 |  | How About A Best Of SNL By Year? |  |
How about making 'Best Of' Saturday Night Live by year? Not by host, not something with interviews and commentary, just best skits only and by year. Best of 1978, Best Of 1986, Best Of 1994, etc...
June 23, 2007I was looking forward to a trip down memory lane with all the best skits from the first 5 years of SNL. Instead, with this DVD, I got lots of commentary and background information, with only a few skits. The skits shown weren't even available in their entirety, which was frustrating. So, I ended up feeling that this DVD was not worth the money, did not at all provide me with what I thought I was getting based on its title.
January 15, 2007| | | A Total Puff Piece - Save Your Money | |
Unfortunately, there is no real substance to this documentary. Though a few of the interviews are interesting, all are cursory at best. You're not seeing full skits and there is no criticism to speak of. I give SNL The First 5 Years 2 stars, as it's ideal for a foreign exchange film student who never heard of or saw Saturday Night Live. Save your money and watch the gazillion re-reruns.
November 7, 2006I hate to quote Dr. Phil, but this DVD is a documentary which aired as a special on NBC. I knew that when I bought it, but apparently this escaped a few people who have given this a negative rating. This documentary, directed by Kenneth Bowser, is amazing, featuring interviews with Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Steve Martin, Buck Henry, Dick Ebersol and countless others on the original staff. The stuff he couldn't use on the original broadcast due to time constraints Bowser has seen fit to make another, companion documentary. I can't tell you how fascinating these programs are, you get to go inside and see how the creative process works. It's great stuff...what is the matter with you people?!
October 23, 2006This is not a "Best of" compilation and does not claim to be. But it is a must-see for any Saturday Night Live fan. It's an amazing inside look at the birth of this landmark show. Through interviews, hilarious clips, and musical performances, take a journey through the early days of SNL. Those who were around to watch in 1975 will relive some classic moments and get some behind-the-scenes insight into the struggle to get them on the air in the first place. And those who are new to the original cast will never see the current SNL the same way again. It pales in comparison.
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