Chris Rock Movie:

		List Price: $29.98		Label: Hbo Home Video Salesrank: 14507 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 the 3-Disc Collectors Edition features bonus comedy shows of Chris Rock from three international performances - at South Africa's Carnival City Casino, London's Carling Apollo Hammersmith and New York's legendary Apollo Theater in addition to Rocks HBO comedy special - where he delivers his unique, adults-only take on dozens of social, political and celebrity issues.

Description of Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger (Three-Disc Collector's Edition):
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the ’08 presidential election, while funny (John McCain is "so old, he used to own Sidney Poitier"), are obviously no longer current.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 (Three-Disc Collector's Edition) Reviews:
Funny But Lacks A Variety Of Subjects
2009-12-05 - What I love about Chris Rock most is his spot on insights about daily life. In this performance he reminds us of two things we waste our money on. I also loved his thoughts on George W. Bush's attitude toward the public. He has a pocket full of ___, but won't give you one. This kind of material shows off the genius and creativity of CR. My problem with this show is that he goes on too long about racial issues. The jokes just get too repetitive. If he varied his choice of topics, this performance could have been so much more interesting. Instead, he chose to stay on familiar ground and for that, this performance suffers a bit. Good, but not classic Chris Rock.

His third best dvd
2009-11-29 - It takes this show a while to get moving, but it does pick up nicely about 15 minutes in. The use of three different shows is interesting, but the rapid cuts get old fast and lead to unnecessary confusion.

The best performance is clearly at the Apollo, the site of Rock's greatest success, Bigger And Blacker. So why include the Jo'berg and London shows? Just to show he's an international star now? Too bad, because you can hear from his voice that Rock is most comfortable and free--and funny!--at home in NYC. His outfit in each town says it all.

When it does pick up, you can see Rock relax and start to really deliver the goods. As usual his best material is related to race and personal politics, and there are some classic bits here. The "crease" line is pretty special, among many.

So, while not close to the perfection and edge of B&B, and not quite as solid as Bring The Pain, this is better than Never Scared. But Chris---one show every five years? We need more of your comedy, and especially your gift for telling the truth about society, especially America's blind greed and narcissism. You've got all the cash you need now; stretch out and really let us have it!

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