Shine a Light [Blu-ray]
by Martin Scorsese
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Actor: The Rolling StonesDirector: Martin Scorsese
Brand: Paramount
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-07-29
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Blu-ray Reviews of Shine a Light [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: More valuable for the included looks back...
Summary: 4 Stars
As a concert video Shine A Light does ok. Yes it looks very nice on Blu-ray, though I would quibble a bit about the sound, or specifically the tone of the sound in the audios. I'm sure I'm more used to the over-produced and over-compensated sound that comes from the studio mixing that happens before songs make it to the radio air waves, but the tone in several of the Mick Jagger vocals here just seemed off. It's also, of course, entirely possible that Jagger's voice has changed over the many years that he's been singing these songs and others.
Getting back to the video quality on the Blu-ray (I can't speak for the DVD releases, having only seen the Blu-ray version), someone elsewhere had quipped that most people probably wouldn't want to see this film on Blu-ray as Keith Richards and Mick Jagger are not images that one would normally want to see in HD. The softer images of say VHS might be much better and more forgiving for the facial features that have long since aged, as well as the boney arms and other signs of all of the various wear and tear the Rolling Stones members have endured. Outside of Charlie Watts, who looks fairly normal, the rest of the Stones look like they could be extras in the latest mummy movie (extras as in mummies themselves). Jagger has long since looked more and more like the crypt keeper. Keith Richards, well, he's Keith Richards. His physical embodiment is truly that of a walking corpse, having spent many of his years on Earth living a life of excess. Ron Wood is a less obviously worn than either Jagger or Richards, but he too is no spring chicken. Seeing any of them in HD can be a relatively shocking sight {the reviewer smiles wryly as he types this...}
On the other hand the guitar work is interesting to watch and Jagger still demonstrates an energy level that is nothing short of phrenetic. As noted in the quick summary for the product page, Keith Richards actually delivers a nice solo performance despite his own appearance.
What brings this film into a more valued range isn't the wasted footage of Scorsese fretting over not knowing what the song list will be, or his concerns for where the cameras will be (or the concerns over the band members for same). It's also not the included meet & greet with the Clintons. It's the archival interview and news reel type footage that is included and intermixed within the concert footage. Seeing some of those images shows stark contrast of the Stones in their youthful days and appearances compared to the shells we get to see in the performances here. Images such as Jagger's boyish looks that hint at what was come, but just as easily seem unbelievable for anyone that has seen the Stones in the last 20 years. There's a bit of playful banter and discussion about the guitar skills of both Wood and Richards that is interesting as well.
Worth a viewing at a minimum. Found at the right price, probably a nice addition to a video library.
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