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 - Shakira + HD = GORGEOUS!Wow. Shakira rocks it in HD and she's never looked better. It was worth the purchase just to see the "La Tortura" performance so crystal clear. Amazing. I was glad that many of the songs are the Spanish versions from "Fijacion Oral" Vol. 1" rather than the largely disappointing english tracks from "Oral Fixation: Vol. 2." A great buy for your Blu-ray collection. Worth it at twice the price! Rating: - Trust me: you can't WAIT to see this.For my first concert Blu-Ray, I picked this, and I feel pretty much any other concert film I see/buy will somehow always fail to live up to this experience. Seriously. The combination of an amazing performance, vivid visuals and crystalline sound was, in a word, thrilling. Let me get the technical stuff out of the way. The Hi-Def picture is outstanding, only having a bit of difficulty during scenes lit in a certain hue of red. Otherwise, the "you are there" feeling is overwhelming. Faces in the crowd, dazzling light spectacles, certain glee-filled glances from Shakira... The sound is, as expected, terrific. Crowd noise envelopes appropriately...although the filmmakers decide to reign in some of the singalongs so we can better hear the artist herself. Wise choice, as the initial emotional swell, like in "Antologia" is tremendously effective, but you don't want to hear it for the whole song. The stage has an aural three-dimensionality to it. Now, the performance itself. Volcanic. I found myself thinking during the show, that I can think of no other superstar that demonstrates such breadth of talent in such a short period of time. She sings, she dances, she plays guitar and harmonica...she does a ballet thing, she does lots of belly-dancing-like moves...some more hip-hop ("Hips Don't Lie") and some more traditional ("Ojos Asi"). She is absolutely engaged with her audience; there is a phenomenal mutual attraction going on here. Listen to the roar when she starts "Pies Descalzos". That song may not be as well known to her English-speaking fans, but here it will cause anyone who hears it for the first time to seek it out. It will become your new favorite song based on her infectious, enthusiastic performance. It's awesome. There are some songs that are traditional Latin ballads, other rock out like she's channeling her inner AC/DC. She hits vocal notes that'll send chills down your spine. One song impossibly has all three..."Inevitable". There are guest spots that amp up the energy. Alejandro Sanz comes in on "La Tortura" and the place comes unglued. The song is positively molten hot; they have chemistry to burn. Plus, her chest and her hips seem to move completely independently of one another, and you can't take your eyes off of her. This is not one disc you can leave on in the background while you clean the house or read a magazine. I couldn't take my eyes away from the screen. Wyclef Jean appears for "Hips Don't Lie", the joyous finale to the concert. Shakira dances with such abandon that at one point, I was worried she would dislocate several major joints simultaneously. The grin on your face will match the huge, glorious smile on hers... Shakira herself looks absolutely beautiful here, and the cameras take every opportunity to show her off. The number of close-ups on her 1) face, 2) breasts, 3) belly and 4) posterior is a number far too large to fathom, but from this guy's point of view, it wasn't enough. : ) Come on, nobody moves like Shakira, and when those non-lying hips fly around like that, it's hypnotic. And based on the crowd's response, I'm not alone. She exhibits a refreshing pleasure in the sheer act of "entertaining"; it reminded me a lot of Springsteen actually. It's an unfettered joy of entertaining an audience so completely that the experience elevates itself to a level higher than a simple "I'll play music, you cheer" regular concert. The Rolling Stones know how to put on a show, but you never feel as if they "need" to do this. It feels like Shakira needs to perform in the same way she needs to breathe. She's a force of nature... Trust me: you can't WAIT to see this. Rating:  - Great Video - DD 5.1 Needs ImprovementThis is one of the best blu-ray DVD I have. The concert, show, song everything is awesome. Picture was phenomenal. The 2channel LPCM uncompressed audio is excellent. However, the Dolby Digital 5.1 track is inadequate at best. The DD 5.1 track often dropped off the side vocals (like in hips don't lie). So if you have DD 5.1 receiver than you may not fully enjoy the 5.1 channel track. That's my only gripe about this Blu-Ray DVD. Rating: - FantasticThis DVD along with Live and Off the Record are simply fantastic. Shakira is the whole package from the voice of an Angel to a body...well, that's out of this world!! How could you not love this goddess!!!!! Rating: - Bought it for the price. Ended up liking it.It was available for less than fifteen so I picked it up. I liked Shakira's first major Spanish album before her international success. I hadn't really listened to her newer stuff. When I put it in I was pleasantly surprised. The visuals are great and the sound is even better. To be honest I do skip a few songs whenever I watch it but I still consider it a good purchase for the price.
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