Product Details

• Actors: Bob Dylan
• Directors: *
• Format: Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Studio Works
• DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000EMYH1
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,071 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Bob Dylan - World Tour 1966: The Home Movies" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a concert video in spite of the title, October 2, 2004

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Dylan - World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (DVD)

Upon its release, this 90-minute DVD was heavily criticised by fans, who felt that a DVD with the words "World Tour 1966" in the title should contain at least some concert footage. (It does, but without sound.)
But "Word Tour 1966" is (sadly) not a concert video. It is a collection of primitive silent home movie clips, some of which actually include Bob Dylan in the frame. They were taken by drummer Mickey Jones, who also provides narration. And he does a pretty good job, actually, providing insights and little anecdotes, usually without getting boring.

Jones has a fair amount of reasonably interesting stories, including why Dylan decided to separate his sets into acoustic and electric ones, the musicians' reaction to people booing the electric sets, and other trivia of interest (solely) to Dylan fanatics. The image quality of the home movies is good considering their age, and while the scenes from those clips are not too interesting in and of themselves, they make a pretty good backdrop for Jones' narratives.
But still...this is a bit of a sham, really. The title certainly promises a lot more than it delivers, and most people won't need this at all.
2 1/2 stars. Only for diehards.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Dylan fanatics only, January 20, 2004

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Michael L. Cantara "georgiasam5" (Merrimack, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob Dylan - World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (DVD)

I went into viewing this film with pretty low expectations, but still was hugely disappointed. There is no live music here, just previously recorded album cuts playing in the background as Jones comments, ad nauseum, on Dylan's hat and more. This is really just a vanity piece for Mickey Jones. Jones was a great 60's drummer, but these home movies should have stayed at home.

There are a few worthwhile shots of Dylan and the Band at work and play, but precious few. At many points I felt challanged to continue watching. Jones doesn't have a lot to say, but he keeps talking anyway. There certainly is not any new insight into the dynamics that drove this revolutionary tour. Jones seems in awe of Dylan himself, but that keeps us at arm's length.

For those of you new to Dylan, the infinitely superior "Don't Look Back" is the place to start, not here.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, September 12, 2006

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Mastercard - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Dylan - World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (DVD)

Lessons learned: Read the reviews. The low end reviews are pretty accurate in their descriptions: "This is a movie about Mickey, not Bob".

Perhaps I am unfairly comparing his stuff to the Scorsese or Pennebaker documentaries, which is a pretty high standard.The bottom line is that this is really very boring for anyone, but fanatics...