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Kiss - Symphony: The DVD Actor: Kiss Number of Items: 2 Format: Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 180 minutes Studio: Bmg Distribution (VI Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-09-09 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 88 Average rating: 3.5 "Which song are they playing?" First of all let me say Kiss is my favorite band, have been for years, and nothing will change that. So if your like me you probably already own this DVD. I have to say the video editing on this thing is almost unwatchable. There is so much jumping around, the sound is edited like The Symphony CD and appears to just be layed over an emencely edited video. THE ENTIRE THING IS PRODUCED LIKE AN MTV VIDEO. WHAT SONG ARE YOU REALLY PLAYING: At some points it jumps around, and it is noticable Paul is using two different guitars in the same song with in 2 seconds THAT STINKS, what your getting is by no means a true live recording of the show. The extras are the only thing I give two stars, I enjoyed the interviews and what little rehersals were shown. I pick it up every now and then to watch it, hoping it changed, and I generally don't make it past the first song or two. SO it if your planning on a true Kiss experience, Go to one of the shows for $50.00, $75.00, 100.00, and so on up to a $1000.00 per ticket, (these are true prices not scalper) Don't look for one autorized by Kiss themseles, go to Ebay or trade for a bootleg of the show, this one is worth about 2 stars. "Even perfect has its...." THE GOOD It's a 10. If you like Kiss it is impossible not to like this. The performance its incredible and tight and the so called magic its definetly there.The audience is a part of the show what makes it even better. THE BAD The editing. As everyone has been mentioning it over and over again. With all the beautifull girls in the audience you never have more than a second to take a look at them throwing some serious sexual rock and roll energy to the cameras. The editing killed that. It had it all and killed it. If the DVD is released again with different editing , I'am definetly buying it.... and I guess I am not alone. "Where did all these editing experts come from?" I cant believe that there are this many editing experts in the world.There are complaints about the editing happening too fast and there is even one college graduate that left a review that actually took the time to record the total time of each sceen.Now if that doesn't get the Al Bundy loser of the year award nothing will.I have a great idea for all the people that have been crying " Oh..slow the video down!! I haven't taken my medication today and I can't keep up with what's going on! Winger wouldn't have done this kind of thing to us so why is Kiss doig it?" Get over it people.If you can't keep up then don't look at it! The only thing wrong with this dvd is that it didn't come with a warning saying THIS VIDEO CONTAINS FAST MOVING SCEENS.PEOPLE WITH BRAIN DAMAGE SHOULD NOT VIEW.Other than that its a great dvd.If you want something that captures the true feeling of a Kiss concert dont let a few morons leaving bad reviews keep you from buying this dvd.Buy it and then sit back and enjoy it and let all the others sit back and remember the 'Good Old Days'when they thought the Backstreet Boys ruled. "Less is more" With less editing it would be an 11. So I am just giving it a 10. "Well done. Too much editing though." The pictures (video) are pretty but the editing is overwhelming. As the band plays the camera skips around thier faces as if the editor has a bad case of ADD. Thats not to say that the DVD is not good. In fact you may like this fast pace 1 1/2 second per shot feel ala MTV. I however thought it took away from the DVD in a big way. The concept of Kiss and the orchestra does work and actually sounds good. They talk about it as though they invented the concept which or course we know they did not. (Metallica anyone?) The backstage stuff and the intellectual meetings were very interesting. Ace Frehley was sorely missed in this project and one gets the idea that he knew it was time to lay this baby to bed (Kiss). He may be right; time has not been kind to these guys without the grease paint, they're downright fugly. All in all if your a big fan get it if not you can live without it.