Madonna and music videos go together like love and marriage. Madonna was ahead of the game right when MTV started, always coming up with the freshest music videos. This collection of of her best vdeos is truly supreme. Let's go through a quick run - through of the videos."Lucky Star" is a cute video. Madonna likes lovely and the dancing is superb. It was her first classic video. I love the black and white intro when Madonna pulls down the sunglasses.
"Borderline" is a very cute video. Madonna plays a fashion model. I love the transistion between black and white and color. And once again, Madonna looks gorgeous. Also, in this video, Madonna vaguely resembles D.J. from "Full House".
"Like A Virgin" was without a doubt the video tha cemented her. I love the scenes in Venice when she's dancing in the gondolla. Never cared for that lion man at the end, though.
"Material Girl" was the one that started the comparisons to Marilyn Monroe, maybe because Madonna wore the same dress that Monroe wore in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in 1953. It is an excellent video, and the one whose set she met future husband and recent Oscar winner Sean Penn on.
"Papa Don't Preach" I didn't like that much. I don't know if it's because of the way Madonna wore her hair in the video or I'm just not a big Danny Aiello fan, but there's something about this video that I don't like. Great song, though.
"Open Your Heart" gets right back on track. The idea of Madonna as a stripper wooing a young boy into a peep show was perfect. And Madonna's hair is beautiful.
"La Isla Bonita" is my least favorite video. I just don't like the way she looks in the video. I never thought she looked all that good as a brunette, and here is no exception (the "Like A Prayer" video is, but I'll get to that later). Killer dress though, and a good song.
"Like A Prayer" caused a ton of controversy when it was released. And why wouldn't it, what with its burning crosses, interracial love affair nd its depiction of Jesus being black? But when you look past all this, it's really a great video. And Madonna looks so beautiful. And about her being a brunette, she looks good with it in this video. In fact, I think the blackhair was required for the video.
"Express Yourself" is a very sensuous video, especially the scene with Madonna naked and chained to the bed. The ending where Madonna grabs her crotch is really pretty funny.
"Cherish" is a very charming video. Shot in black and white (at least I think it is), Madonna stands on the beach, getting soaked by water and yet singing about the sweet love she owns. A nice change of pace from the racier videos on the dvd.
"Oh Father" I really don't remember, so I'll skip it. I remember it was pretty boring, though. And I hated the song.
"Vogue" is such a great video. It's too beautiful to describe in words. All I can say is that Madonna looks gorgeous.
The live performance of "Vogue" is really good. I reccommend this dvd to all Madonna fans who don't already own it.
This is a truly definitive video collection that traces the early years of Madonna to her maturation into one of the most provacative and daring entertainers of all time. Yes - some of my favorite songs were left out too, but the videos for "Crazy For You," "Get Into the Groove" & "Live to Tell" obviously didn't make the cut due to copyright issues as they prominantly feature scenes from the movies in which they appeared; why else include them on the CD, and not the DVD?
Despite a few exclusions, the best of Madonna's videos during the 80s are still represented in this collection: most notably "Like a Prayer," easily one of Madonna's best songs AND videos, if not one of the best videos by any artist EVER. And even after all this time, videos like "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" still delight. Other faves include "Express Yourself" and "Vogue" - but let's not forget "Lucky Star," "Borderline," "Papa Don't Preach," "Open Your Heart," "La Isla Bonita," "Oh Father" and "Cherish" either.
Is there a single video here that isn't a memorable classic?
