Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour [Blu-ray] [2007] [+Bonus CD]

Sony presents Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour in 1080p high definition inside a 1.78:1 frame. Seeing as this is the first concert I have seen on Blu-ray, or any home video format for that matter, I don't really have a base of comparison to judge it against, but I cannot imagine any other program of this nature looking any better. As expected, there is a lot of smoke to be seen in the image, especially up against the bright lights around the stage, but it never gets in the way of the image. Clarity is amazing. Color reproduction is stunning, and details, even on distant shots of the stage and crowd, appear to be of the highest caliber. Blacks, too, are solid. This image almost looks too real. You wouldn't have had a better view of the show in real life, and I doubt even a front row seat would have been a marked improvement over the image you see on this disc. The 2.0 channel PCM track and the 5.1 Dolby Digital tracks sound amazing on their own, but the PCM uncompressed 5.1 track running at 6.9 Mbps is obviously the one to listen to, if your equipment can decode it. The show kicks off with the hit song Estoy Aqui and the viewer is immediately transported to the show. If you were sitting dead center in the auditorium with the pulsating beats and the crowd noise all around you in perfect harmony, you would approach the level of sonic wonder produced with this disc. Bass is powerful yet clear. Shakira's remarkable ability to produce both high pitches and deep lows with her voice is reproduced with an uncanny and lifelike accuracy. Suffice it to say, this is one of the most immersive, lifelike tracks I've ever heard, probably because it is real. This track goes to show just how good real life can sound. Studios and processing are fine, but what we get here is a true to life sonic adventure that left me speechless at times. If this disc isn't running as demo material at stores all around the world, it should be. This is a system seller. Shakira fans are in for a treat as this disc contains a nice selection of extras. Around the World in 397 Days (480p, 11:26) is a chronicle of the 125 stop tour. This is a good look at the inner workings of the tour in other countries, including stops in Mumbai, India and Cairo, Egypt. Barefoot (480p, 21:21) is a look at Shakira's life philosophies and philanthropic endeavors. A video clip of Las De La Intuicion (480p, 3:46) is included. Live: 'Obtener un Sí' (1080p, 3:35) is a live performance of this song not included in the main feature. Live: 'La Pared' (480p, 3:56) is another performance of the song featured in the concert as performed in a separate venue. A photo gallery of stills from the concert is available for your perusal. The primary extra is the inclusion of an audio CD that contains a musical intro and live performances of the songs Estoy Aquí, Don't Bother, Inevitable, La Pared, and Hips Don't Lie. Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour is sure to please hardcore Shakira fans, concert fans, and Blu- ray fans. Shakira puts on a great show that is highly energetic and entertaining. If you are not familiar with this artist, this Blu-ray disc is perhaps the best introduction to her music. Outside of attending a real live concert, this disc is the absolute best Shakira presentation you will experience. This is a top-notch release that features video and audio quality of the highest magnitude. Extras are nice, including the addition of the audio CD. Recommended for Blu-ray fans, and a must buy for Shakira fans.

Shakira is an incredible performer with so much energy and vitality. The crowd were really into the show and it is not surprising because it was fantastic. There are 17 songs on the main disc plus you get documentaries etc. You also get a CD but I haven't tried that out yet. Personally I found the sound and picture quality was fabulous. We sat down to watch this, not really sure what to expect but by the end of it we all wanted to be up dancing. A must have edition to the blu-ray collection!

Is there anyone out there who hasn't got Shakira yet? If there is, this DVD might fix it. It is a recording of one of the dates in the "Oral Fixation" tour of 2006. It was filmed in Miami, which is important, because the city's huge Hispanic population means that Shaki was playing to a home crowd. Sporting a shock of dark-blonde hair, Shaki looks great from the off. Despite the global stature she has attained, she clearly still suffers from stage nerves, but by half-way through the first number, the old fave "Estoy Aqui," that's all forgotten and the bopper from Barranquilla is firing on all cylinders and the party gets a-hopping. By the end of that song, she has the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand, and from there proceeds to rip through a selection of older songs and material from the "Oral Fixation" series. While Shakira has always presented herself as a solo act, in fact she works with a small pool of dedicated musicians, some of whom have been with her for ten or more years, including her musical director and guitarist, Tim Mitchell, with whom she has co-written many songs. Her band is a powerhouse of talent, a solid, tight underpinning that complements Shakira's vocals perfectly. And then there's those vocals. Shakira can be stylised and operatic, laid back and soulful; she can rock, reggae and jazz. She can miaow like a cat and snarl like a tiger. I can think of no other contemporary singer who exceeds her range of vocal expression, and what is more, Shaki is no studio-produced confection; she does it all, and more, live. Shakira long ago proved she had the Midas touch as a pop composer, and her back catalogue contains some of the best examples of the genre ever written, like "Ojos Asi," "Un Poco de Amor," "Inevitable," "Whenever, Wherever," "La Tortura," "No;" this list goes on and on. Those who speak Spanish or who took the trouble to find translations know she is witty, gritty, and most of all enormously romantic and appealing in her lyrics, a tradition she has built on with her move into songwriting in English, now unafraid to deal with political and moral issues. But this DVD is about more than that; it is about the sheer, infectious joy that this pint-sized but hugely talented artist takes in performing, in singing and dancing in front of an audience. In a world full of pretentious, dull, derivative "indie" music and insufferable, instantly forgettable music-industry product, Shakira is that welcome breath of fresh air, an original, sincere, committed and most of all incredibly talented artist. If you didn't realise that before, this DVD should convince you.

This is good concert footage, but it feels rather rehashed from other dvd's. The sound quality is also average at best. Extras are reasonable with a couple of bonus videos and a small documentary. Enjoyable none the less.

I am not often writing reviews, but this disc is absolutely exceptional. Shakira is great, the show is fabulous of course but the greatness of this disc is audio quality. Go buy this disc and you won't regret it. Video is also not bad, certainly the quality you wont find on a regular dvd.

This was a really entertaining blu-ray disk. A very lively performance made even better by the stunning blu ray playback quality. The uncompressed 5.1 audio is definitely the one to play back if your system can hadle this.

Great price and movie. Great sound and picture but not too much english song numbers in the concert. Overall happy

Great show and phenomenal performance from Shakira. Blu-ray picture and sound [1080p and 5.1 PCM] are as good as any music disc out there. Recommended purchase.

Parla da se! anzi canta e balla...Oral Fixation Parla da se! anzi canta e balla...Parla da se! anzi canta e balla...Oral Fixation

まぁ 天才ですね。 自分大好きな人ですが。 とんでもないライブだなぁ・・とまず思った。 なんなんでしょうね。このエグさとエロっぽさ。むっちむちの肢体。 とにかく「濃い世界」 ランドリー・サーヴィス のときから思ってたけど 凄いよね。この人の感覚。 世界観の濃さという点ではプリンス ライブの凄さという点でマドンナと双璧。 舞台装置の豪華さとかなくても、シャキーラ自体が、とにかく派手でえぐい。 英語版出す前のちょっと地味目なイメージから完全に化けた。 まぁ とにかく とんでもない女としかいいようがない。 しっかしなんてかわいくて美人なんだろう。 どう考えてもブリトニーなんかよりかわいい。 それもって、プリンス級の作詞作曲の才能て そりゃ自分大好きになるわな。 マドンナと並ぶライブが凄いアーティストですね。 ビョークと対極にいる人ですが、間違いなく 天才です。 大大推薦。

Bien reçu, bon état, livraison rapide

Très bon spectacle et superbe qualité du DVD

For my first concert Blu-Ray, I picked this, and I feel pretty much any other concert film I see/buy will somehow always fail to live up to this experience. Seriously. The combination of an amazing performance, vivid visuals and crystalline sound was, in a word, thrilling. Let me get the technical stuff out of the way. The Hi-Def picture is outstanding, only having a bit of difficulty during scenes lit in a certain hue of red. Otherwise, the "you are there" feeling is overwhelming. Faces in the crowd, dazzling light spectacles, certain glee-filled glances from Shakira... The sound is, as expected, terrific. Crowd noise envelopes appropriately...although the filmmakers decide to reign in some of the singalongs so we can better hear the artist herself. Wise choice, as the initial emotional swell, like in "Antologia" is tremendously effective, but you don't want to hear it for the whole song. The stage has an aural three-dimensionality to it. Now, the performance itself. Volcanic. I found myself thinking during the show, that I can think of no other superstar that demonstrates such breadth of talent in such a short period of time. She sings, she dances, she plays guitar and harmonica...she does a ballet thing, she does lots of belly-dancing-like moves...some more hip-hop ("Hips Don't Lie") and some more traditional ("Ojos Asi"). She is absolutely engaged with her audience; there is a phenomenal mutual attraction going on here. Listen to the roar when she starts "Pies Descalzos". That song may not be as well known to her English-speaking fans, but here it will cause anyone who hears it for the first time to seek it out. It will become your new favorite song based on her infectious, enthusiastic performance. It's awesome. There are some songs that are traditional Latin ballads, other rock out like she's channeling her inner AC/DC. She hits vocal notes that'll send chills down your spine. One song impossibly has all three..."Inevitable". There are guest spots that amp up the energy. Alejandro Sanz comes in on "La Tortura" and the place comes unglued. The song is positively molten hot; they have chemistry to burn. Plus, her chest and her hips seem to move completely independently of one another, and you can't take your eyes off of her. This is not one disc you can leave on in the background while you clean the house or read a magazine. I couldn't take my eyes away from the screen. Wyclef Jean appears for "Hips Don't Lie", the joyous finale to the concert. Shakira dances with such abandon that at one point, I was worried she would dislocate several major joints simultaneously. The grin on your face will match the huge, glorious smile on hers... Shakira herself looks absolutely beautiful here, and the cameras take every opportunity to show her off. The number of close-ups on her 1) face, 2) breasts, 3) belly and 4) posterior is a number far too large to fathom, but from this guy's point of view, it wasn't enough. : ) Come on, nobody moves like Shakira, and when those non-lying hips fly around like that, it's hypnotic. And based on the crowd's response, I'm not alone. She exhibits a refreshing pleasure in the sheer act of "entertaining"; it reminded me a lot of Springsteen actually. It's an unfettered joy of entertaining an audience so completely that the experience elevates itself to a level higher than a simple "I'll play music, you cheer" regular concert. The Rolling Stones know how to put on a show, but you never feel as if they "need" to do this. It feels like Shakira needs to perform in the same way she needs to breathe. She's a force of nature... Trust me: you can't WAIT to see this.