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This is my fourth, yes fourth, Metallica Blu-ray from this tour. I have the shows from Mexico, France, Big 4, and now this one. Hey, for a fraction of what I pay for a concert ticket, I get to own a Metallica show in stunning Blu-ray quality video and audio, and this is what you'll get with this disc. No disappointments here. Video is stunning. Awesome black levels with minimal grain, evident only in shots using stationary cams of lesser quality. The laser show in the opening song gives evidence of the visual treat early on. The 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio is quite good also. Not the best I've heard, but overall well balanced and in-your-face.

With 8 out of the 10 songs from "Death Magnetic" on this one, it helps to like this CD, which I do. But the nicest surprise is the inclusion of the songs they don't play too often, such as Shortest Straw, Holier than Thou, Breadfan and Phantom Lord to name a few. I believe I enjoyed the Bonus Tracks and Footage portion more so than the full concert.

Unfortunately, the editing, like most recorded concerts these days, SUCKS! Way too frantic with unnecessary zoom-ins and zoom-outs, with most shots only lingering about a second if that. I realize that this type of "ADD" editing gives the impression that the show is just bursting with non-stop action, but with Metallica, we all know these guys are no slouches. Just give me shots where I can watch each of the guys doing what they do best for 5 or 6 seconds, similar to the time I'd spend focusing on them if I was at the show. I've never been at a Metallica show and directed my attention from James, to Kirk, to Lars, to Rob, to Lars then back to James -all in the span of 3 seconds!

Its too bad this filming/editing style is so prevalent these days. I know for some viewers it's a non-issue, but for me it knocks an otherwise 5-star rating down to AT BEST a 4. Sad, but true!

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This is not about the music or the choice of songs.

What I find annoying about this DVD is the way it is captured.

The director thinks he has to change angle every two seconds just to prove how dynamic the show is.

Same with the shots from the crowd all through the show. I think I saw half of the audience in irrelevant close-ups all through the DVD.

Stick to te show and eventually throw in some crowd shots in between songs !!

While in Canada Metallica had better contacted Pierre an François Lamoureux to register the show.

Their registration of Tragically Hip ( That Night In Toronto) or Joe Satriani( Satchurated) show how it has to be done !!

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This tour has garnered quite a few live releases, and I have seem them all from Nimes, to Mexico to Sophia and on. I do not detract stars based on set lists, I simply review the product itself, set list is really a matter of opinion. Now down to the bolts: Great picture, viewed on a LG LED 55 inch tv via PS3 and it was amazing, the 5.1 DTS-HD sound was fantastic. I didn't really find the cam views a distraction, nor do I think it was frantic or manic. I've seen frantic filming and I didn't feel this concert had that, there are switches but they aren't anything that detracted from my viewing personally. AC/DC's River release had far faster changes and took some getting used to, but I still didn't feel it detracted from the experience, but again, this is really a personal preference, you'll have to watch to see if it's an issue for you (which you can view on MetallicaTV on youtube, full songs from this release)before purchasing. The extra songs included were a great addition, all of these tracks were voted on by the fans and the inclusion of Shortest Straw is just something of a bear hug, one of my favorites. I also thought their older stuff sounded great, not as slow and chugging as some of their previous performances, I thought they were fast and furious in this show. I would recommend the show to anyone who loved Death Magnetic, these songs shine live. I couldn't find any reason to subtract stars based on the product, the packaging and everything was fine, the price was quite reasonable. Overall 5 stars.

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Metallica always delivers with live dvds and this is no exception. the extra footage is from the second of the two shows that they played with the songs that were not played from the set list that was chosen by their fans. Damage Inc is the best!!!

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What a great show full of energy. Metallica kick ass still and they are keeping real music alive! Metallica does it again.