Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo
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Movie Reviews of Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo
Movie Review: Corteo Delivered
Summary: 4 Stars
The video coverage was OK as well as the music. But as I person who have seen Du Soleil in person many times, I cannot give a bad review!!Movie Review: Not bad, but Cirque Du Soleil has done better
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a huge Cirque Du Soleil fan. I have seen almost every touring show live with the acception of SALTIMBANCO, and have seen every resident show acept "O" , ZUMANITY, and their newest resident show "The Beatles LOVE". I have just about every CD and DVD, so when I learned that they were coming out with a DVD of their latest touring show CORTEO I bought it right away. The filming itself in HD makes the experience all the more real and like your there seeing it live. Unfortunatlly, I was suprisingly not awed by the show. There are some acts that did amaze me, but the majority of the show didn't have the usual Cirque amazement to it. I was disapointed when I finished watching the DVD, I'm not saying that I disliked it, just that I have seen live (and bought the DVD) of other Cirque shows where I'm left in amazement and not wanting the show to end. For CORTEO it was the oposite, I found myself wondering when it would be over.
Perhaps I am being a bit harsh in my critique, that is probably due to the fact that I am a long time Cirque fan and have seen better. I will admit that I have not seen CORTEO live yet due to the fact that it hasen't come to Boston (but will be towards the end of the summer).
This is a wonderful kids show, I found most of the acts appealing to the "new" Cirque Du Soleil fan. By that I mean, as mentioned before I am a long time Cirque fan and have seen better shows. However, I think that someone just discovering Cirque Du Soleil will enjoy CORTEO, for you new fans I highly and strongly recomend looking at VAREKAI, ALEGRIA, QUIDAM and DRALION.
The music is also unlike any other music from Cirque shows. I did not dislike the music, yet on the other hand I did not enjoy it as much as I have for other Cirque shows. I do not know if I will buy the CD when it comes out which is change since I ususally cannot wait for the soundtrack to come out.
But I say try it, if you have seen it live then buy the DVD and remember what it was like to see live under the big top.
However, if you are expecting to see something equal to VAREKAI ALEGRIA,QUIDAM and DRALION, I would recomend not buying CORTEO. Vintage Cirque Du Soleil is VAREKAI, ALEGRIA, QUIDAM, and DRALION. I do not know what path Cirque is trying to take, but I hope its not the path of CORTEO otherwise fans of the shows mentioned above will be disapointed.
Cirque Du Soleil took a huge step forward in changing its idenity with their resident show KA (which I was fortunate to see and loved every second of) in Las Vegas. They took a small step backwards with CORTEO, but as a long time fan I am not at all about to give up on them, I know they will reveal a new touring show in the year(s) to come and it will be back up to their potential.
Movie Review: A good show but not the best compared to previous ones.
Summary: 3 Stars
As a huge fan of Cirque du Soleil -CDS- I try to buy all DVDs since I'm no always able to catch them on tour. Corteo is a fascinating show. It's definitely not the best show available on DVD when you compared it to Cirque du Soleil - Quidam, Cirque du Soleil - Dralion, Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (Live in Sydney) or Cirque du Soleil - Varekai. Despite that it's pleasant to watch, the quality of the audio is good, the angles of the cameras are correct and I like it.Movie Review: Must have for your Cirque collection
Summary: 3 Stars
This dvd is a must have for any fan of the Cirque - Corteo has a rather different approach to their past few shows - Costuming is very romantic, and their choice of language (italian, and english) makes this performance a lot more easier to relate to... The story line and messages are a lot simpler to interpret than a lot of other Cirque shows; and whilst some of the acts are familiar (juggling, the use of the fast-track, the high-wire) these acts still never cease to amaze and fascinate...Movie Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I love Cirque Du Soleil but I was disappointed with Corteo. I have only seen the DVD version. The live show itself may be great but the show on the DVD is not. The production crew makes some really odd choices when setting up shots.
One example is when some men are doing acrobatics on a see-saw. I enjoyed the performance itself but was really annoyed by the way it was shot. What was (or should have been) impressive about this act was that these guys were getting a lot of height off of the see-saw. There were almost no long shots to show this off. Instead, the director chose to do strange overhead shots and close ups of the performers. It completely took away from the act.
The show itself seemed to lack a certain cohesiveness that other Cirque shows have. The theme was kind of weak. The is a woman who I believe is an angel who connects the scenes together. Throughout the entire production I felt she was distracting from the show more than she was adding to it.
The show wasn't all bad, but in general I was disappointed. It did not live up to shows like Alegria and Verakai.