Chris Rock Movie:

		List Price: $14.98		Label: Hbo Home Video Salesrank: 4250 Released: January 20, 2009
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		MPAA Rating: Unrated Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Comic superstar and three-time Emmy® Award-winner Chris Rock stars in his fifth solo HBO stand-up performance. Kill The Messenger features Chris Rock from three international performances - at South Africa's Carnival City Casino, Londons Carling Apollo Hammersmith and New York 's legendary Apollo Theater - where he delivers his unique, adults-only take on dozens of social, political and celebrity issues.

Description of Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger:
Chris Rock in 3-D? That’s more or less what you get with Kill the Messenger. Recorded in 2008, the 79-minute show is actually a compilation of three different gigs (in London, New York, and Johannesburg, South Africa) deftly edited into a single performance, presumably drawing on the best takes from each. It’s an effective technique, as it sustains visual interest (i.e., Rock’s wardrobe changes) and reveals the comedian’s gift for making his act seem spontaneous when in fact it’s basically the same every night during a given tour. As for the content, it’s what you’d expect from Rock: rude (f-bombs fall like acid rain, the "n word" flows freely, and the sexual references are extremely graphic), incisive, and hilarious. Some of the material has already passed its sell-by date; jokes about the ’08 presidential election, while funny (John McCain is "so old, he used to own Sidney Poitier"), are obviously no longer current. Elsewhere, Rock riffs on the difference between "career" and "job," gay fans, ringtones, and even Gwen Stefani, but it’s his observations about race that are central to the performance--and they never lose their bite, especially when it comes to black-white relations (on black men’s predilection for, uh, larger women: "A black man’ll drop-kick Keira Knightley to get to Rosie O’Donnell"). On the whole, he seems optimistic, if somewhat bemused ("All my black friends have a bunch of white friends. All my white friends have one black friend"), even as he remains acutely aware of the persistence of racism and inequality. If you’re easily offended, steer clear of Kill the Messenger. Otherwise, get ready to laugh. --Sam Graham

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger Reviews:
The comedy Man
2009-11-09 - Everything Chris Rock does is funny.On his stand up dvd's,Chris rock is hillarious and right about whatever he is talking about.Some dvd's contain some of the same jokes as on previous dvd's,but still funny.

The Greatest Comedian Of All Time!!!!
2009-09-08 - I think this special edition rules!!! You get three different shows for the price of one and digital copy. Chris Rock with every special always makes you think and laugh out loud at the same time!!! A must own.

homerun
2009-08-19 - Chris Rock absolutely does it again. This show is amazing. I'm not sure who came up with the idea of shooting and cutting between 3 cities but it was an extremely brave choice. I would have thought the show was going to be jarring and the shifting from city to city would steal the thunder but i think it adds to it. Funny is funny no matter what country you're in. I googled the director to see what else he's done and it's a pretty amazing list. He's done a bunch of other HBO shows including Will Ferrells new broadway show and Dane Cooks show (which i thought dane comedy lacked substance but was amazing in the round). anyhow he's got a website where he actually responds to peoples technical questions and about the artists [...] anyhow back to Rock his comedy is still cutting edge and I was laughing my ass off the whole time. In particular he does a bit about the rich white man that lives next door to him, I don't want to spoil it but when you see it you'll know what I'm talking about. In closing buy this dvd

Not as good as the first 3 Rock dvd's
2009-06-08 - There are defintley some laugh out loud moments in Chris' 4th dvd, but this one is my least favorite of his catalog. There's some un-funny material, surprisingly unfunny given his track record. Maybe he's crossing that line in life where he just doesn't have any great new material. Having said that though, it's worth watching, just not buying like I did.

DVD playing issues?!
2009-05-07 - Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
I love this dvd, but why won't it play in my older Sony dvd player? This is the second copy I have had. It plays in my computer no problem. It is not a blue ray or hd dvd. I am confused. Can somebody tell me the deal?