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Great movie? Nah, but the music!
I remember Rattle and Hum missing the mark with almost all critics and all but the most hardcore U2 fans. Those who did not like U2 already liked them less after the film. Remember that in 1988 most Americans still knew very little about the band and what they had learned, especially about Bono rubbed them the wrong way. They were 8 years and 5 albums into their career, but followers of the music scene considered Bono humorless, sanctimonious and unduly self-satisfied. Some probably still feel that way.

Whether that was/is true, it has nothing to do with the fact that this was some of the band's best live music ever. Whereas the studio tracks of Bullet the Blue Sky and In God's Country sound sedate and monotonous, the live versions feel like they want to jump through the speakers. Then the live Running to Stand Still sounds positively haunting. While Bono's politics have seemed pedestrian and superficial at times, this version of Sunday Bloody Sunday, shot after the Enniskillen riot, depicts Bono at his angry best. Even though his reaction might not have been as sincere as his interview suggests, the howling passion makes it worth the view. Any chance to see BB King play a guitar, including the rough cut of When Love Comes to Town.

Some of the covers feel unnecessary. Helter Skelter never needed a new version, but it gets one here. Their riff on All along the Watchtower sounds like they've heard the Dylan original, but never the immortal Hendrix perfection (the best cover done of any song for my money). Still, if that was a quid pro quo for Dylan's keyboard work on Hawkmoon 269 then we all benefit.

15 years after its first release gives a new generation of viewers U2 as the angry, dour band that hadn't yet matured into the band that gave us All that you Can't Leave Behind (although there are hints) nor lightened up to give us Achtung Baby and Zooropa. They hadn't yet learned to laugh at themselves, but their newfound success couldn't let them fake their beliefs, either. After all that has happened, I could still see how critics could not like the movie, but the music, superb even then, has aged like wine. My advice: play this movie loud in another room. If you can listen without the visual, you'll love it.

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THIS DVD DESERVES MORE THAN 5 STARS!
THIS DVD IS SIMPLY THE BEST U2 CONCERT-MOVIE-DOCUMENTARY-WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT EXISTS. IT IS GREAT!
IT HAS ELEVEN SONGS THAT WEREN'T ON THE ORIGINAL ALBUM. THEY ADD A LOT OF NEW MATERIAL TO THE FILM. HOWEVER- YOU MUST LOOK FORWARD TO "GLORIA," "RUBY TUESDAY," AND "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" WITH CAUTION. AT MOST, BONO SINGS 2 LINES OF THOSE SONGS, IF NOT ONE. THEY REALLY DON'T CONSTITUTE SONGS, AT LEAST TO ME."EXIT," "IN GOD'S COUNTRY," "BAD," "WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME," "MLK," "RUNNING TO STAND STILL," AND "SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY" (MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE U2 SONG) ARE ALL SUPERB AND WORTH EVERY PENNY.
THE ADDED FOOTAGE IS PRICELESS. I WOULD PAY DOUBLE WHAT I PAID FOR THIS DVD NOW THAT I KNOW THE TRACK LIST AND HAVE SEEN THE ADDED FOOTAGE.
THE INTERVIEWS ARE ALL HILARIOUS- THE INTERVIEWER ASKS U2 A QUESTION, THERE IS DEAD SILENCE, ADAM SWEARS, AND THE INTERVIEW IS OVER. THE ONLY ONE THEY TALK IN IS WHEN LARRY KEEPS INSISTING "IT'S A MUSICAL JOURNEY" IN HIS HOT ACCENT.
THIS IS NOT FOR DIE-HARD U2 FANS. I'M NOT SURE IT'S FOR U2 FANS. IT'S FOR EVERYONE!

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a must
raw, powerful, u2 at their uninterupted best...clearly defines u2 as one of music's best live bands...a peek into their experiences on tour in the US...if you are a u2 fan you already have this, if you dont then you are not really a fan....