Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

When Alice went solo in 1975, he became an even bigger commercial success than before. Instead of five inebriated rock'n'roll dudes on stage, there was only one, and he was buoyed up by a professional team of musicians and dancers. All he had to do was stay in tune and not fall over. This show makes an interesting comparison with the 'Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper' DVD, which was shot in 1973 and presented a much edgier, darker 'Alice', along with the original band. From 1975 onwards, much of the spontaneity (both musical and theatrical) was replaced by scripted split-second discipline and inflexible stage-cue timing. While this made for fine rock theater, the 'Welcome To My Nightmare' show was at several removes from a great rock gig. Also gone were the provocative, challenging elements. A slightly nasty bout of mannequin-bashing aside, you could have taken your kids to this show. Just this side of Sid and Marty Krofft, in fact. Musically and visually, the hired-hands musical crew are less prominent, and impart a certain leaden stodginess to their interpretations of their forbears' work. Mostly though, the set list covers the vocalist's first solo album, and the band sounds far better performing their studio work live. Even so, the lengthy 'spider battle' guitar duel which opens 'Devil's Food' will have all but the most dedicated fretboard enthusiasts reaching for the remote and sweet, merciful 'fast forward'. Essentially though, this is a show, not a gig, and on its own terms, it is an enjoyable one. If you like the 'Welcome To My Nightmare' album, you'll need this. A little bit rock'n'roll, a little bit pantomime, a whole lot of tipsy staggering and slurring from the vocalist, call it 'Alice Lite', grab a beer and have some silly fun.

I saw this in either the late 70s or early 80s on television in Pennsylvania on a horror movie program. At that time, I was getting over the fear of him, or actually the snakes. I have hated snakes since I stood on one when I was six. But, he is a great showman and his stage antics made an excellent show/concert.Any fan of the Masters or classics have to see this. I cannot figure out what my favorite part of it was, but Vincent Price was a great touch. It is strange that "Welcome to my Nightmare" was considered "acid rock" and now is seems so much more mellow compared to today's music.I lived in Phoenix and just about everyone there knows him or has met him a few times and he is very approachable and a great guy. He gives back a lot to the community and does a lot of good with some of his fund raisers. Not to mention, he owns half the town. He should run for governor again, "a messed up governor for a messed up state" is an understatement for those who live or have lived in Arizona.But, any one interested in the History of Rock needs to see this. It is a great story and he is a great showman and puts on a good show.

Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare album was a classic, and his supporting tour was amazing, yet the video documenting that tour is downright awful. As interesting as the tour might have been, the video and audio quality on the tape are so horrible that viewers will have a hard time deciding which song is playing and figuring out if the colorful frogman running around on stage is Alice Cooper, a dancer or a band member. As provocative as the video may be, considering it was one of his most entertaining tours ever, fans should be advised that Welcome to My Nightmare is a complete waste of money and is not even worth attempting to watch. If only the concert had been filmed with higher quality equipment, it just might have been his best video release yet.

I was surprised that nobody bothered to comment on this film... so I thought I should say just a few words to make a start."Welcome To my Nightmare", a concert recording from 1975, is really enjoyable to watch. It is a must for every Alice Cooper fan and it is worth a try for everybody who loves classic rock music and/or horror films!Never take anything too serious and you might enjoy it the most - I guess Alice Cooper does not take himself too serious and is proud of his bad taste.The concert includes some of his hits and well-known classics like "Only Women Bleed", "Steven" and "School's Out", of course. There's something for everybody. The show is designed after old horror movies or is at least heavily inspired by them and sometimes it gets quite bizarre, but that's part of the fun. It may look old-fashioned to some people - that is a question of personal taste...I can also recommend the film "Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper" from the Billion Dollar Babies Tour. :)