Product Details

• Format: DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Stax
• DVD Release Date: September 18, 2007
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UCWK1U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,334 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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DREAMS TO REMEMBER:LEGACY OF OTIS RED - DVD Movie

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is how its done RIGHT, yessiram!, October 10, 2007

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dreams To Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding (DVD)

This is a DVD documetnary on a truly great artist done ABSOLUTELY RIGHT and as Otis would say in "Hard to Handle"-yessiram!

Unlike most docuemtaries of musicians, these guys undertsand that this is the DVD age where they are not limited by time for commercials so they put the films of Otis' sngs IN THEIR ENTIRETY balancing this with enough interview footage from those who really know him (no second-guessing talking head academics here). These combine to make this DVD a TEN-star winner.

Surprisingly, no footage from Otis' classic 1966 appearance on the British TV show Ready Steady Go (which occasionally appeared on American Cable TV in the late 80s and was available on VHS for a brief spell) is included, but as magnificent as that was, it's hardly missed here since what we have is so excellent and The Big-O's likeable charisma shines through on even the lip-synchs. The songs from "The!!!Beat" (1966) in color, especially a rarely heard tune called "Don't Mess With Cupid" is loads of fun with our man dancing with some really sumptious soul sisters (hard to believe these women are probably now in their sixties!).

The promotional clip of "Tramp" (minus Carla Thomas on film) is quite a hoot! Otis makes fun of his country image by bumbling around his farm in Macon with overalls and riding bareback on a donkey (that actually moves in time to the song). Then we see our hero transformed with a green suit to match the dollar bills that fall from his pockets (eerily, he also poses with the very plane that he lost his life in)! I recall one book saying that there is a lost TV clip of Otis and Carla doing a "Black honeymooners" routine to this song. That would be interesting to see.

The last two clips of our humble hero performing "Try a Little tenderness" and "Respect" in Cleveland n the day before his death with the original Bar Kays (who also died on that plane crash). These guys really did perform as if it's their last day on earth and Otis' interjection of Areath Franklin's version of his famous tune will knock you out of your seat!

The Redding Family, musicians Steve Cropper and Wayne Jackson, as well as Stax head honcho Jim Stewart make clear their affection for our man and what made him so special. After you see this wonderful DVD, you too will undertstand. Support DVD's like this to get more domestic bootleg-free classic R&B on DVD.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE!!!!!, September 20, 2007

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MKH "Booboobeir" (Bradenton, Fl United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dreams To Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding (DVD)

This DVD is a MUST HAVE for anyone who truly appreciates this genre of music and/or Otis Redding. This DVD is professionally created, the main portion & the bonus materials are wonderfully presented. In our family and friend's opinions it is truly worth MUCH more than price we paid, as this is a real gem. We also learned that Otis Redding was not just a phenomenal talent, but a fine man. Don't miss buying this, you won't be disappointed. I also cannot believe I'm the first on Amazon to comment on this GREAT DVD!!! Enjoy!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Big "O" Lives, October 12, 2007

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Pedro G. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreams To Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding (DVD)

You just never know about the quality of music-related videos. Often they're just messy clip jobs with brief snippets of performances and poorly researched history. Cheap stuff not worth the time or money.

That is hardly the case here (or for any of the Reelin' In the Years productions I've seen).

"Dreams to Remember" is extra special in part because this is somehow the first video compilation of performances by the greatest soul singer of all time. Here we are, 40 years after his death, and Otis's talent and charisma still jump off the screen. Kind of a natural high-definition from 60s videotape.

Even when he's just lip-synching, you can't take your eyes off the man and can't help but think that we haven't seen anyone like him since. Search prime time TV all you want for your MP3-generation "American Idol." This disk shows the sin of such idolatry.

The interviews, placed between the performances, with musicians Steve Cropper and Wayne Jackson, Otis's wife and daughter, and especially reclusive Stax founder Jim Stewart add valuable context--not filler. Brief audio interviews with Otis are also a plus.

Stunning stuff. Legendary performer. Top quality production.