Product Details

• Actors: Dream Theater
• Directors: Mike Portnoy
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Mono)
• Subtitles: French, English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Roadrunner Records
• DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
• Run Time: 270 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001BGTWWY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,957 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Genre: Music Video - Pop/Rock
Rating: NR
Release Date: 30-SEP-2008
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You get a little bad with the good in this 2 disc set, September 25, 2008

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Monkdude (Hampton, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chaos in Motion [2 DVD] (DVD)

I bought Dream Theater's Chaos in Motion off another website and for some reason they shipped it early and I got it today. Here is what I think about it.

I have every Dream Theater DVD to date, but this one lacks the quality of Live at Budokan or Score. I didn't know that this was going to be raw footage until I read the back of the case. The video quality looks decent, but if your expecting the look or nice camera angles of the past concert DVDs, you might be disappointed.

There are plenty of extra features on disk two that run well over two hours. There is a 90 minute documentary about the band's 35 country tour, some music videos and Mike Portnoy takes us on and behind stage in two short, but enjoyable segments. I really loved the documentary. You get to know the band, the crew and what life on the road is like.

The main thing Dream Theater does well with these DVDs (and they put one out about every two years) is the fact that they all feature different songs. The songs on here won't be found on the previous releases, which is nice for the fans.

The concert footage is good, could be better, but with a whole disc of extras, this is a must for anyone who likes Dream Theater.

Disc one
Intro/Also sprach Zarathustra
Constant Motion
Panic Attack
Blind Faith
Surrounded
The Dark Eternal Night
Keyboard Solo
Lines in the Sand
Scarred
Forsaken
The Ministry of Lost Souls
Take the Time
In the Presence of Enemies
Medley:
I. Trial of Tears
II. Finally Free
III. Learning to Live
IV. In the Name of God
V. Octavarium

Disc two
"Behind The Chaos On The Road" 90 minute Documentary

Promo Videos: Constant Motion, Forsaken, Forsaken (In Studio), The Dark Eternal Night (In Studio)

Live Screen Projection Films:
The Dark Eternal Night (N.A.D.S)
The Ministry Of Lost Souls
In The Presence Of Enemies Pt. 2

"Mike Portnoy Stage Tour"
"Mike Portnoy Backstage Tour"

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It Is What It Is !, October 17, 2008

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Michael J. Canarozzi "Bytor1" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaos in Motion [2 DVD] (DVD)

I almost think that Portnoy wanted it this way, Because if you watch Score that is one of the best DVDs/Cds i have ever heard. Some people think i am nuts, but that DVD/CD is great. Chaos In Motion - Well They obviously couldn't record wih HD Camers , because of the expense and as far as the songs & performances - I think they are average at best Except Surrounded which i think is outstanding work especially Petrucci, and i think he shines on this DVD/CD..........But like i said it is average at Best. I was looking so forward to this and now that i have seen & listened to it ..mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Not so Good!

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 6, 2008

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David J. Wimer "djw31" (Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaos in Motion [2 DVD] (DVD)

I am a died hard Dream Theater fan and I love the band and their music, but I must say that this DVD is a huge disappointment. The format is similar to the old "Five Years in a Livetime" video in that it intersperses various concert footage with interviews, backstage footage, etc. I have two serious problems with this. First, I find it highly annoying and distracting when I'm getting into the music and then it cuts away to something else. Music DVDs are best when they show a full concert from start to finish (without cheesy visual effects). Second, the sound and picture quality of the concert footage reminds me of a bad bootleg. I have literally seen bootleg concert videos from the 1970s that have much better sound and picture quality than this 2008 DVD. The bottom line: Dream Theater completists (like myself) don't need to be reading this review, but if you're a casual fan and you're on the fence then I would highly recommend starting with their older, better DVDs such as Score, Live at Budokan, Live Scenes from New York, Images & Words Live in Tokyo, or the official bootleg When Dream & Day Reunite from ytsejamrecords.com. Chaos in Motion is by far the weakest Dream Theater DVD to date, which is a shame because the music itself is great (especially "Surrounded", "Lines in the Sand", and "Scarred").