The Smiths - Under Review
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Actor: The SmithsBrand: Music Video Dist
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Stereo; None (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sexy Intellectual
Movie Reviews of The Smiths - Under Review
Movie Review: Far from definitive, but the best out there for now
Summary: 4 Stars
This series of DVDs is inherently limited by its low budgets and lack of "official" authorization, but this is one of the more satisfying releases of its kind I've seen, and for anyone hungry to learn more about the most important British band of the 80s (and that might be putting it too mildly) and see at least a taste of rare footage, it's compelling viewing. I found the contributors largely interesting and often amusing. The extensive dialogues with producers John Porter and Stephen Street are fascinating to anyone curious about how they put some of their records together. Yes, there are some omissions in the too-quick career overview, and the band members themselves are conspicuous by their absence, but again, that's the limitations of the form, and within those limitations I think this video succeeds very satisfactorily. If the Smiths' classic catalog ever gets the overhaul it so richly deserves, I hope there will be an official documentary produced that leaves this one behind in the dust. In the meantime, if you wish you had a better, or another, Smiths DVD than Complete Picture, this will do nicely, especially if you can pick it up used at a decent price.
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