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JOHN LENNON - LENNON LEGEND
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The late John Lennon's life and work are plainly visible in this stirring collection of short films and music videos, some very familiar while others, produced posthumously, will be new to many viewers. The set includes the classic "Imagine" clip, which begins with a haunting scene of John and Yoko walking through an early morning fog and concludes with Lennon's performance in an all-white room. More rare is a Top of the Pops live performance of "Instant Karma" and a wonderful film accompanying "Mind Games," in which a solo Lennon clowns around Central Park, thrilling passersby, playing with kids, and dancing. "Woman" is a montage of the last days and hours of Lennon's life, while "Watching the Wheels" is a compilation of home movie footage from the star's semi-reclusive Dakota years. Extras include a live "Slippin' and Slidin'," and a startling bit of "Julia" absentmindedly picked on guitar. --Tom Keogh
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 4.16 Ounces
- Director : Bruce Westcott, Joe Pytka, John Lennon, Simon Hilton, Yoko Ono
- Media Format : Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 40 minutes
- Release date : January 1, 2003
- Actors : John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Miles Davis, Brian Epstein, Mal Evans
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (DTS 5.1), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Capitol
- ASIN : B0000DJZ9M
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #80,737 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,999 in Music Videos & Concerts (Movies & TV)
- #2,417 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
- #4,239 in Vocal Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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I just got the dvd from Amazon.com and I am extremely pleased. It brought tears to my eyes a few times. I had a few crates of ale and decided to put it in the machine and see what's what and man, this is an event! God bless Yoko for having the balls to open up those archives and give the world a little gift. I love it! I won't wake up tomorrow and think differently. What a trip! I love this dvd and if you are a Lennon fan, you otter buy it. If you don't, you're a dolt. Sorry to be mean. I am so amazed at this dvd. Animations coming to life. All this stuff. It's got me on sensory overload. What a good thing, after a long and pointless week digging up dandilions and waiting for the foodstamps. It ain't all about Yoko. It's about love. Their love. Their love, after all, spawned the songs, most of them. So why not show Yoko during the song? That other guy, whomever he was and wherever he was, stop your complaining. Yoko gave you a gift and you're looking at a gift horse in the mouth.
i can only say that i was experiencing a combination of sadness for the too early loss of a genuine musical genius and moments of joy watching the very personal and up close lives of john and yoko.
almost every song on this dvd was one of my favorites. the technical aspects of this dvd were great also, audio and video and even the little animation snippets were a joy to watch.
i can only say that if you were a fan of john and want some kind of lasting tribute to him you might want to consider this dvd and maybe also purchase the companion cd.
To begin with, the sound is stunning. Most of the songs have been remixed in 5.1 and are almost revelatory in their clarity and power.
The only problem I have with the release are some of the actual videos themselves. It should be noted that all of the video used itself looks fabulous, considering it was primarily sourced from obsolete analog formats. Here goes:
1. Imagine: More or less the same footage we've all come to know and love, with much greater clarity.
2. Instant Karma: This is a live performance, and really great to watch.
3. Mother: A simple montage of photos, but effective. Can someone explain the strange addition of Brian Epstein in this video however?
4. Jealous Guy: Footage of John singing the vocal track in the studio, mixed with the boat rowing footage from Imagine.
5. Power to the People: A truly bad video visually, it looks like a seventh grade slide-show presentation
6. Cold Turkey: Another live performance synched to the studio version.
7. Mind Games: This has some really wonderful footage of John wandering around NYC mingling with people, dancing, and such. One of the better videos, and only marred by a quick shot of John from the morgue. I found that element really distasteful.
8. Whatever Gets You Through the Night: This video is superb. It features a number of John's drawings animated and colorized.
9. #9 Dream: This is an interesting video with footage from one of John and Yoko's short films called Smile. Something about the footage of John really struck me, as he appears so natural and relaxed. It's kind of amusing that May Pang's vocals on the song are made to appear to be Yoko's in the video.
10. Stand by Me: Live footage previously seen on "The Old Grey Whistle Test"
11.(Just Like) Starting Over: This is initially a very, very emotional and harrowing video. It begins with the premise of where John would be now had he lived, which is a terrific and powerful concept. However, rather than sticking with that idea, the video degenerates into cheesy looking graphics of the photos flying around everywhere. It's ultimately redeemed, but I think they bungled the chance for something truly great.
12. Woman: Footage of Yoko...the same video that was released by Yoko in 1981.
13. Beautiful Boy: This is a home video of Sean playing and talking with Yoko, and John sort of sitting there and talking to other people. I think this video was in really poor taste as it's a song that John wrote about how much he loved Sean. Shouldn't the video focus on--maybe I'm crazy--him and Sean?? Especially considering ALL the footage of the both of them available?
14. Watching the Wheels: Okay, there's some redemption to the above as this video features mostly footage of John and Sean together. Very nice to watch.
15. Nobody Told Me: A compilation of old Imagine footage and clips of John with Andy Warhol, Miles Davis, etc. It's ok, but not really anything we haven't seen before.
16. Borrowed Time: Has lots of home footage and outtakes from previously unavailable sources...
17. Working Class Hero: A really good video filmed at Strawberry Fields and John's childhood home. It's nice to see that footage, but again, the phantom of John's death is paraded out again. Sadly, these images are prevalent throughout the DVD. It's just not something I think John would want drawn so much attention, too. Why not focus on the positive aspects of his life, and message more?
18. Happy Xmas (War Is Over): This is a brilliant video, and while some have critized it as Yoko politicizing, I think it's artistically great and I think John would have completely approved.
19. Give Peace a Chance: Includes the Bed-in footage, various protests, and--again--vigils for John in 1980.
Overall, it's a must buy if you're any kind of John Lennon fan. It's good in that either the beginning John Lennon fan, or the long time devotee is going to find something good to see. My main points of contention are not that it was bad, but that it could have been even better than it was.
I MISS YOU JOHN LENNON!! THE WHOLE WORLD MISSES YOU!
P.S. FANS WILL ALSO ENJOY THE DVD "IMAGINE"
So why couldn't they use the original videos when they exist? Sure, some of them are on here and some of the new clips are interesting. But why replace the live concert audio with the studio tracks?
Like previous reviewers I also didn't need all the reminders about John's death. And worst of all is the Happy Xmas video. Yes, I know what Yoko was trying to do, but was it necesary to be that graphic? I couldn't watch it.