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Andrew Dice Clay: No Apologies
BMG Video // Unrated // June 28, 2000
List Price: $14.99 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
Recently, I've started getting into stand-up comedy releases on DVD. After watching George Carlin and Jerry Seinfeld's discs, I thought I'd give a forgotten favorite, Andrew Dice Clay, a try. "Andrew Dice Clay: No Apologies", recorded in '93 in Long Island, really isn't very good. It's basically an hour of bad sex jokes with profanity every other word. I don't want to give the impression that I'm easily offended or anything...actually, I wasn't offended at all. Rather, I was bored. The material is extremely dated, and for someone who's act is basically trying to shock the audience, the way comedy has moved in the seven years since this was recorded, it no longer seems shocking or in any way even remotely interesting. I kept track of the number of times I laughed outloud while watching this disc, and throughout the 65 minute running time, I laughed 5 times. That's a laugh every 13 minutes, on average. Weak.
Video: "Andrew Dice Clay: No Apologies" was shot on video in 1993, and...well, the DVD looks like a stand-up act shot on video in 1993. There's nothing extremely wrong with it, although some mildly annoying colored splotches appear on the mic and around the white text on Dice's shirt. It is, as would be expected from a TV special, full-frame.
Audio: There's something very, very wrong with the audio on this disc. At least, with the 5.1 mix (a stereo track is also included), which sounds hollow and has an annoying echo to it. Maybe the echo is supposed to make me feel like I'm 'really there', but it's somewhat distracting, especially by the way that Dice's voice comes in so strong from all of the speakers. It's like having 5 people surrounding me, all speaking in harmony. Very creepy.
Supplements: The only extra is a (yes) completely unfunny intro by Andrew Dice Clay.
Conclusion: Available online for around $10 before shipping and with an MSRP of $14.99, Dice fans might find it worthwhile to pick up the disc sight-unseen. I don't know how many people would call themselves Dice fans this long after his plummet from fame, but I can't recommend this completely unfunny disc to anyone but diehard Dice followers. Skip it, and pick up George Carlin's live double feature disc, which covers the same topics and manages to be at least thirty times funnier.
Video: "Andrew Dice Clay: No Apologies" was shot on video in 1993, and...well, the DVD looks like a stand-up act shot on video in 1993. There's nothing extremely wrong with it, although some mildly annoying colored splotches appear on the mic and around the white text on Dice's shirt. It is, as would be expected from a TV special, full-frame.
Audio: There's something very, very wrong with the audio on this disc. At least, with the 5.1 mix (a stereo track is also included), which sounds hollow and has an annoying echo to it. Maybe the echo is supposed to make me feel like I'm 'really there', but it's somewhat distracting, especially by the way that Dice's voice comes in so strong from all of the speakers. It's like having 5 people surrounding me, all speaking in harmony. Very creepy.
Supplements: The only extra is a (yes) completely unfunny intro by Andrew Dice Clay.
Conclusion: Available online for around $10 before shipping and with an MSRP of $14.99, Dice fans might find it worthwhile to pick up the disc sight-unseen. I don't know how many people would call themselves Dice fans this long after his plummet from fame, but I can't recommend this completely unfunny disc to anyone but diehard Dice followers. Skip it, and pick up George Carlin's live double feature disc, which covers the same topics and manages to be at least thirty times funnier.
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