Sarah Brightman - Diva: The Video Collection (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)It's perfect for a devoted fan of 20 years (such as myself). Since our local video channels don't play much Sarah, it's good to have the DVD in such fine quality. By releasing this DVD, Sarah will make many new fans, and will obviously please her current fans very much. Through Sarah's videos, it's obvious she's very talented. And she's a chameleon, never looking the same from one album to the next. The early videos are the most precious to me, and I can't believe this compilation has finally surfaced. "Diva: The Video Collection" is a definite must-have for any Sarah fan (young & old alike).
I was half-expecting to see poorly doctored videos, according to other reviews. From what I've seen, I disagree. It all depends on the quality of your DVD player. All my DVD players work fine with this product. Among it, my faves are: 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,11, 16. Let Sarah showcase her beautiful body in gold leaf in her Ave Maria video. She's gorgeous and knows how the marketing strategy. Sex sells, and in this day & age, it's not abnormal. Videos 1 through 4 are very nice and showcase Sarah's versatile range (style and singing). That's why I think she's a chameleon. She can look and play any part and do it perfectly. I've always loved video #3. It's one of those that you can't help but cry when you're watching it.
Videos 5,6,7 are stunning and I never saw any of them in their entirety. It's nice to have the official thing, as these videos have probably never been seen played on non-European TV. I look for originality, and originality is what you get when you see these 3 for the first time. The 2nd half of the DVD is okay. There are a couple of goodies thrown in there. Videos 11&14 are nice. Since I've only seen screen caps of 14, I always wanted to see it. What videos is the compilation lacking? I can't think of much right now. Perhaps they could've put the video for "It's a Beautiful Day" and the video for "In the Bleak Midwinter". Sarah was so charming back then and I'm sure a lot of her fans would've loved to see that video.
My thoughts on Packaging & Details:
- 8 page insert is full of images, all neatly aligned among all 6 inner pages, printed on glossy paper.
- Insert is very pretty and attractive to the eye. The cover of the insert is gorgeous.
- Title is in glittery gold, compared the plain & boring front cover of "Diva" CD.
- I like that they put the tracklist on the back page of booklet, as it's out of the way of the photos.
- There is no writing inside the insert, but ONLY images.
- The DVD is black with gold roses, which looks stunning inside the transparent DVD case.
- Tracklist, 20 thumbnail preview & small bio are found on the backside of package, all neatly arranged.
- The transparent DVD case is nice, as you can see the black artwork of the interior right through it.
- I think they did a spectacular job on the whole thing...and give them a LOT of credit for it all.
- Thanks Sarah, Frank Peterson, Siew May & The Entire Team who put so much hard work into everything about the DVD release.

Video List:
01- Pie Jesu
02- Phantom of the Opera
03- Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
04- Amigos Para Siempre
05- Captain Nemo
06- A Question of Honour
07- How Can Heaven Love Me
08- Time to Say Goodbye
09- Just Show Me How to Love You
10- Eden
11- Who Wants to Live Forever
12- Deliver Me
13- Anytime, Anywhere
14- Nella Fantasia
15- Whiter Shade of Pale
16- Ave Maria
17- Kama Sutra
18- Harem
19- Free
20- Starship Troopers
ENCORE
21- Music of The Night (Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th Birthday Celebration)
Oh...I wanted to mention...since this is an officially liscenced DVD from Sarah's Official team, I presume all the piracy crap on ebay will cease. So...take my advice and buy this DVD from the real people, and LOVE it please.

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