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Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006 - Red

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I personally prefer collections of music videos to live concert footage, so when this collection and its pendant DVD "Blue" were released I set my DVD player to region 2 and sat back to enjoy the ride! The songs on this DVD (ANOTHER WORLD, OASIS, Secret Garden, REDEMPTION, Mizérable, BLACK STONE, sekirei~seki-ray~, Vanilla, kimi ga oikaketa yume, Mirror, wasurenai kara, and Metamorphoze) are more energetic than the ones on "Blue", and the story in the videos seem to move along faster. If you discovered Gackt through games, videos of particular interest are REDEMPTION and Mizérable. In REDEMPTION we get to see Gackt in his role of G from various "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII" titles, and in the video for Mizérable we get to see him looking like Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. For Gundam fans, there's Metamorphoze, which features Gackt as a Gundam pilot in battle and scenes from the anime. I also really enjoyed BLACK STONE's video for its high energy, and OASIS for the creativity of body movements and how Gackt sort of "creeps" into the frame in some shots. All the other videos are equally enjoyable. An awesome collection overall!

I've been a fan of Gackt since 2002, so I was very excited to hear that Viz would be releasing these DVD's in the states (and at $19, instead of the $40 price typical of most imported J-Rock items). I couldn't find it in my local Fye or Suncoast, so I had to order from Amazon. I got my copy of "Red" in the mail today and watched the whole thing through. The Audio and Visual quality is stunning, this sure beats the heck outta watching pixelated PV's on Youtube! Though I do have some slight nitpicks.

There's no "Romaji Singalong" like most fansubs, the subtitles have the occasional jumbled sentence, and their interpretation of "Mirror" was a little... explicit. I guess it was Artistic Liberty or whatever. There's not much to look at in the paper sleeve, not even a "Special Thanks" section, just a list of the videos, who directed them and who was in them. There's no Special Features to be found. A video Interview with Gackt would've been a great way for him to address his adoring english-speaking audience. Either way smart move by Nippon Crown, I hope it gives Gackt more exposure.

I really hope that Viz will consider doing PV compilation sets like this for other popular J-Rockers such as MUCC, Gazette, and DIR EN GREY. Its nearly impossible to find J-Rock CD's or DVD's for less than $40, and when you do, quite often its a bootleg made in Taiwan or China (**cough-MiyaRecords-cough**) Official U.S. Re-releases like these are a great way of reaching fans, while also sidestepping the bootleggers... ^_^

This disc contains many of Gackt's more hard rock oriented songs, althought they're mostly about love, regret and loss. Mizerable is probably my favorite amognst the tracks, but they're all worth listening to and watching. The songs are subbed in English, with Japanese subs available. Those are the extras, pretty much. Quite enjoyable and you can't really beat it for the price!

I'll be straightforward. Gackt is not my favorite solo artist, but I do like his works.

When these DVDs first came out in Japan, I seriously considered buying them, but I simply couldn't justify that high of a cost for just... two Music video DVDs, at $40 EACH.

With these domestic releases, it's a very different story. $20 for higher-than-YouTube quality, subtitled (or not, if you choose) music videos. Between each video you get a quick little blurb about where it was filmed, who's in it, who did what, and it's all it's own track, separate from the proceeding video.

These are very nice releases, and I recommend them to any Gackt fan. Especially the Red one, because it focuses on his rock songs, not his ballads, which, after watching 12 in a row... get boring. ^^

But I do feel mildly let down, as there was almost nothing in the way of extras. Subtitles in English, that can be turned off, and I'm told that there are Japanese subtitles, but my DVD player wasn't so accommodating as to let me turn them on; as well as a Random Shuffle option. Nothing else. No pretty pictures in the pamphlet, no interviews, no behind the scenes, no gallery... Just the videos. For half the price of the Japanese release. ^_^

Although Gackt's Blue filmography is excellent, the Red takes the cake. Including the pv's for "Redemption", "Vanilla", and "Mizerable", Red offers up the more rock-oriented songs that Gackt has offered up over the years. Twelve gorgeously produced music videos with English subtitles are presented with excellent quality.
this DVD offers up hard rock songs (Redemption), and also a slightly softer, more playful sound as well (Black Stone). This DVD, as well as the Blue, is an essential piece in any Jrock fan's collection. I was more than pleased with my copy!

This DVD is a wonderful investment for any Gackt fan, or anyone curious on seeing a bit more of him. The pricetag is also very nice compared to original Japanese.

It includes many of his more fast-paced songs. The graphic quality is great and the feature to turn the subtitles on and off was a relief to me.

When it comes to the subtitles I was at first worried. VIZ isn't exactly my first choice when it comes to translators. However, upon further investigation I found that Gackt himself actually did most the work on the translations to the songs. I think this is brilliant. Though the translations aren't always totally literal, I believe they then give his insight into the lyrics when they are in English.

Wonderful buy.

once again, the filmography of 1999-2006 did not fail to show gackt's wonderful music videos.^^ just as perfect as the blue, the red gave me 12 beautiful songs in clear picture and sound with subtitles. wonderful for you fans out there who enjoy him as much as i do.^^

This is an awesome collection of some of Gackts best videos. It's quite low priced compared to most Japanese media. If you're looking for some of the more favorite of Gs vids, add this to your cart. Unless you're a new fan, you've probably seen all these videos time and again. Probably, you've even purchased them in another release at some point. But, this one is a little different. What makes this so special is the English subtitles. You can find fan-subbed stuff online sometimes. That's great. But this is apparently the 'official' translations from GACKT and/or his team/company themselves. (Don't hold that against me if I'm wrong). But as for 'special', that's the only identifier. Of course, his work is awesome and that's plenty enough reason to buy. But for those English speaking fans stricken with language barrier, I cannot stress enough how nice it is to have this. I got both Red & Blue at the same time. For both, I highly recommend taking advantage of. However, there's a matter of packaging (for both Red& Blue). The casing and extras just aren't there. It's not like the typical GACKT stuff. Usually he has somewhat special (ecclectic?) style. Usually, even the packaging itself is just full of awesome. But this is just plain. It's only a standard case & and simple cover art. You get the DVD only. No pics, no booklet, no cool case...nothing extra. But that's what you're paying for. If you are just looking for an English friendly copy to add to your collection or if you're a new fan, this is a good buy.

When I received my DVD of Gackt I opened it and watched it. I enjoyed it and I loved how they had the english translations, they could have done a better job but it was still worth the money. I spoiled myself and bought both. I would recommend it to anyone. Gackt is a talented artist he has a voice the just speaks to you even though it is not in your native language.

I just received this for my birthday both Red and Blue. I love both of them to death, very visually stunning and he has such a beautiful voice! I would recommend this to ANY Gackt fan! Thank you!