Customer Reviews

VH1 Divas Las Vegas 2002

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

Well I am very disappointed in this DVD/CD performance. The wonderful duet between CHER and CYNDI LAUPER singing Turn Back Time was most unfortunately cut out. Mistake number one. Mary J. Blige was taken out of the entire dvd and cd. I don;t know why. Maybe she didn't want to be on it. The duet with her and WHITNEY HOUSTON singing Rainy Dayz was also cut out. BIG mistake number two. The two other DIXIE CHICKS songs were taken out. Bad move. The duet between MARY J BLIGE and SHAKIRA was taken out. They sang Love Is A Battlefield. The DIXIE CHICKS, MARY J BLIGE, and STEVIE NICKS were even taken out of the finale. That was the last straw. I am very disappointed. This is a good disc to see for Celine Dion performances. You see two CHER performances. I am happy they kept the Landslide duet between STEVIE NICKS and the DIXIE CHICKS. That is the only saving grace because the finale was ruined. Even the special feature of the backstage film monly has Celine Dion, Shakira, and Anastacia in it. No CHER, she was the other headliner. i think VH1 needs to start distributing the full show of the DIVAS performances form all the years. They edit out every single one. Most disappointing.

Hi I have to say that this DVD is BAD. I saw it on T.V. and that was better than the DVD. And they cut out so many things like Cher's duet with Cyndi Lauper. So I suggest anybody who wants to buy this think because you are gonna waste your money. Oh yes I forgot to tell everybody there is only 9 performances and this is how the DVD is: 1.You Shook Me All Night Long by Celine Dion and Anastacia. 2.Believe by Cher. 3.Song For the Lonely by Cher. 4.Underneath Your Clothes by Shakira. 5.Landslide by Dixie Chicks and Stevie Nicks. 6.One Day In Your Life by Anastacia 7.I'm Alive by Celie Dion. 8.New Day Has Come by Celine Dion. 9.Elvis Medley Jailhouse Rock by Anastacia Always on my Mind by Shakira Heartbreak Hotel by Cher and Can't Help Falling In Love by Celine Dion. People do you really want this I mean they cut people from the finale and in the DVD it does not have Ellen Degenorous (host of the show) so that is not fair so people you should think about this.

When I watched this concert on television I thought that the highlight was when Cher and Cyndi Lauper duetted on "If I Could Turn Back Time". It was one of those magic moments but it has not been included on the DVD. Why???

When I saw this on VH1, I loved it. It had fun performances and was hosted by the always funny Ellen Degeneres. She was the host and opened the show with a warm-up with the dancers and a performance of Salt N' Peppa's Shoop, in the Britney Spears style with dancers and all. And then she went on with an even funnier monologue about how Cher flicked her off. How could you cut that??? It was hilarious. Even worse, they cut some performers altogether and some great songs as well. What were they thinking when they released this dvd? Why would any fan of the Divas Live series want this poor example of a commercially available dvd? I'll be looking for someone hawking an unedited bootleg and give them my money instead. Bad decision VH1!

I saw "VH1 Divas Las Vegas" when it first aired in May of 2002. It was done fairly well considering the lineup was put together all wrong--Stevie Nicks and Cyndi Lauper should have been main performers, whilst Dixie Chicks and Shakira should have been the special guests. The performances were not earth shattering, but they were good nonetheless. Mary J. Blige poured her heart and soul into "No More Drama." Diva-in-the-making Anastacia worked the stage like a seasoned pro. Stevie Nicks was good but her voice sounded a little weak. Celine was fantastic as usual--especially during her duet of "You Shook Me All Night Long" with Anastacia. Cyndi Lauper's appearance left me wanting more. I was unimpressed by the Dixie Chick's performance (Why couldn't they have performed "I Can Love You Better"?) Shakira was good but her unusual wattle of a voice kepy making my skin crawl. In short, I liked the concert enough to buy the DVD only to find that half the show has been omitted. NOTE TO ALL MARY, WHITNEY AND CYNDI FANS: Don't buy this DVD! All of Mary's performances were cut (including her duet with Whitney). Apparently Mary's record label would not allow her to be inlcluded. Cyndi's performance was cut due to her on-going fued with Epic records. VH1 needs to work out kinks such as these before they expect us to pay a sh--load of money for only HALF of what we expect to receive.

Some BRAIN DEAD editor destroyed this show by cutting some of the most entertaining performances. The broadcast was great, but this chopped up DVD is very disappointing.

It's a pitty that a concet such as this one didn't have a good video and cd production. The singers were great (Celine Dion, Anastacia, Cher, Dixie Chicks and Shakira).
The first song it's the best one, the AC-DC cover "You shook me all night long" were you can see and hear two real divas (Celine and Anastacia). Cher also made a great work dressed as Elvis. In fact the live show was amazing but the edition on dvd and cd was terrible, the label left on a side several songs.
I hope that one day they release the complete version because this one is shameful.

This show was amazing! The DVD..well...WASN'T! As you've probably seen in the other reviews, they cut the show up. I have to say that my favorite Diva moment was when they did the Elvis tribute finale. I was excited when I bought the DVD because I was going to be able to actually own the show with that moment. But they cut out Mary J. Blige's, Dixie Chicks', and Stevie Nicks's performances out!!!!! That really was upsetting. I also loved Cher and Cyndi Lauper's performance, but again-they cut that out, too. I'm really not sure if I should have bought the DVD or not...It was a real disappointment.

I thought this show was to SAVE THE MUSIC as was meant to be, but they forgot to SAVE SOME ARTISTS MUSIC by editing a little too much on this DVD, i feel ripp off. i saw the show on tv and couldnt wait to have the DVD to really enjoy a better quality of sound and picture, and here i was by the day it was released, just feeling angry after i played and watch the whole thing, wondering if my copy was defective,or probably i got a special rated version or who knows, after doing some searching i realized that that the way it was, and i've been waiting to see if they might release a DIVAS LAS VEGAS 2002 "PART II" or director cut edition, or extended version...whatever put the songs and artists back to the show,like CYNDI LAUPER and CHER duet, but as today, my guess is they are no gonna do it.
My advice: DON'T BUY IT, just wait to see it on VH1 and record it, so you will have the whole show.
Save the money and buy new CYNDI LAUPER standard's album "AT LAST" instead.

Having seen this show when it came out on VH1 I was very upset at what they had cut out of it on the DVD and can't imagine why. There was a whole Elvis medley which if I'm not mistaken included Mary J. Blige doing Blue Suede Shoes and Stevie Nicks doing I forgot what other song. Don't get me wrong the performances on the DVD were great, but the show was incomplete. For that alone, I rate it what I did.