Good, but slightly disappointing

Honestly, I expected much better out of an NIN video. Closure is good, but it has its flaws. My first qualm would be the concert footage. Some of it is down right ugly, and they could've chosen better songs to play for it. Don't get me wrong, I love all NIN songs, but some of the ones they chose to record for this video (The Only Time, Piggy) aren't the best live songs.

The backstage footage isn't all that great. Trent Reznor is the real highlight here, but other than him it's just really uninteresting. Lots of the stuff contained was unnecessary.

The second tape really holds up Closure. It contains all of the NIN music videos up until The Fragile (excluding Burn). Yes, even The Perfect Drug. All the videos are uncut and unedited, including Happiness In Slavery. But one question...where's The Broken Movie?

All in all, worth the money if, A) You are a hardcore Nine Inch Nails fan like myself, or B) just for the collection of music videos. Although by this review it sounds like I hate Closure, I actually like it very much. But expectation is the key to disappointment.

Great Double Video Set from NIN

Video one shows concert and behind the scenes footage from the Self-Destruct tour. The behind the scenes footage has Trent and the boys bringing down an exit sign by throwing beer bottles at it, Danny Lohner in a thong, Bowie tells about getting confused with Vanilla Ice, Trent trying decide how to deal with Robin's hand injury, Jim Rose Circus among other things. Live performances are of Terrible Lie, Piggy, Down in It, March of the Pigs, the Only Time, Sanctified, Wish, Hurt (featuring Bowie) and Something I Can Never Have.

Video Two is of all of their videos previous to The Fragile besides Burn, the original March of the Pigs video (never released) and the Broken movie (if that counts as being a music video). It has Head Like a Hole, Sin, Down In It, Pinion, Wish, Help Me I'm in Hell, Happiness in Slavery, Gave Up, March of the Pigs, Eraser/Hurt/Wish (live), Closer and the Perfect Drug. Each of their videos is unique and not like any of their other ones. Marilyn Manson is in the video for Gave Up and Richard Patrick of Filter is shown in some of the early videos. Mark Romanek directed the last two videos and in my opinion, they are two of the best videos ever made. Every time I watch them, I catch something new that I hadn't noticed before.

If you are a NIN fan, you NEED to get this.

Closure on DVD!!! And MORE!!!

Closure is definatly a must have! Perhaps you would like Closure in DVD format instead of VHS? Well, your in luck! In an Q and A session (on the NIN homepage) with Trent Reznor (Mastermind of NIN) Trent says Closure will be in DVD Format (With Extra Content) availabe in Fall 2004! Also, as a side note, The Downward Spiral Deluxe Edition Remixed in 5.1 will be available. And if that wasnt enough Bleedthrough (Trent has not decided if its a 1 or 2 word title) is now scheduled for release in early 2005.