Global Destinations: Passport to the World

Must have looked good on paper: 10 music tracks from world artists coupled with footage shot around the globe--Italy, France, Germany, China, Norway, India, Malaysia, Amsterdam, Eastern Europe, and the U.S. But the results--musically and visually--are lackluster at best, as one repetitive electronica tune after another (by B-Floor, Phobos, Camiel V, Digital Jockey, Slowpho, Kulisch & Vana, and others you've never heard of) is paired with footage of Yellowstone National Park, a Chinese fashion show, the red light district in Amsterdam, and so on, using the same set of digital wipes, filters, and effects over and over and over. The DVD has a "random play feature" that, frankly, seems redundant (with 10 unknown artists, isn't it all random?), and is bundled with a music-only CD of the selections. Not a necessary purchase. Aud: P. (R. Pitman)