Rating: 
Summary: VERY GOOD
Review: with all the 'Should David G have been here or not' aside, this was a very good presentation. And since I had actually viewed it when it was presented way back when, I was concerned about the presentation of this DVD. (also curious as to why it took so long) All concerns were settled when I watched it. I love the performances, and the only one I really didn't care for was Cindy Laupers, but to great relief Joni Mitchell really spooked up the mix and so did S. O'Connor.. . those two gals really grasped the fear and anxiety in the music greatly...And how about the Scorpions with IN THE FLESH.. quite a good job. Last but not least, watching R. Waters sing Goodbye Blue Sky from a hole in the bricks was just great stuff. I really hope Pink Floyd fans get this cd, and Roger Water/David Gilmore fans too... at least the fans can bridge the gap with this excellent product.
Rating: 
Summary: This DVD is "almost" perfect
Review: This was a fabulous show if not for THREE points: 1. David Gilmour wasn't there
2. They just "had" to put Sinead onstage, staring at her feet the whole time. I fail to see whats so great about her.
3. Roger Waters made a mistake in choosing Van Morrison to sing "Comfortably Numb." Van is a classic singer, no doubt, but he just doesn't have the right type of voice to sing "Comfortably Numb." If David Gilmour couldn't have been there to sing it, they should have used someone with a soft, mellow voice that could have sung the song the way it was MEANT to be sung. By the way, is there anyone out there that can tell me who the two main guitarists were? One guy was kinda skinny and had black shoulder length hair and played most of the guitar parts. The other guitarist played a Les Paul, mostly. Thanks. JonM11100@aol.com
Rating:
Summary: Pleasantly surprised
Review: My expectations were rather muted going into this. Primarily due to the "Celebrity" cast. I also had some real concerns over sound quality since it was recorded almost 15 years ago. The sound however is flat out amazing though. Although my issues with the Celebrity cast did not disappear, the quality of the sound and enormity of the production itself made the cast of characters seem less important. The list of those performers seems really stale today, but at the time of the show, they were all "A" list. I think some complaints I've read hold little merit or were the product of lack of understanding of the original source material. Someone said the scorpions attire was in bad taste for such an event. Well folks, that was on purpose! They were the "Surrogate" band which was supposed to be representative of all of the excess in rock and roll that has at one time or another caused many of us to lose sight of the music. Although, I've never been a Sinead O'conner fan, I thought she was a perfectly appropriate representation of the child in Pink. Her vocals were also very moving. Again, I'm not a Brian Adams fan, but his gritty voice was an excellent fit for "Young Lust". And, no he wasn't really playing guitar, or at least he wasn't wired for sound. He, like the scorpions were there simply to provide vocals and window dressing. The music was thankfully performed strictly by Roger's amazing band. Joni Mitchell's performance was flat out creepy (in a good way)perfect for "Goodbye Blue Sky". Cindi lauper was nothing but annoying. Van morrison (who I love), seemed painfully out of place in this production. I ached for the return of David Gilmour's silky voice during Van's performance of "Comfortably Numb"
My biggest issue with the DVD was the camera angles and distances used for the bulk of the show. The show was so enormous that I think the best overall perspective would have been maybe a hundred and fifty feet or so from the stage. This view was curiously entirely absent. Everything was shot either up close (Like most concert footage), or so far away that the perfomers were merely a speck in the camera lense. These longs distance shots were used primarily between songs though and really did give the viewer an idea of just how huge the show was. In fact I would say the production was probably 4 to 5 times the size of Pink Floyds original prodution. All of the tight camera shots made me feel too much like I was watching a concert video rather than experiencing the show. Another interesting perspective was the footage shot behind the wall after the band had been completely closed off from the audience. It really made me appreciate how weird that must have been for Both Pink Floyd in the original performance and for Roger's band in this version. I mean here you are playing your heart out and you can't even see your audience, and you know they can't see you either. I would liked to have seen a little more of the audience perspective during this part of the show. And to those Floyd fans who don't think the wall should be done without the original band, I do sympathize. But the fact is, they were asked to perform, and declined. Understandably, the bad blood between the Waters & Floyd camps was too much to overcome under such short notice, even for such a meaningful event and cause. But, the bottom line is that "The Wall" is Roger's brain child. You can count both the musical & lyrical credits of other band members for the double album on one hand. The wall is the least musical of the Floyd creations due to the lack of input of those other band members. But in pure lyrical and conceptual terms, I still feel it is once of the most brilliant and important works of my generation. I still hold out hope that some day, all of the members including Roger will be able to put their egos and bitterness aside and re-unite to produce new music and tour. Until that day however, I feel very fortunate to re-live the wall experience in this powerful incarnation.
Rating:
Summary: A must have concert DVD
Review: Outstanding Rock/Stage performance. Waters did an excellent job of putting an ensemble of talented and complimentary musicians together for a momentous gathering with great music. With the exception of Van Morison and Cindy Lauper, the cameo musical quests did not detract from the great original score of The Wall. The DVD 5.1 re-mastered soundtrack sounded great and added to the nice visuals.
Rating:
Summary: The best DVD show I have!
Review: I'm a Pink Floyd fan, so anything about it is valid. Of course I did prefer the original band doing this concert, but Water's and his guests performance was fabulous! Remind me my youth at the best. I could give 6 stars if someone else could had sing instead Sinad. Great DVD, the image and sound is very nice for something recorded 15 years ago. You get a interview with Water (who complains about Sinad too)and producers at the end. A must for any Pink Floyd fan. It's no doubt the best musical DVD I have.
Rating:
Summary: Better than I could imagine!
Review: When this record was first released, I rejected it on the sole fact that it included Sinead Oconnor. I didn't care about her politics, but her vocals were more annoying than a teacher's new chalk on a squeaky clean board. As a huge Pink Floyd fan, I couldn't understand the watering down of such great music by Waters, and it obviously took me several years to overcome that. When I saw this DVD on special, I bought it, stuck it into my surround sound system, and proceeded to fall into another day and time. The lyrics and music transcended everything that they had come to mean to me and became symbols for a movement. Regardless of what the others have said below, every song was performed with power and passion. I never would have dreamed that I would enjoy "Comfortably Numb" performed by the same man known for such club favs as "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Domino", but Morrison was superb. Even the dreaded Oconnor was convincing as a character in "The Wall". No doubt that this performance was every bit as politically accurate then as it is now. Whether the wall was coming down in Germany or the Middle East looks for peace, these songs speak to us just as universally. Great work, Mr. Waters. Now where is a DVD of "The Wall" to go with "Is There Anybody Out There?"?.
Rating: 
Summary: I agree with Topeka, KS!
Review: This was a MAJOR let down! The only people who should perform "The Wall" - especially in this spectacular concept of a concert - are the original members of Pink Floyd. NO ONE, I repeat NO ONE can come close to matching the sheer brilliance & perfect collaboration of sound/vocals of Pink Floyd. Why Waters chose to include all these people in this concert is beyond me. I would have to say the absolute WORST, without a doubt, most gut-wrenchingly sickening part was Van Morrison singing "Comfortably Numb". Is he kidding?! Joni Mitchell faired no better. And, is it me, or does Bryan Adams appear as though he's not really playing guitar? Maybe it's me. Anyway, the "cameo" performers completely ruined this for me. My review gives it one star for actually having Roger Waters in it! (His performance would've received more stars, but the guests were SO BAD that I had to deduct a few.) And it gets another star because every time I see it, I'm forced to put on the CD, or the original movie, both of which I love.
Rating:
Summary: Okay...
Review: I already reviewed the SACD version of this album, but I might as well do the DVD as well. Especially since they keep pushing it. Anyways..... This was a very cool concert, I wish I could have been to Berlin in person to see it when it occurred but oh well. Anyways, it is very well put together. Roger managed to assemble a good supporting cast (shame he couldn't assemble the other members of Floyd). I can certainly understand why Pink Floyd did a very limited release in its first iteration. The DVD itself is a very good transfer. Anywas, Floyd needs to release the other stuff on DVD...
Rating: 
Summary: Not bad....
Review: After watching this concert 3/4 of the way through, I was planning on giving the thing a 1-star, no doubt. But when everyone came out and performed "The Tide is Turning" off or Roger's album "Radio KAOS", I was blown away. After watching this concert for the second time, I like it, but it still has many faults. First off, it's not a full concert, is a combination of clips from the rehearsal and the actual concert. plus some of the clips are concert footage combined with rehearsal audio (watch cyndi's lips on the Tide is Turning). I realize that there were many technical errors causing them to stop songs during the concert night, but in my opinion, they should have used the rehearsal concert (which took place the night before) for the video release, or have just combined clips of day one and day two, each with their REAL audio, NOT audio from another day. It makes it feel like they're lipsyncing and it is VERY annoying. When it comes to the guest performers, I thought they were all great. I was very much annoyed that Joni Mitchell and Sinead O'Connor on such boring songs, it was a big letdown. Other than that Cyndi, Van, Paul, The Scorpions, and Brian all did good jobs on their songs (even though I thought the Scorpions were dressed pretty trashy for that sort of occasion). It was really funny seeing The Band (Bob Dylans Backup Band) singing Comfortably Numb along with Van. If your looking for a seamless live recreation of the Wall, look elsewhere, if you've heard the damn thing all but too much and you want to hear something new, check this out. This concert also bears a lot of historical significance to me personally, whenever I watch them play "the Tide is Turning" is reminds me of how everyone used to think what a happy and beautiful place the world would be after the fall of communism, but nothing really changed.
Rating:
Summary: They really tried. They really tried their best. But...
Review: This concert should have been one of the greatest concerts ever. Roger Waters' show about an isolated rock star slowly building a wall between himself and his audience is truly the most original idea and concept and of the best shows in history. However, this show had one major flaw. GUEST STARS. I hate it when someone takes something as great as the Wall and have an all star cast perform it. The only people who should perform the wall are Waters, Gilmour, Mason, and Wright. The music also seemed flawed at times, For example the accordian in Mother, it didn't seem to fit in quite right. But the worst part of all is OH MY GOD WHAT A FABULOUS ROOM. That actress really and I mean REALLY overdid it. . Another flaw was that they cut out Outside the Wall. Why? That would make the show complete, especially what happens after the Trial. Thats another thing, the Trial is way better with the animated prosecuter, wife, mother and most of all, Worm your Honor. The live action trial didn't have the effect that the animated one in the film did. Anyway that is enough of my complaints. Roger's performances in this were nothing short of amazing but Waters was the only good thing. They should of let him perform the songs instead of screw ones up, like when Cyndi Lauper does Another Brick in the Wall part II . Is there anybody out there? is way better. (Yes I know you don't have the visuals for that musically it is better) I'll stop complaining now so you can blast this review.
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