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Summary: A great way to re-live this tour if you caught it
Review: I saw this show in 1993, and this video brought back wonderful memories of the excitement. Good dose of Beatles classics, some Wings standards, and a few songs from his then-new album. He looks great, he sounds great, and he seems to be having a ball. What kept me from giving it 5 stars is only the frenetic editing. It's a composite of several shows, which in itself isn't so bad, but when the splicing is done WITHIN A SONG (or did he change shirts between verse 2 and 3!?), it's un-nerving and you lose some of the magic of live show. Also, there are some inexplicable cuts between black-and-white and color, and sometimes I want to scream at the camera to stay focused on a shot long enough to appreciate it. I could do without the tortured-animal footage at the end of the video (which is part of an otherwise delightful montage of Beatles footage and Paul and Linda's home movies), but that's what the fast-forward button is for. And none of these negatives takes away from the memorable music.
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Summary: Not much difference from the VHS
Review: I was at the concert in São Paulo in 1993. The concert was really something outstanding. I have the VHS and now the DVD. However, the quality of the image is not that good. They could have improved the images for the DVD. Sometimes it is too dark and you see only Paul's face, because the background is all black. Anyway, I recommend it for any Beatle fan.
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Summary: Paul is great, but poor film
Review: I went to this concert. Sure enough, this film is like re-expereince of my own memory.....Very valuable film captured of Paul, the living legend, in action. But the quality is terrible, why even bother with Black and White, and then switch back'n force to Color on and off so much? Very irritating to watch. But it gets worse.....I wish this video had WARNING lable on it for sensetive viewers for very disturbing content regards to animal cruelty and abuse scene. Paul got his point and the world needed to see this, but I had nightmare for days after watching this. I am traumatized for life....
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Summary: Does the man bother with quality-control at all???
Review: It's entirely possible that Quag got a bum copy of this thing, but if this is how the disc is intended to look and sound then it's just one more addition to McCartney's catalogue of AWFUL concert films. Lousy picture aside - I remember the videotape looking superior to this mess - there are enough audio drop-outs here to suggest this was made by bootleggers, not highly-paid professionals. An utter waste that suggests McCartney no longer gives a whiff about the product bearing his name.
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Summary: Paul still has all the charm, energy, talent, and charisma!
Review: Paul still stirs you with all his energy and emotions he puts into every song! I liked this video. I loved the backflashes of the Beatle-days gone by, plus some scenes from Paul's home life with his wife and kids. However, I didn't like the animal torture scenes! It was very disturbing to me, as I am an animal lover. I guess that was his intent to move you to respond to the wrong that is being done to animals today. Aside from those agonizing scenes, Paul still has all the charm, energy, talent, and charisma he has always had since his youth. I especially liked all the Beatle songs he sang. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! He still has it! I love you Paul!
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Summary: Great Music, Poor Video
Review: The music on this video can't be beat. Paul plays old Beatles hits as well as many songs from his then-new album, "Off the Ground." The problem with this video is the editing. What the filmmakers decided to do was to cut to different performances within the song, and and it also cuts from black and white to color within the song. Why would a 1993 concert be filmed in black and white in the first place? Then again, it's not as bad as the "Back in the US" DVD.
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Summary: Great Music, Poor Video
Review: The music on this video can't be beat. Paul plays old Beatles hits as well as many songs from his then-new album, "Off the Ground." The problem with this video is the editing. What the filmmakers decided to do was to cut to different performances within the song, and and it also cuts from black and white to color within the song. Why would a 1993 concert be filmed in black and white in the first place? Then again, it's not as bad as the "Back in the US" DVD.
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Summary: Great Music, Poor Video
Review: The music on this video can't be beat. Paul plays old Beatles hits as well as many songs from his then-new album, "Off the Ground." The problem with this video is the editing. What the filmmakers decided to do was to cut to different performances within the song, and and it also cuts from black and white to color within the song. Why would a 1993 concert be filmed in black and white in the first place? Then again, it's not as bad as the "Back in the US" DVD.
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Summary: Good concert but a badly produced video of it.
Review: The songs and the performances are strong, of course, but, as everyone else here notes, the direction and editing on the video seem lazy and misconceived. Paul is Live doesn't flirt with disaster like the Get Back dvd, but probably this dvd is best for those wanting a souvenir of a concert they attended. As a document in its own right, it's merely lukewarm.For a full concert dvd, the Back in the US dvd is the one to get first: the band is smokin hot and the video direction is a little snappier than you'll find on Paul is Live or (lord help you) Get Back. After Back in the US, the next concert disc to get is probably the Live at the Cavern dvd. The best solo McCartney dvds are probably the Wingspan and the In the World Tonight documentaries, though fans of Standing Stone will definitely get a charge out of that one too.
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Summary: very good music, lukewarm directing and editing
Review: The songs and the performances are strong, of course, but, as everyone else here notes, the direction and editing on the video seem lazy and misconceived. Paul is Live doesn't flirt with disaster like the Get Back dvd, but probably this dvd is best for those wanting a souvenir of a concert they attended. As a document in its own right, it's merely lukewarm. For a full concert dvd, the Back in the US dvd is the one to get first: the band is smokin hot and the video direction is a little snappier than you'll find on Paul is Live or (lord help you) Get Back. After Back in the US, the next concert disc to get is probably the Live at the Cavern dvd. The best solo McCartney dvds are probably the Wingspan and the In the World Tonight documentaries, though fans of Standing Stone will definitely get a charge out of that one too.
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