Product Details

• Actors: MINOR THREAT
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: DISCHORD RECORD
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000E69IY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,832 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #12 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Straight Edge

Editorial Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One For The Fans, December 21, 2003

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David Hamilton-Smith (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minor Threat at DC Space/Buff Hall/9:30 Club (DVD)

Minor Threat were obviously a massively influencial band who, in their short existence, practically defined Straight Edge and Hardcore Punk. MacKaye is a brilliant frontman, both then with MT and now with Fugazi, and this DVD proves that their music is still intense by today's standards.
The only problem is - the sound and picture quality on this DVD is extremely poor! And I mean that's the ONLY problem. The notes are informative and the interview is very interesting. It's just the quality of the feature presentations. I appreciate that they probably didn't have the cash to finance a really professional-looking film because it was never their intention to release something of this nature, but avoid this until you are accustomed to their studio-recorded material. The DC Space Show is unwatchable and the Buff Hall show, although brilliantly intense, has very muffled sound quality. In comparison the 9.30 Club show is great - it's clearly filmed and generally more satisfying. Maybe the bass is a little too loud, but it's nothing you can't look past.
Don't get me wrong - I like this DVD. But that's only because I already know the songs. If you don't know a lot of these tracks it can be a very frustrating watch, if only due to the fact that most of the singing is done by random punters grabbing the mic from MacKaye every forty seconds.
One for those who couldn't get hold of the old Live VHS.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally on DVD!, February 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Minor Threat at DC Space/Buff Hall/9:30 Club (DVD)

i basically grew up watching the VHS version of this since it came out in '88. but with the DVD release you get bonus footage of a show at Buff Hall and a funny little interview with ian. the Buff Hall video & audio quality isn't too hot...but hey, it was shot in 1982. what's more, you get to see ian a bit more confrontational with the audience than most people are used to seeing in his shows with fugazi. he even takes a swing at somebody! good stuff...

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars more than a minor threat, July 23, 2004

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PSM/Bokor (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minor Threat at DC Space/Buff Hall/9:30 Club (DVD)

This review is about everything, except the d. c. space performance; that video footage is a bunch of bunk. Please, just skip over it and enjoy the rest of the DVD.

I'm partial to the Buff Hall performance; it's the second show on the DVD. It's raw and captures the volatile violence just waiting to break loose - the kind of tension I remember when I was young and seemingly invincible and overly full of myself. And, Ian does get a little physical with a well deserving fan. The audio is more than good. A punk fan will get excited over this performance.

The 9:30 Club footage is excellent in the audio, but it is missing the tension of the Buff Hall performance. Don't get me wrong, given my experience with punk video recordings, the performance is well filmed and the audio is, as I stated previosly, excellent. There's a lot of stage diving, but it lacks the rawness of the Buff Hall performance.

Overall, the DVD is worth the price, just for the Buff Hall performance.

I'm proud to have Minor Threat's DVD in my collection.