Britney Spears - Live From Las Vegas DVD

From the opening sequence of two masked men scrabbling down the front of Las Vegas' MGM Great Garden Arena, Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas clearly has mega ambitions. Initially broadcast live on HBO in late 2001, the concert uses hyper-real special effects to explore the idea that dreams sometimes can feel too "real". Like her coming-of-age third album the risqué dance routines herald a move into more adult territory, but with regular excursions back to the pink, fluffy Barbie-style of old. The show also raises other questions about reality: for instance, is... she singing live? Given the demands of the stage routine, where she somersaults and cavorts around the stage like there's no tomorrow, it's probably fair to assume that she'll probably be too short of breath to sing a note. As well as packing in all of her greatest hits (from "Born to Make You Happy" to "Baby One More Time"), classic album tracks are also performed (including "Boys" and "What it's Like to Be Me"). With most of the action taking place on a giant walk-way, which projects into the heart of the auditorium, this is more a spectacle than a concert On the DVD: Live from Las Vegas has no extras, but the lavish concert footage might be supposed to be compensation enough, with the sharp soundtrack (available either in Dolby Digital Stereo or Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound) adding extra intensity. Incorporated in the concert is a short film of Britney performing a totally unfunny comedy take-off of "Making the Band", where she plays a Janis Joplin wannabe. --John Galilee [show more]

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