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Marvin Gaye: Behind the Legend (Dol)

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The voice is amazing, but I had no idea about the man, that's why I purchased this DVD. The documentary started out cheesy and I thought to myself, 'oh, boy, a second-rate production by a friend of a friend of a friend...' But as the movie progressed, I realized that I was being invited into some very personal memories and visuals of this amazing, peace-loving fan by his very current surviving family. I learned things that have completely changed my opinion of this magnificent creature, and have dispelled the previous 'gossip' I had always believed to be true.

I rate it a 5 if you want to know about the man. The visuals, and entire production I would actually rate as a 3. So it depends on you of that you are looking for. The man, or the production. I think it's a keeper, regardless.

Huge Marvin Gaye&this Documentary captures so many elements of the Man's life&the many things that went on in his Professional Life as well as Personal Life. he died so young&there is so much more Music he had to give to the World.I enjoy the footage&also the overall Presentation of His Legacy.this is a great Journey remembering One of the Greatest Musical Genius's to touch so many souls.

I would not recommend this video to people who want to learn about Marvin Gaye. They give vague references to the events that happened throughout his life, and if I had not read his biography by David Ritz I would have not known what was going on at all. They hardly even touch on his death, and his final years. It left me wanting to hear more from his wife and children, but I guess it must be tough subject to discuss.
That said, the tape provides some rare video footage of Marvin. There is very little of Marvin on tape in the first place, so each second is precious. The live performance of Sexual Healing is something I had been eager to watch and it did not disappoint, except they kept interupting it and speaking. Also, it says on the cover of the tape "Special Bonus: Let's get it on", but at the end there was only a live performance of "Whats going on". Nothing major, but it would be nice to see him sing lets get it on.

Excuse the cliche, but this is a must have for die hard fans, but not for the casual fan.

Extremely good!!!!!!!!! Even showed Marvin during his time in Europe when his spirit was healing. Was very good to see him at that time. To enjoy viewing those frozen moments of him is a joy. What a gift.

Poor video quality. The best part is the concert under bonus, where he proform, Let's get it on & some Medley's. Other than that very poor quality. But if you are like me I love Marvin so I had to have it.

Marvin Gaye: Behind the Legend (2000) Was excellent at the least. We got to see the softer, more vulnerable side of Marvin. We get to hear from the hearts of his own family the sort of person he actually was. We finally get to see and hear the woman that was the object of both his obsession and inspiration. We get to see where he was and what he was doing during his self-imposed exile. Finally, we got treated to 'Sexual Healing' during his last tour. The Best.

Gave this DVD to my mother as a gift since she really like Marvin Gaye's music. She loved the DVD which explored a lot of his life journeys from his early beginning to up to his death. It had interviews (from Marvin & his associates) and clips from his great perfomances. She really enjoyed it and would recommend this to others.

Around Thanksgiving 2006, I ordered a Marvin Gaye T-shirt from another site as a Christmas gift for my nephew, who worships Marvin. I received an email saying the item wasn't in stock ... A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!! This shoddy businessmanship (is that even a word?) has lost that seller what could have been a returning customer.

I was in a bind. I needed to find a gift that would arrive before Christmas, so I crossed my fingers and turned to Amazon.com. I ordered two Marvin Gaye DVDs and was prepared for them to arrive after Christmas, what with the abundance of holiday mail and my tardiness in ordering. However, they arrived in two days, as promised, and my nephew was thrilled with the DVDs. From now on, I will remain faithful to Amazon sellers!

I'm a huge fan of Marvin Gaye and his music. But...i was dissapointed by the way they Try to down David Ritz..
David had did a excellent job on Marvin's biography. He had captured the very last years of his life. i continued to read this book for 18 years now, and i'm still learning from it... ..This book by Marvin and David is like music bible. it is so detailed, more i can say about this B.S. DVD!!!!