Richard Pryor - Live And Smokin'
Features footage from one of the comedian's early stand up performances. Read more
| Starring | Richard Pryor |
|---|---|
| Genres | Comedy |
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Richard Pryor - Live And Smokin'
Features footage from one of the comedian's early stand up performances.
| Starring | Richard Pryor |
|---|---|
| Studio | REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 May 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Shameless cash-in
I was expecting loads from this after watching Live In Concert which is complete genius. This however is rambling, incoherent rubbish and NOT funny.
All it is, is him swearing (which I have no problem with - when what's being said is funny - e.g. Live In Concert) and disappearing into characters in front of a clearly bemused audience.
In the documentary all the participants say how important it is, as the beginning of the road to greatness, but tellingly they don't say that its any good as a stand alone piece. I tried to think of a comparison... Would you want to listen the Beatles in their teens the day they got given their guitars and didn't know any chords? No I'll listen to Revolver thank's very much...
Also - If Pryor's so influential and important which is certainly the case, you'd think the makers could persuade someone a little more promenent than Richard Blackwood to talk about him. (To save me from a Blackwood fan backlash - I'm suggesting Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock may have been more appropriate considering its their quotes that are plastered on the DVD boxes in a bid to up the sales)
In short, Watch Live in Concert and see him at his best. -
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Shameless cash-in
I was expecting loads from this after watching Live In Concert which is complete genius. This however is rambling, incoherent rubbish and NOT funny.
All it is, is him swearing (which I have no problem with - when what's being said is funny - e.g. Live In Concert) and disappearing into characters in front of a clearly bemused audience.
In the documentary all the participants say how important it is, as the beginning of the road to greatness, but tellingly they don't say that its any good as a stand alone piece. I tried to think of a comparison... Would you want to listen the Beatles in their teens the day they got given their guitars and didn't know any chords? No I'll listen to Revolver thank's very much...
Also - If Pryor's so influential and important which is certainly the case, you'd think the makers could persuade someone a little more promenent than Richard Blackwood to talk about him. (To save me from a Blackwood fan backlash - I'm suggesting Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock may have been more appropriate considering its their quotes that are plastered on the DVD boxes in a bid to up the sales)
In short, Watch Live in Concert and see him at his best. -
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