RiR DVD Review

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I haven't seen either, no DVD player... but Hysteria is a damn fine album

 

[Tough As Steel]

Wrathchild, the sound on the RiR DVD is much better than the clipf of Hallowed taken from the NOTB DVD. I know what you are talking about, it sounds pretty awful.

All i can say is that while i can pick up some of the audio problems with the RiR DVD, its damn good and im glad i bought it. At this point due to my VCR not working, i am playing the DVD through mono speakers, and it sounds good through one speaker, so no doubt it will sound great in stereo!

The interviews with the guys during their spare time is worth the money alone.

MAIDEN RULE!!!

 

[Wrathchild]

Well in that case I might pick up RiR if I see it on a discount table or something a while down the track. No hurry though .

W

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I am more interested in getting the DVD for the extras on it, not the actual gig...

 

[Spiff]

I wouldn't bother The extras are pretty worthless in my opinion, just a few interviews of little importance. 50 minutes of extras on a disc by itself - makes me sick.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Originally posted by Spiff
50 minutes of extras on a disc by itself - makes me sick.

Why?

 

[Sydo]

'cos a DVD can hold like 3 hrs worth of shit.. therefore 50minutes is pretty pathetic

 

[Spiff]

Because they were saying the DVD was 'state of the art' when it's obviously not, and they could easily have had far more extras than just 50 minutes (the 'Day in the Life' documentary goes for ten minutes, when it would have been cool to see a two hour doco). A two hour concert and 50 minutes of extras is NOT worth $50. Oh, and the whole thing could have been on one disc rather than two.

Maybe I just expect too much after being a fan for 16 years.

 

[Sydo]

Originally posted by Spiff
Maybe I just expect too much after being a fan for 16 years.

I hereby expect everything released by Maiden to range in quality from pathetic to mediocre. This way (hopefully) I will never be disappointed again.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Calling it 'state of the art' is just to make it sound all fancy smanchy. I didn't expect it to have a 3hr doco on the bonus disc just because they labelled it 'state of the art'.

Most likely they had to put it on two discs, as the first disc would have ran over the three hour mark with all the bonuses and commentrie, ect on it. I wouldn't expect they would throw together another two hours worth of stuff just to fill a second disc because they can. I think its just cool that it has more on it than the gig itself, and I would like to see it...


Don't get me wrong, I love my Maiden as much as the next guy, and would love for them to make a true 'state of the art' DVD, but I am not going to be sour at them because it's not as good as it could of been..

 

[Spiff]

Originally posted by Blitzkrieg
Most likely they had to put it on two discs, as the first disc would have ran over the three hour mark with all the bonuses and commentrie, ect on it.

Commentary? What commentary? Or am I missing something here?

 

[Southy]

tell me if im wrong but 1st disc: Concert, 2nd Disc:50 mins of crap

is that right?, if so not really worth it is it?

 

[Sydo]

That is correct.

 

[spawn]

Its 3 hours long all up, I think its worth it

 

[Spiff]

It's not worth $50 (or whatever cheapo price you can get it at other shops). I'd say it's worth your typical DVD price of $34.95, but it would need a hell of a lot more extras than the 50 minutes we've been given if it was going to be worth $50.

 

[spawn]

Yeah, thats a good point Spiffy

 

[Tough As Steel]

Well, i reckon its fucking great!!!

 

[spawn]

Thats a good point Tough As Steel

 

[Blitzkrieg]

OK, then if it doesn't have a commentry, it should have one. I thought I read that it did a while ago. Oh well.

I agree that it probably isn't worth $50....not many DVDs are really IMO. I still want it though.