Michael Jackson: Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour [DVD] [2005]

Absolutely 1st class, MJ in concert what's not to love 😍

I am a new MJ fan who have only now started to grasp his genious. When I first watched this concert, I could not comprehend that I had never made the effort to go and see MJ's extraordinary concerts and now it is too late. Therefore this is a real keep-sake. Some readers found that this DVD can be watched sitting in an armchair. Never! MJ and his music and dancing are so dynamic and intense that one starts dancing oneself! Someone lamented that there are too many sections where only audience or screaming girls are filmed. This is partly true, but there is the forward wind button. My favourites are the 'Smooth Criminal' with its superb choreography made especially for the scene and the 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You'. The show's tracks move fluently from high beat, energetic tracks such as 'Jam' and 'Wanna Be Startin Something' to soft ballads. This concert testifies how MJ really knows how to take his audience. It is just amazing. I have watched this DVD at least 6 times already and I am sure will never tire of it. I recommend this DVD wholehartedly to everyone who wishes to see and listen to Michael Jackson at his best - performing as only he could.

I have been so pleased with my purchase. I am a big fan of the bad tour dvd and was a bit worried after seeing reviews about lots of crowd footage. This is true at the beginning of this - quite why they think we want to see up the nose of some sweaty fan when the beautiful-heaven-sent-Michael is on the stage-but this does ease off after a few songs. (I know how the fans are reacting as I would react that way myself had I been lucky enough to see him live-although I’d probably have fainted as soon as he appeared on stage...worth seeing FYI). Michael’s performance is amazing as always. I really think he blossomed during the Dangerous era, (there are not many men who can carry off a sparkly jacket and a gold leotard-but he does it) and the way he is on stage is mesmerising. (Quite how Siedah Garrett remains composed is beyond me.....) The man doesn’t put on a concert, he puts on a show. A must for your collection. You will not be disappointed

I am not a huge Fan of MJ but with his passing purchased the Live DVD of his Dangerous Tour. From the opening sequence I was blown away. Michael Jackson is a great Choreographer, a Fine interpreter of a Song and possesses Dancing skills that surely rank him along side the best viz: Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. The sequence involving 'I can't stop loving you' and 'She's out of my life' was a emotional performance, and boy does he rock 'Thriller' 'Beat it' and 'Black and White' showcase this so well. If you ignore the shots of fainting Fans the Chemistry between Performer and Audience was Spine tingling. The Production was first class throughout and the Backing Band and Dancers were awesomely good. I rate this DVD with 5 Stars......but it deserves 100 Stars. Michael you are the Greatest Showman of them all. R.I.P.

Well this in an awesome concert if you want a bit of fun and to watch MJ strut his stuff. The only issues I have are primarily with his tendency to mime. Now I know when you dance as he does it would sound very ropey if he simultaneously had to sing but I feel that he makes some poor choices when, for example, he sings 'Wanna Be Startin Somethin' where he sounds out of breath dancing and singing but he then mimes 'Heal the World' and 'Man in the Mirror' at the end. Whether or not he is such a perfectionist he wished it to sound perfect I don't know. It just seems that he can sing on songs like 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You' (despite the duet partner being the worst singer ever) and Human Nature but he has to mime 'Man in the Mirror' and 'Heal the World' which seem to be singable bearing in mind his dancing is at a minimum in these ballads. None the less it really shows you how popular he was, and still is, and the euphoria of the fans and the balls to stand in a statuesque position for so long shows his gravitas and pulling power with everyday people. Dangerous is a great album and this concert resembles him at what was probably the happiest point, and highest, of his career as after this period he received his first child abuse allegations in 1993 and although HIStory was as outstanding as anything else, he had developed issues with the press which is what most of the HIStory material consequently deals with. A great concert for MJ and non-MJ fans. You get used to the miming although you can tell at times when he consistently and rather annoyingly covers his mouth when he has a free hand. He does sing roughly 50% of the concert and the dancing and presence is all there throughout. The best performances on this DVD are definately the rarely heard 'Off the Wall' track: Workin' Day and Night, and the opening track to the 'Dangerous' album: Jam.

brilliant artist the best. i saw this "live in bucharest - the dangerous tour" on tv, either the bbc one or itv. i enjoyed it so much..... so i thought ive seen it so i get a copy to keep as i never recorded it. BIG MISTAKE! THE SOUND WAS SO POOR ... THE BACKING MUSIC AND SINGING WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS WITH FANS OVER HIS SINGING TOO. NO SOUND ENGENEERS ON THIS DVD TO BALANCE IT OUT. ITS RUBBISH. ITS LIKE THEY HAD A POOR RAW RECORDING THEY SOLD ON DVD. BUT ON TV THE SOUND WAS EDITED AND BALANCED TO BE PEFECT. THE VIDEO WAS THE SAME, ONLY THE SOUND WAS A HUGE DIFFERANCE- BUT THATS WHY I BOUGHT IT - I THOUGHT I HURD AND SAW THIS DVD ON TV. DONT BUY! I AM A FAN - I THOWN MINE IN THE BIN- UPSETS ME TO HEAR THIS.

This is one hell of a performance by MJ and others. His vocals are easily heard and the choreography is brilliant. He worked his socks off with the following performances for just over two hours! . Jam . Wanna Be Startin' Somethin . Human Nature . Smooth Criminal . I Just Can't Stop Loving You . She's Out Of My Life . I Want You Back/The Love You Save . I'll Be There . Thriller . Billie Jean . Working Day and Night . Beat It . Will You Be There . Black or White . Heal the World . Man In The Mirror The camera work for this performance was excellent so I cannot for the life of me think why there were negative remarks about this together with the sound quality. I am beginning to wonder whether the DVDs purchased by some, were filmed by amateurs and not at the original concert on October 1st 1992. Totally recommend this DVD.

It is a shame that this is the only DVD available of MJ in concert. The editting is nothing short of diabolical. Way too much footage of screaming and fainting fans, far too fragmented shots of the action. The sound quality is also far short of what we have come to expect these days. That said, MJ is fantastic. This is a real reminder of just how good he was in his hey day and I would recommend it to any MJ fan. Just be aware of it's short comings. Let's hope someone produces something better.

J'ai eu la chance de voir Michael Jackson a werchter en 1992 ,avec ce concert live in Bucarest ,j'ai l'impression de revivre le concert que j'ai vu il y a 27 ans .concert sublime ,je le conseille !

Llego en perfecto estado, me encanta

Brilliant concert

This is Michael Jackson at his best! I’ve enjoyed this so much that I’ve watched it 4 times - and I just received it in May (it is now August). It’s just so entertaining.

**Spoiler warning! Content of the dvd is revealed.** As a fan writing to fans, yes, this is a must-have. Lots of costume changes, expert camera & sound work. HowEver, parts of the dvd were disappointing. I was expecting the quality of the other MJJ dvd's. At the beginning of the concert, there are endless shots of fans (mostly girls) collapsing in tears, screaming uncontrolably, swooning, and being carried away. I was actually annoyed at times because there were so few shots of MJJ's face or even a completed dance sequence. At times, to me anyway, MJJ looked tired or distressed--missing some of the most powerful and thrilling notes of the songs and not up to his usual dynamic standard of dancing. The acting transition between 'I just can't stop loving you' and 'She's out of my life' looked forced. One of his magical spins ends up with him collapsed face-down on the stage. At another later point, he falls down on his back with his feet towards the audience. It seemed a little odd somehow, like when he ends up on his back, legs furiously pumping the air over his body. I don't know why the concert camera work included a shot of MJJ drying off with a towel and then throwing it down behind the Beat It dance crew. And, not MJJ's fault, a dancer steps on the back of his (not MJJ's) costume as he is lifting M up. As the dancer moves away, the material flutters down to the floor and remains as a distraction for quite a while. A belt on M misplaces during a song and shows white shirt underneath. A pair of loose black pants has some kind of white fuzzy blotch on the front of one thigh. As a Rabid MJJ fan (really I am, I just tend to notice details), I will be watching this dvd over and over again with my finger on the 'repeat' and 'slow motion' button to catch every 'thrilling' moment. MJJK