DVD reviews
Shortly here will be reviews of the following commercial DVD releases:
| Elvis, the Colonel and me |
| Region Free, PAL version, NOT available on DVD-R |
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Contents:
70 minutes for 40 euros/40 US.RIP OFF Send complaints to:
Henrik Knudsen
The Ed Bonja DVD containing:
- Different stories
- Elvis on stage: 1971-1972
(Feb 1971 Vegas: black Cisco kid with red shoulders, white Cisko kid with black shoulders,
light blue two piece suit.
Feb 1972 Vegas: Elvis Now suit, two piece suit with blue shirt.
Lubbock 8 Nov 1972: light blue on tour suit
- Elvis on stage: 1976 - 1977
Atlanta 6 June 1976: white prehistoric bird suit/ bi-centennial suit
Blookington 27 June 1976: blue prehistoric bird suit/ bi-centennial suit (footage
with the big pink bunny)
Philadelphia 28 June 1976: white prehistoric bird suit/ bi-centennial suit
Chicago 15 Oct 1976: Inca gold leaf suit
Champaign 22 Oct 1976: Indian feather suit (very short footage)
Rochester 25 May 1977: Sun dial suit
- slideshow
- Chapter index
Total running time: 70 minutes
Note there are no songs sung by Elvis this because of the normal copyrights
issues with Graceland and Elvis Presley estate.
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My review:
Hi All,
I decided to change my opinion on this DVD.
Most of the live footage can be viewed from the 8mm tapes that are
widely in circulation and they at least show the whole image area.
Not just "From the waist up" ! being blocked by a huge 10% image area
taking block with the date of the show.
And oh yeah, a bonus on those circulating live videos...
they actually have the sound of Elvis songs underneath!!
With the DVD we have to do with a vague electronical keyboard tune.
Also 70 minutes for about 40 euros or more it is prices WAY TOO HIGH!
Come on 40 euros for 70 minutes is NOT REAL.
Especially considering that most of the DVD is taken up by Ed Bonja talking, which
is a 5 minute job. Some cuts here or there and finished.
New movies on DVD come out for 25 euros (and I already thought that was
a rip off)
From Luuk Bonthond:
According to "Elvis Quarterly" number 61 (just received) the price is
Euro
46 + Euro 2 postage (for Belgium).
The videotape is Euro 30 (page 26) or Euro 23,50 (page 35) + Euro 2
postage
(for Belgium)
With "Elvis For Everyone" the price is Euro 40,82 including postage (?).
So my opinion in short: A RIP OFF.
I hope the project dies slowly and painfully.
These kind of products don't deserve the market place.
The FTD CDs are at least good value for their price.
Regards
Merijn
