Product Details

• Actors: Air
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Astralwerks
• DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00002NDKV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,713 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Not your typical Documentary!, February 12, 2000

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P. Neumann "pacmanjr" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AIR: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing (DVD)

This is one quirky film. It had me puzzled at first but by the end I was laughing out loud. Yes, this is a documentary about Air's (The French band) first world tour with their album 'Moon Safari'. It contains playful interviews with the artist themselves, band members and average people on the street! The only complaint is that I just wished it contained more concert footage of the show itself. (But maybe that because I missed their tour.) All four music videos are included especially 'Kelly Watch the Stars' which sounds incredible! Overall, a fun documentary trying to capture and understand the insanity of touring.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully amusing documentary!, May 4, 2002

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Pen Name? "fluxus" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AIR: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting, and Playing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you have a sense of humor, are at least a mild fan of Air and aren't expecting to see a live concert, I think you will enjoy this video. This documentary gives a glimpse of what the band and their associates are like... I was totally surprised by this video. From listening to Air's music, you cannot really tell what lighthearted and unpretentious guys they are...
There is a lot of question and answer with many young fans, roadies and random people that is quite amusing. It's all in black and white. The end of the video features the hilarious Sexy Boy video, as well as three others, incl. a trailer for the film. I guess you either get it or you don't... you will see the band "eating, sleeping, waiting and playing" just as the title suggests.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kelly Watch the Stars (but you don't), July 14, 2000

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Daniel Warne "Journalist" (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AIR: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing (DVD)

The Air DVD is mildly disappointing given it is marketed as a documentary on the duo, but the "complete works of Air" (4 video clips) are actually worth the money for the DVD. The video clips, while only song-length, really are mini films and are pretty snappy mixtures of cinematography, slick retro French design, and that mellow sexy groove. It's worth noting that the video clips are actually different versions of the songs than what's on the CD, so if you are a real Air fan this makes the DVD worth it alone.

The video clip of "Kelly Watch the Stars" is particularly impressive and gave me an interesting, different interpretation of the song from how I originally perceived it. The version on the DVD has more 'cha cha' clap sounds added into it which spice it up more than the originally very mellow version, but I actually prefer this new version.

A word of warning - I have a Pioneer DV525 with a region modification, and although this disc is an all-region disc, I have had some problems getting it to work properly. The main problem is video corruption after the copyright message at the beginning of the disc. However I have been able to work around this by pressing "Menu" after the copyright message which refreshes the menu and everything seems to work fine. I suspect this could just be a problem with my player and region modification but I thought I would mention it anyway.

Overall - a worthwhile addition to your collection if only to play the video clips on repeat at a party (which you can do, by programming the titles on your DVD by the way). But don't expect much from the documentary on the disc.