Product Details

• Actors: Phil Collins
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rhino / Warner
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003
• Run Time: 184 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000DD77R
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,097 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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SERIOUS HITS...LIVE! - DVD Movie

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phil Collins at his best!, September 30, 2004

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M. Fields (Brooklyn, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phil Collins: Serious Hits....Live! (DVD)

Finally, this great concert is released on dvd. I have the vhs and I've played it to death. This concert never gets old or boring. I put it on so I can listen to it while doing housework but I always end up sitting and watching it or just dancing all around the house. It's a joy to hear a real musician play real music instead of all that sampled stuff that's out today.

There is no lip synching or canned music here. Phil and the band give an all out performance. So much so that you can see how tired he is as the show is coming to an end and he sits down on stage to finish his last song. You don't want to miss the drum duet by Phil and Chester. It's one of the high points in the concert. This dvd is a must have even if you've never heard of Phil Collins.

The only quibble I have is the performance of "You can't hurry Love". I can do without it but you may love it. Even so, it's great to hear an artist that sounds as good out of the studio as he does in the studio. While Phil is no Mario Lanza, he can sing and he has good pitch. As I stated earlier, he and his band are a bunch of real musicians. The sound quailty is excellent. I was shocked at how good it sounded through my stereo. Sometimes, live concerts can sound a bit fuzzy. The camera work is excellent as well. Editing is smooth and captures the feel and the excitement of being there. You'll feel like you were there.

Please treat yourself to this dvd. It ROCKS!!!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phil Collins Fan Heaven, October 26, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Phil Collins: Serious Hits....Live! (DVD)

Have it on Vhs, now finally it's on Dvd! One of Phil's Best video's, despite the 2 hour plus length the band and music never get tired. Set List:
Hand In Hand
Hang In Long Enough
Against All Odds
Don't Lose My Number
Inside Out
Do You Remember
Who Said I Would
Another Day In Paradise
Seperate Lives
Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
West Side
That's Just The Way It Is
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore
One More Night
Colours
In The Air Tonight
Band Intro
You Can't Hurry Love
Two Hearts
Sussudio
A Groovy Kind Of Love
Easy Lover
Always
Take Me Home
Credits
Great Stuff!
Also recommend: Peter Gabriel Secret World Live DVD
Phil Collins-A Life Less Ordinary DVD
& Genesis: Live-The Way We Walk DVD

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars But Seriously...., November 17, 2003

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newtonbosswell (Winter Park, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phil Collins: Serious Hits....Live! (DVD)

I have mixed feelings about this DVD. From the moment it fires up; it is obvious that this is a VHS transfer. The Warner logo is grainy and stands in stark contrast to the DVD menu (circa 2003). The colors are a bit muted and don't have that resolute quality we are used to with DVD transfers. Then throughout the DVD there are tracking issues with the video (most glaring is In the Air Tonight).

With that said, the performance is outstanding. This is a big band and it is very cool to see a live horns section and very talented back-up singers. Chester and Daryl are in fine form as always. The sound is pretty decent, though a bit tinny. The drums and guitar do sound very good; it's just the bottom end that is lacking.

So it's a bit of a toss up. The performance is great, but there was not great care in restoring this concert. Sure, it's 13 years old, but I just watched the Zepplin DVD (which is at least twice as old) and it is wonderfully restored. Only buy if you are a huge Phil fan or get the Way We Walk DVD from Genesis for your Phil fix.