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The Real World You Never Saw - New Orleans [VHS]

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Overall I liked the cast of REAL WORLD NEW ORLEANS a lot, so I had high hopes for this DVD. After viewing it, I liked the cast even more, but I was disappointed with the DVD.

First, the good stuff:

1. There are a lot of funny moments on this DVD. The ones that come to mind are the funny (and sexy) Adam and Eve spoof Danny and Kelley did, Melissa's prank phone call to phone star, and the various cast members teasing David with their own versions of "Come On Be My Baby Tonight." (Did anyone but me ever notice that David ripped this song off from "Guys and Dolls?")

2. I also liked the bonus footage of the cast members' audition tapes. We saw bits of this during the casting special, but the DVD provided a lot more.

Here are my gripes:

1. The stuff on there was good, but there wasn't nearly enough of it. This drove me crazy. Not including the bonus stuff, the DVD wasn't even an hour long. It cost way too much for so little. The production company had thousands of hours of tape to draw material from. Why not make the DVD four hours long? I'm sure there'd be no problem filling it with interesting stuff, and it wouldn't even cost them anything extra because the footage already exists. There was no reason for this DVD to be so short.

2. Some of this stuff was so good that I can't believe they left it out of the actual series. For example, in the show, much time was given to Melissa's impressions of her parents. Unless you've viewed the DVD, you'd never know that Melissa's parents came to visit her in New Orleans. Yes, we got to meet the often-imitated Mercy and Shorty. They were fun, and I definitely wanted to see even more of them.

3. The box said that the DVD contained 100% new material. Although the vast majority of it was new, it wasn't all new. That's a minor gripe.

Summary: Overall, I liked what was on there, but I didn't feel like I got enough for what I paid.

This video of extra scenes from the New Orleans cast is really pretty funny! Although the cast hasn't been the best cast ever this year, they seem most real when they're setting up the funniest moments in this video. Julie surprised me in this video. You get to see an even wilder side of her that you don't see much in the episodes on tv. There are actually some surprises in this video with flirty segments on Danny & Kelley and Julie & Matt. Fans of Danny will be happy too because he gets a lot of attention on this video. I don't have the DVD but I think that it has a lot of extra stuff on it like clips from their casting tapes which would be cool. I highly recommend it!

This movie is definitely worth the money. You get some behind the scenes footage that is absolutely hysterical. David's "Come on be my baby tonight" song....nuff said. The only disappointing part was that the nudity, cursing, and obscene gestures were still blurred out...aw well. Overall, a definite buy!

This is a fun look-back at the Real World - New Orleans. As others have mentioned, this is not an "uncensored" video -- but merely "unseen" footage as the cast reminisces about their stay at the Belfort mansion. The cast was clearly much more relaxed and showed their sense of humor (particularly Matt and David who were a little more guarded during the show and are paired together as a "team") in the DVD. The true "star" of this DVD (and the entire series) is Melissa. She will make you laugh until you are almost crying -- even in her melodramatic moments. The call to On Star (vehicle global positioning assistance) as she imitates her mother is particularly hilarious.

The "bonus" features are a bit lame -- a slide-show tour of Belfort and advertisements for Real World-Hawaii and "How to Audition" for the Real World. There are snippets from the cast auditions tapes that are a bit more interesting. My only complaint is that the entire DVD (only 55 minutes) IS just "bonus" material. In this age of jam-packed DVDs, it would have been nice to have the entire series (especially to catch up on those episodes you may have missed) and what is on this DVD presented as the extra "bonus" material. One thinks just Melissa outtakes could have filled an hour's worth of material. Overall, an enjoyable DVD for fans of the series and particularly this cast which I felt was one of the best groups over the past several Real World seasons.

Now being "The Real World" junkie that I am, I got this video almost the day it came out! However, I never thought it would be so hilarious! Melissa's impersonations of her parents, what really happend between David and Laterrian in Africa, etc. Everything on this tape is great! And you though Hawaii was good? Well, I'm telling you folks, this one is better! = )

I was expecting an uncensored video; instead I saw blurred out body parts and bleeped out language just like on TV. I feel the description of this video is misleading.

This was hilarious! I got this DVD for Christmas and my friends and I all watched it the night I got it and we laughed and laughed through the entire thing. The New Orleans cast is my favorite by far and this was even better than any of the episodes from this season. It has all of the roommates in different groups talking about stuff that happens and then going to clips of different things. About 98% of it is stuff that you didn't see during the regular season. As usual Melissa is the star and is so funny you just want to hang out with her all of the time. Matt, who I wasn't a big fan of, was really funny on this. Everyone else is great too. This is definitely worth purchasing. The extras on the DVD are OK but the content is good enough that you don't really care about the extra features that you usually get with DVDs. I honestly laughed harder watching this than I have in a long, long time. Of course you probably have to be a Real World fan to really enjoy this but if you are then this is a must have.

This video is suprizingly hillarious! For real if you love this cast then this video NEEDS to be yours. Melissa and Julie are so funny that you will want to watch it over and over. Whoever cast these 7 people, did a brilliant job. BUY THIS VIDEO, it is worth it believe me!

I didn't expect to laugh so hard when I started watching The Real World You Never Saw - New Orleans. Most of the footage is hilarious stuff that happened in and out of the Belfort that may have been considered too "risqué" for television. Melissa's antics contribute to most of the funniness, but we also see a wilder side of Matt and Julie.

The cast is separated into three groups (Matt & David, Kelly & Danny & Julie, and Jamie & Melissa), and they look back over some of the crazy times they had while we are treated to footage of those crazy times. We also get to see the much-talked about and much-"mimic"ed parents of Melissa. And they are just as hilarious as Melissa. There are about 3 other scenarios with Melissa that are very comedic.

The bonus stuff on the DVD is mostly information on the cast. Short 2-3 minute clips from their audition tapes and sessions are given. Except, for some reason, Melissa. Instead, we see her trying on a huge pair of underwear and strutting around the house. She's wild. There's also a tour of the Belfort Mansion, a promo for The Real World You Never Saw - Hawaii, and a segment on How to Audition for The Real World which is hosted by Amaya from Real World Hawaii.

The New Orleans cast is my favorite from The Real World casts because of their diversity, humor, and drama. This disc really expanded the humor part. It's a must-have for Real World fans. The book companion for the New Orleans cast and soundtrack are also must-haves.

I have every real world uncensored video and this one is my favorite by far!! It is hillarious! Mellissa is so funny that I had stomach cramps throught this whole video. Whether you are a hard core RW fan or not I recommend you watch this video. My favorite part was the scene with Mellissa and Julie in the car with Mellissa talking to the ONSTAR lady pretending to be her mom!!