World Famous Comics: Tenacious D - The Complete Master Works
Tenacious D - The Complete Master Works
Starring: Tenacious D Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC Label: Sony Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 04, 2003 Running Time: 206 minutes Theatrical Release Date: November 04, 2003
Product Description: Live concert footage, music videos, TV spots, and short films by the comedy rock musicians Tenacious D. Genre: Music Video - Pop/Rock Rating: NR Release Date: 4-NOV-2003 Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com: If you're not a Tenacious D fan already, The Complete Master Works might make you an instant convert (or scare you away; it all depends). One thing's for sure: If you thought "the D" were nothing more than a novelty act, this two-disc feast will set you straight, proving that classically trained guitarist Kyle Gass and fast-rising comedy star Jack Black (School of Rock) are a bona fide acoustic power duo, scorching the pop-cultural landscape with their satirically scathing lyrics while qualifying as legitimate musicians with awesome chops and just enough insanity to make them dangerous on stage. Disc 1 ("For Fans") is all meat and potatoes, consisting of a brilliant concert (taped at London's Brixton Academy, November 3, 2002) in which Black casts himself as an abrasive provocateur, daring to offend "KG" and the audience alike with barbed taunts and spiteful attitude (all faked, of course, but convincing enough to sucker the gullible). The musicianship is first-rate, and Black's vocals remarkably spry, a deft combination of rapid-fire scatting and heavy-metal worship. The HBO episodes chronicle TD's early years as their popularity was still mostly an L.A.-based phenomenon, and without exception they're wet-your-pants hilarious.
Disc 2 is aptly dubbed "For Psycho Fans," offering a potpourri of TD ephemera for true devotees, including three HBO short films that are gross enough (and funny enough) to make any Farrelly Brothers comedy look positively tame by comparison (in other words, this definitely isn't kid's stuff). The TV appearances are somewhat redundant with the concert material, and the "On the Road" video diaries are perfunctory but fun. The best is saved for last: two music videos paired with "making-of" featurettes, including Spike Jonze's fantasy-oriented video for "Wonderboy," and a devilishly adult-oriented video for "FHG" (salacious "D" fans know what that means) from the animators of Ren & Stimpy. If you're offended, don't blame "Kage" and "Jables"--their Tenacious DVD has "Parental Advisory" clearly stamped on its cover, and prudes are well-advised to stay away. --Jeff Shannon
Excellent Portrayal of the D People always say Jack Black and the D are hilarious, but you dont really know either of them until you've seen this dvd. This is Tenacious D at their best. The concert, the show, the skits, all are funny as hell. The Complete MasterWorks is totally worth buying.
Love it... I love this DVD... This is what Tenacious D is all about. Gotta love it...or be very disturbed by it.
this dvd rocks, so hard. a must have for those tenacious D fans who used to stay up until 3am just to see a couple 15 minute episodes of the D on HBO way back in the day.
it will rock your socks off.
Every fan of the D needs this! If you love Tenacious D, you need these DVDs. Featuring a concert, all the HBO shorts they've done, and a travelogue of one of their tours, Masterworks let's the fan understand the minds behind the 'D' far more than previously possible.
All The Tenacious D You Will Ever Need! If you like Tenacious D and you were waiting to see the old HBO series again, well, it's here. Along with a full D concert and music videos and studio documentary along with a few dozen other things. This is a pretty complete chronicling of The D in all it's head-banging glory. Excellent. Now, for the possible downside. If you have never seen or heard of The D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass' musical comedy team/band) or you have a closed-mind when it comes to your comedy, then there are things on this DVD compilation that my severely disturb you. Several short films (JB's BJ, for one) appear here that are so dark and twisted, the average viewer might run away from them screaming. Pretty harsh stuff. If you have seen The D and like them or at least know what they're capable of, then you might just be surpised. Maybe. Overall, this is as complete a collection of Tenacious D as you are going to get and it's awesome. So spark a bowl, put on a Black Sabbath t-shirt from 1983, throw Holy Diver on the CD player and sit back and watch The D in all their twisted, pot-smoking, demon-shredding excellence and prepare to have your socks rocked off.
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