Perfect Square [DVD] [2003]

Live concert with all the hits, performed flawlessly, as ever, by the awesome REM. Something I will watch over and over again.

Had this been a CD recorded live I would have given it 5 stars, however the camera work, or at least as it was presented, was terrible and only deserves on star at best. Far too many crowd shots and long distance shots. I appreciate a few crowd shots give atmosphere but not this many. Long range shots zooming in and out of the stage such that the band wasn't visible. The only musicians shown were the two guitarists Mills and Buck and Michael Stipe (one a close up of Stipe's shirt from neck to waist), what about the other musicians. There were more shots of the ornamental fountain than the drummer and most of these were the back of his head!On very few occasions are you able to even focus before the view is changed. There are far too many close in shots when full body shots would have been preferable, where was Stipe leaping around and dancing, he was doing it but close ups don't show it. What about the guitarists playing for at least a few seconds.I bought this on the basis of the good reviews here and I noticed one refered to the negative American reviews. I just looked at them today and had I bothered to look before I would certainly not have bought this DVD.If you have an extremely short attention span you may enjoy this.

This is a great film, good quality as well despite it being 2003. REM are well worth a listen, am glad I got this

Brilliant, atmospheric DVD by one of my favourite bands. Play loud on a good system and soak up the energy given by both the band and the audience. In a word, 'Superbulous'. Also I bought this as a 'used' copy for the princely sum of £2.64 plus postage. First time I've done this and was a little hesitant. However, need not have worried and it was indistinguishable from a new copy in all respects other than not being in a wrapper. Thanks again to OnlineMusicFilmGames.

You don't get music like this any more!

This is one of the best concerts that I never went to.....AWESOME GIG.

When ordering this DVD for my son's Xmas present I had the choice of Region 1 (USA) or Region 2 (UK). As he lives in the UK I made sure that I ordered the correct copy. When he tried to play it a couple of days after Xmas it would not play. On closer inspection he noticed on the back cover that it was suitable only for Region 4 - whichever part of the world that is.A little care in both the product information and/or the dispatch would have saved some disappointment.(We have since managed to find a brand new, correct copy on Ebay for £8!)

A complete concert with classic tracks from Athens, GA group leaded for frontman Michael Stipe. Perfomed classics as "Losing My Religion", "Man of The Moon" or