No, I don't advocate violence but I appreciate seeing a girl kick booty instead of being the victim. Great song, interesting video.

If you have a problem seeing a video where girls are not sex objects then don't buy it. If you have a problem with men being taken advantage of by a woman, don't buy it. Personally, I love it!


THERE IS ONLY THE VIDEO MIX ON THE U.S. RELEASE OF THIS DVD   April 24, 2001
Michael Broekhoven (Atlanta, Ga United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I just want to correct a previous review's comment. This DVD single (a Region 1 release) only contains the Video & "Above & Beyond" video mix. The Region 2 DVD contains more. Thanks.


What can one say but....MADONNA   April 9, 2001
GarionOrb (Houston, Texas United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Madonna has never disappointed when it comes to controversy. Her video for "What It Feels Like For A Girl" is no exception. It has an energetic dance remix and an intense video to match. Of course, Madonna looks beautiful and the message of female empowerment is evident in the most in-your-face way! The violence isn't strong enough to justify its banning, but what can I say, some people can't handle stuff like this without trying it themselves. I definitely recommend this DVD! It's Madonna, enough said.


Amazing Video!   February 18, 2004
Tim Chapin (Madison, Wisconsin United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This truly is an amazing video. I'm so happy that Madonna decided to release the Paul Oakenfold Mix as the video single release - it's such a great mix...
I'm usually not big on DVD singles, but this is a must own for any Madonna fan!


Redefining a "Night Out on the Town"   November 20, 2003
TastyBabySyndrome ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

As the years press forward we watch artists grow and then recede, sparking and then abruptly fading, and we become jaded and forget them rather easily. That said, a small percentage defy the few "hits" and then oblivion, fighting that chart-topping mainstream fight. This type of artist stays afloat by modifying themselves, adjusting to the times and experimenting with the new flavors and sonic fashions. They write and rewrite themselves, making sure new audiences note what older audiences have already grown to love. Successfully doing that, playing every formula on the field, and one - at least in mainstream success - goes far.

Within defining someone with "staying power," a few names come to mind. Amongst those spoken often, Madonna seems to be firmly rooted. Yes, she's redesigned herself a multitude of times while defining herself as an "artist," sometimes met with love and sometimes with the cancellation of commercials while doing so but each time being noticed. Accordingly, she's spanned decades. And now, adding Guy Richie into the visual mix and letting him shuffle some violent undertones into the fray, she's found yet another niche where she might not have been able to get before. She's located people like myself that weren't really sold on her body of works without that type of appeal.

While the video for "What if Feels Like For a Girl" isn't perhaps for anyone and it wasn't - in my opinion - violent enough to be "banned," it did seem to fit just right when I watched it.
O, how it did it.
While marking that remixed beat that unravels before onlooking eyes, I found myself focused on doing what a girl what's to do when she apparently wants to do it. And, according to this vision, she wants to go out with a bang. She first picks up an elderly rider, taking her out in her lovely sportscar, and then she proceeds to introduce herself to the world. And the way she does it is a tapestry of beauty in the making.
Guys winking at her in the car to her right, annoying her while she's sitting at a stoplight? Well, the car will fit into their driver's side door nicely.
Need some money and don't want to bother with your own ATM withdrawal? Isn't that what stun guns are made for?
Don't like street hockey? Well, you've obviously never played it with a car.
Over and over again, the images clash with the authoritarian views of what is/isn't proper until, in the end, eventuality comes calling in a superb crescendo of imagery.

If you've never seen this and don't think Madonna fits you, then maybe you should try it on anyhow. Technotronic remixes making melody to watch violence by is a NICE thing. It managed to bring a tear of joy to my eye.