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A DVD accompaniment to their greatest hits album, International Supervideos collects together American punk rockers Green Day's entire visual history to date. Now something of the elder statesmen of the movement, the compilation starts with tracks from their breakthrough major label debut Dookie and brings us up to date with the Warning album and its three singles. While their music has always stuck fairly close to the three-minute punk-pop template, the band have explored the video medium well. Managing to avoid the clichéd live performance approach, the majority of the clips instead place the band in various environments, from a mental hospital (the excellent "Basket Case") to the clever sports pastiche of "Nice Guys Finish Last". Ironically, the best track of the lot is the one that owes nothing to their usual influences, the emotive, acoustic "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". With this willingness to step outside of there own parameters and the later material easily equal to the best of their career, International Supervideos is not only an essential purchase but one that hints at a bright future for the band.
On the DVD: While punk rock isn't always about sound quality and clarity, International Supervideos is blessed with hi-fi crispness, providing an equally satisfying aural and visual experience. The almost cartoonish, Day-Glo quality of many of the videos is enhanced by the picture quality. Extras, however, are at a frustrating minimum. There's a web link, chapter selection and a subtitle facility, at last helping to make sense of Billie Joe's less than defined lyrics. --Phil Udell
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4:3
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
English
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
English
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I think that Green Day are fantastic, I totally love the band, and this is an excellent DVD with all the punkers videos on. However... the reason I rated it four stars is because It should have had extras on it. No interviews, no "making of's", Not even a word from Billie Joe. It's great and all, but if you compare the content to the Stereophonics DVD, well, it's missing a bit. Nevertheless.... it's great, the videos are great, and the band is great. Get it!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Although this DVD is lacking in extras (there aren't any), the sheer quality and diversity of Green Day videos more than makes up for it!
From the early 'Dookie'-era to the pre-'American Idiot' vids of 'Warning', this collection showcases a dozen image changes for the band - Billie Joe undergoing a transformation from nose-pierced bratty teenager delivering angst-ridden punk anthems to subdued, vulnerable balladeer in videos like 'Good Riddance' and 'Redundant'.
Highlights include 'Longview', a low budget video of the band with all their blemishes, shot in Billie Joe's front room, where he happily hacks away at his sofa, and the elegantly stylish 'Hitchin' A Ride', whilst the sports-homage 'Nice Guys Finish Last', the cartoonish 'Basket Case' and the ingenious 'Walking Contradiction' will have you in stitches; 'Geek Stink Breath' is even slightly repulsive, especially if you have dental phobia!
This is a varied collection of videos and well-worth checking out.
Plus the songs are subtitled, so you can even singalong! What more could a Green Day fan want?
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
You want to know why green day could walk all over such young up starts as Blink 182 and Sum 41, well chech out this video. Throughout their wonderful 11 year career they have mad some incredible videos, with all the green day humor and emotion that billie joe pushes through with the masterpeices that he calls songs.
Quite frankly Punk Rock at its best, and you can quote me on that!
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Love it
What more can I say? Just wish they would bring out a DVD of their most recent material. If you're a fan you probably already have it!
Published 1 month ago by mabel
International Superhits
A must for green day fans . Videos from Dookie, Insomniac , Nimrod and Warning
Published 22 months ago by British Idiot
International Superhits Green Day
This dvd is like gold-dust to any true Green Day fan and if you don't already own it I strongly recommend you get it. With 16 of their best videos i don't see how you can go wrong. Read more
Published on 11 April 2005
hilarious...............but how fat was billie joe then?
my dad got me this on boxing day and i was pretty exicted when i put it on because i had'nt seen many of the videos only the ones they played on superstars of noise. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2004 by "sarahaywood"
Nothing special.... but Green Day fans will love it!
If you've been a Green Day fan for the last 5 years, chances are you have seen all of their music videos already. If thats the case then this DVD may not be for you. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2003 by "chappie182uk"
BEST OF GREENDAY!!!!! ON VIDEO!!!!
What is there to say?? If your a big fan of Green Day and love their music, Then why not own every music video the band has every recorded on 1 Video?? Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2002 by Dean Howes
The Best Music DVD ever
If you like Green Days music then buy this, all of their videos in one sweet package. It features some of the best Green Day songs/videos such as Basket Case, Nice Guys Finish Last... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2001
Green Day Fans Go Wild............
For all you people who love Green Day (as much as me, which is a lot!!!!) you have to add this to your collection. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2001
Green Day Fans Go Wild............
For all you people who love Green Day (as much as me, which is a lot!!!!) you have to add this to your collection. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2001
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