Product Details

• Actors: Dianna Agron, Darren Criss
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 20, 2011
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B005QIOKBQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,461 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #85 in Movies & TV > DVD > Music Videos & Concerts

Editorial Reviews

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This big-screen extension of the Glee franchise, which sometimes plays like a long-form promo, melds the New Jersey portion of the 2011 tour with fan profiles. On stage and off, cast members stay in character, even while prepping backstage. Dressed in jeans and Izod shirts, they begin the show by singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" before launching into a string of pop hits, including Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" (some numbers were filmed at the Izod Center). As on the series, the stronger singers, like Lea Michele ("Don't Rain on My Parade") and Chris Colfer ("I Want to Hold Your Hand") shine the brightest. Though Cory Monteith and Mark Salling, to name two, aren't as strong, their charisma helps to compensate--and that applies to special guest Gwyneth Paltrow, too. If the choreography consists primarily of jumping and fist-pumping, Heather Morris brings her dancing expertise to bear on a rendition of Britney's Spears's "I'm a Slave 4 U" dressed in a bikini outfit that probably wouldn't pass muster in prime time. In a fantasy sequence, Artie (Kevin McHale) also leaps from his chair to do the "Safety Dance." Since Glee centers on misfits, the documentary sequences celebrate three Gleeks who are different in some way: a gay drama student, a diminutive cheerio, and a Brittany enthusiast with Asperger's syndrome. The extra features offer two deleted routines, three extended performances, and outtakes with Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester, though her nemesis, Mr. Schuester (Broadway veteran Matthew Morrison), is notable by his absence. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description

Here's your front-row seat to a thrilling concert performed by the phenomenally talented cast of Glee. See your favorite stars from the hit TV show as they sing the songs you love and dance up a storm on stage. Get swept up in the energy of "Glee Live" -- including performances not seen in theaters and hilarious Sue Sylvester introductions!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 78 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Stop Believin'! November 25, 2011

By R. Perez

Format:DVD

If there's one thing Glee has taught me, even at 23, is to be who you are and don't ever change that for anyone. 'Glee Live! In Concert' was the 2nd tour by the memebers of the hit Fox show Glee: The Complete First Season. They perform the best of the best from the show. There are cute little vignettes in between songs talking about Janae, a dwarf, and how she deals with her "handicap" and Trenton, a gay kid who was outed unwillingly by his classmates; they share their stories. The staging is simple but the lighting and video screens make up the theatrics.

Although it's evident that the majority of the show is dubbed, that does not take away from the magic that is Glee. The members performed as a cast as well as solos- THE WARBLERS AND GWYNETH PALTROW MAKE APPEARANCES!!

The setlist is as follows:

1."Don't Stop Believin'" - Full cast
2."Dog Days Are Over" - Full cast
3."Sing" - Full cast
4."I'm a Slave 4 U" - Heather Morris
5."Fat Bottomed Girls" - Mark Salling
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" - Chris Colfer
7."Ain't No Way" - Amber Riley
8."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - Kevin McHale
9."Born This Way" - Full cast
10."Firework" - Lea Michele
11."Teenage Dream" - The Warblers
12."Silly Love Songs" - The Warblers
13."Raise Your Glass" - The Warblers
14."Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy" - Lea Michele and Chris ColfeR
15."Lucky" - Dianna Agron and Chord Overstreet
16."River Deep - Mountain High" - Amber Riley and Naya Rivera
17."Don't Rain on My Parade" - Lea Michele
18."Jessie's Girl" - Cory Monteith
19."Valerie" - Naya Rivera
20."Loser Like Me" - Full cast
21."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Heather Morris
22."Friday" - Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling, Kevin McHale, Darren Criss, and Harry Shum, Jr.
23."The Safety Dance" - Kevin McHale
24."Empire State of Mind" - Full cast
25."Somebody to Love" - Full cast

Highlights of the show for me include Santana and Mercedes' rendition of RDMH, the Cast's rendition of BTW, and Kurt's IWHYH.

This is the perfect gift for any Gleek this holiday season!!!

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best live in concert DVD ever December 22, 2011

By C. Flatoff

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

First off, the cast did a great job performing at the concert (not that I actually went to a concert). It's just the way it's on the DVD that I'm not thrilled with.

To begin with, it's labeled as a "documentary" concert film. Meaning they do interviews with fans throughout the movie. I wouldn't mind a little bit of "my favorite character is..." at the beginning before the concert starts, but the constant back and forth throughout the movie is distracting from the concert, imo. The interviews with the cast should stay, but the ones with the fans should go (or at least go on the special features).

Another thing I found annoying is the fact that most of the songs on the DVD are not in the order they sang in the concert. Also, while Dog Days Are Over and Friday are on the DVD, they are only in the special features part, not in the actual movie. If the songs were good enough to be performed in concert, why were they not good enough to be on the live in concert DVD?

Also, somehow I had expected the Jane Lynch scenes to be in the movie, but no, they're just in the special features.

Basically, I would have given this an A had it been more like the Taylor Swift live in concert DVD.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Average January 28, 2012

By Elizabeth Hill

Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase

I just watched this on Amazon Instant video and I am disappointed. First of all that the special features from the DVD are not included on the Instant video, second, I feel like I missed out because of the fan stories. Why would the fan stories cut into the performances? I missed the beginning of three performances because of the fan stories. And while they were good stories and spoke to how good Glee is about celebrating our differences, I felt they had no place in the film. I wanted to see the concert, just that, from beginning to end because I love Glee. I wanted the movie to be as close to experiencing the real thing as possible. I thought I missed this at the theater, but it turned out I didn't miss much. Boo!