DVD Review: Work of Director Spike Jonze, The (A-)

The Work Of Director Spike Jonze
Director: Spike Jonze
Featuring The Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Weezer, Fatboy Slim and The Pharcyde
MPAA: UR
Grade: A-

Review by Scott Standish

Indie film director Spike Jonze has directed some of the most amazing music videos ever and this compilation from Palm Pictures proves it. If you are a fan of Jonze's films (Being John Malkovitch and Adaptation) then you definitely need to give this excellent compilation DVD a long look.

Spike Jonze's twisted sense of dark comedy runs throughout these videos. Christopher Walken dances insanely through a hotel in Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice. The Beastie Boys portray 70's TV cops in one of the greatest music videos of all time: Sabotage. Jonze continues his fascination of 70's television with Weezer's video of Buddy Holly. The Weezer video is shot on the set of Al's Drive In from the TV show Happy Days and is intercut so well with scenes from the show that you would swear it came right out of the vaults. All the classic videos are here and even the older music videos by Spike hold up extremely well over time.

Spike Jonze is a fantastic feature film director but watching this compilation made me think of a couple questions. First, why don't they make videos like Spike's anymore and secondly, does anyone really even show music videos anymore? Regardless of the answer to either of these questions, if you like music videos or are a fan of Spike Jonze, this compilation is a must have and is a refreshing change of pace to add to your collection.

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