Product Details

• Actors: Matt Dillon, J. Mascis, Lou Barlow
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Full Screen, 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: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 29, 2007
• Run Time: 83 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000NO23SA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,794 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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DINOSAUR JR. - DVD Movie

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're considering buying, go for it, June 2, 2007

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Dan Plankton (Somerville, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dinosaur Jr.: Live in the Middle East (DVD)

I'm not a huge Dinosaur Jr. fan, but living in Boston I saw them a few times in the 1980s, and in 2005 at one of the shows on this DVD, and I certainly appreciate their unique, powerful live sound. As concert DVDs go, this is just about as perfect as you could hope. The track list is all vintage classics, and the band played better on these 2005 shows than in the old days -- J. Mascis' guitar playing is much more confident, and loud as ever, and drummer Murph is as fluid as in the old days, often not the case with drummers when old bands reunite.

The shows are shot well, with a good sound mix and plenty of guitar and the right vocal level for Dinosaur Jr. (I listened in 2.0.) Almost all of this set comes from the smallish basement club, the Middle East, and a final few tracks from NYC's midsize rock club Irving Plaza. There are also some neat, subtle director's touches, like the between-encore backstage shot where the band just stands there, seemingly wondering if they've waited long enough yet. But mostly you just watch the band on stage. The DVD's cover shot of Mascis as "Cousin It" is a still from this set, and it's a good representation of the program.

I haven't watched the bonus features yet, but the main show alone is worth picking up if you're interested in this.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loud and raw...as you would expect!, June 1, 2007

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Michael J. Coleman "canard" (florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dinosaur Jr.: Live in the Middle East (DVD)

This dvd is pretty great and is an interesting, fairly well shot club show. The sound mix is solid although I would have preferred a bit more kick drum. The band is definitely tighter than when I saw them in the 80's! This is shot on their first reunion tour leg,I think. The extras are nice but it would have been cool to have the full World Cafe bonus performances. Anybody expecting a slick, super professional DVD will be put off by the slightly low-fi quality of the interviews and bonus footage although the people interviewed really seem to express what makes Dino Jr. such a special band. A Dinosaur Jr. fan knows what to expect and they'll get it in this raw and rocking DVD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DINOSAUR JR. ... LIVE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!! A great look at Dinosaur in their element!!, January 20, 2008

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C. M. Masters (ALBANY, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dinosaur Jr.: Live in the Middle East (DVD)

This DVD has really captured the punk and rawness that is a Dinosaur Jr. club gig!! Dinosaur Jr. screetches through many songs off of their first three records w/ J, Lou & Murph reunited for the first time in years. The only thing I found different from the actual live shows was the fact that my ears did not ring for three days after viewing this DVD! Hardcore Dinosaur fans MUST OWN this!!! Newcomers, buy it and put on your seatbelt!!