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Tenacious D

The Complete Masterworks DVD
2003
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Published on December 12th 2003

Tenacious D. Either you love 'em or you hate 'em. If you're a hater, please go click on another review and quit clogging up bandwidth. JB and KG, in my humble opinion, are two of the funniest men in comedy today, and this DVD captures them at their best, both past and present.

The Complete Masterworks is a two-DVD set, packed chock full of goodies. Disc one, labeled "For Fans," contains the duo captured onstage in England. The footage is shot beautifully [considering there really isn't much to shoot], and the crowd is rather insane, singing along with every song [and reciting every bit off the album perfectly, as well]. JB and KG are on the top of their game in this show, as their stage banter is better than I've ever seen it anywhere else. Also on disc one are all six of their original HBO episodes - if you've never seen these, you've been seriously deprived. From the one about Sasquatch to the one about them stalking their only fan, these will have you in stitches.

Disc two, labelled "For Psycho Fans," gets quite a bit raunchier - you might want to put the kids to bed for this one. Included are three of the most disturbingly funny short films I've ever seen, all three of the band's music videos [as well as a cool making-of for "Wonderboy" and "Tribute"], and both in-the-studio and on-the-road documentaries. The coolest thing are probably the TV clips from Crank Yankers, Conan O'Brien, and MADtv, the last of which features Warren of the Vandals on guitar and Dave Grohl on drums. Hot shit.

Once again, the D isn't for everyone, but if you've ever emitted a chuckle at anything Jack Black's ever done, I promise that you'll love this DVD. Well shot, well produced, and loaded with extras, The Complete Masterworks is the ultimate Tenacious D-VD.

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    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 8:48 PM (EDT)
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    im not aloud to listen but when ever i do im happy if im ever famous tenacious d would be the first people i would go on tour with tenacious d is the best no band beats them buy the album their songs are good,funny awsome rythem if i could say one word to jack and his "brother" kyle that would be awsome.

    Posted by boba_fett on 2003-12-19 20:42:44
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    "I agree with the guy who posted before. Bush is the modern day Hitler. There is a holocaust going on in Iraq as we speak. The American media keeps us from seeing all the innocent babies and women that are raped and killed by the American soldiers. We dont see how these rotten soldiers are destroying villages and killing innocent civilians for no reason other than ethnic cleansing. Bush hates the arabs and will stop at no cost to eliminate them. If you believe what you watch on the news you are a foolish fool."

    that had better have been some sick and twisted joke. cause if it wasnt you are the fool. no matter what people here think of Bush, equating him to Hitler is just fucking moronic.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 19, 2003 at 1:21 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Tenacious D is to FUNNY what George W Bush was to ELECTED.

    There I managed to blast both of these weak institutions in one stupid comparison.

    'Tads!

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 11:24 PM (EST)
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    That is an insult to the nearly 10 million Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses, Homosexuals and Gypsies murdered at the hand of Hitler. Absolutely disgusting.. I can't think of any other words. To compare Iraq to that? Maybe Stalins rule, or even Saddam's... but this? Ugh...

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 9:15 PM (EST)
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    I agree with the guy who posted before. Bush is the modern day Hitler. There is a holocaust going on in Iraq as we speak. The American media keeps us from seeing all the innocent babies and women that are raped and killed by the American soldiers. We dont see how these rotten soldiers are destroying villages and killing innocent civilians for no reason other than ethnic cleansing. Bush hates the arabs and will stop at no cost to eliminate them. If you believe what you watch on the news you are a foolish fool.

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 7:34 PM (EST)
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    And the Academy Award.. for ridiculous.. over-acting goes to.. you!

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 3:14 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    George Bush is more evil than Adolf Hitler. I dont know how everyone cant see that.

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 12:16 PM (EST)
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    for all you people who hate Bush: would you really want a democrat as president? In other words, would you want a POLITICIAN in office? ALL polititions LIE, CHEAT AND STEAL!!!

    Look at it this way, you know when you hear some presidential candidates "next move", whether democrat, indepentant or republican, on the T.V., the radio, newspaper or whatever, you dont get some sinkning feeling in your gut? I mean, shit, "THEIR NEXT MOVE"?!?!

    When the hell has running a country become a chess game and, the people, US, are pawns, and the damn pupeteers are planning on how to coax us into believing them, or siding with them just so they can say, when they win:
    "Hey Bob, I guess my DICK is bigger than yours now, huh?!"
    "It sure looks like that Jack; you won, unfairly and completely unevenly, because we tricked the people into beleiveing us every step of the way!!"
    "You're right Bob! Lets get shitfaced and destroy a country-but not in one fell swoop- no, no, over time, by destroying rescources and habitats!"
    "OKAY!"
    "YAY!"

    Look, all i'm saying is that sometimes they make these polticians out to master pupetters making us, their marrionetts, to dance for them just so they can "win".
    I know its not like that all the time and i know im being incredibly harsh, its just that...i fucking hate liars!

    aww man.....that was so incoherant!
    HAHA

    Oh well...

    -DaDrunkSkunk

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at 3:27 PM (EST)
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    I like to call my penis a weapon of ASS destruction. Ha Ha. I said ASS instead of MASS. That makes it much funnier.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 10:49 PM (EST)
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    Jesus Chris I just shit my fucking pants AGAIN. It reeks like a goddamn dead carcass in here now and I need a new fucking pair of underwear. Not only that but I have to take a shower now cause I have shit all up in my ass crack and in the surrounding regions.

    Posted by andrew13 on 2003-12-16 22:13:11
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    no problem people... i'm just surprised i was the only one to find them... lol...

    and yes... the shorts are very disgusting... i was laughing my ass off for the rock star sperm, jb's bj, and the part where jacks tripping on the ept... that was some great stuff there... don't watch the shorts if you are easily disturbed though...

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 2:04 AM (EST)
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    If you don't want cream in your jeans.......Don't buy this D-VD.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 1:03 AM (EST)
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    Wasn't this supposed to be called The empire strikes first???

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 at 11:24 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    dubya sucks.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 at 3:49 AM (EST)
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    i hate bush because he fucking lied to us. where are the weapons of mass destruction? i know where the oil is, i know that north korea has nukes... jesus H how can you not hate him? he's lying to you. get it?

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 at 3:47 AM (EST)
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    thats some creepy shit, jesus

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 at 2:37 AM (EST)
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    "Fuck all of you that hate GWB."
    I'm waiting... My parents have gone out for the night sand i've got the lube ready. when should i expect you?

    looking forward to your arrival,

    lunk

    Posted by dignin on 2003-12-15 00:38:19
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    "Let's talk about how School of Rock was the best movie of 2003."

    I hope thats sarcastic, that show was almost as bad as Shallow Hal.

    Posted by BeaArthur on 2003-12-15 00:29:40
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    i was thinking... what would happen if weird al and tenacious d did a song together?

    It would negate the goodness of the D.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 9:11 PM (EST)
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    Let's talk about how School of Rock was the best movie of 2003.

    Posted by boba_fett on 2003-12-14 20:53:11
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    i was thinking... what would happen if weird al and tenacious d did a song together?

    Posted by inagreendase on 2003-12-14 18:11:56
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    "On the topic of DVD reviews, Scott should review the aquateen hunger force dvd. Its theme song is so kikass that I would count it as a music related DVD :) "

    My cousin was suggesting the same thing. I THINK he's getting it for X-mas, so if there's no review of it by mid-January, I'll be submitting it.

    Posted by GreenVandal on 2003-12-14 17:07:00
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    Well, not destroy, but you know what i mean. heh, im overly dramatic sometimes.

    Posted by GreenVandal on 2003-12-14 17:06:35
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    Then schooly D is the man.

    Wow, and to think, we only had to destroy a entire country to do it!

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 4:54 PM (EST)
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    How money is it that Sadaam was caught. Fuck all of you that hate GWB.

    Posted by ElVaquero on 2003-12-14 16:46:10
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    just to piss people off, i don't like tenacious d, the aquabats, or reggie and the full effect. i'm a bad bad man, right? just leave me to my japanese bands and i won't ruin any more good humor for you.

    Posted by Fuzzy on 2003-12-14 09:46:34
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    Greenvandal - SCHOOLY D (he did the themesong).

    Posted by GreenVandal on 2003-12-14 08:13:31
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    I love the D's album...but i am not a fan of vomit inducing humor, and form what I have heard about this (like the whole assbaby thing) I think I wont enjoy this as much. Nonetheless, im looking forward to it.

    On the topic of DVD reviews, Scott should review the aquateen hunger force dvd. Its theme song is so kikass that I would count it as a music related DVD :)

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 6:42 AM (EST)
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    i got it yesterday. there's so much on it that it's great value. i'm not talking crappy features like bios and so on, but full-on kick-arse features. i have watched most of it, and it's all of a high standard, but not the super high standard i was hoping for.

    BEWARE: the butt-baby short is so disgusting. in fact, all the shorts are disgusting. me and my mates were pissing ourselves while watching them though.

    thanks for the easter eggs andrew13. good find.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 3:42 AM (EST)
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    Andrew13,
    Thanks for the tips on the eastereggs, dood. Me and my bud couldn't find any so we assumed there were none. Sweet.
    -MATEO D'CAY

    Posted by andrew13 on 2003-12-13 23:03:11
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    this dvd will rock your fucking socks off!!!

    i bought it a few weeks ago and i love it... if kg and jb were to overthrow our gov't and lead as 2 kings, i don't think anyone out there would object... they certantially have a higher cognative campacity than dubya our current "leader"...

    but i have to disagree with the 29 orgasms... i experianced only 25... maybe 26 at the most while watching it...

    eastereggs:
    on "psycho fans only" disc, highlight the cactuses or the skull... you can watch the 2 osbornes comercials they did and the hilarious tampon comercial... i fell off my couch laughing after that one...

    Posted by boba_fett on 2003-12-13 18:39:00
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    supreme!

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 2:10 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    "they should have called this the Tenacious DVD HA"

    Actually, Scott beat ya to it, dingbat.

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 2:08 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    This is fucked up- this has the most hits so far?

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 4:15 AM (EST)
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    "It's Tenacious D time, yea Mothafucka GO! *dun dun dun dun dun* FUCK YEAAH!!!"
    The best band ever.
    -MATEO D'CAY

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 4:03 AM (EST)
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    "JB and KG, in my humble opinion, are two of the funniest men in comedy today"

    You must laugh at everything then...

    Posted by dignin on 2003-12-13 03:30:53
    My Score:

    its hard for me to look up to jack black after Shallow Hal

    Posted by CallingLondon on 2003-12-13 01:45:41
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    WOW! not one negative comment yet!! Has the savior come in the form of JB and KG to unite the world? I think so... i think so...

    them and the living end

    they should have called this the Tenacious DVD HA

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 12:28 AM (EST)
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    seriously one of the funniest live bands...along with the aquabats and reggie

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 10:41 PM (EST)
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    dude, i've had their CD on regular rotation for almost two years now. old? hardly... classic more like it!
    -lunk

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 10:36 PM (EST)
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    Yeah, and Adam Sandler was funny as hell too - when we were all in 7th grade.

    Joke Rock gets dated so quickly....

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 10:32 PM (EST)
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    saviours? c'mon, they don't have the cognitive capacity to lead!
    -lunk

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 6:48 PM (EST)
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    WOW! not one negative comment yet!! Has the savior come in the form of JB and KG to unite the world? I think so... i think so...

    ---

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 6:44 PM (EST)
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    I cannot fucking wait to get this.
    Long live the D!
    -lunk

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 5:13 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Caution: The surgeon general of rock warns that this DVD is equal to 29 orgasms.

    Posted by rxbandito24 on 2003-12-12 17:11:29
    My Score:

    and we said: ...okay!!!!

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 4:17 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    OBEY THE D.

    This D-VD fucking rules. It's worth owning for Butt Baby and Rock Star Sperm alone. Not to mention having all the HBO episodes, which peak when KG stabs Lee with his "Love Knife".

    The D movie is in the works too http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365830/

    it's got liam lynch (united states of whatever/sifl and olly/and collector of rock star sperm) as the director too so it'll probably be mad mad funny.

    Posted by Eddie on 2003-12-12 16:11:40
    My Score:

    God, these guys are hilarious. I need this so badly.

    Posted by i-type-poorly on 2003-12-12 15:54:50
    My Score:

    "Buy this DVD!"
    - The Angel CRUSHER

    Posted by skankin_in_the_pit on 2003-12-12 15:51:35
    My Score:

    I'll have to get this shit.

    Posted by Bryne on 2003-12-12 15:20:41
    My Score:

    Worth its weight in gold. No, platinum.

    Posted by CallingLondon on 2003-12-12 15:14:26
    My Score:

    oh yeah

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 3:06 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    i need to buy this....NOW

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 3:01 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Fuckin A!!! I was watching this last night, dying of laughter at the Acid trip butt baby skit. Good Stuff.

    Long live the D!!!

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 2:59 PM (EST)
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    this dvd is truely amazing...nobody since spinal tap has been able to mix comedy with music as well as these guys do it. Plus the bonus stuff is a riot too. A must buy!