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Rage Against the Machine Actor: Rage Against the Machine Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 80 minutes Studio: Sony/Columbia Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-10-21 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 64 Average rating: 4.5 "The better RAGE DVD" Now this DVD of rage is tight. You get to see everything live, and the early videos of rage. none of the battle of la or renegades songs are on there, but the previous songs are so good that you won't even notice, and also you see exactly why they are called RAGE against the machine. Zack's unbridled energy on stage along with Tom's guitarwork is just beautiful to watch. You just have to see it. "great video" Having never seen rage against the machine perform live, this is the closest I will see to that. The performances at concerts and festivels are energetic. and makes me wish that I had gotten the oppurtunity to see the band perform live. The video gives you the oppurtunity to see rage against the machine in action doing what they do best which was peforming live. The videos from their first two albums add a lot. With a lot of videos, your never got a change to see them on TV so it's a great chance to see their work with the visuals that the band added. "Unnerving, intense, powerful, and just flat out rocking." In case you didn't already know, this isn't just one full concert. It's several live performances, and several music videos. There are also clips of the lead singer narrating over what looks like clips of confrontations and injustices throughout history. Now, of course this just may seem a little random and head-ache inducing. Don't get me wrong, at times it is. But it's all very well compensated for during the absolutely amazing live shows. Considering this package was originally released in 1997, don't expect any new hits to be on this ("Testify", "Renegades of Funk") rather your old favorites ("Bulls on Parade", "Killing in the Name" preceded by a hilarious introduction). The performances are all supercharged. Every member of the band puts every last bit of their energy into every song. It's like it's the last time they're ever performing as a group. Wait till you hear "Bulls on Parade". The way they do it is phenomenal. Even if you're not a huge Rage fan, you'll still be knocked on your butt by these amazing performances. These are some of the best live performances available on DVD. The second half of the DVD is music videos for most of the songs that are featured in the live portion. Each music video is unique in its own way, even though they are a little disturbing at times. If you've ever seen one of their videos before, you know that they have strong political messages to them. It may seem that they're just a bunch of anarchists who want to brainwash you (much like Tyler Durden from "Fight Club"). But if you've never seen one before, you're in for a treat. And we'll leave it with what I've already said. Now for the technical aspects of the disc. First off: the video transfer. Since almost each performance is shot separately, some spots are better than others. Some look like they were shot on a 1983 home video camera, and others look they were shot on a modern DV (not DVD) camera. Throughout the entire thing, there seems to be murkiness in certain aspects, with too much shadowing. The colors are a little drab and don't necessarily jump off off your screen. But the video quality adds to the factor of anarchism. The audio is much better than I thought it would be. It's not as LOUD as it should be, but it's still very nice. It has Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Surround 2.0 and both sound great regardless. Fans screaming behind you, guitars coming out of the left, drums from the right, vocals from the front, and the subwoofer packs so much bass, your pets will run for cover (well, at least mine jumped off the couch). Again, some spots are better than others. The music videos have the better sound to them, but the whole package is nicely played. This isn't the music DVD you'd want to buy to show off your home theater (try "U2: Live from Boston), and it's not one to show off your brand new progressive scan DVD player and projection HDTV (try "The Matrix" or "Fight Club"), but it's definitely fun to watch, and worth a go for anyone who enjoys modern hard rock. "This Video Was Great Live Action" This DVD is sweet. The live songs are great, and just in case you like the original there is a great section of their music videos they've already done. My personal favorite is Killing in the Name which preceeds kind of a hidden track when Freedom follows it, and Freedom was the best live performance on here "Very Good" This is a very good video, but not the best. I thought a lot of the time the audio recordings were pretty [bad], but still OK. One thing that [upset] me was that they used different clips from different concerts for one song. Example: Watch the footage of the first two songs. Sometimes Brad is wearing no shirt, sometimes he is wearing a black shirt. There is a good selection of songs from the first two albums, although I would have prefered to have more songs from Evil Empire, like Down Rodeo and Wind Below. Another dissapointing thing is that instead of making way for more concert footage they put all their video clips on there. You can see all the video clips on TV if you need to. All in all, this is a very good video, but after you have watched it a couple of times it becomes boring. If you are a big fan, then buy it.