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It Did Happen Here, Actually.
I must admit I'm not your average Pet Shop Boys fan. I have followed their career with nauseating dedication and inspite of the onslaught of almost two decades - a span that can jade even the most talented bands, I remain impressed by the 'Samurai In Autumn'. Hailing from a country that's an ex-British colony, I am an unusually ardent fan of most things British. Oh, the irony. Now, this PSB movie is almost too British, if there is such a thing. It is like a series of abstract paintings by Salvador Dali, taken off the wall and projected on to the screen in motion with the PSB hits rendering the context. This movie is quite cerebral. Prerequisites include being a fan of the Boys, and a certain amount of active grey cells. In order to savour this film, you have to be as crazy, or thereabouts, as the Pet Shop Boys themselves. I must be, because I think this is art in its purest form. I think the segment where "Two Divided By Zero" starts to shape up is brilliant - an ex-RAF pilot, still donning all his gear, trying to figure out the mathematics of division by 0 and his personal life problems, a ventriloquist pontificating on the perception of time through his dummy, a zany waitress in a restaurant where the Boys are dining are the characters who lend drama to this scene. This film will talk to you personally, and at times, emotionally, assuming your life had has had a respectable amount of hardships in it. It's not for the American club go-er [the species infesting the ever present, ever deteriorating non-culture of today's America] who thinks of thinking as an extra-curricular activity. It will make you think. If you can't, it will make you push the stop button on your VCR, as it is only available on VHS. If you can relate to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe as I do, you will love this movie.

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Abstract Art, But If You're A Really PSB FAN....
this film is funny, but a little boring at the same time, it's like a different perspective from the director (the same of "it's a sin" video) about PSB. It reflects the sense of humour of the guys, but not represent the characters at all. it's like an abstract paint, but made in movie. it's not the best PSB's work, but if you're a big fan, you must have it.

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A guilty pleasure for Pet Shop Fans
I guess I'd have to put this one in the catagory of "Art Films." It has the same sort of surreal, hard-to follow quality as the Beatles' _Magical Mystery Tour_, but offers a rare opportunity (especially for fans in the U.S., where the PSB are for the most part ignored) to see the duo in a non-video context. If I remember correctly (my copy of this video was stolen about five years ago) the story is of the "a day in the life of the Pet Shop Boys" sort and is is dotted with awkward production numbers much like McCartney's _Give My Regards to Broadstreet_. The credits open on Neil riding a bike very slowly along a beach boardwalk for the duration of the song "It Couldn't Happen Here." That's it. There is also another scene where Chris is awakened for breakast, walks down about a million flights of stairs, and sits down to eat with a cast of Monty-Pythonesque family members screaming about one thing or another. It does have a few entertaining scenes--there's an extremely amusing bit where they have the misfortune of being seated next to a ventriloquist and his dummy at a diner, and they also pick up a hitch-hiker (actual respected actor Joss Ackland) who turns out to be an ax-weilding murderer and, well... It's really hard to describe. The overall tone of the film is sullen and very plodding. Obviously, it's not something your local video store is likely to carry, but I have to admit I'd only recommend this purchase for die-hard fans who aren't going to be too crippled by the cost. END