Product Details

• Actors: Bananarama, Pretenders
• Format: Color, DVD, 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: Rhino Flashback
• DVD Release Date: January 27, 2004
• Run Time: 23 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00019G478
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,586 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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ESSENTIAL MUSIC VIDEOS:CLASSIC 80'S - DVD Movie

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic 80's Music Video's, July 27, 2006

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Amy Lynn (Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Music Videos - Classic '80s (DVD)

Short collection of some good 80's videos. Overall, a decent collection for the price. Own the music videos you loved to watch.

Videos on disc-
1.Bananarama ''Venus'' from True Confessions (1986)
2.The Pretenders ''Brass In Pocket'' from Pretenders (1980)
3.Erasure ''Chains of Love'' from the Innocents (1988)
4.Julian Lennon ''Too Late For Goodbyes'' from Valotte (1984)
5.Simply Red ''Holding Back The Years'' from Picture Book (1985)
6.Howard Jones ''Everlasting Love'' from Cross That Line (1989)

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Why tease us?, August 7, 2005

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Dorrie Wheeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Music Videos - Classic '80s (DVD)

Music videos are short little dramatic pieces. You would think that consumers would be at least worthy of 45 minutes to an hour of videos from the 80's. Call me harsh but I consider this DVD a waste of time. I bought it because I love most everything 80's but it's so short once I get into it it's time to go back to the main menu or put in something new. I really, really would love to own a 2-3 compilation of 80's videos. This is it. I would say this one is for a fan of one of the artists included who wants to have their favorite video on DVD. The Bananrama video for Venus is a fun video with the girls dancing around. Brass In Pocket is classic--Chrissy Hynde as a singing waitress. I mean it's an okay assorment but very brief and bare bones...

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars skimpy track selection, otherwise okay, April 17, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Essential Music Videos - Classic '80s (DVD)

I don't know what's up with Rhino. They released a handful of these "Essential Music Video" titles but each disc contains only five or six videos, total running time around 20-25 minutes. It's nice that each disc is priced (somewhat) accordingly, but it is just such a waste of physical resources (all that plastic) and space for the consumer. It would have made more sense for them to have at least put 10 videos (if not double that) on each disc and then charge twice as much.

As to the videos on this particular disc itself, there are some good ones. I think that Bananaram's "Venus" nearly qualifies as a camp classic from the era. Simply Red's "Holding Back The Years" still shines. Even though I'm a big Howard Jones fan, I wish they would have chosen one of his other videos for inclusion here.

Sound and picture quality is okay, but it's stereo only (no multichannel remix here).