George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing
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Actor: George CarlinDirector: Rocco Urbisci
Brand: CARLIN,GEORGE
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Product features:
- George Carlin returns to the stage in Life is Worth Losing, his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO?. Carlin s spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and th
DVD Reviews of George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing
DVD Review: A stirring, albeit depressing, portrait of a man who gave it all
Summary: 3 Stars
Out of all the Carlin specials I've recently seen with the "All My Stuff" boxset, I can safely say "Life is Worth Losing" is a centerpiece of George Carlin's catalog despite not being at the forefront of his performances. Prior to purchasing "All My Stuff," I had previously purchased the mp3 album of this show, and really, despite knowing/hearing all the material beforehand and considering it was pretty far from being my favorite outing by the comedian, the video recording of this show really caught me off guard in an unexpected way.
At the beginning of the show, Carlin announces his 341 days of sobriety, and that fact that 2006 will be his 50th year in show business. This shows in his appearance (his face is much, much fuller) and he doesn't really bounce around the stage as much as before. The man looks tired, and the four years between this show and 2001's Complaints and Grievances where obviously not kind to him. You just can't decipher this kind of stuff (as much) in the audio recording, and it adds to the darker nature of this material. Again, George has always been dark, but this is really dark, and as such isn't the Carlin album I listen to for a good, solid Chuckle. This is the Carlin album I listen to when I want to read between the lines and sense the pain that is present within the artist. In the end, this is a show that he had to do, to recuperate and move forward with his normal brand of comedy, which he did with 2008's "It's Bad For You."
Appropriately titled, "Life is Worth Losing" is an undeniably poignant performance of Carlin's, it's just far from being the most accessible. It's the last show I'd recommend to fans to watch, it won't become a staple for the right reasons but it should be seen regardless. It is kind of a downer that "All My stuff" concludes with such a somber performance, but it really is an important piece in the puzzle of a man we all knew, but probably never really knew.
DVD Review: Comedy critic
Summary: 1 Stars
Listen to a little of his stuff on the radio. It will be more satisfying.DVD Review: As Expected !
Summary: 4 Stars
George is George..
Something to sit back and LAUGH !
I've not been disappointed yet.
DVD Review: More Philosophy than Humor
Summary: 4 Stars
Loaded with ideas and insights into the human condition. But this time with a twist of darkness. During this his 13th HBO special George definately makes it known just what an angry person he is. Like Lenny Bruce, George hates the world and everyone in it. He pokes fun at everything from people who commit suicide to how much he enjoys watching natural disasters kill hundreds of thousands of people...and always wishes thing get even worse for them.I dearly loved George and wil definately miss him. He was getting old here and this may have been his last concert. He had gained weight in this performance and he slips up several times. I once heard him say he comes up with all this stuff while taking vicodine and drinking wine and that he was wired during almost every one of his performances. He had kicked the habit here and it shows. Forever a George Carlin Fan!DVD Review: Good Stuff
Summary: 4 Stars
Why do I like it -because Carlin tells it like it is-gives it to us straight-I like because he speaks the truth as sad as it is-but it is very funny -in a sick sort of way-He will be missed!!!
Description of George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing
George Carlin returns to the stage in Life is Worth Losing, his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO?.
Carlin's spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans' obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.
Life is Worth Losing includes:
A Modern Man, Three Little Words, The Suicide Guy, Extreme Human Behavior, The All-Suicide Channel, Dumb Americans, Pyramid of the, Hopeless, Autoerotic Asphyxia, Posthumous Female Transplants, Yeast Infection, Excess: Fires and Floods, Coast-to-Coast Emergency.
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