Product Details

• Actors: Martin Gore, David Gahan, Andrew Fletcher, Alan Wilder, Oliver Chesler
• Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker, David Dawkins
• Producers: Bruce Kirkland, Daniel Miller, Frazer Pennebaker
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (PCM Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Warner Strat. Mkt.
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000CEB62
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,308 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Depeche Mode - 101" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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101 - DVD Movie

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good to have in your collection, however..., May 24, 2004

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spooky - See all my reviews

This review is from: Depeche Mode - 101 (DVD)

i agree with everything positive that the other reviewers have wrote about this DVD. it's definitely a keeper... the only thing you may want to know and that i will point out is that the second disc is obviously not the whole 101 concert. it's more like highlights of the Music for the Masses tour. first of all, not all the concert footage was from the Pasadena show. you can tell that some songs were performed in a venue that's smaller and even is indoors. for those of you who have the 101 cd, you will notice not all of the songs on the cd are on DVD disc 2. furthermore, the songs that appear on DVD disc 2 have been edited, so you don't hear or see the full versions. i'm not bashing this DVD in any way, but you should keep this in mind when purchasing.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Wait, October 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Depeche Mode - 101 (DVD)

I won my copy of this on VHS back in 1989. (I wasn't even old enough to legally own it, I was 14, and 101 was granted a 15 certificate in my native England)... It's one of my most treasured items as it's fully autographed by all four DM members.

But it's worn out from repeated viewing. So a DVD release is most welcome!

I don't mind the fact that the show is incomplete, the press release from it's makers even claims that they don't even know where the missing songs are. I think the inclusion of an uninterrupted version of what concert footage they have on the second disc should be regarded as a bonus, and not a given.

101 is not, and was never meant to be a concert movie. It's a documentary. It captures the band in a moment. It captures their audience (albeit a concentrated snapshop) in a moment.

And it's great.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia for the Masses, November 28, 2003

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J. Hardy IV (Snohomish, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Depeche Mode - 101 (DVD)

My 101'st review is for 101. It was great seeing the boys again, transported back in time to perhaps the pinnacle of their bourgeoning careers. Only recently coming to DVD, 101 follows a group of 8 Depeche Mode fans across the country on bus after they won a promotional contest to participate. Ostensibly the first reality show, pre-dating MTV's insipid Real World series, we got to know a bit about the busmates against the backdrop of various shots of the band's performances as they made their way to their 101'st show at the Rose Bowl, CA in the summer of 1988. I graduated HS that year and Depeche Mode had been [and is] my favorite band since their Some Great Reward Album. It was fun nostalgia to be transported back to those days of halcyon youth. <grin>. The audio commentary from the band was entertaining, more so than the individual interviews on the second disc. I had a lot of favorites working in this movie, MftM is my favorite DM album, and we are once again reminded of the talent of Alan Wilder. It's interesting the little snippets that slip in about Alan [who declined to participate in the interviews or commentary], and about how Dave, who laughing states 'Look at Al, he's too cool for school' misses him. What would the output have been like beyond SoFAD if Alan had stayed. Ah well, at least out of the departure Recoil matured and bore fruit. Anyhow this was a feel good viewing, with lizard-like slicked back Fletch once more egging the fans on with his clapping technique. It gets added to the other DM DVDs in my collection, and I can highly recommend it for fans and newbies.