Rating: 
Summary: Suckshow
Review: The DVD of Paul's fantastic concert tour is a pathetic representation of the real experience. I saw two of his concerts on this tour and the band's performances were excellent. Paul spoke to the audience very candidly in between songs and it was obvious to us that they all thoroughly enjoyed playing their hearts out for us for two and a half hours. Nine different cameras were used to film a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and I thought the DVD would be a nice rememberance of this colossal night, but no...The director of this DVD decided it would be exciting to give the audience equal camera time along with the band. I got to know the people in the front row better than the band members themselves! A quick close-up of an emotional fan is alright every few songs, but not every three seconds. That makes as much sense as a TV camera filming a football fan cheering for his team while they are in the middle of running a play to win the Super Bowl! The director might have thought that showing twenty different celebrities will make people like the DVD better. Well, I for one don't need footage of Jack Nicholson singing along to "Hey Jude" in order to validate my opinion of the DVD. I bought it to watch Paul play, not to see Jack Nicholson in sunglasses four different times. I wanted to see close-ups of Paul singing and playing, but there are much more wide angle shots, and very few close-ups of him playing the guitar chords and strumming along. There was a time when Paul played "Something" and all we saw was his foot tapping on the floor. Weird. The DVD switched camera angles every two seconds - I wish the camera would've stayed fixed on one shot for a longer amount of time so I could take it all in and enjoy it better. Hey, sometimes fast editing is important during certain songs, but I swear that there was not one shot longer than three seconds. Having the closing credits run over footage of the band playing "I Saw Her Standing There" was also annoying. Some of the songs were tucked away in the Special Features section of the DVD for some reason, which detracted from the pace of the concert as well as the overall experience of watching it. The director also saw to it that many of Paul's conversations with the audience were cut short or eliminated entirely. It was these spoken words to the audience that helped make the night very endearing, and special. The Special Features section had five different segments of what happened behind the scenes, but they were also interspliced with the concert itself: the DVD didn't show the opening segments of "Coming Up" but it did show Paul's advanced road crew talking about how many packs of cigarrettes they are smoking a day. It drastically cut into the playing time of "Hey Jude", but it did show fans in the parking lot trying to sing "Yesterday. The guitar solo to "My Love" was deleted in order to make room for a soccer mom crying in the parking lot. A guitar solo was deleted from "Maybe I'm Amazed" so we could see Paul visiting a monkey at a primate center. When Paul played "Something", that was one of the most emotional moments of the entire concert, but the director thought it would be more prudent to trim off 30 seconds of that short song in order to show how the cook prepares food for the road crew. Hey, I'm all for seeing what goes on in Paul's life offstage, but NOT at the expense of the concert. That's why the Special Features section is there! If the director was concerned about the DVD not being able to fit everything on one disc, then why not trim down the Special Features a little, but NOT the concert! Better yet, make it a two-disc DVD set! On a brighter note, some of the interesting footage was of Paul's different guitars he used during the concert, behind the scenes at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", and clowning around on their private jet. The band also played an amusing, up-tempo version of "Hey Jude" during a sound check. Note: this DVD was already in production when Paul changed his playlist and decided to include "Michelle", "Let 'em In", and "Midnight Special", so if you saw him play those songs, you really had a special treat! The 1976 film of the Paul McCartney and Wings Rockshow is filmed much better, and will be a special collectors item when MPL Communications releases it - especially if there is a Special Features section which includes footage of "Wings Over the World". 2/5 stars for a disappointing "Back in the U.S." DVD.
Rating: 
Summary: Concert=5 stars, DVD=three stars
Review: This DVD is three hours long. That three hours could have been a two and a half hour concert, and a half hour of bonus features. But oh no. Paul decided to cut up the two and a half hour concert to make room for the throw-away extra footage. The concert was filmed very poorly in my opinion - quick cuts, many crowd shots, a bit disturbing to watch. Paul could've redeemed himself if he had at least included complete versions of the songs, but again, some of the best songs from the concert, including "Your Loving Flame," "Freedom," "Something," "Hey Jude," "Coming Up," are all only partially presented. If you want to see a really good McCartney concert video, track down a copy of Rock Show.
Rating: 
Summary: TERRIBLE CONCERT DVD FROM MILLIONAIRE PAUL!
Review: Just can't believe that someone ... with that much money could put out a piece of crap like this!! so so disappointing Paul!!
we need a direct live show NO FILM! and direct to DVD without 90%
of audience... Pauls pretty taken with his old self!! nice dye job!
Rating: 
Summary: No, Scene Selection, Duh!!!
Review: McCartney's concert performance with this terric band gets A+, unlike prior tours he really rocks these songs this time. However the NO scene selection feature on the DVD gets a D-, which is why only three stars!!!
Rating:
Summary: Please show us the concert, not the audience!!
Review: I am an avid fan of Paul McCartney and loved the audio CD of this concert. This DVD however, was quite disappointing and annoying to watch.
This would be a great music DVD if it were not for the editing. This DVD would feature only one song (with a very annoying panning back and forth between the musicians and the audience), then feature backstage interviews from musicians and crew, then another song (with the same annoying back & forth), then interviews of cast/crew, etc. If you want to see only the concert songs, you have to use your DVD remote and press "skip" all the time.
I wished they would redo this concert footage altogether. Please play the whole concert by itself and focus on McCartney and the musicians (who are great)/ we don't want to see the audience! Put the interviews of cast/crew -- rehearsals as a separate feature in the bonus features.
On the plus side, some of the songs done by McCartney and band are great performances "Band on the Run," "Getting Better" (1st ever live-performance by McCartney), "Something" (tribute to George played on ukelele), "Here Today," (a very moving tribute to John), and many Beatle songs such as "Fool on the Hill," "Let It Be," "Hey Jude," etc.
If you truly want a great concert DVD, check out "Concert for George."
I was quite disappointed and annoyed with this DVD. I agree fully with the other reviewers who were disgruntled with this DVD.
Rating:
Summary: Great concert, lousy video
Review: Went to see this great concert in 2003; excellent band; in my opinion, this was definitely his best musical/ vocal performance of his solo years. Respect! One comment: the playing list could include more gems from his Wings/solo period (like Call me back again, Junk, Letting go, Beware my love, Dragonfly, Getting closer, We got married, Souvenir, She's giving up talking, Rinse the Raindrops).
About the video: I sincerely do not understand why celebrities and emotional people were filmed/interviewed all the time; this hysterical and irrelevant chit-chat seriously damaged the beauty of the concert. Why does Paul/the producer feel the urgent need to show us that he is still so popular? We all know, don't we? In my opinion, he drags himself down by filming like this. The wonderful concert movie "Concert for George" could be an illuminating example for his next concert registration!
Rating:
Summary: Great concert but an awful dvd
Review: i agree with all the bad reviews. 1) There's way too many annoying cuts. I don't care about the audience, I want to see the band. And when I do get to see the band, the camera angle changes every few seconds so it's not at all like experiencing the concert as the dvd advertises. 2) Where the hell are all those Paul's comments in between the songs? It's these kind of stuff that made the night of the concert so special. Of course I don't remember everything he said and if I can I really want to go back and listen. 3) What is up with all the behind the scenes indeed. Just make a special feature documentary and leave it there. I want the whole concert uninterrupted (the entire first verse of hey jude is gone here!) with the complete introduction (weird people, circus freaks, etc. starts showing up out of nowhere. If you went to the concert, you know what i'm talking about.)
I'm guessing this dvd wasn't made for people who went to the concert. Everything about this dvd is too commercial and they hired some bad editors.
Rating: 
Summary: Back in the US
Review: Rented this at the local video, put it on, got 20 minutes into it, stopped it, brought it back, and then went and bought my own. This is one of the most enjoyable concert DVD's that i've ever seen. If you are a fan, you will absolutely love it. I enjoy the extras, so you get more than just the concert alone, but get to see some of the background stuff too. Excellent. There is no argument, Paul Mccartney is a towering figure in popular music and entertainment. Just loosen up, for Christ's sake and enjoy it!
Rating:
Summary: Paul at his best!
Review: I'm so glad they put a DVD together of Paul's last concert tour in the US..I love the behind the scenes stuff and some of the most moving concert moments were his dedications to Lennon & Harrison..Paul's band rocks and one part I love is when he is trading licks with his two guitarists on "Carry that Weight"...great stuff!!
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Summary: No Surprises...Another Beatle...Another GREAT SHOW!
Review: If you were/are a Beatle fan, this DVD is sure to send chills up your spine! As expected, everything is absolutely flawless. As well as the concert footage, you the viewer are taken along on the tour. Paul resurrects Beatle tunes, Wings tunes and even covers some vintage Rock & Roll. He sings a song he's written for his fallen ally, John Lennon. The most moving part of this DVD is the final song on the tour. The entire entourage is in the audience and all hold up hearts...Paul was visually moved and as tears ran down his face, could barely finish the song as his voice "quivered".
Young or old, lifetime fan or "youngsters" just discovering The Beatles, this DVD will be a treasured reminder of the legacy they left for a generation.
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