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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (Director's Cut)[Region 1,2,3,4,5,6]

David Gilmour (Actor), Roger Waters (Actor), Adrian Maben (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,870 ratings
IMDb8.6/10.0
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October 21, 2003
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Format NTSC, Anamorphic, Full Screen
Contributor Nino DiFonzo, Nick Ryle, Adrian Maben, Willy Kurant, Nick Mason, Mark Fenwick, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, José Pinheiro, Michèle Arnaud, Alex Darbyshire, Reiner Moritz, Richard Wright, Gábor Pogány, Stephen O'Rourke See more
Language English
Studio upi
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una suggestiva testimonianza dal vivo dei pink floyd tra le meravigliose rovine di pompei. magistralmente registrata di giorno nell'arena immersa nel sole, e di notte tra gli inquietanti, ma allo stesso tempo affascinanti resti della distruzione vulcanica, questa session conduce lo spettatore attraverso un'esperienza sensoriale sbalorditiva. per la prima volta esclusive scene della band e un'intervista a adrian maben, regista, sul making of del video originale e dell'esteso director's cut. contiene i seguenti brani. echoes. careful with that axe eugene. a saucerful of secrets. us and them. one of these days i'm going to cut you. set the controls for the heart of the sun. brain damage. mademoiselle nobbs

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ G (General Audience)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.39 x 0.67 x 7.68 inches; 3.53 ounces
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ None
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 8201310
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Adrian Maben
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Anamorphic, Full Screen
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ None
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Alex Darbyshire, Mark Fenwick, Michèle Arnaud, Nick Ryle, Reiner Moritz
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00008S7KC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,870 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Creativity & Artistically- One of the "Best Works of Pink Floyd."
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Creativity & Artistically- One of the "Best Works of Pink Floyd."
Simply Put-This show is Pink Floyd in therePrime "The original concert film."Which is in the Settings menu isWhat you want to watch.The originalConcert film 🎥came out on VHS Tape somewhere in the mid1990'S.But was actually recorded in 1971. And Does features both: David Gillmore and R.Waters and the Rest of Floyd,Performing together. InThe Most Stunning scenery, with volcanic Footage, FromPompeii Amphitheater. 🎬🎬From Start to Finishthe Show is filmed in the Amphitheater & Directored most Excellently and creatively by: Adrain Maben 👍👍'As I Have said And many other as well, This is Pink Floyd At their best Visual Performance on disk.
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Wizard
5.0 out of 5 stars Early works.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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An excellent film if you like their early music, up to Dark Side (which I do.) The location is breathtaking and several songs are just outstanding! I would highly recommend, it's great!
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kenbb99
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the library of any Pink Floyd fan
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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I purchased one of these for myself and three as gifts. Everyone appreciated it - old folks who saw The Wall Tour back in the day and new converts.
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"mistymthop"
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
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Quick delivery of a DVD for hard core Floyd fans only
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Grant Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2003
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This dvd comes with a widescreen directors cut and the original short 4:3 film.
The film was originally released on video years ago as a long version and a short version. Until now, I'd never seen the short version so maybe it was only released in Europe. The short feature doesn't have any interviews with the band or shots of the band recording dark side of the moon. And the long version (not included here and probably the one you rented from your local video store years ago) was intercut with all the extra scenes.
The included directors cut is similiar to the original long version but has been rebuilt from ground up. It contains all the original scenes, interviews plus lots of weird scenes of moons revolving around strange planets, space ships taking off, plus new footage of Pompeii, etc.
Most people have never seen the original short or the directors cut. And like a lot of purists here I watched the original short verson first and of course my first observation was the lack of scenes like Nick Mason complaining about the crust on his apple pie. I didn't mind the lack of interviews and such, and frankly, the original short plays just great the way it is. It sticks to the Pompeii theme and I like that a lot.
As a bonus the directors cut also includes some extra interviews which have never been previously released. There is one very funny scene of a very stoned Roger Waters giving the director a very hard time during an interview. It also contains new footage of Pompeii plus lots of scenes of space ships taking off, and moons revolving around strange alien planets. It's kinda weird and you may not like it much at first, but it certainly grows on you and it was all done very well.
So my advice would be, if you're a purist, stick to the original short and then simply skip through the directors cut to see the interviews and studio scenes.
And also, the sound quality is just fantastic and the video quality will just blow your socks off. It's just that good. It's amazing considering the original negatives have all been lost. And last but not least, the director Adrian Maben interview is also very interesting. All and all, the entire package is simply fantastic and for the price of about $16, you'd have to be crazy not to get one.
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CT
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good quality
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020
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I own the VHS, but no longer own a VCR. I was searching for a Blu-ray version, but it doesn't exist. The director says during the interview on the DVD that all the original materials (negatives) are lost (!!!) which is a huge shame - probably should not expect a high quality Blu-ray version...

The DVD upscaled on my 4K TV looked surprisingly good - much better than the HD stuff on Youtube.

Content-wise, this is such a special film, such a special event, and such a special portrayal of the band at a key point in the history of their development. I would even go so far to say that this film captures a key point of development in the evolution of the human race, as we embrace technology as a huge component of the human experience, and do so in the shadow of ancient history & technology in the form of the forum at Pompeii...

The director also says during his interview that the in-studio stuff with the 70's rear-projection technology is the least successful component of the film, and he's right, but he also says that pretty much all the usable recordings from "The Floyd" playing at Pompeii is already included. This means the film would be very short without these Paris recordings, and I don't mind how they're interspersed with the on-location footage.

The slow-pan & zoom shots of the forum with the Floyd rocking out, together with (I think it's Waters' silhouette) banging on the gong along with the high-tech/low-tech Floyd theme of the 1970's is a gorgeous juxtaposition and surprisingly relevant to this moment (2020).
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Mr. Whoobler
4.0 out of 5 stars Added CGI, and it's a "Director's Cut"
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2022
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All in all it is Pink Floyd. Unfortunately, the introduction is far from the dramatic presentation of the original broadcast special. I had a copy of that on VHS. There is something about the old style of filming that landed such a creepy drama to the original introduction. That intro has been replaced by some cheesy CHI, and a weirdly long portrait of David Gilmore in the studio- just cheesy. The new introduction definitely lacks the Anti-Woodstock vibe, and the notion that nothing is permanent: nature takes back what it provides mankind to build his monuments of ego. It was the original imagery that conveyed this message so well, Thankfully that notion was preserved in the opening skull mosaic, at the beginning of "Careful With That Axe Eugene". I just can't get over the opening of the feature, and how the imagery during "Echoes" was so crassly butchered.

However, go to "features", and select "original concert". This is how one can watch the original feature show- unadulterated, in all of its artistic genius.
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jame savidge
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
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Excellent
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Val
5.0 out of 5 stars Boyfriend loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
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I bought this for my boyfriend who has been trying to find it for a long time. He was over the moon when it arrived! Major points for me!
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michel auclair
5.0 out of 5 stars la qualité du produit
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2023
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très bon très bien produit
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo lo consiglio
Reviewed in Italy on April 21, 2024
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Opera di successo mondiale che non deve mancare in ogni raccolta
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Luciana Coutinho
5.0 out of 5 stars Dvd maravilhoso... imagem perfeita!
Reviewed in Brazil on June 11, 2021
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Produto em perfeito estado. Entrega rápida. Show maravilhoso.
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Nathalie Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Ravie de mon achat
Reviewed in France on January 18, 2024
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Etant une fan de Pink Floyd j'ai été ravie de trouver ce concert ! C'est un monument à avoir
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ADAM H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant DVD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2023
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Was a problem with delivery initially but all sorted as it was a Royal Mail strike, the dvd is amazing with lots of bonus features
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