Review Sticky & Sweet Tour [Blu-ray]

Sticky & Sweet Tour [Blu-ray] Best Review

She's 50! 50 years old! SHe can kick...she can...ok ok enough with the SNL Molly Shannon reference.

But seriously, at 50 Madonna is still givin it to you, and Sticky & Sweet is no exception to her repretoire of outrageous, high energy performances.

After seeing the show here in California, it wasn't my favorite, although I'll never walk away from a Madonna show unsatisfied. However, after watching this DVD I completely felt the same energy if not more than when I was at the show. The production and cinematography of this show also made me like several songs more than when I first saw the show, like Spanish Lesson and La Isla Bonita/Lela Pala Tuta. The Argentinian crowd is absolutely amazing and we get see Madonna really let loose and get social with her audience, something she's been gradually getting better at since ReInvention Tour. She's absolutely bonkers in this show, impeccably delivering fantastic dance routines, and hooting and hollering hilariously throughout the show.

This DVD is a welcome change from the format of Confessions Tour which was a great DVD but it was so busy and difficult to actually see Madonna performing on the stage. Akerlund's production of CT was like a 2 hour music video which I though was overkill given that CT is quite possibly one of the best shows in her career. Sticky & Sweet gives much needed and deserved focus to Madonna while she's flying all over the stage.

Personal Highlights:
Candy Shop/Beat Goes On
Vogue
Into The Groove
Heartbeat
She's Not Me
Music
Get Stupid [Video Interlude]
Like A Prayer [awesome remix version]
Give It 2 Me

I could have done without Human Nature, Borderline, 4 Minutes, and Hung Up. The 'Rain/Here Comes The Rain Again' Video Interlude was terrible in my opinion. I was shocked that she was ok with that being in the show because artistically it was very weak [the animation sequence was very generic and somewhat silly]

Overall I was pleasantly surprised because, like I said before, it wasn't my favorite show but after seeing the DVD I feel that I like it a lot more than I thought.

The last plus: The Audio selection from the tour is really nice to have, espcially since several of the songs are reworked, new versions. I'm also sure I would add the bonus behind the scenes footage as I have heard it's a great docu featurette. I have yet to watch the extras.

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Sticky & Sweet Tour [Blu-ray] Overview

-Includes the full live show from Buenos Aries as well as exclusive footage filmed behind the scenes during the course of the tour.

Madonna's most recent stage extravaganza, the 'Sticky & Sweet' concert, will be released on April 6th, it was announced today by Live Nation, the world s largest live music company. 'Sticky & Sweet', which was produced by Live Nation, was the most successful tour by a solo artist in history and was seen by over 3.5 million fans in 32 countries around the world.

The show, which will be distributed by Warner Bros Records, will be available on DVD, Blu-Ray and CD and will include many of the Material Girls hits from the course of her unprecedented career including, '4 Minutes,' 'Like a Prayer, 'Hung Up' and 'Ray of Light'. Filmed in Buenos Aires, over four days to a crowd exceeding 256,000 fans, the concert also includes a show stopping moment when Madonna performs a historic 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' to a thunderous audience response from her Argentine fans. Also included are several hits from the
multi-Grammy winners most recent CD 'Hard Candy' which debuted at No. 1 in 37 countries.
The DVD also includes 30 minutes of exclusive footage filmed behind the scenes during the course of the tour.

'Part concert, part block party and all fun, there is still only one Madonna,' raved the Oakland Press in their review of the 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour.
'A night of triumph and defiance...
A two hour multi-media juggernaut,' glowed the LA Times.
'Our lady of perpetual motion...This may be the best tour shes ever stitched together,' claimed the NY Post.

Track-listing:
Intro: The Sweet Machine
Candy Shop Medley
Beat Goes On Medley feat. Kanye West
Human Nature
Vogue 2008
Die Another Day 2008
Into The Groove 2008
Heartbeat
Borderline
She's Not Me
Music 2008
Rain/Here Comes The Rain Again
Devil Wouldn't Recognize You
Spanish Lesson
Miles Away
La Isla Bonita Medley
Me Darava/Doli Doli
You Must Love Me
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Get Stupid Medley
4 Minutes feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
Like A Prayer 2008
Ray Of Light
Like A Virgin
Hung Up Medley
Give It 2 Me

BONUS FOOTAGE:
Behind-The-Scenes

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Customer Reviews

Worst Concert Ever - M Fan - USA
Being a Madonna fan for over 20 years, the enchantment is really wearing off. First came "Hard Candy", not only her worst album, but one of the worst albums EVER!!! I had went ahead and bought tickets to the show even though I know that her concerts usually consist promoting her latest album. Once I checked the tracklisting of the show and watched some snippets on youtube, I said "Nope!". I sold my tix (and made a 0 profit using stubhub, which she endorsed by the way).

I waited until the professionally shot concert was available to download and then watched it. I had to constantly shake my head in disappointment and fast forward through tracks.
#1 - OVERPRODUCED. I know she didn't lip-synch all of her songs, but this release makes it seem like she did (cause I've heard her really sing "Human Nature" live from youtube and...OH MY...IT IS AWFUL!)
#2 - Lame opening. After being WOWED from tour openings such as Confessions, Reinvention, and Blond Ambition, this was just really a let down and pretty boring.
#3 - Overcursing. Is the "F" word really necessary ALL OF THE TIME. I lost count. It sounds really forced and that she is trying to hard be too cool.
#4 - Oversexing. Okay. Yes. She is 51 and is in great shape and could put most of young competition to shame, but I don't need to see it, mostly because I already have from 1983-1994. She is basically naked through half of the show. She is trying too hard to prove she's not old by gyrating on the floor and making orgasmic sounds while saying "See my booty get down" and saying things like "My sugar is raw" [rolls eyes] Seriously Madonna?...Seriously?

The only redeeming tracks from this concert are the renditions of Borderline (even though she curses during it) and Like A Prayer. Some other tracks are bearable such as Into the Groove and You Must Love Me/DCFMA. I will credit her for giving a full 2 hour concert as well. They are usually 1 hour 30-40 min.

The behind the scenes documentary is actually really good and makes you want to actually see the concert, especially if you haven't seen it (I suggest watching this first). I found it to be less self-righteous than "I'm Going To Tell You A Secret" and wish that documentary was more like this release.

As far as this release goes. I think it is a worthwhile package for the FANS. If you are not a fan or just a casual fan, DO NOT BUY THIS! You will be extremely disappointed (The hits are all remixed and unrecognizable). I am a fan and am really disappointed, so that should tell you something.

I hope she has gotten this crap out of her system and is ready to go back to giving us something good.



One Hot Editing Mess - S. Formoso - Miami, Florida USA
Madonna's great. There's no one like her or will ever be like her. Unfortunately, I have a feeling that she had nothing to do with the editing of this hot mess of a DVD. I get it! You were trying to convey that this was an energized show, that it was high energy - high impact - blah blah blah. But cutting from one camera to the next ever 1.8 seconds makes this DVD look like it was edited by a high school's AV class. I can't possibly imagine that anyone with an ounce of experience edited this hot mess. Both the sound and the picture quality are abominable! But the poor editing takes the cake on this one. If it wasn't Madonna, you couldn't pay me to watch this editing mess.



Awesome !!!! - E. Euscate - Lima, Peru
I read so many reviews before buying it, but no matter what I read, as a Madonna fan, I ordered this Blu-Ray. All I can say is that I am very pleased with it. Video Quality isn't 1080p, just 1080i, and it's not like Shakira Blu, but you will enjoy every song. Sound is perfect, with deep bass, songs are crisp and clear. I can't be more pleased with this purchase.

Video: 4/5
Audio: 5/5

And I don't care about the bonus audio CD found in the european version, this live show is perfect, but more in the visual style.

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