Product Details

• Actors: Celtic Thunder [2]
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Celtic Thunder Ltd
• DVD Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002AK9UUO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #757 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A DVD with a running time of almost 2 hours features 13 new Celtic Thunder performances!

Since March 2008, Celtic Thunder has spent over 45 weeks at the top of the Billboard World Music Charts, knocking themselves off the number 1 spot with their second CD "Celtic Thunder Act II." Now after scanning close to 400K units and playing to over 200,000 people on their second North American Tour Celtic Thunder presents Take Me Home (filmed at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on April 21st '09) an all new show on CD and DVD.

The event features almost all new material with only three of the most popular songs from the original Celtic Thunder pledge show included. The new songs are dynamic and exciting. Damian (a foot and a half taller with a new deeper voice) has great new songs in "Happy Birthday Sweet 16" and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and would give a young Neil Sedaka or Frankie Vallie a run for his money! Ryan's dark destroyer character develops well with a rendition of Sting's "Every Breath You Take", George's personality and sense of humour comes to the fore in "500 Miles", a highlight in the show and Paul's performance of "You Raise Me Up" is not to be missed. Keith, the blonde surfer heart-throb is set to steal more hearts with "Castles in the Air" accompanying himself on the guitar. The guys come together for both "Working Man" and "Take Me Home", as ever their voices even more powerful in these ensemble songs, and in the harmony pieces. "Danny's Boy" A Cappella, has been included due to popular demand after their performance on 5th Ave for "St Patrick's Day" and performing it at the White House that night - the highlight of their success in the USA.

Also Available: A new studio CD that features 15 songs/14 never before on CD!

Customer Reviews

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for The Lads, 0 for the DVD production, July 26, 2009

By	Romantic Fiction Addict (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

Okay, many of the reviews here either pre-date the DVD release, or refer just to the group themselves, not this DVD. Which can be misleading to someone considering this purchase. I'm going to just address the Take Me Home DVD.

The guys sound great on the DVD (unquestionably live this time 'round) and are just as cute and talented as ever, though I do have some issues with this set. Damian needs more mature songs to go with his more mature voice, and Keith fans will be disappointed that he sings nothing new here (the only one who doesn't. And I'm not counting Castles in the Air, since it was included in the Act II cd). The Take Me Home cd has two new Keith songs, which for some reason don't make it into the show. The CD may be more worth your money, as it consists of all new songs, plus a new version of Steal Away, that you do hear on the DVD. As others have said, this DVD seems to just recycle a lot of songs from the first DVD, which is disappointing.

But none of that bothers me as much as the AWFUL production value of the DVD. It looks like someone from a college video class made it. Crazy camera angles, unnecessary zooms, shaky-cam to the point of vomit-cam a couple of times. Bad lighting, strange crowd shots, and even my DVD menu didn't work. I can't do anything in the Song Selection on the main menu. It keeps looping and looping. I have to play the first song, stop, hit menu, and THEN I can select a particular song. At the end of the DVD, if I hit stop, it won't, and then after it plays out on it's own, I again get booted back to the Song Selection menu, which still won't let me select a song. Anyone else having this problem? It is just another example of how this DVD was shoddily made in an effort to cash in quickly on the Lad's popularity. It is insulting to them and their fans.

So, to sum up, Celtic Thunder, the group, get 5 stars. Celtic Thunder, Take Me Home, the DVD, gets a 0. If you are a CT fan, as I am, you'll get this anyway (or even pre-ordered it like me, whaaa) but just be prepared that it is nowhere near as nicely done as the first one.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! Loved them! A great performance!, June 13, 2009

By	Sierra Rose "Book Goddess" (Rayland, OH) - See all my reviews

After seeing the PBS performance I can say this DVD is recommended to all Celtic Thunder fans or those who are new to the group and looking for a wonderful new group. Each member can put on a show alone when they do a solo but when they sing together it's a powerful thing that no one should miss. I can't wait for this DVD release.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than the First!, June 9, 2009

By	Martha E. Wingate "Celtic Thunder addict" (Rochester, NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Saw the concert 3 times. All performers are great alone, and the combination is just right. New songs display more of their talents. Can't wait to see the DVD.