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Paul McCartney - Back in the U.S. (Live 2002 Concert Film)

Paul McCartney - Back in the U.S. (Live 2002 Concert Film)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Short on Quantity But Plenty of Sound Quality
Review: The sound quality of this DVD, especially when played on DTS 6, is quite superb. I was more pleased with this live performance packaging than I was with those from his two tours from last decade.

My only complaint is that not all the songs are played from start to finish, especially Hey Jude (Kinda brought back memories of when this song from his 1993 live special on FOX was not listened to its entirety by television viewers, because: 1. it went beyond the closing credits and 2. those in charge decided to not give any extension to the program whatsoever).

Nonetheless, it is a strong musical triumph, for even though it is twelve years later, it is by far the closest reproduction of my memories of his 1990 tour as he performed his classics from Let It Be to Back in the USSR. Tripping the Live Fantastic, the CD from then, and Get Back, its VHS equivalent, did not quite match up so far as doing justice to what attendees of any of of Sir Paul's performances enjoyed.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Disappointing Concert "Film" Produced Poorly on DVD
Review: I attended one of these shows, and it was one of the greatest concerts I've ever attended. So I fully expected the DVD would be just as expertly produced, but what I saw was one of the worst concert videos (made to look like film) that I've ever seen. All the previous comments about it having image problems are right on the money. It looks like garbage. The editing is amateurish, and the sound is unspectacular. The way the menus are arraigned is inconvenient. Paul was the executive producer on this, and I'm appalled he would release this to the world. The only reason I gave it three stars is the music and the performances reminding me of how it really was when I saw it live.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: not as good as I thought it would be
Review: I did not see the concert. I read the first couple reviews on this here which was good and decided that I would buy it. I poured myself a glass of wine and kicked off the shoes and prepared... and was dissapointed. First of all, the picture quality was not that good which is understandable because some of the photography is in the dark . If this was the only problem, I could live with it but there were other detractor which in my mind were unwarrented which made this DVD a dissapointment. They could have put in more footages of the concert instead of their activities in the zoo, backstage activities and shots of movie stars. I bought the DVD to see the concert, not the other stuff. If I knew what it would be like I would not have bought it. Try to borrow it from a friend. My recommendation is not to buy it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't Buy This DVD, Buy Wings Over America
Review: When I saw Paul McCartney last may, I could not wait for the concert film. Because I remember "Paul McCartney Rock Show" one of the best concert films I have ever seen. The day this dvd came out I went out and picked it up. When I got home that night I pop the dvd into the player and my joy turn to disapointment. What makes a good concert cd or dvd is seeing the interaction between the singer and the crowd.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Monster Concert Film!
Review: My only complaint is that it should have been a double DVD set instead of the single that it is. (Hey ... Maybe we can all e-mail Paul and press him to release a 2nd DVD with all the missing stuff!) Would have had room for ALL the songs he did on the tour with no cuts. Other than that, I feel like history will remember this as a grand event ... as it should be.

Make no mistake ... This film ROCKS!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Still a Beatle!
Review: If you ever attended a Beatles concert this DVD has all that magic.Only this time you can hear the singing and music.It brought a tear to this Beatles fans eye.I gar on tee.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: So you did it again, Paul
Review: I'm a huge fan of the Beatles and Paul. I attended 2002 concert and also watched TV concert film aired before. Reading others' comments for this DVD, I found that the DVD contained the exact same contents with the TV program. If it is the case, DO NOT BUY this DVD. When I watched this concert on TV, I was very much disappointed and turned off after 30 minutes or so. But at that time, I thought it was because it was edited for TV show. How can they sell this ... as a DVD title?? It was not a music film at all. It was a 'poorly made' documentary, at its best. I think Paul is not so interested in making a concert film of a good quality. GET BACK and PAUL IS LIVE VHS were also very bad! I just own them as a sort of full collection of Paul, but do not recommned as a good concert film at all to others. Paul, why are you making the same mistake again and again? Or do you have any calculated commercial intention? Look how great concert DVDs other musicians are making these days!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Paul at his very best, but poor technical quality.
Review: The Music...GREAT! Paul...AT HIS BEST! The shots...VERY GOOD! The show...AWESOME! The quality... Ahem... The quality... not so good. Unfortunately, despite the great songs and music and presence of Paul and his musicians and some other famous cameos, the video quality doesn't make a little justice to what i imagine is the real experience of a Paul's concert: pixelated parts of concert footage(perhaps due to a bad use of DV compressors or encoding). And on the menus section the menus interfaces are confusing and some of them, like the "Bonus Songs" section are "road end" sections in which to get back to where you were you have to work your way out to the main menu and then try to find your way to were you were... sadly, but poor DVD menu interface.

But aside that I found the DVD very exciting and a fitting tribute to Sir Paul's musical career, definitely a milestone!.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome!
Review: Don't pay any attention to the critics, this DVD is worth every cent! Very enjoyable, Paul is awesome. We loved the candid clips,adds to the overall view of the preparations needed for a production of this magnitude! You'll love it. Rock on Paul!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Some people need to get a grip.
Review: Fabulous DVD. Great to hear all the Beatle stuff. Some of the people above need to sit back and enjoy the music. If they were true Beatle fans, they would already know that McCartney has always been that way. You either like him or you don't. Geez, do these guys think they're writing for Rolling Stone or what?


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