Product Details

• Actors: Police
• Directors: Jordan Copeland, Jim Gable
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2
• Studio: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 159 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001GM0GNC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,604 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires is a live album by The Police released in 2008 on two discs: one CDs and one DVDs.The CDs contains the live album from River Plate Stadium including all of the band's classics such as Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon and Every Breath You Take. The first DVD contains the 109-minute wide-screen concert presented in Dolby Surround and Stereo. The concert film was directed/produced by the award-winning team of Jim Gable and Ann Kim, the principles of Graying & Balding, Inc.. The second DVD contains the 50-minute bonus feature, Better Than Therapy, directed by Jordan Copeland detailing The Police's historic reunion with exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointing..., January 18, 2009

By	HUGH H. KIRKPATRICK "Chuck Kirkpatrick" (COOPER CITY, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I know they're not as young as they used to be, so some of the keys have been lowered....some of the tempos retarded. But as another reviewer stated, the Police just seem to be "going through the motions" in this concert. It's not hard to figure out why they decided to tour after so long. With total guaranteed grosses in the hundreds of millions, how could they not? One thing I love about live recordings is the rawness, and even the mistakes. It reassures me that real humans are actually playing their instruments and singing. I like the slop, the hums and buzzes, and the 'clams' which now are absent from any recent "live" album. I'll cut Andy a break for dubbing in the second guitar part on "Message". That guitar harmony is an integral part of the sound of that tune, and impossible to do by one's self. But this recording is just too damned 'clean'. With 45 years' experience as an audio engineer, I can tell when vocals are live or have been re-done in the studio and about 75% of Mr. Sumner's have been re-recorded. Stuart Copland is the hero here. His energy and expertise on the drums keep it all together in spite of Sting and Andy's somewhat uninspired playing. Don't get me wrong. I love this band. They rank among the top ten groups of all time. I'm just a little disappointed with this effort (or lack thereof).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Put This On Your Holiday Gift List!!, November 22, 2008

By	Kat K. "Police Fan" (Chicago,IL) - See all my reviews

I am so thankful that this cd/dvd set was released!! I have been playing it over and over again since I purchased it. The first dvd disc is the concert in Argentina. I was very impressed at how good the band sounded in a live performance! It was so much better than the dvd Synchronicity concert! Viewers will also be impressed with Andy Summers' guitar solos. For fans that loved the first album, Outlandos D'Amour, this concert will definitely become your favorite...There are so many songs performed from this album! "Truth Hit Everybody" is one of my favorite performances on this disc! The second dvd is was great,too! It's a behind the scenes look at The Police rehearsing for the tour and a surprise performance at The Whiskey,in Los Angeles!! The other 2 discs are of the concert which any Police fan will enjoy listening to at home or in the car! This dvd/cd set was more than I expected. You will definitely feel the nostalgia when you sing along to the concert!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best live DVD I think I've ever watched, December 31, 2008

By	Allister Fiend (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

It seems the reviews of The Police's new DVD/CD package are mixed at best. I can't figure out what the naysayers are thinking on this one--I think "Certifiable" is perhaps the best live DVD I've ever seen.

I did not attend a show on the big Police reunion tour last year, so I had no idea what the stage show looked like or what the set-list included, so the live DVD was my first look at Sting, Andy, and Stewart back together again. The opening track, Message in a Bottle" was an excellent choice, and the lighting at that point was minimal. Once "Synchronicity II" kicked in, the stage show kicked in, and so did the crowd. They were on their feet the entire show and I was mesmerized by the musicianship of these 3 players.

The first thing that surprised me was the sound quality. I have a modest home theater system set up that I don't know much about other than how to turn it on and turn it up. Without any tweaking at all, I noticed Sting's bass was much louder and more "present" than I would have expected. It made for an interesting listen to the show, because it underscored what a great bassist Sting really is. I'm sure most of us think of him as a singer/songwriter first and as a bassist a distant second. He is a phenomenal player and underrated in that regard.

But the Police is the combustion that happens between Sting and Stewart and Andy. Just like Sting, Summers & Copeland prove themselves masters of their instruments.

I have read some complaints that some of the songs were re-worked & sound a little different. That's true, and from my own personal point of view, it's a great thing. 1st off, nothing is reworked so drastically that a fan wouldn't be able to recognize the song that's playing. But if you've kept up with Sting's career lately, he does this regularly. A little change here & there makes it a bit more interesting. One reviewer called these changes "bored & lazy." If you watch dvd 2 in the set, you'll see how much work went into working up each song. I, for one, loved the changes in the songs.

If you're sitting here reading this thinking about purchasing the DVD/cd set, DON'T WAIT. I buy a lot of live DVD sets like this, but this one is by far the best all around, from musicianship, to the stageshow, the song selection, and the extras that show how this band got back together.