'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos

There's not much to say about this, except that it features every Weird Al video up through his title sequence in Spy Hard. Since it's on DVD the picture quality is great, the music is clear and the menu system is easy to navigate. Like I said earlier though, this collection is only on DVD, so if you don't have a player yet, your missing out.

This is a collection of videos that should be experienced by any fan of Weird Al Yankovic. It has stuff dating back to 1983, and as recent as 1996, and in addition to twenty videos, it also has the(albeit sans actual credits, apparently due to legal issues) opening credit sequence of Spy Hard, for which he did the theme(and he performs during said sequence). With a running time of one hour and fifteen minutes, this has a good amount of videos. The technical qualities are top-notch, both sound and image are crisp, and the menu layout and interface are well-done. Al is an expert at spoofing... movies and commercials are amongst his source materials, but he really shines when he does parodies of songs, bands, music videos and song styles. You'll never look at Madonna the same again after watching Like a Surgeon. Michael Jackson will never seem quite the same after Al's portrayal in Fat. And how about UHF, the theme of the movie, the video of which he manages to include a dozen or so different bands and/or singers? The utterly random imagery found in Dare to be Stupid should garner a reaction from even the most humorless of individuals. His material is silly, goofy, clever, bizarre and just plain funny. He seldom stoops to sexual comedy, he hardly swears at all(and never just to cuss), and save for the occasional violent imagery and themes(which really aren't *that* bad), his stuff can be enjoyed by almost anyone who finds parody entertaining. His material also shows serious research and intelligence going into writing his songs... quite often, he gets to understand a time, a subculture or a people before he makes a funny song out of them. Granted, not all of the gags work, at times, the effects could be better and some of the videos are now dated(but Jurassic Park is still funny, and so are the others), and his more recent efforts aren't all good(I'm looking at you, Gump... although he has since proved to still have the knack for this stuff, with, for example, White and Nerdy)... but the vast majority is just golden. Nod at the truths found in I Lost on Jeopardy. Experience the bitterness of One More Minute, the anti-Christmas quality of Christmas at Ground Zero, clearly thought up by a man who probably(being Jewish) never got to celebrate the holiday, even though it's all around. But most of all, enjoy. I recommend this to any fan of Weird Al Yankovic and similar, whether or not they've seen any or all of the videos before. 8/10

I recently purchased this DVD and was very happy with what I got. This is a wonderful collection of Al's music videos, with many I know and love, and some I hadn't ever seen before. The only complaint I have with the whole thing is that the "I Lost On Jeopardy" video tends to be a little blurry. I just hope a new DVD is released soon with his two new music videos on it.

I recently purchased this collection, and I must say it is quite excellent! It's fun to see all the different videos from the past years and how diverse Al is!! I love the early videos! It just gives you an idea of how brilliant he was, even at that young age!! One of my favorites is "UHF" He really is a master of disguise! I think that Al's fans, young and old alike, will really enjoy this collection!

Weird Al Yankovic... either you love him or you hate him.

My sister cannot stand him, and she practically orders me to stop listening to him if I ever dare to do so in front of her. Then again, she is 23 and she cannot understand what the fuzz is about "Eat It". But my (older) friends cannot get enough of him!

Whenever we play a movie in my Home Theater, at least one song from the DVD is always played. Although his latest efforts (Gump, for example) lack the energy and creativity that his earlier works had (Like a Surgeon, Fat), he is quite a parody maker, and definitely talented, but in an odd sort of way.

If you liked Eat It, there is no way you can afford not to buy this little gem. It can bring back fond memories, and it is great to watch with a couple of friends (or as an introduction to raunchy comedies like American Pie).