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Lame Product - Poor DVD
Are you kidding me! Duran Duran used to be the band that presented their material in a completely lush, artistic manner, quite beyond the pale of typical popular-music acts of their time, and look at this lousy DVD package! Makes me want to weep.
First of all, the package design is just a remake of the VHS box of a few years back. Second, printing varnish as an ink is just stupid, can't even read the fine print. And where's the print-outs and booklets packed with photos of the band? The inner-sleeves of varied colored bars is just stupid waste of space!
Second is the navigation - it's confusing and irritating and is the lamest easter-egg hunt I've ever went on! I never did find the hidden footage and it's so complicated that I don't even want to now. It isn't worth the effort. This is hands-down the stupidest DVD interface I have ever seen. I mean having the letter "T" as a sub-choice menu: what does that even mean?
Last are the videos themselves: I'm sorry, but these are mastered poorly! There is a ton of film grain everywhere and artifacts galore! This is the crappiest mastered video I have ever seen on a music DVD collection yet! These plush videos deserve better treatment than this, c'mon!
And the price is outrageous! I feel ripped-off. This turkey isn't worth more than twelve dollars at best. One reviewer makes a good point when they ask why older videos aren't included. Why not include some live footage as well. What about adding voice-over commentary by the band, laughing about making these wonderful videos?
Face it, Duran Duran probably didn't have anything to do with the making of this crappy product. This is the product of a money-grubbing record company if I ever saw one!
Lame product! Ignore it. I'm sorry I wasted my money. Can anyone say REFUND!
November 2003 · CDs and Vinyl