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Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of AI YORI AOSHI ENISHI: DESTINY
(VOLUME 3), THE CRABB FAMILY: #1 HITS LIVE, CROSSROADS GUITAR
FESTIVAL, JOHNNY CASH SINGING AT HIS BEST, THE LEGENDS OF ROCK AND
ROLL, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: PLATINUM COLLECTION (VOLUME 4), and
THIS SO-CALLED DISASTER:


AI YORI AOSHI ENISHI: DESTINY (VOLUME 3) (reviewed by Rob Lineberger,
overall score 87/100):
"These last four episodes finally deliver emotional depth and honest-to-
goodness conflict, which sets up even deeper (or more melodramatic,
based on your viewpoint) reactions in the viewer."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/enishivol3.php

THE CRABB FAMILY: #1 HITS LIVE (reviewed by Bill Gibron, overall
score 90/100):
"You don't have to be born again, or saved to appreciate what the Crabb
Family does on #1 Hits Live. An admiration of fine musicianship is all
that's required. And if you feel a little stirring in your soul, all the
better. This is an affecting and affirming concert performance, proving
what so many already know: The Crabb Family are the new voice of
Contemporary Gospel music."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/crabbfamily.php

CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL (reviewed by David Ryan, overall score
97/100):
"The guest list is beyond impressive -- it's Hall of Fame material,
encompassing blues practitioners both old and young. There's no question
that being around so many other great bluesmen pushed the artists to
greater heights in their performances, too. For that reason alone, this
disc is a valuable addition to any music fan's collection."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/cr...arfestival.php

JOHNNY CASH SINGING AT HIS BEST (reviewed by Steve Evans, overall
score 25/100):
"He was able to distill the suffering of the poor and downtrodden and
give voice to it, stoic and unflinching. Onstage he possessed a quiet
dignity bordering on reverence -- both for his music and the audience
who had come to share it with him."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/johnnycash.php

THE LEGENDS OF ROCK AND ROLL (reviewed by Bill Gibron, overall
score 82/100):
"The Legends of Rock and Roll is a reminder and a lesson, a red-hot
refresher course in the foundation and cornerstones of the most popular
music of all time. Though they all deserve accolades much larger than
the ones provided here, this is still an amazing display of originators
and masterminds."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/le...ockandroll.php

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: PLATINUM COLLECTION (VOLUME 4) (reviewed by Rob
Lineberger, overall score 88/100):
"'Splitting of the Breast' is mostly weird. I mean avant-garde,
psychologically deconstructionist, surrealist-artists-flinging-their-own-poo-while-wearing-
sombreros weird."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ng...numcolvol4.php

THIS SO-CALLED DISASTER (reviewed by Diane Wild, overall score 74/100):
"One of the most intriguing facets of this movie is how inarticulate
Shepard -- whose gift for the written word is undeniable -- can be as
a director, often struggling to express exactly what he wants from
the actors."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/th...eddisaster.php

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