AIR: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing

Customer Reviews:

Worth it for the videos.......2005-03-12

The documentary on this DVD may not be the greatest, but it is worth picking up this DVD for the videos. Three of them are among the greatest ever made.

KELLY WATCH THE STARS which contrasts a ping pong game with the members of Air playing Atari, is an absolutely hypnotic song / video. You can watch it over and over again.

ALL I NEED, a sort of documentary of a couple of skaters in love has some of the most beautiful photography in any video. It is a perfect use of video and music.

SEXY BOY, a partially animated clip of a monkey in outer space, is absolutely stunning as well.

Those three videos alone are worth picking up the DVD for.

Again, the documentary is interesting, but is only something you will watch once. The videos however can be watched over and over again.

I'll put it this way. I don't own any AIR CD's, not the biggest fan of theirs, yet since I bought this DVD, it has become one of my most watched.

Boring, Snoring, Ignoring, and at times Annoying.......2005-01-08

I purchased this DVD with high expectations of seeing the band perfoming Moon Safari live. While there is some footage of the live performance, its no where near what you'd expect. The title is correct, this is more of a documentary than about the band playing music. A little of the documentary style would have been fine, but when the entire DVD is full of people talking about how great the band is and, well, it just gets old. Like others, I would have much preferred to see the band performing live and less of the filler. I wanted to see how they were going to create the vocals, and what types of instruments they used.

The music videos on the DVD are the only reason I keep it. I prefer the remix of Kelly Watch the Stars on the DVD, its a bit different from the version on Moon Safari.

Only worth it for the promos at the end of the tape..........2002-05-09

This video's pretty old but I thought I'd contribute a review of it anyway...
Being a big fan of Air's music and videos, I was really looking forward to something special with this video but it really is the most boring bag of rubbish I've ever payed money for.
It's so disappointing.
All it seems to be about is the Air boys dossing around with their mates "Phoenix" and Beck's backing band... It's such a ridiculous idea to just simply release this "documentary" when they really should have made it as a supplement to the full concert. ....

In terms of music, all we are "treated" to are some short clips of them performing live but not enough to make it interesting.
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But it does have two redeeming features which is possibly worth the price of buying the video: The brilliant videos for "Sexy Boy" and "Kelly Watch The Stars" which are on after the main feature.

I really can't see the point of getting this tape except for the promos.
Overall then: VERY disappointing.

A wonderfully amusing documentary!.......2002-05-04

If you have a sense of humor, are at least a mild fan of Air and aren't expecting to see a live concert, I think you will enjoy this video. This documentary gives a glimpse of what the band and their associates are like... I was totally surprised by this video. From listening to Air's music, you cannot really tell what lighthearted and unpretentious guys they are...
There is a lot of question and answer with many young fans, roadies and random people that is quite amusing. It's all in black and white. The end of the video features the hilarious Sexy Boy video, as well as three others, incl. a trailer for the film. I guess you either get it or you don't... you will see the band "eating, sleeping, waiting and playing" just as the title suggests.

i thoroughly enjoyed it.......2000-09-26

I love Air. I always have... and I always will. The reason this video doesn't "work" for some people is that it was not really made with American sensibilities in mind. In fact I think it kind of mocks Americans. It's like a French film, you may get bored, but that's because it's pretty straightforward, and there's no surprises. American's like action, etc., so that's exactly what we don't get (until the videos)... Guys, appreciate the video for Air, and it's commentary on us Americans.

Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing

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Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing
Director: Mike Mills (II)
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Binding: DVD

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