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Second Coming [Import]

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Kiss: The Second Coming is a band-sanctioned hagiography focusing on the profit-minded 1996 tour that found the '70s heavy-metal icons back in full-bore makeup and costumes for a time-trip back to their Alive II heyday. At 122 minutes, Second Coming is an hour too long for all but die-hard devotees, and peaks with its opening recap of the band's early fire-breathing years. After that, it's a quick run-through of good-days-gone-bad clichés before the long haul of backstage shots and gee-it's-great-to-be-back-on-the-playground testimonials takes over. Little insight is present, though there is a bit of comic myth-mocking during a sequence demonstrating the inflation of the stage show's gargantuan inflatable figures of Gene, Paul, Peter, and Ace. Three tour performances, including music videos for "Detroit Rock City" and "Shout It Out Loud," alleviate the boredom. --Rickey Wright

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5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely loved it Mar 16 2013
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
really enjoyed this.I love having this kiss dvd in my collection,brings back some great memories,seeing gene,paul,ace and chris all in full costume and makeup.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lifelong KISS fan Mar 1 2004
Format:DVD
I've been a KISS fan since I was about four years old. I was turned onto KISS by my mom's youngest sister, Jane. My aunt married young and after she married, my aunt gave me a bunch of her old KISS records. I've been a huge fan ever since. If you only ever own one KISS dvd, I highly recommend this one! I saw the original four on the first reunion tour back in 1996 and I was not disappointed. I've probably watched my dvd copy of "The Second Coming" a good dozen times. I think you'd enjoy it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Kiss: The Second Coming Mar 31 2003
Format:DVD
SECOND COMING is a generally entertaining doco of KISS's 1996 reunion makes strange viewing for those who have read KISS AND MAKE UP.
Features reunion rehearsal footage which is pretty cool: viewers are treated to the sight of a scaled-down KISS minus all the glitz and pyrotechnics reduced to just four guys jamming and having fun. Other standouts include the sight of Gene wearing a shower cap while applying his makeup, the extremely lucky Paul Stanley surrounded by gorgeous butt nekkid women for a photo shoot as well as the amazing work that goes into designing the set for the tour and Peter Criss's brilliant drum solo.
The DVD also includes the live video of SHOUT IT OUT LOUD, and live performances of DETROIT ROCK CITY and SHANDI. This could be dismissed by some as just another license to print money to put in the pockets of the ageing Comic Book Monsters Of Rock, but if you're a die hard fan you'll probably enjoy it. It's just a shame that they're trying to relive their makeup glory days, it would have been cool to have seen some material from CREATURES OF THE NIGHT or REVENGE on here. Just because they weren't recorded with the Klassic Kiss lineup doesn't mean they're throwaways. Bruce Dickinson does some of the Bayley era Iron Maiden stuff in concert (SIGN OF THE CROSS) so why can't Kiss do UNHOLY or I LOVE IT LOUD with Ace and Peter?
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Detailed DVD!
The dvd was made in 1998 and was written and produced by now KISS spaceman Tommy thayer.A look at the 1996 KISS original lineup reunion. Read more
Published on Sep 16 2007 by Tommy Sixx Morais
4.0 out of 5 stars Father of Kiss Fan
Who's kidding who, although I purchased this DVD for my son, I enjoyed watching it as well. The brief history of the band presented at the begininning really brought me back. Read more
Published on May 9 2004 by Fred Zucconi
3.0 out of 5 stars Quality could've been better
KISS is pure entertainment. Always have been, and they continue to do it better than anyone else. I have followed them for 30 years, since I was a kid. Read more
Published on May 6 2004 by Dean Mancuso
5.0 out of 5 stars Second Coming
If you like watching what happens behind the scenes of a tour and concert, this is the video for you. The rehearsal footage alone is worth the price of the tape. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2004 by J. Good
4.0 out of 5 stars The original Kiss, with a little extra weight
Although you will find 3 or 4 songs here, this dvd is mostly about the process developed for the reunion tour, just after the original Kiss played the Unplugged concert. Read more
Published on May 20 2003 by Mario G. Perez Fonseca
5.0 out of 5 stars Kiss Second Coming
This is an AWESOME DVD.A 2hour documentary of the bands 1996-97 reunion tour.Great performance footage.Some hilarious footage of the band goofing off .If you are a Kiss fan . Read more
Published on Feb 19 2003 by John Fair
1.0 out of 5 stars The Weakest of the Documentaries
Kiss has released some good tapes (Exposed, Extreme, kiss my ass, unplugged) but this is not one of them. I found this recently in the "cheap tape bin" of my local video store. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2003 by "chipfalcone"
5.0 out of 5 stars My Review
Ok, I just read some of the others' reviews of this product, and a lot did not seem to like it, etc. I remember one reviewer even saying it was lacking in concert footage??? Read more
Published on Jan 1 2003 by Kevin
1.0 out of 5 stars A MUST NOT FOR ALL KISS FANS...
THis is my "LAST COMING" for KISS. I had enought of their cheap tricks. This DVD has nothing, no live footage, no complete set of live songs, no straight ahead interview. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2002 by Poverty
4.0 out of 5 stars A Must For all KISS Fans
This DVD a must for every kiss fan out there. This dvd has
everything a kiss fan wants [back stage,concert and rehersal footage]. Read more
Published on Sep 17 2002
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