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This DVD is an excellent representation of the 90's era of Metallica - an era marking a shift away from the thrash metal of their youth and maturing into greater musicians (in the sense their repertoire has expanded). Exploring blues and country and mixing it with a pop flavour whilst still retaining the hard rock element of the 80's, this DVD reflects all of this.

Opening with a fun jam (a collection of riffs that would later become 'Bad Seed' on ReLoad, which hadn't been released at the time of the concert), they head into 'So What' and the music doesn't stop for another 90 mins or so. James entertains with his usual speeches that never get boring (unlike a certain someone PHIL) and the camera work, whilst not superb, is definitely above par. The lighting however does get annoying at times and a constant blue is not the most interesting.

However, all this aside, it is a collection a Metallica fan would already have. If you're looking to get into Metallica and don't know what album to start off with, try this or S&M.

A down side to the tracklisting however is that they do not delve into much material from their first few albums, save a few concert staples. Medleys do not count - play the entire song.

Check it out.

'Saw' is a good film, if you haven't seen 'Se7en', that is.

It has a promising story but the execution of its ideas is sub par. Creators Whannel and Wan have borrowed heavily from the far superior film 'Se7en' and this factor is incredibly annoying - paying homage to a film is fine, but not for basing the core of your plot from.

The acting ranges from incredibly awful to mediocre - Adam reminds me of Ferris Beuller and I was waiting for him to admit what a big mistake skipping school was. The 'big' names (Danny Glover, Monica Potter, and I use the term 'big' loosely) seem bored and Glover doesn't seem to really give a f*** except to get paid whilst being worried.

Despite many peoples thoughts, I found the ending to be a bit of fun, wasn't mind-blowing as many people are making it out to be.

Hire it out but don't expect anything amazing. If you can find a copy of 'Se7en' instead and haven't seen it, hire that out then this film, and you'll understand the source of its inspiration and understand why this film tries but fails to recapture this.