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  • Actors: U2
  • Format: Best of, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: French, German, Japanese, Spanish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Universal Island
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Dec 2002
  • Run Time: 174 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000078DOB
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,744 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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There just seems to be no stopping U2, whose Best of 1990-2000 demonstrates exactly why they are still one of the world's greatest groups. For a band who reached their peak with Achtung Baby (10 years after catapulting themselves into the music industry), the 1990s offered U2 the chance to reinvent and reform their ideas and these videos showcase their range of influences and achievements during the decade.

Obviously treated with the same attention and care as a movie release, this compilation delivers every single video produced for the band in the 90s and--to add a U2-style cut above the rest stamp on the release--each track is accompanied by a director's commentary. The collection kick-starts with "Even Better than the Real Thing", with its amazingly audacious camerawork, and also includes the never-before-released "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", directed by Wim Wenders and featuring Salman Rushdie. The commentaries range in quality; from the mesmerising Anton Corbijn's "One", to the rather dull and pointless commentary on "Even Better than the Real Thing". The compilation is of course a must-have for any U2 fan, but also a welcome insight into the process of video-making.

On the DVD: U2: The Best of 1990-2000 offers the sound in near-perfect 5.1 Dolby Digital, but the 4:3 aspect ratio will disappoint widescreen TV owners. Aside from the directors' commentaries there are also three behind-the-scenes documentaries: for "One" and the latest video "Electrical Storm", as well as "Missing Sarajevo", which relates the story behind U2's historic concert in the Bosnian capital. --Celine Martig

Video Description
Tracklisting:

1. Even Better Than The Real Thing (Main video plus hidden track The Perfecto Mix Video)
2. Mysterious Ways
3. Beautiful Day
4. Electrical Storm (Main Video plus the hidden "U2 Sur Mer" mini-documentary)
5. One (Main video plus the hidden Video version 3 and "The Story Of One" mini-documentary)
6. Miss Sarajevo (Main video plus the hidden "Missing Sarajevo" mini-documentary)
7. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Main Video plus hidden track Alternative Video)
9. Gone (Live Video from Popmart tour)
10. Until The End Of The World (Live Video from Zoo TV tour)
11. The Hands That Built America (Theme From Gangs Of New York)
12. Discotheque
13. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
14. Staring At The Sun (Main Video plus the hidden Version 2 video)
15. Numb (Main video plus the hidden Video Remix version)
16. The Fly
17. Please (HIDDEN TRACK)
18. If God Will Send His Angels (HIDDEN TRACK)
19. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (HIDDEN TRACK)
20. Lemon (HIDDEN TRACK)
21. Last Night On Earth (HIDDEN TRACK)
22. Mofo (Phunk Force Mix Video (HIDDEN TRACK))
23. The Ground Beneath Her Feet (HIDDEN TRACK)

On the DVD : Commentary by the directors who include Wim Wenders, Kevin Godley, Stephane Sednaoui, Anton Corbijn and Jonas Akerland. Seven bonus tracks - "Please", "If God Will Send His Angels", Wild Horses, Lemon, Last Night on Earth, MoFo and Ground Beneath Her Feet. Alternative versions of the clips made for different countries, as early cuts or to accompany different mixes.
Exclusive content includes mini documentaries "U2 Sur Mer", "A Story of One" and "Missing Sarajevo".

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great viewing from rock gods., 19 Nov 2003
Wow, what a great viewing experience! This DVD is great to watch. The videos are engaging, and very unique in style, totally enhancing the already great music. The videos vary greatly. There is great imagery in 'Beautiful Day', particularly when we see the plane rising over Bono's head in a 'I am God and control everything' fashion and 'Stay (Faraway, So Close!)', where we see Bono clambering over a towering statue in a (not so surprisingly) 'I am God and am unreachable' fashion. Confusion in 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' (I still can't get my head round that whole hand-knuckle thing). There is humour in 'Discotheque' - particularly the little village people cameo. You've got animation in 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', where we see the band in cartoon form aswell as Bono fighting his alter-ego, MacPhisto. There's live footage in 'Gone', studio work in 'The Hands That Built America' and even sports themes in the american video of 'Stuck In A Moment'. And then, of course with them being U2, there are the downright moving videos (even if you don't understand them) - both videos to 'One' (particularly the one which has the band dressed as women - unusual, but powerful), 'Electrical Storm', where we see the hardships of love and 'Gone', where we see the band as guardian angels. There's also the added bonus of extra videos and different versions of the videos, as well as director commentaries and mini documentaries. Brilliant. You don't even have to be a fan of U2 to appreciate the quality of this DVD. Surpasses any other music DVD I've bought before. Buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Music DVD you have to have!!!!!, 30 Nov 2002
If you buy one music DVD this year (or next year), make sure its this. This DVD is a must have for all U2 fans and basically good music fans. Not only does it contain a perfect mix of music, from hard rock to smooth classics, but it demonstrates why U2 were the band of both the 80s and the 90s.

They once said that the 60s was the golden era of music: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who. Well did any of these bands make good music after the 70s? U2, who have been making good music since the beginning of the 80s, continued to make music that recieved critical and commercial success. In this DVD package we see the transformation of the worlds most popular and successful band become, er, the worlds most successful and popular band in the world. But with a difference. U2 shot to success with albums like the Joshua Tree, which is a fantastic and breathtaking record. After this album U2 realised they wouldn't duplicate the success of this album unless they did something that other world famous bands had tried (and failed): Re-Invention.

December 31st 1989. U2 are performing at a concert when Bono addresses the crowd and the rest of the world that U2 were going away. Going away to "dream it all up again". Then comes Achtung Baby about 1 year later. People were surprised. But very happily surprised. Instead of writing about the joys of life U2 turned to more darker topics as illustrated in songs like "One", "Numb" and "Please" all inlcuded in this DVD. While some songs are not as clever as The Joshua Tree's, many are but in a very different way, that's why this collection of songs is such a delightful package. And instead of just getting videos, there are also mini documentries and commentaries on each song. And as an even better bonus, there are 7 hidden songs (mostly from the underrated Pop album).

If you are a music fan, this SHOULD be in your music DVD collection. Simply classic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTABULOUS!!!!, 3 Nov 2003
totally amazing! ive had this DVD since it came out, and i STILL cant put it down. whether its to see U2 dressed up as the Village People for Discotheque or to watch the whole thing from the start, this is the best item ive bought for years! plus ive only just found out about the hidden material- the trabbies in the fish tank- very cute! find them if u can.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of 1990 to 2000
I bought this DVD because I thought it would be better than the album (which is great by the way!) and i wasn't disappointed. It is a great timeline of U2 in the '90s. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003 by Ms. H. Fordham

5.0 out of 5 stars They've gotten over the dire ATYCLB! Thank heavens!!
At long last!! A U2 release that celebrates the 90s, rather than trying to revise it, a la the CD release of this. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2002 by Mr Flim Flam Shoes

5.0 out of 5 stars The best U2 DVD ever!!!
Today moning I've received in my package the best of '90-2000 DVD. I'm still watching it since, because it is so well-created, I can't stop looking at the telly! Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2002 by the_party_girl

4.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the real thing
After owning the cd and the video of best of 1980-1990 i was wondering when U2 would be realeasing the second part to their fantastic career, but i never expexted them to realease... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2002 by Mr. E. L. Foley

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best and Worst of U2
Having bought the CD version of this, I was quite interested in the DVD and what a good value compilation it is. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2002 by Mr. Dk Hamm

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could have been better
The new greatest hits is rather tougher to pick than the 80s one: In the 80s each album had obvious hits. In the 90s the emphasis was on albums rather than songs. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2002 by Oded Regev

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