U2 - The Best Of - Vol. 2 DVD

There just seems to be no stopping U2, whose Best of 1990-2000 demonstrates exactly why they are still one of the world's greatest groups. For a band who reached their peak with Achtung Baby (10 years after catapulting themselves into the music industry), the 1990s offered U2 the chance to reinvent and reform their ideas and these videos showcase their range of influences and achievements during the decade. Obviously treated with the same attention and care as a movie release, this compilation delivers every single video produced for the band in the 90s and--to add... a U2-style cut above the rest stamp on the release--each track is accompanied by a director's commentary. The collection kick-starts with "Even Better than the Real Thing", with its amazingly audacious camerawork, and also includes the never-before-released "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", directed by Wim Wenders and featuring Salman Rushdie. The commentaries range in quality; from the mesmerising Anton Corbijn's "One", to the rather dull and pointless commentary on "Even Better than the Real Thing". The compilation is of course a must-have for any U2 fan, but also a welcome insight into the process of video-making. On the DVD: U2: The Best of 1990-2000 offers the sound in near-perfect 5.1 Dolby Digital, but the 4:3 aspect ratio will disappoint widescreen TV owners. Aside from the directors' commentaries there are also three behind-the-scenes documentaries: for "One" and the latest video "Electrical Storm", as well as "Missing Sarajevo", which relates the story behind U2's historic concert in the Bosnian capital. --Celine Martig [show more]

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