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Alice Cooper "Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper," also known as "The Film That Out Grosses Them All," was given a limited theatrical run in the 70's and that was that. It more or less came and went in the blink of an eye. However, we've seen Alice Cooper crawl out of our nightmares before. So, it should come as no suprise that this long lost release is finally getting to see the light of day. This film features the original Alice Cooper band during the legendary "Billion Dollar Babies" tour, a period which some claim was Alice Cooper at his/their very best. Viewing this film today, it does seem rather tame considering what has been done on stage by various other musicians. It doesn't seem too "gross" to see Alice Cooper chop off his head. But, you've gotta admit, it's still worth watching...even after all these years. Alice Cooper has always had a bit of cheese in his career and this release is no different. We start off with Alice Cooper, dressed in white, doing a version of "The Lady Is A Tramp," only to find that he's filming a "movie," which he doesn't seem to be too thrilled to be doing. Once he's had enough, he becomes the Alice Cooper that we all know and love and we get to see him and the band, which featured Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith and Glen Buxton, trash the stage set and walk off to do the kind of show that we expect them to do, which is, of course, the concert performance that's featured on this DVD. They tear through 13 mostly classic tracks such as "Billion Dollar Babies," "I'm Eighteen," "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "Sick Things," "Dead Babies," "I Love The Dead" and "School's Out" to name a few. Thrown into the mix, we get to see a number of crazy little skits involving the director who has a grudge against Alice Cooper for trashing his "The Lady Is A Tramp" set and ruining his movie. This would be the cheese portion of your viewing experience. I've yet to go through most of the bonus features on this release, which include the original theatrical trailer, radio spots, a poster gallery with original promotional material, band biographies, deleted scenes and outtakes...there's even commentary provided by Alice Cooper himself. I own a lot of movies and I hardly ever check out the commentary. But, in this case, I believe I'll make an exception because I'm sure Alice Cooper will have a lot to say. It's gotta be worth listening to. Bottom line...if you're an Alice Cooper fan...this is a must have addition to you collection. |