Rammstein Album: “Lichtspielhaus”

This DVD is put together well. The menu animation is top-notch. On it you will find the complete catalog of music videos released up to and including Mutter: Du riechst so gut, Seemann, Rammstein, Engel, Du hast, Du riechst so gut 98, Stripped, Sonne, Links 2 3 4, Ich Will, Mutter, and Feuer frei! - in that order; neither censored or edited and in their original aspect ratios. The only technical drawback is in the first two music videos where a few lines of distortion appear at the top and bottom of the screen, but are still watchable nonetheless.

Du hast, Du riechst so gut 98, Sonne, Links 2 3 4, and Ich Will also have their own, very interesting Making Ofs with interviews contained in them as well. You can access what subtitles you want for the Making Ofs in either German, English, French, Spanish, or Japanese.

Live material includes: 1996 "100 Jahre Rammstein" Berlin Arena (Herzeleid, Seemann), 1997 Philipshalle Düsseldorf (Spiel mit mir), 1998 "Rock am Ring" Festival (Heirate mich, Du hast), 1998 "Live aus Berlin" Wuhlheide (re-edited version of Sehnsucht), 2001 "Big Day Out" Festival Sydney (Weißes Fleisch, Asche zu Asche), and 2001 Velodrom Berlin (Ich Will, Links 2 3 4). These are all professionally done. The sound is 2 channel, PCM stereo instead of 5.1 surround for all of them, but the quality stands on its own. Then you have the "Achtung Blitzkrieg!" TV Trailer which just goes to show the height of Rammstein's international success.

Total time: 210 minutes.

I would buy this if it was $30. For $10 you are getting a whole lotta Rammstein and it's all great stuff. There videos are the best I have seen and the making of's are interesting. The live parts are awesome and they all sound great. The best videos which are great to watch over and over again are Mutter, Ich Will, Sonne, Du Hast, and Du Riechst So Gut.

VIDEOS:

1. Du Riechst So Gut-(4:00)-10/10

2. Seemann-(4:28)-10/10

3. Rammstein-(4:24)-10/10

4. Engel-(4:24)-10/10

5. Du Hast-(3:54)-10/10

6. Du Riechst So Gut 98-(4:23)-10/10

7. Stripped-(3:55)-9/10

8. Sonne-(3:58)-10/10

9. Links 2-3-4-(3:55)-10/10

10. Ich Will-(4:04)-10/10

11. Mutter-(3:45)-10/10

12. Feuer Frei-(3:09)-10/10

MAKING OF'S:

Du Hast-(15:57)

Du Riechst So Gut 98-(6:53)

Sonne-(22:54)

Links 2-3-4-(10:10)

Ich Will-(19:53)

Note:All making of's with interviews are subtitled in like 5 different languages including English.

LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE:

1. Berlin 96-(9:31)

2. Dusseldorf 97-(4:30)

3. Rock Festival-(10:55)

4. Live Aus Berlin 98-(4:13)

5. Festival Sydney 2001-(8:12)

6. Berlin 2001-(8:43)

COMMERCIALS:

1. Achtung Blitzerkrieg-(9:13)

2. Du Hast-(:20)

3. Links 2-3-4-(:30)

4. Mutter-(:30)

GREAT PRICE, GREAT MUSIC, GREAT DVD, BUY IT NOW.

At long last, American Rammstein fans who aren't net-savvy enough to download videos have the whole R+ video catalog at their fingertips with "Lichtspielhaus." As a fairly new Rammstein fan, I was anticipating this DVD avidly because I'd never seen any of the videos, and it definitely did not disappoint. I'd heard about the various videos, most notably "Du Hast" and "Ich Will," but even the straight performance videos have a nice edge to them. In addition to the videos, there's also a couple of hours worth of "the making of" various videos and live clips from shows around the world. On the live menu, only the shows are listed, not the songs that will be performed, so it's a bit of a surprise bag. Fans will note that there is a clip from "Live Aus Berlin," which was released on DVD here a couple of years ago, but it's actually treated as more of a performance video, as the song performed is taken straight from the CD! And, being a red-blooded heterosexual woman, all the excellent shots of a shirtless, greased-up Till Lindemann automatically add stars to my rating, heh heh.

Diehard fans will do a bit of nitpicking--it was heavily rumored that "Lichtspielhaus" would contain the video for Rammstein's cover of Kraftwerk's "Das Modell," but it doesn't, nor does it contain a live video of the infamous stage working of "Buck Dich" that got Till and Flake Lorenz arrested a few years ago. I had some difficulty in getting to the section that allowed you to add English subtitles (a must if you want to view "the making of" section and don't speak German), but that was my only complaint. Otherwise, it's an excellent investment for Rammstein fans, not to mention a great value. Even if you've seen the videos over the net, you'll find "Lichtspielhaus" light years ahead in quality--and it'll keep your appetite whetted for the new CD that should come out this year.

Rammstein's "Lichtspeilhaus" is one of the best music DVD's I've come across. I was surprised to see that not only does this DVD have them playing live, but it also includes all of their PVs- and the "making of's" for five of the videos. I have to say that the content of the DVD is incredible and the interviews are interesting, There's quite a lot with the band (Yay!) and what the directors say are interesting enough. Entertaining bit in the making of "Du Hast" where Till tells about their experiences with fire... most amusing (and painful sounding). The concerts are on fire- literally; I've never seen such large explosions on stage, it's thrilling, and includes such lovely moments as in the live version of "Heirate Mich" where Till walks around on his knees pawing at the guitarists and pleading "Heirate Mich?" (Marry Me). Of course I have to mention that the DVD menu is a bit long (and difficult!), but I suppose it only helps to build up one's anticipation. Also it freezes up sometimes and gives you codes to move faster (they sort of work). Anyway, it's a good buy- well worth it- especially for fans (it's only $11!). I wouldn't recommend this video for the sheltered though (or those who are younger because of the explicit content), only those who really like gothic music and can stand the disturbing images (and pyrotechnics) contained in the DVD. Ho Ho, Let's Go!

As an American who's a fan of the German band Rammstein, it's near impossible to get quality copies of their collection of videos and to see their concert performances. Live Aus Berlin was a great taste of their live show, Lichtspielhaus however gives you all of their videos throughout the entire span of their career so far, at an incredibly low price also!

Where to start however? It's simply amazing, there videos are simply amazing and ground breaking. The imagery in some of them is incredible considering how they're just a rock group (don't get me wrong here, rock groups just aren't really known for their inspiring videos). The interviews with the memebers were great, its not that often you get to see interviews with them to be honest. Plus all the concert footage.

The only real problem I had with this was that I found the menu to be a bit hard to navigate through, but it could ahve been a lot worse.

So go out and buy this...NOW!!!!