Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003) (V)

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Directors:

Rudi Dolezal
Brian Grant

Release Date:

25 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Cast

Clancy Brown	...	The Kurgan (segment "Princes of the Universe") (archive footage)
Sean Connery	...	Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (segment "Princes of the Universe") (archive footage)
John Deacon	...	Himself (as Queen)
Beatie Edney	...	Heather MacLeod (segment "Princes of the Universe") (archive footage)
Roxanne Hart	...	Brenda J. Wyatt (segment "Princes of the Universe") (archive footage)
Brigitte Helm	...	Maria (segment "Radio Ga Ga") (archive footage)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge	...	C.A. Rotwang (segment "Radio Ga Ga") (archive footage)
Christopher Lambert	...	Connor MacLeod - segments 'Princes of the Universe'
Debbie Lang	...	Herself (segment "Breakthru")
Brian May	...	Himself (as Queen)
Ross McCall	...	Freddie Mercury (segment "The Miracle")
Freddie Mercury	...	Himself (as Queen)
Max Schreck	...	Graf Orlok (segment "Under Pressure") (archive footage)
Greta Schröder	...	Ellen (segment "Under Pressure") (archive footage)
Roger Taylor	...	Himself (as Queen)
Gustav von Wangenheim	...	Hutter (segment "Under Pressure") (archive footage)

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Company:

Hollywood Records

Movie Connections:

Features Metropolis (1927)

GVH2

This is a must have for anyone who followed the band Queen, as well as a great pickup for those who have been introduced to the bands music after Freddie's passing. The disc (double disc) is currently the second of the series. The first covered the bands videos from early 1970's through 1980's Flash Gordon (movie soundtrack) and The Game. This one takes the band from 1981's Hot Space video's through 1988's the Miracle. There will probably be a third in the series in the next 14 months which would cover Made in Heaven and Innuendo videos.

Most of the tracks on this DVD were released after the bands popularity was killed by the Works (I Want To Break Free) video. There are a number of rare videos which unless you have the cable channel VH1 classic you won't see played again in the US. I found two that I had never seen before in Back Chat and Scandal.

Even though there are no tracks from Innuendo (his last album) on it, you can still see early signs of Freddie expressing his battle with Aids in some of the videos from the Miracle. Scandal would be the most obvious of this as its a direct attack on the British Tabloids.

This disc much like the first in the series has hidden material that was not listed on the album. On the first series there was a hidden second version of Bohemian Rhapsody. On this version there is hidden live concert footage as well as the Highlander movie version of "Who wants to live forever" video.