Celtic Thunder: It's Entertainment!
by Sharon Browne
List Price:
Our Price: $14.16
You Save: $5.82 (29%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $10.74 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Celtic ThunderDirector: Sharon Browne
Brand: Uni
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-02-09
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: CELTIC THUNDER LTD
DVD Reviews of Celtic Thunder: It's Entertainment!
DVD Review: Bad Bad Bad
Summary: 2 Stars
What was Sharon Browne thinking? She took 5 talented men and watered down and misused their individual talents in order to make this cheesy, sell-out show. Not only is there nothing "Celtic" about it but there was little in the way of entertainment. The idea, which I've heard expressed, that there is something for everyone in this... from 4 yrs old to 104 yrs old, may be the problem. Trying to please everyone often pleases very few.
I am not a Celtic Woman fan, so I was hesitant to even give Celtic Thunder a go. However, after seeing their first show on PBS I was won over! These guys are all talented and in that show their individual talents were put to good use. Unlike Celtic Woman... you can actually leave the room and still know which one of them is on stage performing at any given time! They took some great Celtic songs and, unlike Celtic Woman, actually sang them with feeling and power as they were meant to be sung. Their individual personalities came through, immediately endearing each performer to the audience. Also, the individuals functioned well as a group, blending their voices and appearing to have great fun performing together.
However, "It's Entertainment" is full of songs that didn't need to be done, lacking in anything Celtic other than one or two songs they've already done, and full of distractions like the embarrassing dance numbers and stage extras, and worst of all... the woman singing "Just Like Jesse James" in the middle of the show! It was terrible casting, which made the principle performer in that particular piece, Keith Harkin, look like a fool. And do Celtic Thunder fans really want to listen to a whole musical number by a woman singing a Cher song? It's not what I paid for and it completely took away that important suspension of belief, which allows a person to become involved with what is happening on stage. Also, the addition of a new member, Neil, seems unnecessary. His voice is lovely and he does a beautiful job with one of the few highlights of the show, "Hallelujah" , but where in the past each of the 5 original members had their individual style and demographic, the addition of this man is superfluous. The vast majority of the songs throughout this show, with the exception of about 3, are not Celtic, are disjointed, with the guys rarely appearing to be performing as a group, and the musical numbers were, for the most part - cheesy and embarrassing.
The original show was simpler and more on point. This show comes across like a blatant sell out and an attempt to cash in on the performers' earlier success at all costs. Unfortunately, if these men, all talented solo performers, allow themselves to be mismanaged like this... they will all go the way of David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman and Donny Osmond, spending the rest of their lives trying to convince people they actually ARE talented singers and musicians - and not just caricatures.
I gave this 2 stars instead of 1 because I cannot fault the performers, they did the best they could with what they were handed. However, if they continue to allow themselves to be exploited in this manner it will be their own fault if there is no life after Celtic Thunder.
Description of Celtic Thunder: It's Entertainment!
Overture and beginners please... Strike up the band... Stand by for Celtic Thunder... and It s Entertainment . This stylish and high energy trip through some of the great songs of the last 30 years is pure showbiz! It is a tribute from Celtic Thunder to the legacy they have inherited from the great entertainers of the past, and a mark of how far they themselves have travelled as performers, in a few short years. It evokes an era of big bands and boulevards, top hats and tails and singing and dancin in the rain! It makes for irresistible listening as the principals from this generation pay their respects to the stars of an earlier time. In the true tradition of variety the music covers a mix of styles, of songs and of singers, as the lads salute their musical heroes- from Fred Astaire to Neil Diamond, from Jim Croce to Chicago, from Michael Buble to The Beach Boys! Each member features with two songs, one a serious workout, the other a bit of pure fun and a chance to let the hair down! These lighter choices have George stomping around to The Proclaimer s My Life With You , while Ryan takes on the persona of a Chicago gangster with Bad, Bad Leroy Brown . Keith slips right into character with a Surfer Medley and Damian becomes a bit of a boulevardier with Standing On The Corner . Paul steps up to the plate as an accomplished song and dance man with the rooty-tooty Doo Wacka Doo , specially written by Phil Coulter. One big surprise package is guitarist Neil who not only joins Ryan and Keith in a haunting, close harmony version of Leonard Cohen s Hallelujah but also delivers a superb, soulful solo on the Disney classic When You Wish Upon A Star . The show is rounded off by a couple of ensemble numbers, featuring all six singers, the perennial Amazing Grace and U2 s anthemic Still Haven t Found What I m Looking For . All in all, this is an inspired celebration of wonderful songs and great singers, an uplifting feel-good package that is the perfect antidote to the recession blues! "IT'S ENTERTAINMENT"-DVD TRACK LIST 1. Take Me Home 2. Every Breath You Take 3. Just Like Jesse James 4. Hard to Say I'm Sorry 5. Home 6. Life Without You 7. You Raise Me Up 8. Hallelujah 9. Standing on the Corner 10. Bad Bad Leroy Brown 11. Surf Medley - Surf City/Fun, Fun, Fun/Surfin' USA Doo Wacka Doo(I'm gonna be) 500 Miles 12. Still Haven't Found (What I'm Looking For) 13. Lough Swilly Railway 14. Ireland's CallBestsellers in DVD
![The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS]Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS]by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops:
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Strike the Original Match [VHS] Image](/images/Strike-the-Original-Match-VHS-0001374079-X.jpg)
Strike the Original Match [VHS]New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] Image](/images/Medjugorje-The-Miracles-and-the-Message-VHS-0001373293-X.jpg)
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops:
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single Userby Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops:
Cost Accounting [VHS]by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Celtic Thunder - Celtic Thunder ChristmasRelease date: 2010-10-12; Music CD
Best price: $6.64
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder - Take Me HomeRelease date: 2009-07-14; Music CD
Best price: $10.82
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder - Act TwoIgnatius Press; Release date: 2008-09-16; Music CD
Best price: $10.36
Price in other shops:
VoyageRelease date: 2012-02-28; DVD
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder - It's Entertainment!PBS; Release date: 2010-02-09; Music CD
Best price: $9.12
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder: StormUni; Release date: 2011-09-20; DVD
Best price: $11.22
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder: Take Me HomeUniversal Studios; Release date: 2009-07-14; DVD
Best price: $15.07
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder - ChristmasUni; Release date: 2010-11-22; DVD
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder: The ShowUniversal Studios; Release date: 2008-03-18; DVD
Best price: $12.49
Price in other shops:
Celtic Thunder: HeritageUni; Release date: 2011-02-22; DVD
Best price: $11.54
Price in other shops: