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Summary: Dralion is mesmerizing
Review: I was lucky enough to have been invited to see Dralion under le grand chapiteau, front row seats nonetheless. It was absolutely fantastic. I've been a fan of Cirque du Soleil ever since I saw a sample performance on TV, and had made it a life goal of mine to see them live. It was everything I had dreamed of and more.The Dralion DVD captures some of that magic, but nothing is like seeing it live. Even still, it's a great DVD. There are times where I think they could have done a better job framing a particular act or whatever, but it's still a fantastic show. Everyone I've shown it to has been mesmerized by the amazing performances and music, which has turned them into Cirque fans.
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Summary: This is the best!
Review: This is actually a Cirque du Soleil performance. I saw this live in Chicago, IL and the DVD is just like being there. The multi-angle camera capability lets you focus on the performer. The truth be known.... I take this DVD on all my plane flights and work while listening to the music. Which can stand on its own merits. Awesome! Buy the DVD from Amazon TODAY...
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Summary: Dralion(2001) Increases the Theactrical Over Human Feats.
Review: I'm a Cirque du Soleil newbie. After some friends saw "O" in Vegas and described it as "indescribable" I forked over the [$$] to see the show having never heard the words Cirque du Soleil before. WOW!! What creative forces are at work here. Worth every bit of the ticket price, my heart was stirred by the shear skill of human endeavor and the masterful art direction. It is like dancing to architecture... indescribable. As of Dec. 15,2001 I hear the "O" DVD will not be released for 6 more years. Now I'm buying the collection as money allows and chose Quidam as my first DVD and thought it was spectacular and can watch it over and over for it's blend of theater and human feats. Dralion was my second choice and we saw it over the holidays. A little heavier on the theater so I'll be Jumping to the wonderful clown acts (second to Quidam) and human acrobatics rather than just let the DVD play. I place Dralion third to "O" and Quidam. Which to buy next, that is the question.
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Summary: Stars are for the clowns only sadly... :-(
Review: As a big Cirque enthusiast this show I have to say was the most disapointing of all the tours I had seen at the time and even now with Varekai being probably the best show they've ever created, this show just falls flat.
It isn't smooth, the music isn't nearly as good as their other tours and in a word it was just dull compared to all the other Cirque tours. It looked and felt like nothing but recycled acts from prior shows thrown together with a few new twists, new costumes and music.
The only truly shining moments of this tour were the clowns who were superb and it is a real shame that their fabulously funny numbers were the only highlight of the show the 6-8 of us saw that day.
Yes as compared with the average circus it is stil superior to anything else out there but compared to its predecessors it just simply doesn't stack up.
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Summary: electrifying show/crappy filming
Review: I went to see this show live, and then got the DVD. Even on the screen, it was unbelievably stunning. However, in a few parts of the show, the filming was choppy, fuzzy, and unfocused on the right things. It seems like the filming crew handed a camcorder to an audience member and said, "Hey, would ya shoot the next two acts for us? We need a coffee break." So that detracted from those acts quite a bit. I would have given it 5 stars otherwise.
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Summary: Cirque du Soleil fans rejoice!
Review: This is by far, the best DVD yet made of the fantastic Cirque du Soleil performances. The picture quality and sound are darn good, the extras on the disc (including an interesting, if short documentary) are pretty cool too. There is even a multi-camera angle feature for some sections that let you view an act from any angle you wish. But it's really the amazing feats of strength and agility that make this disc worth owning. The first real act, where a chinese acrobat balances on one arm while spinning for what seems like an eternity, is the single most amazing feat of stength I have ever seen. On the whole I would call this dvd wildly entertaining, and a definite must-have for Cirque du Soleil fans.
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Summary: Magnificent, Enchanting and Beyond Words
Review: I didn't have the chance to see Cirque De Soleil live, but this DVD really made it for me. The choreography, the dances, the music, the lighting -in short everything- and the work that has been put into making the Show, ALL magnificent. 5 STARS is well deserved!
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Summary: Great Show
Review: I had the opportunity to watch Dralion in Miami in 2001 and it was my first contact with Cirque du Soleil. After this first experience I had the chance to watch other four Cirque du Soleil performances, but none of them was as exciting as Dralion.
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Summary: Essential Cirque Du Soleil in a few words..Awesome!!
Review: I had heard of Cirque Du Soleil and got a first introduction at a cousins house of Quidam, it has everything, daring feats of skill, comic performers, it was a succesfull marriage of traditional Chinese circus with the more Western esthetics of Music and Comedy and perfomers. As always a Visual feast that something for everybody, hope to one day catch a live performance in my town, til then I think Dralion along with Quidam are definitely essential Cirque Du Soleil..
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Summary: Totally Awesome
Review: I saw Dralion live in Minneapolis two years ago and can say that having this disk is as good as having a front row ticket. I can say that because when I was there, my seat was front row, in the center. I put off buying this DVD for a long time because I thought that there would inevitably be differences compared to the live show. Well, I was right. There's some stuff in the live show that you don't get on this disk. Such as the pre-show clown stuff (anyone who saw the live show will know what I'm talking about). However, the disk has some actual benefits over seeing the show live. For one thing, the sound quality on the disk makes the magnificent musical soundtrack much easier to hear, and you can turn the volume up as loud as you want. You also might get to see an act that wasn't playing when/if you saw it live (the foot juggling act, for example, was replaced with a different act when I was there). And of course, you can play it over and over. There's also the multi-angle feature for some of the acts--this is the first DVD I've seen that utilizes this feature. All in all, I'd say that this is the coolest DVD in my collection. I like it even better than the Quidam DVD. I watched it three times when I first got it, and quite frankly, I'd rather be watching it right now than sitting here at this desk writing this review. :-) And, if you haven't had the chance to see Dralion live, owning this DVD is just about as good, especially when you compare the cost of this DVD to the price of a ticket (of course, you really should also see the show live if you get the chance--it's an experience you'll never forget).
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