Product Details

• Actors: Cyndi Lauper
• Format: Color, DVD, Enhanced, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony
• DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00023BJG4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,485 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Cyndi Lauper may talk like Edith Bunker (or any number of other queens from Queens), but she sure doesn't sing like her. Indeed, two decades after she burst on the pop scene with her She's So Unusual album, Lauper's voice is arguably stronger than ever--an opinion borne out in Live... At Last, a 16-song, 112-minute concert recorded in New York in March, 2004 (the title references both her '03 CD of the same name and the fact that this is her first concert video since 1987's Cyndi Lauper in Paris). Unlike, say, such understated chanteuses as Norah Jones and Diana Krall, Lauper likes to wail, and if the result is occasionally somewhat over the top, it still makes for powerful performances of such familiar material as "I Drove All Night," "All Through the Night," and her biggest hits, "Time After Time" and the salsa-flavored "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." Indeed, Lauper is at her best when she simply rocks (the punkish "It's Hard to Be Me" is another highlight). Far less successful are the mannered, ponderous, and/or melodramatic arrangements of pop standards like "Walk On By," "If You Go Away," and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," while the French café vibe on "She Bop" is cute but insubstantial. The visuals (shot in high definition and viewed in widescreen) and audio are excellent, while bonus features include Lauper's guided tour of Queens. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Great Stuff, December 27, 2004

By	PSM/Bokor (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyndi Lauper - Live... At Last (DVD in Amray Case Packaging) (DVD)

If you don't know the difference between Spears and Joplin, don't bother with this DVD.

Lauper is absolutely amazing. She has an incredible voice and is a consummate entertainer. I was completely enthralled with her and her band's performance.

All live performance DVD's should be like this one. The sound is utterly incredible. The filming is perfect. There's nothing flashy or artsy to distract from the experience.

On a personal note: Lauper is sexier than ever. Not that she has been, but Lauper has far too much class and talent to be called a Diva; nonetheless, she sure can sing circles around so many of today's pop icons.

You will not be disappointed.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After all these years, Cyndi still has it going on, May 25, 2004

By	eric_f (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyndi Lauper - Live... At Last (DVD in Amray Case Packaging) (DVD)

Track listing:

Program Start, At Last, Stay, I Drove All Night, If You Go Away, All Through The Night, Walk On By, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, She Bop, Sisters Of Avalon, Change Of Heart, True Colors, Shine, It's Hard To Be Me, Money Changes Everything, Unchained Melody, Time After Time, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Credits.

One thing that has always been true about Cyndi Lauper is that she will go out of her way to give her fans a great live show, regardless of whether she's performing at a small record store for free or at a sold-out major event concert. The location and number of people attending doesn't matter...Cyndi gives everything she's got when she performs live. And this new DVD "Live At Last," recorded at her March 11, 2004 gig at The Town Hall in New York, is certainly no exception. This DVD will surely satisfy both long-time fans as well as those who have only recently discovered Cyndi's music with her most recent album "At Last," as the track listing (see above) contains songs from both her old-school catalog as well as her renditions of the classics. I certainly appreciate her newer stuff but to me, the best part of this concert is hearing and seeing her perform her trademark songs such as the beautiful "Time After Time" and my personal favorite, "I Drove All Night." These songs may have been written a long time ago, but Cyndi proves with this concert that time certainly has not taken away any of the magic that made them so great.

There are also some great bonus features, a lot more substantial than what most concert DVD's offer:
Stay Music Video
Forest Park
Driving With Cyndi
Sunday Dinner
Broad Channel
Shoot It Yourself! with Cyndi and Kevin
Alternate Angles
Discography

All in all, a must-have for any Cyndi Lauper fan, even the casual one. And for the price that it's offered here you would be crazy not to buy it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Converted, September 10, 2004

By	Brettystar (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyndi Lauper - Live... At Last (DVD in Amray Case Packaging) (DVD)

I have been a casual fan of Cyndi Lauper's since she hit it big with Girls Just Want to have Fun.

I like a few of her songs and even own two albums. After seing this DVD I am now completely converted. She is without a doubt a consummate performer. Her voice seems stronger than ever and what she does with words in her songs is inspired and touching.

I also love how she is unpredictable and one gets the feeling that every night she would do something different onstage and not follow a routine a la Madonna/Britney/Cher etc etc.

She is also very personable and you feel as though she really wants to connect with her audience and take them on a journey.

Well done!