Customer Reviews

Out The Box - The Movie

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When asked how he would describe Tonex's concert on the DVD, Kirk Franklin pretty much described it as a concert by an artist who happens to be a Christian. He said he wouldn't call it a Gospel concert and he was right! This NOT a Christo-centric performance! It focuses 90% of the energy on Tonex'! From the intro to the news clippings, to images embedded in the visuals of him as a Christ figure! If you are honest about it, it doesn't cause you to focus on Jesus, but on Tonex'! This concert is all about Tonex'. Having said that if you want a high energy performance from an artist who just happens to be Christian. You will enjoy it, because he is a gifted young man. I just do not view it as a Gospel concert or the so-called next level in praise and worship! Many have tried as Tonex' proclaims to take us to the next level, to make history. Trust me it won't happen unless you focus on His- Story! At the end of the day it's still all about Jesus, and in this performance you will find yourself searching for Him, because His-Story is buried beneath Tonex's desire to be the next great entertainer, the next Prince, or Micheal Jackson!

Well, I finally saw the DVD, and I was impressed. I wasn't blown away as I expected, but I was impressed nonetheless. The best gospel DVD I've ever seen, in terms of innovation and energy. I thought that they could have showed the choir more though, because I only saw them in bits and pieces, and when they did show them it would be for a millisecond. But still, great DVD........


Favourite scenes:

Alive 1 & 2

Children's Bread

Taxi Overture/Taxi

Todos Juntos (Sheila E. is a MONSTER)

Make Me Over (Seeing it live was a whole new experience, as if I heard for the first time again)

Get it now if you don't have it, and don't be like the naysayers, nit-picking on every little detail. Just enjoy the DVD for what it is.

I consider myself to be the harshest of critics. As a musician and singer myself, I'm very particular about what products deserve my hard earned cash. Because of this I rely heavily on well thought out reviews and don't usually pay much attention to those hyped up fans who give 5 stars to everything! Thankfully, however, this time I completely ignored the unjustifiably negative reviews that I read and went out on a limb to get this DVD.
If there is anyone dithering over whether to get this or not... buy this without delay! Not only is Tonex an exceptionally great singer, writer, producer and musician (evidenced on the dvd), he is a great conceptualist and this dvd showcases this to the max. There is nothing like this at all in gospel music today. In all honesty, if there were more gospel music/live experiences like this around I would never buy another secular CD as long as I live! As it stands this isn't the case so I'll just have to store this among the other great music classics in my collection.

Well done Tonex!

Tonex is an incredible vocalist, dancer, producer, conceptualist. I think that he has the vision and the potential to cross over into the mainstream market of music with his visions.

My 8 year old hasn't put this video down since we've received it. (the day after Thanksgiving). She's learning the dance routines and knows the names of all of the performers, as well as, many of the lyrics.

For all it's worth, I would rather see today's youth watching something like this, than many of the other audio/visual presentations I've seen on MTV & Bet, Vh1, etc.

The musical genre's are similar, (jazz, neo soul, rock, r&b, hip hop, latin, etc.) but I think the message in the presentation addresses the concerns of today with fundamentals of Christianity. Many of the complaints that many have had about today music videos, including extremely revealing dancers, nasty lyrics, confusing messages about sex, etc. are addressed in this DVD.

Anyone who has come to our home and has seen the video, goes out and buys a copy for themselves. While there were a couple of things that I did not understand, much of the editing is wonderfully creative.

For those who are traditionalist in terms of gopel music (...and this DVD will have a tendacy to point you out), this may be a little 'over the top'. For those who are more open and for young one's, the general message is that you can dance, party, sing, have fun, dress funky, wear your hair wild (...or not) be "cool" and still be a bona fide Christian. It would take just such a movement to bring the younger generation back to the church.

My favorite scene was the "shout". A must see...I've never seen anyone do that dance like Tonex! Sheila Escovito, was great and so was Kirk Franklin...a forefather of this evolution in non-secular music.

With all of this in mind, I would say this is a must see dvd experience.

After reading the reviews I felt in my heart to say something. Tonex's DVD has brought a special annoiting in my home. I did not feel that this was at all about Tonex. The ministry that has unfolded in this DVD clearly shows how God has blessed this youngman and given him many talents. Please remember what the purpose of ministry is..don't look at the person but the God that is inside them. If you've watched this DVD with a closed mind then I pray for you. My family and I will watch it over and over and continue to be blessed through the words and instruments God has given him to share with everyone. I'm only 28 but it enlightens my heart to see young people go crazy for God. We need more people that's not afraid to step OUT OF THE BOX. Get this DVD if you're not afraid of change and want to see young people on fire for the Lord!

I love Gospel Music, Traditional, Contemporary, Rap, As long as it is Praising JESUS CHRIST!! TONEX IS COMPLETELY OFF THE CHAIN!!!!. I always wondered what the music scene would be like with someone who is as talented as Michael Jackson, Prince, Steveie Wonder, and Terrence Trent Darby and was SAVED AND FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST!!. I NEED WONDER NO LONGER!!!!. This Man is truly gifted and Blessed by the Holy Spirit. Please do yourself a great blessing and pick up this DVD and the CD... DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS YOUNG MAN!!

I don't have a DVD player, but I said if I ever did, I would get Tonex's dvd first. I kept waiting and waiting till I could buy the player and then I said I'm gonna stop waiting for the player and just buy it, and so I did a little over a week ago. I watched it at other people's houses who have dvd players about four times. I can't get enough of this dvd!!!!! Every time I watch it, I am filled with joy and praise like an abundant river..after a dry season feeling like a bare oak tree in my walk, this has been refreshing and more than an answered prayer!!!!!!!!!! I have most of Tonex's work and I appreicate ever line and key, it's so beautiful his heart after God, being used in boldness stepping outta the box and being unique, I am in awe:) Wonderful how the concert and dvd with each chosen individual was for such a time as this--videos, awesome graphics, reflection, sign-language, spanish, interview, dance, Holy-ghost feet-washing festive time causes every soul to draw close to Jesus and change!!! Amen, Tonex,amen. I am so blessed by your obedience and this is not half of what my heart has to say after being washed, cleansed and tanned from the light of my Lord...this was not a gospel concert, this was a LIFETIME EXPERIENCE!! Those individuals I went to, borrowing their dvd player, I thought would enjoy this and fall down in the hours of the Holy Ghost, but they fleed from the house..and because of that, I was able to find my Lord in an intimate and personal way, renewing and restoring my soul. If you are looking to be entertained or for some ordainary gospel concert, you're gonna get your feelings hurt when you watch this. Cause this warfare, in the drum beats, in the scriptural lyrics, even in his high notes and moans, the Holy Ghost was speaking and moving. Don't delay another moment reading reviews and listening to other views..get Tonex's dvd now and reap your reward. This is definitely for those of us who have searched and searched for something extra-ordinary in many elements of our life, not ever wanting to be put in a box or defined by our outward appearance, but by our heart for God alone. To those peculiar people, in the chosen generation, want you to know there are others like you, more than Tonex, hold on, we'll all meet up in a little while. Thank you sooo much, Tonex, you're bringing us outta the box..look forward to meeting you in due season.

THIS DVD IS AWESOME. TONEX DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. OUT THE BOX IS DIFFERENT FROM YOUR "REGULAR" CONCERT. THIS CONCERT IS OFF THE CHAIN. THE BAND, TONEX, AND THE CHOIR IS BLAZZIN' SOME OF THE DVD ARE REALLY NOT THAT GOOD. FOR AN EXAMPLE I WISH THAT ONE THE SONG ALIVE 2 THEY WOULD SHOW MORE OF THE CONCERT INSTEAD OF THE GRAPHICS THAT ARE SHOWN. THE SONG IS STILL EXCELLENT BUT THE GRAPHICS WAS REALLY NOT THAT GOOD.

IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS DVD YOU NEED TO GET IT

This DVD is a MUST have. I've never seen anything better,(and I've seen every gospel DVD there is to see) it's totally fresh and new. Most gospel DVDs are just the standard performance--BORING--...Tonèx brought the live experience, a 7 peice band, 40 voice choir, 4 dancers, and a crowd of almost 4,000 and packaged it all very neatly into this DVD. If you have the CD, you've gotta pick up the DVD, it gives you a look into Tonèx's, ministry live. Even if you don't have the CD it stands alone as a great project. Everyone I've shown it to has loved it and it ran out to pick up their copy. The music, creativity, choreography, most of all the anointing will compel you to watch it over, and over again. There are so many things I'd like to say, but I want don't want to spoil it, just go get it, you'll be glad you did.

Nishki
Delaware Nureau Crew

Tonex has a very free spirit. Those who believe that he goes over board or does a little too much are those who are still living on the "STONE AGE!" This is a new generation with new demons and new blue prints. They way the enemy tempted the older saints is not the way he is tempting us today. He's coming harder and more powerful than ever before. It's time out for tradition or church as usual because you can rest assure that Satan is not rising up against us with fornication as usual, drugs as usual, homosexuality as usual, rebellion as usual, even hypocritical and judgemental as usual. We can't continue to fight the devil and his boys with their new strategies with our traditional tactics. Our praise needs to be free. If dressing a little outside the church satisfaction is what it takes to bring them in then let's do what we have to do to get the lost souls in and THEN once we have them home we can begin the healing process and start to impart to them what being saved is all about but they have get in the door first. By Any Means Necessary. And if we feel that someone is doing something inappropriate than we need to incourage whoever it may be to maybe do it a little differently not discourage them because WE FEEL it's wrong. We all have our ways of praising God. There is no where in the Bible that states HOW He want us to bless Him and praise Him...He just wants us to do it. Basically you have to have a radical praise to understand a radical praiser.(it takes one to know one) Also take into consideration what his past may have been. We don't know ALL that he had to overcome and there may still be strongholds on him that through his RIDICAL PRAISE are being broken off him so that he can be as free as possible. We "christians" need to learn not to point the finger or bad mouth everything that we don't understand. Everything that God may give someone is not for everyone to understand.(what God has for me it is for me) If you are a rdical saint with a radical praise, if you are ready to break out of tradition and tear down the walls of the church, if you are ready to experience a greater more powerful demension in the spirit realm, even if you are craving for a new way to worship the Lord...this CD is for you. (Tonex, keep on doing what you're doing because you do it well. Get all that God has for you. Continue to do everything you do for the Lord so He will get the glory in all that you do. Let the haters hate because "The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you in one way and flee before you in seven ways. The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you." Deuteronomy 28:7&8 The best is yet to come...Your latter shall be greater than your past. God bless you all and be encouraged in the Lord. God Is Good and All Is Well.