Product Details

• Actors: Primus
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• 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: Interscope Records
• DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000CEB6B
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,280 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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ANIMALS SHOULD NOT TRY TO ACT LIKE PE - DVD Movie

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neither 'Boaring' or Boring, April 19, 2005

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Boltty "UncleBolty" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Primus: Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (DVD & CD) (DVD)

Contrary to another reviewer's comments, this is not a "boaring" piece of work. It's not boring either. It's actually really good.

THE DVD:
The DVD throws all of the Primus videos up through 'Antipop' at you with the option of hearing commentary by the band. There's also a bunch of live stuff and old clips of the Primus guys screwing around. The entertainment value is inestimable.

THE CD:
This EP has some of the best songs the band has ever concocted on it. "Pilcher's Squad" is pure classic Primus: Bizarro bass up front, squeaking-crunching-flailing guitar, precise drumming holding it all together and Claypool's unmistakable "tweaking carnie barker on the verge of a nervous breakdown" vocal stylings. "The Last Super Power aka Rapscallion" and "My Friend Fats" are the others that stand out to me. But they're all good.

This is great for old tried-and-true fans of Primus as well as people who have never heard them before.
But as is written in the liner notes:
"Careful though, you may end up wearing a 30-pound rubber pig mask, stoned for twelve hours while a circus of human monsters circle around you."

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Good To Hear Primus Again, October 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Primus: Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (DVD & CD) (DVD)

CD: Not to undermine the awesome drumming of Brain but having Tim back behind the kit brings back the chemistry and intensity of the original Primus. From "The Carpenter and The Dainty Bride" to "My Friend Fats" these songs never slow down or grow repetitive. And in my humble opinion "Mary The Ice Cube" is one of the best songs Primus has ever written....Les' echoing bass sounds excellent!!!!!!

DVD: When you watch this you will know that the utmost care has been taken to bring you this high quality DVD. I really dig the unique layout of the main menu, it looks great and is accentuated with some of Lance "Link" Montoyas weird and very detailed cartoonish sculptures. All of the Primus music videos are here, which is great considering that some of my VHS copies of old Primus videos are very, very worn. There are some of the music videos that contain commentary by the band, "Tommy the Cat", "DMV", "My Name Is Mud", "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver", "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" and "Mr. Krinkle". Not only do you have all that but also you have the "making of...." videos, interviews, live performances and rare stuff that not many people have seen.

So, there you have it. I'm extremely pleased with "Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People" and needless to say if you're reading this you probably will be too. Oh and a quick thanks to my brother-in-law, John, for getting my wife and I tickets to Primus on Oct. 18 your generosity is greatly appreciated.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely nice package, suitably weird, October 13, 2003

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Just Bill (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Primus: Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (DVD & CD) (DVD)

In case you don't know, Primus is a three piece band that sounds like a cross between King Crimson, Phish, Weird Al Yankovic and Frank Zappa. In other words, this is not music for the masses. It's strange, eccentric music imbued with an infectious groove that never lets go. Sure, it's weird. But it's also lyrically hilarious.

Even the name of their own record label cracks me up: Prawn Song. (If you don't get it, pick up one of the later Led Zeppelin albums to check out the name of Zep's label.)

To be honest, Primus albums almost always make me smile...laugh...and shake my head in amazement at the complexity and virtuosity of the three musicians.

Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is a return to the good old days with drummer Tim Alexander (who shares recording credits with Brain on this disc). These five songs only total some 29 minutes, but they're all deliciously tongue in cheek with grooves that hooked me from the first listen.

In short, prime Primus.

Although the music on the CD is stellar, what's even cooler about Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is the DVD included with it. All thirteen of their music videos are present, along with a smorgasbord of special features like live performances, backstage footage, etc.

All told, this 2-disc set may be one of the best values in music today. It's certainly the mother load for any Primus fan.

Speaking of which, if you're into Primus you probably already own Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People. If you're not currently a Primus fan, you might want to buy this because it provides a superb overview of the band's creative history.

Then go see Primus on tour this fall. They're playing two sets, one of which is performing "Sailing the Seas of Cheese" in its entirety. (Prawn Song is also reportedly going to release every concert on CD just as Pearl Jam did with their last two world tours. So this tour is historic times two.)

Trust me, I'll be in Detroit at the State Theatre November 9th -- with a big smile on my face!