can finally appreciate Simon on Bass, seeing as how i can finally hear him (cheers to whoever mixed the sound). The final encore of the two Kiss Me tracks are also very well played, with the band "rocking out" on The Kiss. I probably would have also enjoyed "jupiter crash, faith, primary, push," but i guess they needed some downbeat tracks to fit in with the rest of the set. Also, there isn't any interaction between the band and the audience (which i suppose isn't really strange, but you'd think that during those three hours Robert would have something more to say than "thank you." So if you're a Cure fan, you probably already have this, but if not, go get it. These live performances are probably the best they've released either on video or cd, especially the Disintegration set (entreat was just bad). Now we'll just wait for them to release "In Orange" in DVD. Enjoy!Movie Review: Simply Elegant!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was waiting for a long time for a live The Cure DVD, and I used to thought that maybe someday the "Show" or "In Orange" concerts will be remastered in this format. But, to my surprise, these guys released something that I never expected to see in my life: the Pornography-Disintegration-Bloodflowers albums recorded live in an awesome 2 DVD set filmed in Berlin in late 2002.The picture quality is perfect, great shots, excellent audio and incredible performances in all of the three sets. My favorite one is definitely the "Bloodflowers" set in which the guys really gave them selfs on stage. Of course the "Pornography" and "Disintegration" sets are also brilliant, but the "Bloodflowers" set is simply outstanding.....just give a try to "Watching me Fall" or the opening "Out of this world" to understand what I mean.
It is so exciting to see Perry Bamonte now as the lead melodic guitar player of the band, I remember when Porl Thompson used to teach him to play "Never enough" in the "Play out" VHS..... but now Perry is taking all the job on his own in such a way that you can't even notice the abscence of Porl.
It is also a great job the one of Jason in the drums, specially by playing all those parts that Boris used to play for the "Disintegration" album......and Roger is definetely "the man" playing keyboards for the band. Simon's bass playing stills being the heart of the band, and of course, Robert Smith stills being the band itself.
I was so happy to notice that there were mexican flags in the first rows of the show!!
In summary, this is a must have DVD set for all those Cure fans or music passionates......it's SIMPLY ELEGANT!
Movie Review: a must-own dvd
Summary: 5 Stars
I've listened to every one of the cure's albums at least a hundred times, but i've never seen them live. I was absolutely shocked at how good this set is. The band either played three entire albums as flawlessly as humanly possible, or overdubbed the songs unnoticeably. The Disintegration set sounds almost identical to the recorded album (i.e., perfect.) The Pornography set sounds MUCH better: much more intensity, better craftsmanship, and you can finally hear the brilliance of the songs over the [bad] sound quality of the cd. Some of the kinks of Bloodflowers have been worked out, and the versions of "Watching Me Fall" and "There is No If..." sound much better sans the overproduction of the cd. There's some really nice, understated camera work and special effects, too. Just enough to add some atmosphere, but not overboard MTV-style stuff. The light show is also very elegant. Robert still sings with incredible intensity, and despite [messing] up the words to the song "Disintegration," sounds great throughout. The last encore, "The Kiss," completely blew me away. Since Robert usually plays slow, simple guitar melodies, I had no idea he could play a blazing solo like that. Totally exhilarating. My only complaints are that the menu screen is really annoying (it keeps resetting like every 5 seconds) and that the intro sequence is corny. But those are forgiveable sins. I also kind of like the fact that this dvd didn't get any hype...it makes you feel like you're in on a secret if you own it.Movie Review: The Cure For Missing The Cure
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever want to see "The Cure"? Or maybe you have seen them and miss them so much. No matter, if you miss the cure and have seen them or are a seasoned fan waiting to see them live soon this is the DVD to have. Trilogy links 3 albums. Pornography, disintigration, and Bloodflowers. I don't understand how they go together but, the DVDs are outstanding. Filmed in Berlin because, we all know Germany has the most Dark music fans in the world.
Although some might argue the disc isn't filmed well because there are not alot of visuals we have to remember it is the music and live performance we're after. The Cure do normally use more visuals than what are used in the making of the dvd but, we are not buying it to see a circus. This is the Cure. Enjoy them for what they are worth. If you like visuals it shouldn't matter what band you go to see...
Who would I suggest this too..... Serious Cure fans. Especially with the low price. You can't beat amazons price for the brand new DVD since it was orginally selling twice the price. Thank god music video prices dropped. I feel like I've stolen this product... Regardless this is not an action film but a great way to remember the live cure sound and see the cure over and over again for the worlds best price. A+ This DVD is a must.
As for content.... 3CDs played in Full back to back. I don't know if it's ever been done. but the cure did it so lovely!
Movie Review: A special treat for Cure fans!
Summary: 5 Stars
As someone who has been to 25 Cure concerts and has over 700 shows on tape, I can tell you that this is a fantastic presentation of a legendary Cure concert! Production is excellent. The video quality is very good with a few artsy bits that enhance the performance without getting in the way. The audio is mixed well too. This is one of those good sounding concert DVDs, quality somewhere in between Depeche Mode Night in Paris and NIN All That Could Have Been.It's a real treat to have songs like A Short Term Effect, Closedown, Cold, Same Deep Water as You, and Untitled in such great quality. A FANTASTIC encore of If Only Tonight We Could Sleep and The Kiss is included too. The Kiss is as good a version as I've ever heard. The 40min interview is good too, all of the band members chime in.
Since they play the albums straight through and there aren't many poppy singles, this DVD is more for hardcore fans. But even if you just love Disintegration I'd recommend it. I hope they do a live greatest hits DVD like this one someday too.
The only minor problem I have is with the sound of Robert's 6-string bass on some of the Disintegration tracks. It's not mixed as strongly as usual during Pictures of You and because of that the song comes off a bit flat. The 6-string comes alive during Untitled though, probably because Perry is doubling up the lead part.
With everything else being so fantastic, I can't complain- 5 stars!!