Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1943 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-26
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 160 minutes

Synopsis
The legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen are captured here in all their glory. Contains a 1981 concert filmed in Montreal, Canada and the and's appearance at the historic Live Aid in 1985.

Customer Reviews

Extraordinary!
Where to start? As a long time Queen fan I thought I had enjoyed as much as possible of the bands music and performances... I was wrong! This Blu-Ray DVD just blew me away! The picture (only on my 32" HD Ready TV) is ... a m a z i n g !!! Hard to believe this was 1981! Never have I seen Freddie and the boys look so crystal clear on TV! Add to that the amazing stage light show throughout the concert, the colours and images just ooze off the screen! I could not stop smiling! :-)

The performance itself is great, a very polished and tight performance. A kind of one off gig (not part of a tour). Includes their first ever live performance of Under Pressure. Some great versions of Save Me , Play The Game and Dragon Attack. The sound is great, but (as ever) recommend a surround sound system. The DVD extras are again ...a m a z i n g ! : Audio commentary with Brian and Roger (very funny), an 1982 American interview and of course the Live Aid performance with DTS option (including the rehearsal). I now hope to god they release more Queen concerts/videos (especially "Rare Live" or "Wembley") onto Blu-Ray format!

If you enjoy the music of Queen and have a Blu-Ray player then this is a total must! I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this DVD. Im soon to buy a Full HD 40" TV - can it really get better??? I .. cannot .. wait!

Enjoy!

Once in a blu ray moon
...something this good comes along. Contrary to some comments the picture quality IS understandable because of the
source being high quality 35mm which was the original HD format in essence, but even given that the restoration including the addiitional digital noise removal is outstanding. My jaw stayed continously open for the entire 1.5 hrs or so of the main feature, just try watching the echoing harmoniser feedback monster of "Get Down Make Love" for example, or the sheer power of "Now I'm Here" without exclaiming joyously at the reproduction here both visually and sonically. Great to see the Live Aid footage too as a handy place to store this highly memorable peak of charity rock events that could not be surpassed principally because dear Freddie is not with us. Pleased that the boys (Brian & Rog) combine tech with humour on their extra sound track but its a tough call whether to listen or just revel in the full blast version!..Thanks guys fabulous production!

Magic Blu Ray
As a Queen fan, I was excited to see this on blu-ray. But, as others have commented already, I was stunned by the quality of the footage. The sound is a joy, as you'd hope, but the picture is just stunning. A great advert for Concerts on Blu-Ray. And with the Live Aid set (possibly Freddie's finest moment) as an extra, this is a mut have for all Queen fans.