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Dennis Miller - All In

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Is anyone really stupid enough to trust Amazon user reviews when politics are involved? That said, I really enjoyed this concert-Dennis makes some excellent observations that obviously impress the audience at several points, and is as always genuinely intelligent and extremely likeable. He's such a laid-back guy I would find it very difficult to dislike him personally even if I didn't agree with him the way other polemic comedians can be. There's as much liberal philosophy on display here as conservative anyway, so if you're really bothered by this concert you've got some thinking to do to sort out where you stand. If you're truly open minded I don't think you'd be offended at all.

People who feel compelled to categorize Dennis Miller and then review his work based on his political persuasion ought to shut the f*** up. Please spare the rest of us from having to read through your useless drivel to find an impartial review of this DVD.

I've watched Dennis Miller since his days on SNL. I've watched his HBO specials and seen him perform live as recently as last week. His ability to articulate his thoughts/feelings/observations, combined with his passion for language and his acerbic, dark sense of humour definitely makes him unique at his craft. Some may find his use of ornate metaphor's and obscure references to be somewhat disconcerting though without them he'd be just another comedian.

"All In" features a razor sharp Dennis Miller in top form. He delivers each punch line with the precision and timing that you expect from a comedian as skillful and experienced as he is. As noted by another reviewer, Miller is not afraid to tackle a number of controversial issues and in this day and age where political correctness and hyper sensitivity have shifted into overdrive, it's refreshing to see someone challenge the system and speak his mind. The fact that he can make you laugh hysterically while doing so is gravy!

I'm not sure how anyone who enjoys watching stand up comedians can watch Dennis Miller-All In and rate it one star. Perhaps next time those people might try viewing the DVD without their heads shoved up their a****.

I have seen this video several times, I still belly laugh at the jokes and I'll watch it again and I know I'll still laugh! His James Carville assessment alone had me crying not to mention his take on Howard Dean, hilarious! If you're totally hard left, you might not appreciate this DVD but even a moderate lib will get a chuckle.

You know I've read the two reviews before mine and these two reviewers take more shots at the right and their political beliefs then at Dennis himself. Claiming that the people on the right are generally uneducated. Hey, Kool-aid drinkers, stop thinking all of us are racist rednecks who, when they aren't farming, we're out marrying cousins. And in case your wondering, Kool-aid drinkers is a reference to Jonestown. Obscure enough for you? Because I've got more. They also think Dennis is throwing his hitching his wagon with the right wing. Dennis is the same Dennis he's always been. Take it from someone who watched his CNBC show almost everyday. He doesn't support everything the right does. But when it comes to the war on terrorism, he agrees. And that's when he "panders" to the right, in some eyes. Dennis always speaks his mind, and many times we don't like it. That's what makes Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller. He never sells out. He's not Hollywood. He's not on the left or right. Take it from a guy who has been a fan since Weekend Update and been a fan throughout his career, good times and bad. Leave Miller alone. If you don't like some of his newer material, because it conflicts with your view of him, you are truly sad. I'm sick of left wing "intellectuals" putting down others, all while claiming they are "open-minded". Too often, those who claim to be that way, are often the most closed minded. This is why I love Dennis Miller. Agree with his material or not, Miller always speaks his mind.

Dennis Miller just created the best comedy routine I have ever seen. I first saw this on the airplane and had to get the DVD after that. His rants are witty, pointed and sometimes extremely mean. Lots of Democrats on the receiving end. The jokes against James Carville and Robert Byrd are particularly ruthless. And I think that's why some people hate him so much (and give 1 star reviews), because they can't live with the fact that there is no comedian (on the right or left) who is able to provide entertainment as sharp and intelligent as Dennis Miller. I don't always agree with his political views but you just have to concede that he's amazingly funny.

It is great to see a comedian who doesn't kowtow to Hollywood. It is nice to see some people in the entertainment industry who love their country even when it is unpopular to say so.

This is pure Dennis Miller. These is excellent well thought out material. Dennis is a well read man with a memory that I'm very jealous of. Read the reviews carefully there are a lot of reviews here that have nothing to do with the quality of the performance.
If your looking for someone to make you feel better about your liberal views stop right now and buy some other DVD. But Dennis can and does make people think. And like it or not thats what your supposed to do.
I get the feeling Dennis is still a social liberal, but is a fiscal conservative and thats a good combination. And it comes out in his work.
He wants to aid the helpless and dump the clueless, not a bad way to put it.

While Miller had a prophetic comment about Hillary and her election efforts two years in the future, the original Miller attraction has been missing for some time now. He used to make such arcane references that when you got them you felt 'smart' as well as in on an insider joke. His humor now is still entertaining but you don't have to think to follow it. The odd insertion of an offbeat reference just titillates those of us who enjoyed Miller back when...

One of the basic staples of stand up comedy that includes political satire is that the comic must be non-partisan..A good comic puts aside his or her own personal agenda,knowing that both sides of the political fence deserve skewering..
Dennis Miller used to be able to do this,and way back then the man was funny...Alas,somewhere along the way Miller has gone from being a comic to a right wing apologist,and while his now sadly one-sided brand of comedy might have some appeal for the extremist right wing,the broader audience finds the man not only un-funny but also pretentious,self-righteous,and dead wrong on many of the topics he chooses to ramble on about..
Miller's 2006 "special" for HBO"All In" appears to have been taped before the humiliating right wing debacle at the polls that november,where George Bush lost his majorities in both houses of congress,and his policies were roundly repudiated,a harbinger of things to come in 2008,which saw the congress become more firmly democratic,and a"liberal',Barack Obama,take the oval office..Miller's set starts out promisingly,with topics such as bad hair cuts,but quickly takes a nose-dive as Miller turns hard to the right,ridiculing as many democratic politicians as possible while giving one of the most lame reasons for supporting the Bush re-election over John Kerry as it has ever been my misfortune to hear...
..Claiming that he has "respect" for Kerry's service during the viet nam conflict,and his record as a"war hero" Miller none-the-less admits voting for Bush,because,according to Miller,Kerry's service in war is a disadvantage,his experience in a real,frontline,bullets flying combat situation would,according to Miller have made Kerry too cautious as president...No,what we do not want are cautious presidents whose own experience dictates deliberation..no sir!According to Miller what is needed is inexperience,and the bone-headedness to just react without thinking which,a smarmy smiling Miller assures us,is exactly what"these times" require,and which the country has"wisely" turned to in re-electing Bush..
Watching Miller's thinly disguised anti-democratic,anti-"liberal" pro-right wing,pro-war screed is painful now,all the more so given the additional catastrophes the nation has had to endure under Miller's choice as president..
An economic melt-down,a sinking economy,lost jobs,lost homes,lost dreams and massive insecurity on a national scale unseen since the"great depression" that began in 1929 ,plus a war that is STILL going on in Iraq,so many years after Miller's political choice,Bush prematurely pronounced the words"Mission Accomplished" on a battle ship and with an american flag as a backdrop all underline the wrongness of Miller's thinking and the utter lack of"funny" in almost everything that he says in this program.

This was a painfully sad special to watch. Go back, watch his old comedy specials or his HBO show episodes. The real Dennis lives there.
In 2001, the world changed, and so too did Dennis Miller. His show, a smart, funny, no holds barred review of the world without a political preference, was faced with being cancelled. Wagons were circled and politics became something that people no longer found humor in. Dennis had voted for Bush in 2000 and he found himself being claimed by the right wing.
In a move of self preservation, he decided to emabrace this to keep his career alive in our troubled times. However, the intellect in his humor was not something the far right could grasp.
This special has a lot of silence in it between jokes.
At one point Dennis makes a positive comment about John Kerry and how we should honor and respect his Vietnam service when most of the Bush administration wanted to have nothing to do with that war. There were boos from the audience. Loud boos. Dennis tried to politely scold them for their narrow take on a pretty black and white comment, but the audience would have none of it.
Poor Dennis. He has to insert generic Dems names into his jokes to pander to his highly partisan audience (Harry Reid is boring, Robert Byrd was in the clan... yawn.) Dennis is trapped. No longer is he able to be an equal opportunity comedian who pokes holes at the obvious flaws of both sides.

It was sad to watch this. I love Dennis and think he deserves better. And I think he knows it too.

If he is still around in a few years, just watch. He'll edge back towards where he once was. And perhaps again greatness.