Finally got around to ordering this, watched it last night.
The only other time I've seen this title was on a rented Laserdisc back in 1991. I watched it on what passed for my "home theater" at the time: a 23" Sears color TV, a Heathkit AA-29 amp, and a pair of Large Advents. It was pretty cool.
Today, that reliable old Sears TV is long gone; in its place is a front projector + 106" screen. The role of the trusty 35 wpc Heathkit is now played by a fully digital, full-active 5.1 system with 1100 RMS watts on tap. The old Advents are
still here - well, sort of. They've been reborn as subwoofers; the boxes now contain a pair of Kenwood 12" car-stereo woofers, room-tuned to 16 Hz.
Okay, so
now let's watch a Pink Floyd concert!
I must say that, equipment upgrades aside, this show is a bit overwhelming at times. Pretty much everything is over the top. There's the big stuff like the mind-blowing stage set (is that a mirror ball
inside another mirror ball?!), the flying pig with hi-beams etc, but smaller moments too, like the camera zooooming in & following David's slide hand (an obvious cut-in studio shot), or the quick cut to Rachel Fury's sexy eyebrow-lift for the line, "...There'll be no sleeping here tonight..." during "One Slip." The whole thing is almost too perfect. Which makes it absolutely perfect, of course! After all, this ain't Sunday Mass, it's a fucking Pink Floyd concert! Bring on the excess!
Tech talk: Picture is grainier than expected, but this actually adds to the surrealism in an odd way. Sound is
wonderful - smooth, enveloping, with strong deep bass.
Last but not least - I love Scott Page on saxes, right down to his ridiculous hair! He and Gary Wallis (percussion) clearly had their own ideas about stage presence, not to mention a firm understanding of "shine on, you crazy diamond"! To me, they seemed to fit right into the larger spectacle.
Big fun I liked much! Will watch again soon, neighbors away, volume set to HOLYSHIT.