Welcome to Death Row
by S. Leigh Savidge
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Actor: Dr. Dre, John "B.J." Bryant, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Tupac ShakurDirector: S. Leigh Savidge
Cinematographer: Michael K. Goi
Composer: Tommy Coster
Editor: Tyler Hubby
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Xenon
Movie Reviews of Welcome to Death Row
Movie Review: Superb Film, Excellent DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched this on cable and the internet so many times I decided to finally go ahead and grab this on DVD. There's no speculative narrative here, the film's story is told straight through the mouths of former Death Row Records employees, journalists, associates, and even some of the original investors who helped start up the company in the first place. Hearing these stories from the actual people themselves puts you right in the middle of the studio making for a documentary a million times more frank and true to life than I was expecting. In this, you go from the early high energy days when Death Row was a creative hotspot for some of the the best and brightest of west coast hip hop, to something akin to a gang hangout that was barely producing anything. This movie is an absolute must watch for any fan of hip hop and even moreso if you grew up on Death Row's 90's offerings.
The actual DVD itself really steals the show here. When I first popped the disc in I spent two days watching the incredible extended interviews and outtakes over and over because they were so captivating. Basicly it boils down to longer versions of the Harry O and Snoop Interviews and a wonderful D.O.C. interview that wasn't featured much at all in the film. I really wasn't expecting much feature wise with the disc, but it's really loaded compared to other more as is home releases. To top it all off, there's a complete director's commentary track which is worth the purchase within itself and there's a nice preview of Simone Green-English' photography book "Time Served: My Days and Nights at Death Row". The last cool bit is you get to watch the whole Chasen's Death Row promo clip, literally history in the making. Buy this DVD for the film and the incredible features.
Summary of Welcome to Death Row
Welcome to Death Row is the definitive documentary on the most compelling story in the history of rap music. Three years in the making, the film profiles the rise and fall of Death Row Records, from its ghetto beginnings to its release of an unprecedented six consecutive multi-platinum albums, making stars of Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and others before crashing down amid tales of violent business practices and the murder of Tupac.Documentary DVD Video
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