The-Gent

Everywhere But Home felt a little like a spur of the moment thing. A little bit "hey, let's get some cameras in for this next gig and we'll make a DVD out of it". But to the Foo Fighters credit, virtually every show they do is worthy of a DVD release, the boys really know how to put on a show time and time again.

It's a great set, performed on the back of their 'One By One' tour, the album they made specifically for what would get them and their audience off during a live show, and also includes some of the hit songs from the three earlier albums... So it's a nice mix for old and new fans alike. Brilliant choice of songs for the encore I might add.

Dave is typically charismatic and funny (including a great dedication for a fans birthday), Chris and Nate get their own little showcases on particular songs and of course Taylor Hawkins is smokin' as usual (you'd have to be as the drummer in Dave Grohl's band wouldn't you?) but the feature was missing the little jams and covers that the band usually do at their concerts in between songs, would have been nice to see some of that stuff on there.

The DVD also includes some smaller sets from other concerts and a smooth acoustic Washington gig. But by far the most impressive easter egg; and my personal favourite part of the DVD, is a concert from Dublin recorded in 2003. The Dublin gig boasts a version of 'All My Life' where Dave does not cut the words short to save his breath (sounding very close to the original album recording, which is rare for live versions of this song) as well as a live rendition of Aurora; and as any seasoned Foo Fighetrs fan would know that Aurora live is a very rare treat indeed. Along with a large amount of other easter eggs for the inquisitive (Dave drumming for the support act in their garage among others) so it's a great all round package, with much fun to be had by Foo Fighters fans.

The basic problem I have is that this Toronto gig is by no means their greatest performance. I would have preferred to see a DVD release of the Foo Fighters pay per view gig that they did in 2000 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, now that was a show (an awesome opening interview, Dave and Taylor drum duel on Breakout and another on Stacked Actors with Earl Hudson, great showcase of Chris on slide guitar to name a few treats). It seems that the build up and planning for a big show that they know is being recorded does them the world of good. So we can only hope for something else like this from the Foo Fighters in the future... And that is quite likely to happen considering how they seem to be getting tighter and tighter as time goes on.

8/10 (as a Foo Fighters fan).

Miike films (in particular Ichi) have, in my opinion, developed an unwarranted "most disturbing" title. Granted, it all comes down to what disturbs the individual, but for Miike films (again in particular, Ichi) to disturb you more than anything, torture would have to be the thing that floats your boat. And for me, that doesn't really cut it -- no pun intended.

I think the main reason that I wasn't impressed with this (besides having just watched the amazing Oldboy) is because of all the fan warnings I read about Ichi; claiming that it was 10 times gorier and more violent than Kill Bill... What the hell? Did I watch a different 130 min uncut version? I don't mean to downplay the horror Ichi the Killer depicts; there is some really messed up stuff to be seen here, but as far as violence and gore go, you could do better with Kill Bill, and even better with something like Dawn of the Dead or a reputable giallo film.

I wouldn't say steer clear, because any video nasty and gore fan would probably have already seen this, and I don't want to discourage people that are remotely interested either because it's a good film in it's own right, but people should really stop holding this in such high regard among the "most disturbing" class... It really doesn't rank that highly. 6/10.

The hype got to me. I had been hearing about Michael Moore for too long, I had to see what all the fuss was about. I'm glad I did so because now I know what I was missing out on... Not much at all really. The problem with Bowling for Columbine is it's often hard to know what to believe as Moore is very sketchy with some of his information and he rarely gets in depth with the topics he touches on. He is a very clever and manipulative guy, you have to give him that much. In a roundabout way I agree with what he has to say; there is no doubting that there is a gun problem in the states, but it's hard to warm to the film as Moore comes across as really quite arrogant and annoying and he leaves so much to be desired from his interviews (I would love to see the entire Marilyn Manson interview, they seemed to be on two completely different pages). It might have turned out to be a better film if he had gotten Fahrenheit 9/11 out of his system before making this. Just take the film with a grain of salt, it's nothing special. Bowling for Columbine: 6.5/10 really not much of note (to me anyway).