Shock and Awe

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Studio: Music Video Distribu
Product Type: DVD

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Shock and Awe
The BEST of all Rollins DVDs
henry is the bomb
You Want It Real??
No shock, y'all...this spoken word artist rocks!

Henry Rollins - Shock and Awe
Starring: Henry Rollins
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B0006N2EK0
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Product Description

Henry Rollins has more than ever to rant about in this performance from his recent Shock & Awe Tour, its title irreverently inspired by George Bush's early predictions of the Iraqi War's impact. With all the ferocious energy of his days as a front man for the punk group Black Flag, Rollins scathingly draws observations from his recent USO tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also tears across the American political and cultural landscape and ventures into more personal territory, talking about his eclectic career from music to books to TV and film, sharing his fascinating insights from traveling the world and revealing his hilariously unsuccessful search for love.

Product Features:
Audio Format: Stereo
Screen Format: Full Frame
16x9: No
Color: Color
Region Code: Unknown
Original Languages: English
English Dubbed: No
Other Languages: None
Subtitles: None

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Running Time 87 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Shock and Awe.......2007-05-09

While not the type of guy you would expect to do standup, Henry Rollins really does a good job. Beginning with political jokes which aren't his forte, Rollins starts slow. That is, until he gets to his own anecdotes. From being on the road to visiting Bangram Air Base in "sunny Afghanistan," he moves seemlessly from one story to the next. Great DVD!

The BEST of all Rollins DVDs.......2006-04-13

If there was one bit that watching it would render you laughing to the point of incontinence, it is Rollins' description of what would embody "unleashing compassion" on someone (AH'M GONNA LOOOOOOOOOOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! AAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!)

What else is there?

More riffing on Bush (at least the drunk chimp is good for something other than sending kids off to die for his and his daddy's egos) and his cronies in the Fourth Reich.

A really fantastic story about his USO tour appearances and landing over in a warzone.

His story about hitting on telemarketers who call.

Meeting Ike Turner (and living to tell the tale).

Okay, it's Rollins. He's not exactly Mr. Indie Cred anymore for those of you who are too hip to watch/listen someone who achieves mass appeal. I used to be/am still in some respects one of you, but for all of his starf******, Rollins is still more of a punk than some kid plunking down mom and dad's dough for hair dye and a Good Charlotte (touring this summer with Goodnight Moon and Ramona Quimby: Age Eight! (lol) t-shirt. Buy it and laugh yourself soiled.

Signed,
epsteinsmutha

henry is the bomb.......2006-01-29

if mr rollins ran for president he would win!!!!! he is more intellegent and well rounded than anyone i have ever read , spoke to, or even heard of.....i recomend anything by this man....vidio, audio, or written word......

You Want It Real??.......2005-06-25

If you want it real and not rehersed night after night, you must get Hank's "Shock and Awe". I have known of him from the simple fact he is a counter culture icon and from his days with Black Flag. Not a huge fan of the Rollins Band nor have I read any of his poetry. Basically I am just like average Joe who might rent this just to see what the hype is about. Let me tell you this, the dude has alot to say! This is as real and as hilarious as it can get. His angry adrenaline fueled delivery and the story weaving of the things he has seen and done will keep you mesmerized from start to finish. Just ensure the little ones are in bed before you hit play. Although his views are insightful and the stories are funny as hell, it is Henry after all! (Just remember "Crash Helmets and Bite Plates")

If you have read some of the reviews for his other items, don't get caught up in the individuals that say his best days are behind him and that they have heard the stories told differently.......take the performance at face value and laugh until you can't breath. I did.

No shock, y'all...this spoken word artist rocks!.......2005-03-23

I've missed two chances to see Henry Rollins live because they were sold out. Watching this dvd (along with the other one, "Live at Luna Park") is not a bad consolation prize. Like comedian Bill Maher, I like that Henry Rollins tells stories with humor, instead of the usual stand up comic routine of one liners. I imagine its probably more difficult to pull off a lengthy monologue where you discuss topics at length, with humourous presentation. Henry Rollins is great at it. He has the odd noises down, and the different voices, an actor in his own right. I've never been a fan of his music, as I don't like hard rock/metal, but I do own this dvd and a spoken word cd, and a book of his. He's an intelligent guy with a lot to say.

I did find it hard to believe that he doesn't get a lot of phone calls from friends, though, or a hard time finding his dream woman. It says a lot that he is looking for an intelligent woman (aren't we all?) and comes up disappointed when he finds out she reads books he wouldn't touch (for the "populist/mass market appeal") or listens to music he doesn't like. He's funny in how he expresses his shock of discovery about another person with habits or interests he doesn't share...but doesn't that make him a little bit judgmental and narcissistic? I loved hearing how even he, famous as he is, gets nervous when meeting icons like Ike Turner and William Shatner; his solution to ending calls by telemarketers (quite brilliant!), and his aw-shucks humility when meeting soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is entertaining to watch and I enjoyed this dvd a lot. I hope he will go on another spoken word tour, as I think he would be much better live, but until then, there's this one, "Live at Luna Park" and another one coming out soon. They will suffice, as his physical energy and manner of speaking add a lot to the presentation of overall funny insights and experiences. He's the man!

National Geographic - Inside Shock and Awe

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Excellent National Geographic Documentary! One of their very best!!
A display of modern weaponry with no insights on the actual event...

National Geographic - Inside Shock and Awe
Starring: National Geographic
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0007N19C8
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Customer Reviews:

Excellent National Geographic Documentary! One of their very best!!.......2005-12-27

The other reviewer clearly has not watched the DVD. Probably one of those Know-Nothing,Pro-: Rape-Room/Beheading/Stoning2Death/Limb-Severing/MassGrave-Filling/Kurd-Gassing/UN-Corrupting Saddam Hussein Regime, Anti-American, Anti-U.S. Military activists, who would prefer that you think of them as "peace" or "anti-war" activists. What the "Shock and Awe" DVD shows us is the amazing and humbling power and precision of America's armed forces. The Republican Palace is hit time and time again, pounded over and over again in stunning displays of American firepower. Yet once all is said and done, it is clear that the bombings were so accurate, so precise, that the building was absolutely gutted inside, but from the outside, it simply looks like they had a fire; just a bit of blackened stone by the windows. Nothing outside is disturbed to any degree. A rabid chipmunk would have been far more dangerous to innocent Iraqi civilians than American bombers.

Not only are the bombs themselves, the delivery systems, and the war planning involved all designed to MINIMIZE innocent civlilian casualties, but in fact, according to the best information available to the United States of America, the entire war from 2003 to this moment has only cost approximately 30,000 TOTAL IRAQI CASUALTIES. This includes many groups of human casualties, from regular ba'athist army units, Republican Guart units, insurgents, and domestic Iraqi terrorists to innocent civilians. Considering how amazingly precise and efficient the U.S. Military is, the vast majority of those deaths and injuries consist of those who were fighting against the amazing American Military machine. Ten to twenty thousand Saddam-era Iraqi troops were killed in the initial combat stages. Several thousand have been killed fighting against American and new Iraqi forces, and I would imagine the vast majority of innocent civilians were put in harm's way purposely by pro-Saddam Ba'athist insurgents, terrorists, and religious militias. Very few innocent civilians have actually been killed by American forces.

The display of firepower contained herein is second to none. If you ever wished you had some of the amazing footage from the Shock and Awe, along with a lengthy discussion about the planning and the campaign in general, with many interviews and an obviously large amount of research, then this DVD is for you. Enjoy!

A display of modern weaponry with no insights on the actual event..........2005-12-14

Offers no insight on the iraqui side as to what actually went on during and after the operation. No information about iraqui casualties or how Saddam's regime was affected. No information about the targets struck. Interviews to fighters and leaders on the iraqui side would have helped. It is just propaganda on how incredible the weapons are and the damage they could inflict.

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Shock and Awe
Starring: Shock & Awe
Manufacturer: Video Music, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
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