Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Studio: Atlantic / Wea
• VHS Release Date: July 1, 1991
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000F2CO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #491,681 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing great, but worthwile nevertheless!, April 24, 2000

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"jackvaldez" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belinda Carlisle - Runaway Live (DVD)

I got my DVD copy of this at the same time I got Sarah Mc Lachlan's "Mirrorball", so my review may be somewhat biased in favor of the latter (which I believe is superior in both sound quality and overall "investment worthiness").

Don't get me wrong; I'm a diehard Carlisle fan and have been collecting her LP's/CD's (solo + Go-Go's) for years. I'm just somewhat disappointed with certain renditions in "Runaway Live". "Mad About You", for instance; Belinda was virtually drowned out by offkey-sounding second voices. Also a terrible-looking white-colored pant-suit outfit at the start ( later redeemed, however, when she changed into a dark, lacy dress and bare feet a la Mc Lachlan!).

Having said this, the DVD does have its high points. I especially liked her live performance of "Summer Rain", "I Get Weak", "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" and "World Without You". Despite these songs being personal favorites, I think that the blending of both Carlisle's distinctly raspy voice and that of her back-ups, along with strings, was perfect in these cuts. This plus the fact that it's the only available Belinda Carlisle DVD to date makes "Runaway Live" a worthwile investment for both fans of Belinda and retro/pop/new-wavers alike. Hence the four-star rating.

This disc's songs are as follows:1. Runaway Horses; 2. Summer Rain; 3. The Same Thing; 4. Whatever It Takes; 5. Mad About You; 6. Circle In The Sand; 7. Nobody Owns Me; 8. I Get Weak; 9. Valentine; 10. La Luna; 11. Vision Of You; 12. Leave A Light On; 13. Heaven Is A Place On Earth; 14. Our Lips Are Sealed; 15. We Got The Beat; 16. World Without You; 17. Shades Of Michaelangelo.

I wish they eventually come out with a music video collection (Belinda + Weidlin + Go-Go's perhaps).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Angel on earth, only in 2-channal sound :-(, June 24, 2001

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Nagy Klara (Cottbus Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belinda Carlisle - Runaway Live (DVD)

Convincing eyes...my heart is tangled up...I shake inside...I Get Weak everytime I see her! Belinda is still a perfect woman, looking good in her black and shiny dress (the white one is not...). But, unfortunately, she has not her beautiful long red hair, only a short cut :-( But she's an angel, with the corresponding voice.

The disc I have ... has no region coding and no extras. Only a bit textual information about her solo career. I am missing extras like VH1 Behind the Scenes and video clips. It cost nothing! No picture gallery and no alternative angles. The sound is very good for a 2-channel recording. There is no PCM stereo and no multi-channel sound as well :-( The only you have is a Dolby Digital 2.0 without any low-frequency effects. There is almost no bass drum to hear. It would be great to have the same in dts quality...or even non-compressed PCM sound. You've got nothing you wouldn't get on a VHS tape. The picture quality is moderate in 4:3 format.

The 80 min. concert is great. She is dominating with hear lead voice and the background vocal is also excellent. All musicans deliver superb musical performance.

Ovarall? A must-have disc for all fans, excellent concert, beautiful Belinda but very few extras. So go and spend an evening with Belinda in your own room...yes, I have daydreams sometimes :-)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars sleepy, July 9, 2006

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Mike G. Maeva - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belinda Carlisle: Runaway Live (DVD)

Belinda just didn't seem in to the whole concert thing, she performed like she wished she was somewhere else. She did seem to loosen up a bit when she changed clothes, but it still seemed like I was attending a lecture rather than some pop music. What does that mean? The setting was just not right. Still if you like Belinda she seems to aging gracefully.