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DVD Saturday Night Live - The Best of Mike Myers (Bonus Edition)
From "Wayne's World" to the creepy hilarity of "Sprockets" and its slinky German host Dieter, this 16-sketch compilation showcases Mike Myers in his Saturday Night Live prime. Wayne Campbell and his sidekick Garth (Dana Carvey) are featured in two memorable sketches, jamming with Aerosmith and enjoying a sexy dream sequence with the babelicious Madonna. The Material Girl shows up again as the daughter of "Coffee Talk" hostess Linda Richman (who was inspired by Myers's mother-in-law), in a choice sketch with Roseanne, featuring a cameo by Barbra Streisand which is, as Linda would say, "like buttah."
More obscure sketches show Myers at his most bizarre, charming, and experimental. "Lothar of the Hill People" challenged network censors with not-so-subtle allusions to masturbation and female genitalia, while Myers's penchant for all things British is frequently indulged, including spot-on send-ups of Ron Wood and Mick Jagger. His portrayal of a hypoglycemic, hyperactive 6-year-old--complete with safety helmet and restraining harness--is both outrageously funny and more than a little dangerous. (It's a miracle that guest host Nicole Kidman keeps a straight face as she feeds the "kid" a chocolate bar, with the expected results.) And while other sketches such as "Middle Aged Man" were not likely to follow Wayne and Dieter to big-screen success, they show Myers doing what he does best: conceiving original characters and pushing them to comedic extremes. --Jeff Shannon
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Where are the extras???
Some other reviewer already mentioned this, but I have to comment on it also. The bonus edition was supposed to contain extra material, outtakes, dress rehearsal etc. Where are the extras? I feel totally cheated because the DVD really wasn't all that. The extras might have saved a lot. Plus the menus are insanely slow and frustrating. All in all it was OK. A few sketches were really funny (e.g. Dieter's dream) but others I found completely useless (e.g. the Lothar bit) Conan O'Brien's appearance in the Lank Thompson sketch was a nice surprise! If anyone has found the extras on the bonus edition DVD, please tell me how to access them.
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This is the 4th SNL Best of that I have, the other 3 being of Will Ferrell vol. 1, Adam Sandler and Chris Farley. While my other 3 are classics that I adore, this one isn't at all as funny. I felt that there were some hilarious sketches but a lot of dull and uninteresting ones. ALL OF THE SKETCHES IN THE OTHER 3 BEST OF ROCK! But, in this one, only certain ones do. I still recommend buying it because you can't just buy a couple of them.
In my opinion, the coffee talk, and Wayne's World ones weren't funny at all. But, there were some that I enjoyed. I don't know all of their specific names but here are my favorites:
- The british toothpaste
- Mike Myers and Nicole Kidman in a park, with Myers wearing a helmet and a harness (Hilarious!!!!!)
- Crazy Japanese show with Chris Farley and Alec Baldwin
- Donny's awful revelations (Hilarious)
- Sprockets with Dieter
Those are the only ones that I liked but they are worth buying the DVD because they're hilarious and memorable. Even though not all of them are funny, 5 of them are. And that's worth the buy. Some good laughs. But if you had to choose between best of Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Mike Myers, this is how I rank them.
1. Chris Farley- all of them are hilarious! Matt Foley rocks!
2. Will Ferrell- All of them are hialrious! More cowbell! Roxbury Guys! Harry Carrey!
3. Adam Sandler- Most of them are hilarious! Some get old after a while! Opera Man! Canteen Boy!
4. Mike Myers- Dome of them are hilarious while others aern't. Sprockets!
A Hilarious Myers Compilation
Mike Myers was on "Saturday Night Live" for six years. During that time, he provided the show with some of its greatest moments, including what may possibly the greatest "SNL" sketch of all time ("Wayne's World"). "Saturday Night Live - The Best Of Mike Myers" collects 16 of Myers' greatest moments and compacts them onto an 83 - minute dvd.
All of Myers' msot popular ecurring charatcers are here - Wayne, Linda Richman, Dieter, Simon, Phillip (this sketch is so funny), etc. Also included are lesser known charcters like Middle - Aged Man and Kenneth Reese Evans from "Theatre Stories" (very funny segments). Two great impressions, Ron Wood and Mick Jagger, are represented and are extremely funny. Every sketch on this dvd is extremely funny, with the best ones being the "Wayne's World" bits.
The extras a re pretty good as well. The "Coffe Talk" and "Wayne's World" skits are the best bonus sketches. However, "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly" and the "Lance Ito" sketches are not very funny (the first one is disgusting) and should have been replaced by either Pat Arnold of the Super Fans, Stuart Rankin, owner of All Things Scottish or his George Stephanopolous impression.
Other than these minor complaints, this is a great dvd. Mike Myers is truly one of the greatest performers in the history of "Saturday Night Live" and without a doubt deserves all of the success he has achieved.
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