How to Be a Megastar Live! (DVD with CD)
Starring: Blue Man GroupDirector: Various
Studio: Rhino Records
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release: April 1st 2008
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DVD Review
After playing to capacity crowds throughout 2006 and 2007, Blue Man Group's How to Be a Megastar Tour hits the road again in 2008. The live rock show takes the audience through a satirical workshop on how to create the perfect rock concert experience. In the process, they celebrate, skewer and otherwise deconstruct rock stardom in all of its narcissistic glory. Expanding on the Rock Concert Manual concept from The Complex Rock Tour, this time around the Blue Men download a new how-to manual that takes the audience through a uniquely clever and interactive show that guarantees to deliver hypnotic entertainment for all ages. CD/DVD of Blue Man Group's live concert that is currently touring the world. It will feature a live concert on DVD, a distilled version of that show on CD as well as the documentary Inside The Tube and the video I Feel Love as bonus features.
User Reviews
Great show! - Rating: 5/5
I have always been a fan of Blue Man Group since the first day I saw them in Vegas. I got this Blu-Ray for Christmas and have been watching it over and over. I like their new songs and hope to be part of their band one of these days.
BMG a unique experience - Rating: 4/5
This Blu-ray video is awesome. Both the image and audio are impressive. Almost like being ast the concert.
Ben - Rating: 3/5
I love blueman group... but How to be a Megastar Live was not as good as thier previous album. Same music, but different performers. The video and sound were great, but again, not as good as the first. Sorry Blueman Group.:(
A concert with a plot! - Rating: 4/5
A very cool and clever idea for a concert. These guys deliver. A definite keeper for the collection. Sound and video presentation is very, very good.
No Soul - Rating: 2/5
This is one of the first blu-ray titles that I purchased. It was high on my list because I loved "The Complex Rock Tour" on DVD, but the video quality on that DVD was terrible.
The video quality on this "Megastar" blu-ray disk is good, but in every other aspect the "The Complex Rock Tour" is superior to "Megastar".
Bottom line: the "Megastar" concert is disappointing. The blue men themselves seem to be just going through the motions, the audience often seems bored, the sound quality is muddled, and the attempt to use "infomercials" during segues is almost embarrassing to watch. Pondering what went wrong, it seems that the focus has shifted to everything other than the 3 blue men, to the point that the title characters seem to be an afterthought. If the theme of "The Complex" was "watch these quirky guys make amazing music on odd instruments", the theme of "Megastar" is "listen to this backup band, with some disinterested guys dressed up in blue added for free."
About half way through "Megastar" the song "I Feel Love" is performed. This was a highlight of "The Complex", featuring Annette Strean of Venus Hum in the electrified dress. I have to give "Megastar" credit for boldness in its attempt to perform this song without Annette Strean, but unfortunately the attempt succeeded mainly in illustrating how lame "Megastar" is compared to "The Complex."
As another reviewer said, if you haven't seen "The Complex" you may like "Megastar", but if you have seen "The Complex" you will find "Megastar" uninspiring--it has no soul.
