Product Description

"The greatest thing about Rock and Roll is that someone like me can be a star". Elton John

He was 23 before he became a star. Shy, chubby and bespectacled, he was already losing his hair. Hardly a rock icon. In the course of a year he had adopted an outrageous stage persona and became a rock sensation. With over 200 million albums sold, including seven consecutive chart toppers, Sir Elton John is one of the most successful recording artists of all time.

The journey from star to legend wasn't an easy one. Depression, bulimia, drug and alcohol addiction, failed relationships and explosive temper tantrums have often threatened to overwhelm him but somehow he has endured.

So who is the real Elton John? How did he go from the 14-year-old playing Jim Reeves songs in a Pinner pub to perhaps the performance of his life at the funeral of close friend Diana, Princess of Wales?

This authoritative new documentary follows Elton's rocky road from troubled child and classical music student through to unpredictable drama queen and international treasure.

Fans, critics and friends recall the songs, the scandals, the crises and the excesses that make up Elton John.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58945 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-09-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 98 minutes

Customer Reviews

Obviously unauthorized and made on the cheap
There is more to be learned about Elton in a few pages of Philip Norman's biography of Elton than in this hour plus video. No actual Elton music is used or album covers shown. The minimal stock photos and video are disappointingly sparse, many used more than once. The graphics used to show album chart peak dates are cheesy and primitive. The journalists interviewed do include the aforementioned Philip Norman and Paul Gambaccini. They know a lot about Elton's life, but they apparently chose to participate in this project for personal financial gain. The "extras" on the DVD contain interview footage of the journalists not used in the actual documentary. The most interesting portions of this video are news archival snippets about health problems, court cases, and Princess Diana's death and funeral. Nothing much here to recommend. Get a copy of "Tantrums and Tiaras" for an entertaining and interesting look at the real Elton John.

Another unauthorised waste of time dvd
The title of my review says it all but I will elaborate. This is totaly made up of interviews of music journalists. Not one interview of anyone involved in Elton's caree past or present. No interviews with Elton, (exepting very small clips of old film stock) Bernie, or members of the Elton John bands past or present. I watched the first eight minutes and knew this was a complete waste of time. To sum it up: Avoid this.