Super Duper Alice Cooper[Blu-ray]

I really enjoyed this documentary and have been a fan for many (40+) years hence the five stars. Like some of the other folks here I was gravely disappointed that Michael Bruce was not interviewed and Glen Buxton's early contributions were given short shrift. I watched the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" induction ceremony and hoped all fences were mended but that was not on display here. It would have served the band's legacy and Alice's credibility much better had they taken the same approach 'Rush' documentary filmmakers (Beyond the Lighted Stage) gave their original drummer John Rutsey and talked in respectful terms about Michael and Glen's contributions. Instead, they glossed over them both as if they were not important to the band's history. I call foul. This is akin to telling the Rolling Stones' story without mention of Keith Richards or Brian Jones.You would hope (and pray) that any organization run by a "Born Again Christian" and a "Super Mensch" would be able to forgive any bad blood from the past, such was not the case, again I call foul. For the record I bought "Golf Monster" and loved it, then went on to purchase the audio version when I realized Alice read it, I do not remember the "baseball size pile of coke" part of the biography, again a foul. I have of course forgiven the author because after all, like Michael and Glen he is only human.

Nothing I can really add that other reviewers haven't already covered pretty well. I thought the actual documentary was very well done and for the casual fan probably extremely informative and entertaining. I'm sure for the die hards it's mostly a rehash of previously released info and footage but the way it's put together is what makes it worth it. Instead of watching a bunch of talking heads they let the photos tell the story while you hear from everyone from Mrs. Furnier to Bernie Taupin (and even a quick humorous quote from John Lydon). It's one of the better made documentaries I've seen and I wouldn't complain to see more done this way compared to the usual interviews strung together mixed with photos and live footage (although you get plenty of that here too). It was nice to see the extremely early footage used and the main focus to be mostly on the original band. The story pretty much ends in '86 though. While I've read and understand the filmmakers reasoning behind that decision it still would've been nice if they could've at least shown how his career peaked again around the Trash/ Hey Stoopid era and touched on what he's accomplished up to the current day. Still a very well done informative documentary and well worth the price offered here especially with the bonus footage and interviews included. *****

I know some Alice Cooper fans will strike me down for giving this just three stars, but I think it is what it deserves. I don't want to be a slappy that just gives everything Alice has out five stars. It was interesting. I learned a lot about Alice Cooper in the beginning years, which was nice. I knew some of his past. I've lived in Michigan most of my life and knew of Alice Cooper. However, when he was at his height in the 1970s (his first peak), I was in my single-digit years, so I really didn't know that much of who he was except we all wanted to play School's Out on the last day of school.If you are looking for something to detail his life up to the 1980s, this will do just fine. I just wish the DVD went a bit further than his Halloween comeback concert in Detroit (shown on MTV at the time). I would've liked to know more about the next couple decades after that concert. But it wasn't included, and for that I felt a little cheated. Why distribute a DVD about your life and leave the last 30 years or so out of the DVD? That was a tad bit upsetting. What you get is pretty nice, but there could've been more

It's ALICE, so of course it's great. There is not too much new material here though. Many of the best bits are in the extras/deleted scenes. We finally get to hear Alice come clean about his substance use in the 80s. For years, we were all told "he was just a drinker" okay!! The honestly was good...finally. I'd love to know what the other members of the original Cooper group think about this. Only one had any input at all. If you've seen Prime Cuts and Behind the Music, you might have all you need to know, but for the completest, this is an essential purchase! I need to watch this again for certain. Enjoy!!

Very awesome documentary on the master of shock rock himself, that is Alice Cooper. When i played this movie and watched it, i'm surprised that it doesn't seem to have the interviews of the actual people in this documentary like they do in all the other documentaries. Every comment the artist and friends made in this movie were all recorded and played in the movie. Kinda like what they did on The Rolling Stones Crossfire Hurricane documentary. Overall, a pretty awesome documentary.

Great documentary- I am a long-time die hard fan who thought I basically knew all there was worth knowing about the man, but wow, was a I wrong! Aside from the (first time, I believe) revelation of his cocaine addiction in the late 70s-early 80s there were lots of other great tidbits along the way I didn't know (like his nearly deadly appendicitis as a kid, he and Dennis Dunaway obsessing over Dali in high school art class, etc.), along with top notch coverage as well as rare pictures, footage etc. I highly recommend this for any AC fan, even if you have seen all of the previous docs on Alice as well (as I have). It even got my 14 year old son interested who was just in the room as I was watching.

Great overall review of Alice's life and career, especially the early years. Just wish there had been more coverage of his year's as a solo artist. He has produced so much material, and done so many things for charity throughout the last 20 years, that it would take another couple of hours to properly review it. They should come up with a sequel. The man just keeps getting better and better. His recent albums and tours have been TERRIFIC! Just keeps getting better.

Having read Dennis Dunaway's absolutely superb account of the rise and demise of the original Alice Cooper band, I promptly ordered this DVD, which turns out to be a visual account of the same period. I didn't know that some of the material on here actually existed on film, so it was a real treat to see it. In the main, it flows along in a really good, logical order, though there is the odd piece of archive footage oddly stuck in to illustrate later events.The story is the rise of a unique and amazing band; their enormous triumphs and the pitfalls of their couple of years of fame, with drink and drugs destroying them. It cuts off before Alice's 'Bon Jovi' period (Trash, Poison, etc), which was a very slight disappointment, as this is a quite recent production. Maybe they couldn't get clearance to use those songs.This is an excellent DVD with contributions from most of the band. Ace guitarist Michael Bruce is startlingly absent from the contributions - maybe he couldn't be trusted to toe the line about Alice's absolute betrayal of his band, leading to his dispensing with them, prior to the recording of 'Welcome to my nightmare'.Four stars, because it cuts off their story abruptly.

'Super Duper Alice Cooper' is a documentary, produced by Banger Films, who were responsible for (amongst others) 'Metal: A Headbangers Journey', 'Iron Maiden: Flight 666' and 'Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage'In all honesty, the docu is a bit of a parson's egg - i.e it is good in placesPROS:There is a lot of information that I did not previously knowThere are many great clips of the man and band which I had never seen beforeAlso of note are the DVD extras, which consist of deleted scenes and additional interviews, which are well worth watchingCONS:There are very few 'talking head' interviews. Most of the film is done as voice-over sequencesThere are too many 'animated' sequences, which make it seem like the movie was shot in 3D, but is being presented as 2DThe film ends very abruptly. The final parts are from 'The Nightmare Returns' DVD, filmed in 1986, so there is no comment on Alice post then - no mention of 'Poison' etcDon't get me wrong - it is a worthwhile purchase for any fan of Alice Cooper, rock and the evolution of music from the 1960's until the mid 80's, but it seems to be lacking...something!

Quite possibly one of the most frank and honest music documentaries ever made, this film doesn't shy away from the times Alice messed up, he admits his faults openly and without trying to sound like a better person than he is, which is as amazing as it is admirable. It is beautifully put together too, the use of photos and archive footage is wonderful and the top notch animation made it even more compelling to watch. A triumph in the world of music documentaries and hopefully more will follow its lead.A film any Alice Cooper fan should find time to watch.

Bought as a gift for my husband who is a huge Alice fan. The film is informative and interesting. The nly minor issue I have is that is ended in the 80's. Are there any plans for an update? A sequel?This is a DVD which I am sure will happily watch again and again

an import box set including the super duper blu ray and dvdplus a previously unreleased live show and a different live cdavailable from the website with a 'free' t-shirtif you are an alice cooper fan this is a must have!