Chris Rock - Never Scared

This DVD came on time and is hilarious!

FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE BEEN A CR FAN SINCE THE BEGINNING AND HAVE IMMENSELY ENJOYED ALL OF HIS MATERIAL UNTIL NOW. LIKE SO MANY OTHER FALLEN STARS CHRIS FINDS A NECESSITY TO INCORPORATE POLITICS INTO HIS ENTERTAINMENT. HE HAS GOT TO HAVE THE MOST IGNORANT MIND THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS. NOW THIS WOULD BE ALLRIGHT IF IT WERE FUNNY BUT ITS NOT. CR GIVES EVERY AMERICAN A BAD NAME ALL IN THE NAME OF DVD SALES, TRULY PATHETIC. TERRIBLE POLITICS ASIDE, THIS IS STILL A TERRIBLE WASTE OF TIME...YOU WILL FIND THE SAME OL BLACK VS. WHITE GAME WHICH HE HAS DONE A MILLION TIMES BEFORE. IF YOU WANT CR AT HIS FINEST PICK UP HIS FIRST HBO SPECIAL (ROLL WITH THE NEW I THINK?). CHRIS ROCK IS NOW OF ELITE STATUS ALONG WITH THE LIKES OF WHOOPI GOLDBERG, PUFF DADDY, THE DIXIE CHICKS,MICHAEL MOORE, ETC, ETC. THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS...GOOD RIDDANCE.

could not stop laughing

While Rocks talent has made him more mainstream, his new act is much less universal--the observational and impeccably-timed humor that spoke to so many in his previous specials instead felt like a series of long-winded complaints. Its almost as if hes trying very hard to prove that, despite his enormous success, hes still a person on the fringes of society. Instead of being a voice for positive social change, he seems resigned to the fact that the underdog can never win, and it leaves the entire special with a very negative feel. Never Scared is not even close to being as funny as Bring the Pain or the side-splitting Bigger and Blacker. It starts out great (keeping his daughter off the pole), but slides downhill from there (he doesnt seem to like his wife very much, and you never quite figure out why).

Stand-up comedy has never been this controversial. One of the funniest men in history! This features his insightful, unique, hilarious, and sometimes raunchy views on social, political, and celebrity issues. It is my own personal opinion that with the possible exceptions of Eddie Griffin or Kat Williams, Chris Rock is the funniest comedian of the past thirty years. If you like the comedy of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Griffin, or Chris Tucker, you will love this!

NEVER SCARED (2004) is Chris Rocks fourth hilarious, thought-provoking HBO concert performance. Highly recommended for Rock fans and those who can accept racy language in pursuit of a good laugh, NEVER SCARED is more than funny. Its observational humor at its best, whipped up from a precise recipe of three parts cheek-aching laughs and one part disturbing reality. Maybe not as great as Bring the Pain -- which will go down in history as one of the most successful comedy performances ever -- NEVER SCARED (2004) is nonetheless a great DVD that Rock fans will love. Due to its adult content, obviously this DVD is not appropriate for young children -- and possibly not even your friends/relatives. But just when you wonder how many times Rock can throw a curse into a sentence, he offers viewers a universally true observation that cuts to the core of the realities of American popular culture and male-female relationships. I agree with some viewers here who note the concert begins awkwardly. After viewing it a dozen times, I think Rock looks nervous as he struts onto the stage and immediately notes that the main responsibility of fathers is to keep their daughters off the strippers pole. Though the bit has enormous potential, Rock looks too vulnerable to make it work as well as later jokes. After discussing strippers and his increasingly reluctant love of rap music, Rock begins to look more comfortable and starts to hit his stride when he discusses the antics of Michael Jackson and his eccentric family, troubled R&B singer R. Kelly, magician David Blaine and Kobe Bryant. But truth be told, almost any good comedian could deliver these celebrity-oriented jokes/observations, but what makes Rock unique is his ability to charm the audience with discussions of serious subjects like American patriotism, abortion, ignorant bipartisan politics and marriage. In a nutshell this is why I love and admire Chris Rock. He not only makes you laugh so hard it hurts, but he leaves you with more to think about than any other comedian or social commentator I have ever heard of. -- Regina McMenamin

While Rock is still brilliant and perceptive and always somewhat intriguing to listen to, Never Scared feels more like a sermon than a stand-up routine. Here, he seems almost bitter, his timing is off and the program loses momentum quite early. His rants about The Jacksons, R.Kelly, who real Americans are and his thoughts on marriage are the strongest bits, but the remainder of this material is woefully lacking in humor and often gets too repetitive to be enjoyable. Hes finally run out of steam.

I purchased this DVD for my husband as a gift because I had seen part of it with a friend and found the section that I listened to pretty hilarious. My husband watched about three-quarters of the DVD and thought that there were some really funny pieces, but overall wasnt too impressed with the humour. He found some of it disturbing and not so funny.

The DVD was in good shape and come in a couple days. I wasnt sure what to expect from a used product - but the product wasnt scratched and it came in the mail quickly.

One of his best specials in my opinion. Cant go wrong with Chris Rock.