Elton John: Tantrums and Tiaras

I truly enjoyed every moment of this video. I can see how what we may thing is outrageous would be perfectly normal for him; Im referring to traveling with all his clothes because as he said, he could be gone for a year and needs to feel at home wherever he goes to all the time. I would be the same way. I highly recommend this for any Elton fan.

"Tantrums and Tiaras' is a behind the scenes 'personal' documentary about a year in the life of Elton John, filmed by his partner David Furnish.While intriguing in concept, and following in the footsteps of the other behind the scenes documentaries, this one suffers from too MUCH personal connection. Yes David is a talented videographer. But his partner status with Elton diminishes his ability to be objective. There are no insightful behind the scenes moments. There are a few 'outbursts' (the opening moment is the biggest one in the film) and a few moments of Sir Elton actually opening up. They do however, seem far beyond actually candid. With David behind the lens and Elton in front of it, the film seems more like a therapy session (and there actually is a therapist scene included). This is a watered down view of a once hedonistic rock star, now enjoying the simple life. Is it enjoyable to see Elton 'behind the curtain'? Yes. Is it real/objective? Highly doubtful.

We are huge fans of Elton John and were soooo looking forward to this "honest, personal, behind the scenes" footage. What we got was basically an amateur collection of "home video" type clips.Sure, as other reviewers note... There are personal moments eg. With his Gran, for like 2 minutes, some short footage with his mum which was somewhat insightful.Much of the video is shot in one of his homes while he wears his robe, which gives the viewer the impression of a personal look into his life.The video only covers a certain time frame - particularly because his husband David is the one taking the video.Very little about his great music history and his other trials and tribulations suffered while climbing his ladder of mega fame.Would have loved footage on how he writes, composes, produces his songs, how they came to be, that sort of thing that bios are made of.All in all it was an okay passing of approx. 1 hr, but for us it lacked all of the things we really longed for and truthfully left us feeling that Elton John is a spoiled, hormonal, temperamental, nasty individual that has incredibly low self-image and esteem that he personally voices endlessly throughout the DVD.......poor baby .....should have chosen another career if its such a problem!

Well if you love Elton, you'll love this!

This all-access documentary has shown me the high level of respect due both to Elton and his partner, David Furnish (who directed this), for the very openness with which this was filmed and subsequently edited to provide an unflinching portrayal of the amazing and entertaining Elton John. His talents are not in discussion here. The slice of his life and times swirling around him in the mid 90's when this was filmed was not easy as we can easily see but whose life is that works that hard to give as much as he has? Enjoy!

For anyone who enjoyed this documentary on VHS, it's nice to finally enjoy it on DVD. Some of the deleted scenes are interesting (nice to see Elton being funny). The original VHS showed a portion of his concert in Rio in 1995, but this DVD doesn't feature any of it; too bad. Other than that, this is a unique "warts-and-all" documentary that takes a good look into Elton John's life on the road and at home.

Just watched it last night and enjoyed the exchanges with Elton and his partner, as well as the insight into Elton the man!

I purchased because the price had come down by 70% and I wanted the DVD version of the VHS copy I already had. Glad I purchased this, because the DVD had some bonus features that were not on the VHS version, There are some bonus material that is marked for Adults only, so DO NOT let you small children see that section, or you are going to have some explaining to do!

This is basically a collection of home movies, filming Elton as he moves between his various homes and his concert tours. Questions regarding his feelings and his views on a variety of things, some quite banal and everyday, are answered in a most informal manner, revealing what the man - rather than the artist, the musician or the pop star - is ( possibly ) really like. Particularly interesting are the scenes with his mother and grandmother, where some of Elton's follies of the past are openly addressed ; they show him to be sensitive and sympathetic, and amazingly down-to-earth - in fact, they are also quite moving, as a result of them being so unstaged and genuine. The outrageous showmanship seems to come from another world, possibly from quite another person - in this film, Elton appears ( underneath all the money ) to be amazingly normal, after all ; almost like the next-door neighbour !! That's what makes it so refreshing, and - for all fans of the man - a very well worthwhile buy.

I enjoyed this enormously in 1996, or whenever it was, but on it's own, now, I probably wouldn't be so inclined to give it 5 stars, however there is a more recent commentary on this DVD, with Elton John and David Furnish, notching it up a level in my estimation.

I watched it without the commentary by Elton and David, then with. They recorded the commentary about 8-10 years after the documentary came out, so it's great to hear Eltons reaction and how things have changed since the recording.

Loved watching this on the TV many years ago and loved seeing it again

Being an Elton fan, this DVD was first class.