Before I had the chance to view the concert via EpixHD.com, the only footage from the concert that I had seen was small snippets of certain songs. The only problem I had with the sneak peak footage was how the live/pre-recorded vocals that I had heard at the concert were dubbed over with the actual track. Thus making it look like, at certain times, that Britney is lip syncing very poorly. At first I thought I would have a problem with the film angles because there were only 3 different cameras. But everything turned out great! I enjoyed it immensely.
If you are a Britney fan, you will love this dvd. If not, then leave negative comments aside and walk away. The Britney that people watch and observe today is no where near the Britney that people fell in love with 10 years ago. Which is why there are devoted fans that have stood by her through thick and thin. Britney doesn't perform to please haters, she performers to please her fans and because she loves doing so. Yes she isn't the same performer she was when she first started. But if I had 2 knee injuries, 2 kids, and a highly publicized meltdown, I would have just given up. She is still going strong and that's why millions still love her, because she didn't quit and give up like so many would have done. It takes a strong person to comeback from what she went through, which is why fans love her.
Once again, If you are a Britney fan, I highly recommend this concert for you. It was such a great show and is really in the top two shows of her career. There is a little bit of the old and new in this concert.
ENJOY! :)
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I'm one of the rare people that is giving this a low score not because of bitter dislike for Britney, because I'm quite the opposite and have every disc and have seen many of her shows. This rating is specifically for the production value of the DVD/Blu-Ray release of the Femme Fatale concert. If you saw this concert in person, then you'd know that she actually sang a hefty portion of the show live, which is what fans have been asking for (especially after she lip synced the entire Circus concert). However, on this DVD/Blu-Ray, when she does sing live, you can only faintly hear the actual vocals underneath pre-recorded tracks that were NOT heard at the actual concert (even the YouTube clips will prove this). Why the producers of the disc would choose to cover her live vocals and continue to feed the "Britney lip syncs because she can't sing" myth is beyond me.Best Deals for Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour (2011)
I saw the show back on June 28 in Portland, and I LOVED IT. However, this DVD is Britney's worst. Her dancers upstage her, and that's not right. I don't like the job Epix has done with the audio, visual, and whatnot. Britney Spears is BRITNEY SPEARS. Come on? You would expect more out of her... I bought this because I am a true fan and love all her work. You decide to buy it or not. A plus is the menu. It's basic, but it's nice. It plays the instumental to her hit I Wanna Go and shows small video clips throughout the show. I don't think you would be wrong to buy this but understand you get what you pay for and Epix sucks.Dear Britney, next time you film one of your shows DO NOT let them dub your live vocals and stick to the pros [Shotime, HBO, and others. NEVER EPIX.]
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I went to see Britney's FEMME FATALE tour at the M.E.N. Arena and enjoyed it for the most part and I'd recommend the DVD/Blu Ray release of the concert to Britney fans as most of the concert is live [the choruses of the dancier tracks and a few other parts are clearly prerecorded].But... I'll be honest and say that if you don't like Britney, then you won't think the concert is really anything to shout about; Some parts are clearly using prerecorded vocals, it is a fairly short concert [this is because some of the songs Britney performs are shortened] and it isn't as 'showy' and bright as most other pop concerts.
Britney also does not connect with her audiences very well; there was a few rehearsed "How you doing [insert name]?", but I don't think that counts.
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Anyway, on to the music...
Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know is the highlight of the evening, as she does indeed perform it 100% live which shows that, yes, she CAN sing.
Trouble For Me and Till The World Ends are my favourite tracks on the Femme Fatale album and are great performed on stage, although some parts of these performances use prerecorded vocals.
Another must-see, for me, is when she performs If U Seek Amy. It's probably my favourite Britney single and her vocals are great on the live version. The classic single Toxic also has more zest to it when performed live and I love the oriental arrangements in this portion of the show.
Another standout is when Britney sings her verse from the Rihanna S&M remix. It's a shame that she only sings her verse; it is short and I was left wanting more.
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I also love that the tour has one solid storyline holding it all together; There is a total of five segments for the tour, portraying a story in which Spears is a secret agent, who is chased by a stalker. The first section of the concert consequently features her escaping from prison along with other female inmates.
The second segment begins with a video intermission in which a stalker reveals that Spears is a secret agent. A video interlude in which the stalker talks about femme fatales in history sees the beginning of the third section, which features an Egyptian theme with fireworks and acrobatics.
The fourth segment is preceded by another video interlude, featuring Spears changing clothes and choosing between different passports inside a hotel room. The encore begins with a video interlude of Spears capturing the stalker, and is followed by two performances in which she defeats a group of ninjas.
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I've gone to watch all of Britney's world tours and have to admit that I was saddened to see that the rag mags are semi-right for once; although it's not as obvious as it is in her Circus tour, Britney does look robotic a lot of the time and her dancing does look somewhat stiff.
I'm not having a dig at her herself, but maybe whoever is shoving her onstage should think twice, as she doesn't look comfortable and as if she's enjoying performing she actually looked almost scared at times. For her Oops! I Did It Again and Onyx Hotel tours Britney has a mesmerizing stage presence and looked so happy to be there, and I would love her to feel like that again, but that hasn't happened yet.
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Setlist
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Hold It Against Me
Up N Down
3
Piece of Me
Big Fat Bass
How I Roll
Lace and Leather
If U Seek Amy
Gimme More
Drop Dead) Beautiful
Boys
Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know
Baby One More Time/S&M (Remix)
Trouble for Me
I'm a Slave 4 U
I Wanna Go
Womanizer
Toxic
Till the World Ends
On selected US tour dates Britney sings He About to Lose Me and a cover of Madonna's Burning Up. No official word yet on weither they'll be included on the DVD/Blu Ray release.
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