Product Details

• Actors: War
• Directors: not specified
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rhino
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Run Time: 122 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001FBJUTU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,975 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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GREATEST HITS LIVE - Blu-Ray Movie

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good, February 8, 2009

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kireviewer (Sunnyvale, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War - Greatest Hits Live (DVD)

I WAS WORRIED THAT THIS WOULD BE BAD. Usually "Greatest Hits" live albums contain bad, short versions of the hits. The studio versions are typically better. But, the songs are all stretched out and played in new and interesting ways.

I WAS WORRIED THAT THE BAND WOULD BE LAME. The only original member of the band was Lonnie Jordan. Only one other member of the group, Sal Rodriguez, had been with the band more than 10 years. I thought that this would either be like a tribute band, or that the musicians would not really be into the songs. In groups like this, with only one orginal member, the backup guys don't really sound like belong in the band and just throw in solos here and there. But, in this case, the band sounds very cohesive.

It is a concert video, so it includes all of the chit chat. That isn't good for a CD, but I think it is appropriate for DVD where you want to get a feel for the concert. It is kind of embarrassing to see the audience, and then have the less than attractive women come up on stage and dance. But, this is a 40 year old band with 60 year old fans.

The filming and editing of the concert was very well done. It was not like many of the videos today where the camera is always zooming in and out, with all the quick cuts.

The audio quality is also very good. The one thing I don't like is that when you play the concert in 5.1 sound the audience is too loud. Also, if you do track selection, you can not choose select the audio setup (stereo or 5.1).

There aren't any bonus features.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WAR GREATEST HITS, December 1, 2008

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Georgette Fields (PHILADELPHIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War - Greatest Hits Live (DVD)

I COULD NOT STOP SINGING AND GROOVING TO THESE OLDIES... YOU COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER SELECTION OF WARS SONGS. I AM SO GLAD I BROUGHT THIS!!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you are in to vomiting, watch this video..., February 28, 2009

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Terrence Green (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War - Greatest Hits Live (DVD)

A very, very difficult video to watch, especially if you are a purist as I am. I dig an original sound by original cats. Before I continue, I'll say the video quality is very nice, however I feel too far away from the action to really feel as if I was there, so in that aspect, it's quite generic.

I understand people move on as time goes by, and original band members fight, but if that's the case, why not play new material and call it Lonnie Jordan & friends. Or at least perform the Lonnie Jordan type tunes like "Don't Let No One Get You Down" or "Deliver The Word". It's hard for me to hear "The World Is A Ghetto" without B.B. Dickerson singing it. He had a great voice.

Somebody bought me this for a birthday gift, and I did not know what to expect, but to see "War" performing Gypsy Queen, Iron Man, Shotgun, etc....WHAT A JOKE!

And where is the music? All I got was this nut talking the whole way through the show, regardless if it is within the context of the DVD as one reviewer states. If that is the case, the reviewer is wrong, the DVD should be called Lonnie Jordan Speaks and not War Greatest Hits?! Since when is Sunshine Of Your Love a War greatest hit?

You know, whatever is going on inside that War camp is between them I guess, but it is 2009, and we're all getting older, get the reunion going in memory of Charles Miller and Papa Dee, and get over it already, and let's go out with a bang! Because right now the War name is going out with a gong!