This wasn’t as profound of a find as the first CD of Sigur Ros I ever listened which was Untitled(). But the imagery as others have mentioned is worth the purchase alone. I also thought some of the songs were a little weak. That being said I spent a good 2-3 (maybe 4) hours watching a pouring over this DVD and the extras one it (so how weak was it really?). Will I watch it again? Maybe not directly. It might be something I’ll throw in the DVD player as I’m doing other things on around the house. I could also see how this might be cool to have on the TV at laid back party. Either way, we’re not talking about a down payment on a house here. For less then the price of meal and a few drinks you can have some great entertainment. I vote with my $ and I like what Sigur Ros does, how they handle themselves, and this product.

Heima (Dean DeBlois, 2007)

DeBlois (Lilo and Stitch) chronicles the 2006 homecoming of Icelandic shoegaze band Sigur Rós, which combines the usual documentary-style interviews and location shots with footage of twelve concerts the band played in their native land, all free, all unannounced. A must, obviously, for fans of the band, but others will find themselves enchanted by the location footage, of which the decision to include so much must have been a conscious one (after all, the film’s name, translated, is “Home”); at times it feels a lot less like a documentary about a rock band than it does a documentary about Iceland that happens to include a live soundtrack. Worth checking out even if you’ve never heard of Sigur Rós. *** ½