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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044001814693 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Polydor / Umgd Languages: Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd MPN: D00181469D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Polydor / Umgd Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 30, 2002 Running Time: 136 minutes Studio: Polydor / Umgd Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 2002 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: For those who love Abba (and if you're reading this, chances are you do, even if you don't know it yet), Abba: The Definitive Collection represents a happy, joyous compilation of the Swedish supergroup's numerous videos. Granted, they all seem to have been filmed on the same soundstage (even the firelit "Fernando"), but they retain their appeal and infectious charm. Fans can thrill to these vintage clips, which provide an opportunity to rediscover who was the most natural in front of the camera (Agnetha), who was the best dancer (Anna-Frid, a.k.a. Frida), who was the most demure (Benny), and who was the worst lip-syncher (Bjorn--always Bjorn). Lassé Hallstrom, later an Oscar®-nominated filmmaker, directed most of the early videos, and it shows in their natural, no-fuss style; it wasn't until Abba tried to make the jump to '80s-style electronica that they faltered in both style and content. In addition to old standbys like "Waterloo" and "Take a Chance on Me," don't pass up the light-years-ahead-of-its time "The Day Before You Came," or the live performance of "Dancing Queen" (in period costume!) at the Royal Swedish Opera. To this we say: Thank you for the music--and the videos! --Mark Englehart Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Sound BitesLasting impressions of ABBA's 35 videos stem from a flawed, but favorable collection. A cursory glance at every video reveals careful attention to detail and above par visuals, especially given the primitive stages of video production during their era. Realizing their career span was from 1973-1981, they were ahead of the game in more than their syntho-techno sound. Noting that their last album was released the same year that MTV started and before Flock of Seagulls and Human League became popular, ... Read More Rating:  - Great videos from the pioneers of the formatIt doesn't really matter what you think of ABBA personally - whether you're a mega fan, or you find them cheesy and annoying - because there's no denying their wide-ranging influence on popular music, and in this case, music videos. ABBA was really the first group to learn that music videos could be a potent promotional tool. Since they got their start in their native Sweden, world tours to promote their early albums was out of the question. Instead, they pioneered the music video, and it sure paid off. ... Read More Rating: - Fantastic ABBA collection/Great sound/Great VideoIf you are an ABBA fan, you must see and hear this video of MTV type videos, long before there was an MTV. They were way ahead of their time and produced this hit collection of video super hits. Must see. Rating: - Why did this go out of print? This is the best video compilation they've released, and I guess this is now a "collectible"? Or are they revamping this to include "Lay All Your Love on Me", "I Have a Dream" (although the Spanish version is included and sounds pretty cool) and "Voulez-Vous"? Some of the songs haven't been on greatest hits packages, so the songs might be new to people. I have no idea why they need to have 2-3 "best ofs" on DVD...It makes me wonder why they didn't do an "Ultimate Collection" Box ... Read More Rating: - I love it.I love this group. I'm glad a DVD version of their songs is available. I bought this for my mom first, but then I decided to get my own copy as well. |
