Céline Dion Album: «Celine Dion - The Colour of My Love Concert [VHS]»
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Céline Dion Album: «Celine Dion - The Colour of My Love Concert [VHS]»
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- Title:Celine Dion - The Colour of My Love Concert [VHS]
- Release date:1995-11-14
- Type:VHS Tape
- Label:Sony
- UPC:074645013633
The Colour of My Love works hard, as does Dion, to convince us she's already a major diva, and the approving crowd of hometown fans obviously agrees. Dion, her hair cropped in a shorter, curly 'do, is equally chic in black suit or blue gown, a troupe of dancers invades for strategic uptempo pieces, and her studio duet partners for both "When I Fall in Love"(Clive Griffin) and "Beauty and the Beast" (Peabo Bryson) pop up to repeat their roles. The star attacks each song with laser-like focus, and she radiates a sense of theatrical drama.
Technically, however, the special suffers from direction that mistakes swooping camera movement, sudden zoom shots, tilted frames, and other concert video clichés for real drama. More problematic is abundant evidence of considerable post-production sweetening in the star's vocals--like other post-rock divas with arena-sized ambitions, Dion (or perhaps her producer) is apparently determined to reproduce the surreal sonic precision and scale of the records. It's a slippery slope that tempts perfectionists to leave less and less of the actual performance on the soundtrack, even though Dion's huge voice would still be impressive (and possibly more exciting) if rendered without such editorial tweaks. --Sam Sutherland
I was kind of scared to watch this DVD after reading the comments posted here, but I watched it and I fell in love with Celine even more, if possible.
Personally, I didn't see anything wrong with the camera angles and quality and stuff. It seemed just fine to me!
As for the lip-syncing...I guess we can never be sure if she did or not, but I know she wouldn't unless it was absolutely necessary. And give her a break, people; she had just had her big English break, and of course they wanted the DVD to be perfect. Celine tries out all different styles of performing and music here; it was even nice to see her perform with dancers (I've never seen her do this before!).
There are five things that I must comment. One, "Refuse to Dance." It's a very odd song, but she just performs is so well...I know it's choreographed and such, but her expressions and stuff are awesome, especially at the very begining of the song. With that dress...it's just a very awe-inspiring moment.
Two, "Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve." It's the first song that she ever recorded, and her mother wrote it, and her parents are there. It's so neat to watch her perform it, clearly is really enjoying herself (as she is throughout the whole DVD), and it's fun to compare it to how she sang it when she was 12. Three, I just had to add that the duets are supurb and I think Clive Griffin is very hansome and both of the men are great singers. Four, the end of "The Colour of My Love" (song) is very touching; I'll let you see why. And five, "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You." Amazing. Wow, is just left me and everyone else who watched it breathless. I've never heard a voice like Celine's in the first place, but after that song...wow.
This DVD just proves that Celine is the best, and probably most versitale, performer out there. With her belting ballads she outdoes every other diva; she easily outdances Britney Spears and all those others; she's the best in whatever she does, and she does everything 'all the way' and with as much class as possible!
Celine Dion has an incredible voice and apartently a good chorographer. The problem wth this DVD is that the person operating the camera needed to quit looking at everything else and focus on Celine! She delivers a wonderful performance just to have it degraded by the people behind the post production.
One last thing, I Cant Help Falling In Love Has LIVE after it because it's different than any album version. Also it's very evident that she does sing.
As is always the case, her talent as a singer of popular music comes close to being the all time greatest. However, the video portion of this DVD is, by almost any standard, inferior. Also, why would you have to have her lip sync all but one number ??
Compare this DVD to The BeeGee's "One Night Only" and you will see the difference in both the video and audio.
I just loved the DVD. It was my first Celine Dion Music Concert video. PLUS the fact it's DVD, I know it's going to stay in great quality over the years. I'd just like for all her music videos to be on DVD!
Too bad she's leaving us for a few years.... CELINE: HURRY BACK! We'll miss you!
Given the fact that this was filmed a while ago, her confidence has grown, as has her music. I found the concert to be full of life, passion, and true emotion. I can't help falling in love, just has to be seen to believed. The power of celine is captured well in this concert. A must for all lovers worldwide, also check out Live in memphis, another massive concert from 1997 It's just gonna get better.