Product Details

• Actors: Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, AC, DC, Rush
• Format: Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rhino / Wea
• DVD Release Date: June 29, 2004
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00025ETKU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,098 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Like most festival shows, the Toronto Rocks concert, a SARS benefit held on July 30, 2003 before a teeming crowd of 490,000, is a pretty mixed bag. For one thing, the Guess Who, Rush, AC/DC, and the Rolling Stones--the headliners--are all well past their primes. They're still kicking, of course, and fans of each will relish their sets. But no headliner save Rush exudes the freshness and spark evident in the tantalizing snippets of the performances we don't see on this single-disc DVD: Canadian acts like Blue Rodeo, the Tea Party, and Sass Jordan (with a still-riveting Jeff Healey on guitar). The Stones command more than their fair share of screen time, and some would say they've earned it. Meanwhile, we're also served three helpings of Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi's ho-hum Have Love Will Travel revue. Who steals the show? The Isley Brothers, led by founding singer Ronald and axeman Ernie, who blaze through "Who's That Lady" and their classic "Shout" with a band of lock-tight musicians and dancers.

The DVD includes the kind of full-size color booklet every concert disc should come with, a choice of Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and uncompressed PCM stereo sound (both great), and a dose of "bonus" backstage ballyhoo. A unique extra is the director's broadcast call of the camera shots for AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," revealing the frantic, real-time demands of a live shoot. --Michael Mikesell

Product Description
On July 30, 2003, close to a half a million people gathered in Toronto for one of the most spectacular concerts of all time in fact, the largest ticketed single-day event in history. The Rolling Stones headlined the show, accompanied by 13 other acts, including AC/DC, Rush, the Guess Who, and Justin Timberlake. Now, this amazing day has been captured on DVD.

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good show, but Timberlake embarrasses himself, August 6, 2004

By	John S. Harris "The Voice of Reason" (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

.....as one would expect. This DVD is a much pared-down version of an all-day concert event. The meat of the show was Rush, AC/DC, The Guess Who, and the Rolling Stones. How Justin Timberlake got invited to this is anybody's guess. I don't know who thought that a rock and roll crowd would be willing to sit still and behave during a boy-band alum's teeny-bopper Pop set. Just a bad decision. A real buzzkill in that kind of music line-up. Imagine watching Rush and The Guess Who perform, then, while frothing at the mouth waiting for AC/DC and the Stones to perform, you have to sit through a set by an N*SYNC member. Whose lame idea of musical continuity was that?? Audience members were booing and pelting Timberlake with water bottles. To make matters worse, Timberlake joined the Stones onstage during "Miss You". And he looked absolutely ridiculous. Mick is up there gyrating as usual, and Timberlake is trying his best to look cool, but he looks like someone doing a lame attempt at dancing like a hip-hop artist.

I'm sorry, but if bubble-gum Pop and Rock and Roll don't belong in the same concert line-up, the CERTAINLY don't belong on the same stage at the SAME TIME!

My favorite part of the DVD was the camera work during Rush's brief set. I've been watching the "Rush in Rio" DVD quite a bit lately, and loving every second of it. But for some reason the camera work on Rush in this DVD is more approachable and accessible. You feel like you are there with them. That probably has something to do with the light - it is broad daylight during Rush's set. You'll have to see it to see what I mean. And the camera angles on drummer Neil Peart (who looks simply delighted when he meets Charlie Watts - as shown in the documentary footage) are more inviting and satisfying. You can't help but love watching Neil pound those skins!

There is a lot of fluff in this DVD presentation (Timberlake and the Aykroyd/Belushi segments), but the Rush, AC/DC, and Timberlake-less Stones more than make up for it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for any AC/DC or Stones Fan. , March 20, 2005

By	James Baack "I'm Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know!" (Monster Island) - See all my reviews

This is a great DVD that should be on a priority list for all Stones and AC/DC fans.
The great thing about this is the pure rawness of The Rolling Stones performance. I'll explain. I feel for too long the Stones on stage have been so polished and professional that its lost a little of the excitement. The feeling that I got from this is that they plugged in and let it kick. When Justin Timberlake performs "Miss You" with Mick and disappoving fans show their angnst by throwing bottles on stage, Keith stops playing and confronts them during the performance.
That was a beautiful throwback (if only for a moment) to "Gimme Shelter Glory Days".
When Angus and Malcom Young of AC/DC join the Stones on stage for "Rock Me Baby" the atmosphere is filled with pure magic. The chemistry and the way their playing complements each other brings chills.
I'm not sure why Justin Timberlake was included with the line up. This is a Rock and Roll Show- The fans were there to rock, not see an ex-member of a "boy band". I actually felt a little sorry for Justin, but it was clearly not his fault. That type of mix was too extreme for 490,000 people standing in the hot July sun drinking lots of beer and ready to feel power chords in their gut.
The extras are great too- its fun watching AC/DC and the Stones get along like old friends and possibly offer a glimpse of a North American tour maybe someday together.
If you are a Rolling Stones or AC/DC fan as I am, Take it from me, If you do not own this already,- Get it Today!....Hurry!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected Surprise, July 9, 2007

By	E. J. Ryan "Eamonn Ryan" (South Africa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has fast become one of my favourite concerts - and I really didn't expect it. I own so much music now I'm not in a big rush to buy more as I seldom get much chance to watch what I do own. I got interested mainly because of a couple of bands I thought I ought to like, but don't really: Rush and AC/DC. I already have plenty Stones. I enjoy festival DVDs because it's an opportunity to listen to a few songs by bands and decide whether or not to get more. And for some reason, I like the outdoor daylight festivals.

In the end I bought this for the lamest of reasons - because of Justin Timberlake, whom I actually loathe. But I have two young daughters, and it's been a standing joke between us that when I call Timberfart a fag they respond by calling Mick Jagger a fag (compliments of his otherwise outstanding performance on Rock n Roll Circus, where he is undeniably camp).

So it seemed too ironic to have our two fags singing a duet on one DVD and I had to get it. But if the reason for getting it was spurious, my enjoyment is not. Even JT isn't anywhere near as bad as I expected. Nonetheless, when I play this DVD I start with The Guess Who. I don't know who the Flaming Lips are and who persuaded their front man he could sing, but they are awful. They belong on Teletubbies. The Guess Who is another band I knew absolutely nothing about, other than American Woman, and sure enough they play a scorching version. I still have no idea about what The Guess Who is really about, because their second song reminds me of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Two completely different songs.

Rush is another mystery. I've bought two Rush albums in the past and swapped them both. I KNOW this is a band I ought to like because if fits right in with my taste in music, but I've not got there yet. Still, I like their performance here.

The revelation for me was AC/DC, whom I literally have never listened to before. I like Classic Rock but not Heavy Metal much, but the performance here was electric, and this is now a band I'm looking to explore further.

The Stones performance is one of the better, but as I said I'm rather spoilt for choice when I want to watch them. Still, it was nice to contrast the high octane visual performance of later Stones compared to the more laid back performance they gave in their earlier years. Maybe it's just the bigger sized stages they perform on today. Ron Wood struck me as an unnecessary appendage to their performance, and trying too hard to be interesting.

One major reason I like the Stones: living in South Africa (when I speak to Americans they usually ask "Where's that?" duh!) decent bands NEVER visit this country. In the past 15 years I can recall only two top flight bands: Rolling Stones and Jethro Tull. And usually the only reason they do so is to be able to say they've played on every continent. Being a predominantly black country, of course we get no end of rap artists. You guys who live in the US and UK don't know how lucky you are to live in a country when you can see the likes of the Allman Brothers 20 times or more.