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ALLIYAH & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Music Videos on DVD

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I love this dvd only because it does have some of Aaliyah's music videos on it. BUT... it is pretty poor quality! You pay full price for this dvd that comes factory sealed.. but I tell you... U couldnt tell the difference between this and a cheap bootleg off the streets!! The music videos are not edited well.. there is some cut off at the begining and the end of the videos and like I said.. the quality is pretty poor. BUT... if you are a huge Aaliyah fan... this is still one that you would want for your collection just for sentimental reasons. But Im warning you... just because this is a dvd factory sealed, that doesn't mean anything... don't expect too much!! You WILL be disappointed.

This DVD listed is not legal. It is made by a company putting MEPG files on a dvd. It was listed on EBay and all auctions with people bidding or who had won were cancelled.

This DVD IS NOT LEGAL. the videos were stolen off the internet from File-sharing programs. They figure, "Oh, she's dead. no use paying for her work" (albums, movies, etc). Well I say, F&*^ THEM!!!!!!!!!! I tried to sell this to a local store that buys used dvds not knowing it was an illegally made DVD and the owner kicked me out. I noticed there was an address where this dvd was made. Anyone who owns this, I would strongly advise you to report this to the police

This DVD contains about 14 of Aaliyah's videos: Rock the Boat, Are You That Somebody?, Back in One Piece, Try Again, One in a Million, If your Girl Only Knew, Four Page Letter, Back and Forth, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, At Your Best The One I Gave My Heart To, Journey to the Past, and Summer Bunnies. On the back cover it also adds "+ More!", but there is no more - that is it. But that isn't really a big deal.

I was quite surprised that "More Than a Woman" + "We Need a Resolution" were absent from this collection. Clearly this DVD was not an 'official release', so perhaps that shouldn't be surprising. On the main menu page, there is an option to select songs individually by clicking on the 'Chapters' option, but there is only one page with 4 large moving thumbnails for the first 4 songs. When you click on the next page for the next four songs, there are 4 more smaller moving thumbnails with the words' 8 more videos inside' above them. In other words, the chapter/song selection option only allows you to select 8 of the 14 videos in this way. It's obvious that the authoring of this DVD was not done professionally.

As for the quality of the videos, most of them are OK, and it's apparent that they were not specially prepared for the DVD format. "Rock the Boat" is too bright and washed out, so that a lot of the richness of the Caribbean scenery is lost. The quality of the disc in general is sub-standard, and is more reminiscent of VHS rather than DVD. However, it is still watchable, and is the only Aaliyah DVD collection available at present. Considering the circumstances, it is understandable why her record company and family are not in a rush to release an official video collection. Despite everything, I am still grateful that this DVD is available, and it helps to show Aaliyah's unique and diverse talent.

How was this dvd able to be copyrighted and barcoded? The videos on this dvd were mpeg's from the internet recorded onto dvd-r. I bought this not knowing it was a bootleg. I wonder if Aaliyah's family knows about this illegal bootleg dvd? This just ain't right.
Rest In Peace, Baby Girl!!!!!

This set is way to good to be true. I bought this collection and two others thinking, jokingly, that they were bootlegs. But they were advertised in the paper of a major store (which shall go nameless) and I figured I was just being paranoid. But then on closer inspection, I actually sampled some of the videos.

In the case of the Aaliyah set, you think maybe it's a really good collection, it just happens to be on a no-name company (and, in fact, there is literally no company name on the DVD). It includes nearly all her hits. The only ones missing are "Resoultion", "Hot Like Fire" (which are both sorely missed) and her shockingly bland interpertation of "Got To Give It Up" (with a worse video). But what's included is impressive. So I watched "More Than A Woman" and it looked very good. Then I tried "Are You That Somebody", argueably her most memorable and biggest hit. The video was darker than the original but it was still good until about half way through where it cuts off to a blue screen that say "Goodbye Aaliyah"....this is not acceptable! For this reason alone, this video should be left on the shelf. I have not looked at further videos but I wouldn't be surprised if they also cut off too soon.

That being said, the addition of lost videos like "Journey Through the Past" might be worth it, even if the video is low quality. Someone mentioned this DVD as if it were only targeted at Aaliyah....not true! The "The Best Music Videos On DVD" collections are out on various artists, including the much alive Eminem and Janet. The only thing is, I would say that unargably, Aaliyah's looks the most complete (but looks are ver decieving). I'm not sure at all how these work but they look very questionable legally. Even if they are sold at major stores and through here, buyer beware.

This is not a tribute to Aaliyah. It's a failure at making a DVD. It's a pathetic attempt. And Aaliyah's memory does not deserve this. Save your money.
Record her videos from VH1. You'd be better off.

I was very disappointed with this dvd,I thought that I was paying for a dvd with all of her videos on it,it is also very poor quality, some of the videos that i was hoping to see was not there such as hot like fire,more than a woman we need a resolution.Also the video doesn't excalty play all the way to the end of the video it cuts of and goes into another video.Why won't somebody make a dvd that's in a better quality and has all the video's on it?

I know alot of the viewers are going to disagree with me, but I saw no problem with the dvd. I thought it was a good collection because it had a good variety of videos on there. The quality wasn't bad to the point that it was not watchable. Anyone who is a Aaliyah fan should purchase it. If you are a litte skeptical about it, do what I did and get a used one. I only paid 4 dollars for it, and it was well worth it.

I got this DVD when it was first released and when i saw the back i was quite excited that finally someone has released most of Aaliyah's videos on DVD. Although i was anxious to see what "Plus More" was...there was no more and it is just the 14 videos that are listed in the back, it was still more than i ever expected. I do wish one day they will release a legal DVD with ALL of her videos, including videos she appeared in, but this is more than anyone can ask for. I was lucky to get one that works pretty great, i did hear some people who bought this dvd, it didn't even work for them. It contains full videos from start to finish, and even one video which i never saw before until this dvd came out, and I'm glad it did. If one day a legal one comes out I will buy it. Aside from the mispelling on the back of the dvd, and false advertising making you think that there's more on the dvd, I am glad i bought it.
Videos on DVD:
Rock the boat
Are you that somebody?
Back in one piece

Try again
One in a million
If your girl only knew
Four page letter
Back and Forth
Age ain't nothing but a number
At your best
The one i gave my heart to
Journey to the past
Summer Bunnies
I need you tonight