Customer Reviews

The Up in Smoke Tour

5 star:		(64)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

If you was one of the unlucky ones that couldnt get tickets to one of the hottest rap tours ever, This DVD is the next best thing.. It puts you in the front row to one of the most exciting one of the most elaborate stage shows ever staged.. The DVD takes you on a 2 hour musical experience unlike no other you would witness in any genre of music.. The DVD also includes some behind the scene with the artists to give it that close and personal feel .. The Sound and picture quality is superb.. The Concert was film in Boston, Mass but there as other footage from other cities on the tour dealing with talkin with fans, People that work behind the scene during the tour etc.. All n All gives you a very in-depth look of the tour and what goes on behind the lights and music.. Highlites of the DVD Dr. Dre/ Snoop and Eminem.. Ice Cube portion of the DVD is also pretty good .. If there is a minor criticism to this DVD it would be that some of the performances were shortening.. But nevertheless if you are a fan of Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Ice Cube this is the DVD to get.. If you were lucky enough to attend the show you want to relive the excitement get this DVD you will not be disappointed

This was the most succeceful tour in hip-hop history, now even I know why. This DVD features the 2 hour concert with behind the sceans intermission sequances. There is also about 30 minutes worth of other behind the sceans extra stuff. If you are a fan of Snoop Dogg and/or Dr. Dre, you must get this DVD, If you are an Ice Cube fan, but not a big Dre/Snoop fan, you may be somewhat dissapointed because Ice Cube gets less attension in this concert than others. If you are an Eminem fan, and ONLY like songs like "The Real Slim Shady", don't buy this, youll hate it. In other words, Snoop and Dre get the most attension on this video, and if you are a fan of them, youll love this concert. One last thing, on a parental rating system, I would rate this NC-17, so if you are easily offended, dont buy this DVD. The reason why I rated it 5-stars, is because I loved this show, and for under 20 bucks, its a great bargain.

Ice Cube, Eminem, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are together in this show that'll make you sing, that'll make you laugh, tha'll make you enjoy rap as much as you do.
If you are a hip hop fan, I don't have to say how much worth this DVD is... Ice Cube (I didn't know him before this DVD) introduces himself in a very cool way, with a bunch of cool songs. Eminem (the reason I bought this DVD) doesn't have that big production, no big introduction, but his songs are great, mainly from Marshall Mathers LP album (The Real Slim Shady, Criminal, Kill You, Marshall Mathers...). And then you can check out Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, two hip hop legends, together. This is the best show I've ever seen.. They have an intro video (who was banished from everyone under the age of 17) which rocks... I can't even describe.
The image is great, cameras change quickly... It's like a 150 minute videoclip. The 5.1 Surround Sound is awesome too, you feel like you are in the middle of the crowd, seeing these hip hop legends singing. Plus there are lots of backstage scenes, so you can see what stars do backstage...
It's explicit because there is a lot of cussing and a lot of naked women. Just that...
The extras are mainly the trailer, Snoop Dogg talking, you know, nothing big.. But just to watch this show is a reason to buy it. Highly recommended. Five stars, extra fun for hip hop fans, lots of fun to non-hip hop fans.

Let me start by saying that I'm not generally a big fan of concert DVDs. Their sound tends to be unspectacular, even in DD5.1 or DTS, and the performances quite simply drag on -- they are not edited tightly enough for my MTV-honed tastes.

This DVD, insofar as it compares to other concert discs, is phenomenal. I was unfortunately out of the country during the Up In Smoke tour, so I'm not sure how it compares to the real thing, but I am, needless to say, very happy with the DVD. Dolby Digital surround is utilized on this disc to its fullest potential -- a rarity indeed amongst concert DVDs. The mains and center typically handle all the vocals and instrumentation, while the surrounds handle crowd noise, as well as the occasional vocal effect or turntable manouver by the DJ; while the effect is more than a bit artificial at times, it's a lot of fun, and generally not overused.

The concert footage appears to have been filmed mainly in 35mm, with bits of video spliced in here and there. The picture is widescreen, which is another rarity amongst concert discs, albeit non-anamorphic. Editing is extremely tight -- you can tell a music video director (namely, Philip Atwell) put this together. Lots of angles are utilized (they must have been running 8+ cameras on stage at times) and wide and crowd shots are used very effectively. Diversions from the main concert program are brief and well-suited. While the programming on this disc clearly does not include the entire tour set, all the key performances from Ice Cube, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg are here.

My only major beefs with the disc are 1. that the image is non-anamorphic (meaning in laymen's terms that it looks like crap on a widescreen TV) and 2. that a DTS soundtrack wasn't included. Given the wonderful job done with the Dolby Digital track, the DVD might really have benefited from DTS.

It's a testament to the overall quality of this DVD that I've given it 5 stars despite the aforementioned shortcomings.

Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg & Xzibit. Do I have to say any more. This DVD is Da Bomb. Definately the best Rap DVD I own, For fans it's a must have, No Question.

Get this DVD NOW!

It's worth every cent, you won't regret it.

I would give this DVD 5 stars. If you attended the concert, you got to see it again, how they tore it up on the stage. If you missed the concert you get to see it all, up close and personal. You have all the best rappers of al time on stage together also. You have Dr.Dre, Snoop, Nate Doog, Warren G, Eminem, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Kurupt, Mack 10, and the list goes on. This video is worth buying.

If you are a hip hop fan or not, you are going to love this DVD. It has the best sound mix I have heard on a DVD yet! These guys know how to put on a show. Behind the Scenes stuff is fun to check out as well. Love it!

This is the dvd of the summer of 2000 tour by Dre, Em, Cube, and the gang. It features perfomances by Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt and all the other crazy kids who headlined this tour. The production values are top notch excellent sound and picture quality. There are various extras and some behind the scenes footage as well. This is a great DVD for fans of gfunk and anyone who attended or missed last summers phattest tour.

Very tight video from four of the best artists in Hip Hop. Dre, Snoop, Cube, & Eminem preform all the hits plus a couple others. If you're a fan, you gotta pick this one up. it's pretty tight that it's available on PSP...so u can watch it where ever. Peace

This movie is unbelieveable in the amount of content it contains and is without a doubt the best tour DVD i have ever seen. Watching this movie in surround sound will blow your eyes and your mind. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who wants to see what this tour was all about, with Snoop, DRE and Ice Cube, what more could you want, the extras are tight as well. This is the next best thing to being there, so grab some buds and plant yourself in front of the tv for this one over and over;)