The Police - Every Breath You Take

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Actor: Police, Sting
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Interscope Records

DVD Reviews of The Police - Every Breath You Take

DVD Review: rehash of once cute mtv videos
Summary: 3 Stars

the band was the best. this is studio video rehash so not live performance or as edgy. but they were cute as were their songs

DVD Review: Great Rockin' Fun
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a wonderful DVD. The Police are their usual fun-loving selves. The only possible downside is the recording format. I have viewed it two ways:
If you watch it on your computer or normal TV, the audio is a little different. The backing tracks for "Every Breath You Take" are missing, and the lead guitar on "Message in a Bottle" is barely audible.
Now, if you watch it on a TV with surround sound capabilities (and select the Dolby 5.1 option in the Set Up), it suddenly seems like the Police are right there in the room with you. And those missing backing tracks and such? They're all back, sounding as good as ever.
So, final word is: BUY THIS DVD AND ROCK OUT!

DVD Review: Don't Buy It for the Videos
Summary: 4 Stars

Yeah it's got all their videos, problem is: The Police didn't make really good videos. Most of them are just them mugging in front of the camera, lip-synching the song.

That changes--dramatically--with "Every Breath You Take," one of the all-time classic videos. Still gives chills, 25 years later. "Invisible Sun" is ooookay, "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is a boring but admirable attempt, as video was still a brand-new art form. "Synchronicity II" seemed cool at the time but now seems a little primitive.

The video for "Don't Stand '86" is just depressing, because it was the end of them, the song was atrocious, and the video is nothing special.

HOWEVER for Police die-hards there are two classic things about this to recommend it:

1) The two numbers from The Old Grey Whistle Test, a live-in-the-TV-studio British TV program where they do "Can't Stand Losing You" and "Next to You." They're sloppy performances and Sting looks ridiculous, but must-have footage for Police fans.

2) The REAL hidden treasure is when Jools Holland goes down to Monteserrat while they're recording "Ghost." He gets interviews with all three of them and it's FASCINATING. Sting shows him how he came up with "Message in a Bottle" (and then plays a killer harmony guitar part not on the original version) and "Invisible Sun," which he apparently had just written. Amazing stuff, and Sting looks very comfortable and open with Holland.

You also get interviews/demos with Andy and Stewart which are great, and even an impromptu blues/jazz jam with Jools on piano, Sting on upright and Andy joins on guitar. I have never seen this footage ever, and I've seen a lot.

For this alone, this DVD is worth owning. Great stuff.

DVD Review: a must for Police fans
Summary: 5 Stars

So nice to have all the classic Police videos in one place for the first time. The Police emerged just as the music video medium was beginning to take shape, and they used the format quite well. By todays standards, these videos may seem "cheap", but for the era they represent they are just fine. As the band grew so did the quality of their videos. It would be interesting to see what kinds of videos they would be making today if they were still together. The bonus footage is nice to have as well.

DVD Review: Prime Police!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

This is it, a solid collection of all the hits from the police in video format. The Videos are:
1. Roxanne 2. Can't Stand Losing You 3. Message In A Bottle
4. Walking On The Moon 5. So Lonely 6. Don't Stand So Close To Me
7. De Do Do Do De Da Da Da 8. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic 9. Invisible Sun 10. Spirits In A Material World
11. Every Breath You Take 12. Wrapped Around Your Finger
13. Syncronicity II 14. Don't Stand So Close To Me

The Run Time is about 59 minutes, and all packed full of the videos you know and love, and the band at it's prime. I can't believe I waited this long to get it. There is no excuse for a police fan not to have this.

Description of The Police - Every Breath You Take

Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 10/03/2006

All the evidence that Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland deserved their 2003 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is right here in this two-hour (including bonus features) DVD package. Unfortunately, not a lot of that evidence is visual; the Police's videos--at least the 10 directed by Derek Burbige--seem thrown together and uninspired, consisting mostly of the trio half-heartedly lip-syncing or merely horsing around (the four later ones by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme are a considerable improvement). We do get to see Sting at his most punk (a '78 live version of "Can't Stand Losing You") and most iconic (the "Every Breath You Take" video), and the 48-minute Ghost in the Machine-era documentary is interesting. But it wasn't MTV that got the Police into the Hall; it was superb musicianship and wonderful songs. And here in their digitally remastered glory, they all sound great. --Sam Graham

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