Duran Duran - Greatest DVD [2003]

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Greatest is a Duran Duran fan's biggest wish come true (next to a live concert, of course)--all their ground-breaking videos together in one place. More than radio, MTV made mega-stars out of the photogenic group, and few took better advantage of the medium, particularly in the 1980s. Just as their music combined the sophisticated pop of Roxy Music with the electro-funk of Chic, each video is as immaculately styled and conceived as the band itself.

Like 1998's Greatest CD collection, this two-DVD set features all their big hits, including uncensored versions of "Girls on Film" and "Come Undone". Directors include Godley and Creme, Julien Temple, and Vogue photographer Ellen Von Unwerth and the albums covered range from 1981's self-titled debut to 1997's Medazzaland. All told: more models, more hair spray and more mascara than a Paris fashion show--but it's got a better beat (and you can dance to it). --Kathleen C Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

HUGELY DISAPPOINTING.......2007-09-20

Oh dear ... I bought this because I really like the music, and I remember watching the videos on tv when I was younger and thinking they were cool .... These videos have NOT aged well ... pompous in the extreme most of the time, with 'hardcore' 18-certificated videos cropping up that were cringingly bad and embarassing to watch. Were they really that bad? My memory is playing tricks on me. Packaging was lame - difficult to read and easy to get dirty. The extras were almost impossible to access, so I gave up. The main dvd menu was difficult to navigate so I gave up there too. Will stick to the cds in future, and will not now buy the 'Sing Blue Silver' dvd.

Not as good as Sing Blue Silver.......2005-01-14

I bought the Sing Blue Silver DVD first as I had seen it years ago. I absolutely loved it and I would suggest that you consider it before buying the Greatest DVD. Greatest features many of their hits but with Sing Blue Silver you get an insight into life on the road, the personalities of the band members and their humour. Sing Blue Silver is fantastic. Greatest is good to have but I reckon if you're a die-hard Duranie you'll get more value out of Sing Blue Silver

THE TOTAL CUTTING EDGE!.......2004-10-23

No one can deny the brilliance of this group. They took us the whole way through the 80's with their Punk/New wave combination style of music! These guys were on the cutting edge of music video in the dawn of its creative birth, and this DVD proves it! Duran Duran were the first group to ever really take their music videos out on the road and shoot in exotic locations around the world. They knew how to take full advantage of fashion, raunch, sexuality, style and the sounds of the moment and their music clips showcase these elements perfectly. They epitomised what the music video should be - taking the conventional studio-made music video to the outdoors and beyond. Take a trip back through their hits and revel in the frights and delights of the fashions and sounds of the 80's!!

doesn't this dvd rule.......2004-04-28

i'm quite a young duran duran fan, i saw them on the BRITS when they gottheir life time achievement award (which they truly deserved) and decidedto take a risk and buy the greatest album. since then, i have createdquite a collection of memorabelia, including the dvd and can recommend itto anyone in two minds. my friends at school all think i'm mad, but havingseen this dvd, they don't know what they're missing! it combines the verybest songs with some real gems in the extras. the dvd-rom section isfantastic, and the videos are spectacular (as ever!). the ability to watchboth the censored and uncensored is clever, so as not to offend anyone.it's quite spectacular that even today duran duran can appeal to teenagerslike myself. i give the dvd, and the album 10/10 and hope many more peoplewill buy it and rekindle their love for the classics which shaped themodern music industry!

Duran Duran on Film........2004-04-21

Like Michael Jackson and Madonna, Duran Duran benefited from MTV as muchas MTV benefited from them. In the 1980s, they were the premier videoband, specializing in high concept music clips that represented the excessand decadence of that decade. By today's standards, many of their videosmay seem cheesy and dated, but they brilliantly captured the essence ofDuran Duran and the new romantic movement to which they belonged. Finally,the videos of their hits are compiled on this DVD, and it's alreadygetting complaints from many fans. To them, I say: CALM DOWN. Of course,it'd be great to have a DVD featuring ALL of their music videos, but thatwasn't the intent or concept behind "Greatest." Capitol/EMI wanted to do a"Greatest" DVD collection with the same tracklisting of the "Greatest" CD(with two exceptions: this collection has a video to "The Chauffeur" and"Burning the Ground," which are not featured on the CD). Fans have alsocomplained that the hidden bonus features are very difficult to access,and they're right. I spent several minutes clicking my remote to navigatemy way towards certain interviews and extended videos and ended up quitefrustrated. However, if you go to the band's official website and go tothe "Ask Katy" section, you'll find a list of helpful tips to get to thebonus features. Trust me, it's easier than you think. Some of the hiddenfeatures include an 18 minute version of "New Moon on Monday," an extendedversion of "Wild Boys," a club video of "Planet Earth" (this one inparticular is a hoot), and other promo clips dating as far back as theearly 1980s. While I would have liked a DVD featuring omitted videos like"Careless Memories," "Meet El Presidente," and "Lonely in Your Nightmare,"I'm still pleased that I grabbed "Greatest." Yes, the price is a bitsteep, but the videos bring back lots of welcome 1980s memories, and thebonus features are fun to watch once you're able to find them.

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