Product Description
From the international star of “Riverdance”, “Lord of the Dance” and “Celtic Tiger”, comes a no-holds-barred autobiography that reveals the person, the passion and the drama behind Michael Flatley’s astonishing career. Michael describes growing up as the son of Irish immigrants in a tough Chicago neighbourhood and the many years he struggled to make real his dream of becoming a professional Irish dancer. He was in his mid-thirties when he was asked to create “Riverd… More >>
#1 by Barbara L. Timmer on April 17, 2010 - 5:44 am
First, I need to mention that I’m a Pagan and this review will relate to that.
I’d never been able to figure out WHY the one time I saw the Lord Of The Dance(the original one)on PBS I didn’t really like it that much. I described as a “cheap imitation of Riverdance.”
Since Lughnassadh was last week and I took Lugh(aka Lord Of The Dance)as my Patron Deity,I decided to give LOTD another try. I rented it from the library and have just finished watching it. Here’s my analysis:
1. It’s MORE overtly Pagan than RD
2. It has a storyline that is easier to follow
3. The Triple Goddess is quite easy to recognize, The Maiden, being represented by the Young Girl who plays the Irish Whistle SO ENCHANTINGLY, The Mother, being represented by the female lead, The Crone, being represented by the Womon who dresses in green and has glorious red hair and sings sweetly and mournfully to us
4. Michael Flately makes a PERFECT Lugh, flamboyant, as a God of Fire/Sun(another one of His names is The Shining One)should be. Protector of the weak, when he defends The Maid Of The Woodlands. It doesn’t get any better than that
5. The dancing is INCREDIBLE
6. The stage set is great
7. The lighting isn’t QUITE as good as Riverdance
BUT…
And it’s a big but! IT’S STILL NOT AS WONDERFUL AS RIVERDANCE. And the reason why it’s not as wonderful it the SOUL-HAUNTINGLY LOVELY MUSIC OF RD. Now if Michael Flately could manage to get Bill Whelan to compose the music…it stands a good chance of perhaps being even better than Riverdance.
But I believe that BOTH tapes belong in people’s collections. If you like RD, you’ll probably like LOTD as well.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on April 17, 2010 - 6:49 am
What’s happening here?!,every time I hear the CD(not the DVD),”Crowley” trucks appear,every,I mean evuhry time I see one,the words appear in other things:shruberry,shrubs,trees and even grass,you have to help me!!!!!!.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Me on April 17, 2010 - 7:08 am
The first show “Riverdance” was much, much better.
“Lord of the Dance” is just success gone crass…way too much in the way of blinding glitz.
Even Seigfried and Roy would be aghast.
There are too many egotistical close ups of himself grinning into the camera and not enough of the other fine dancers in the show.
The first “Riverdance” show was much, much better.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Pinzgauer on April 17, 2010 - 9:10 am
Very poor picture quality. Show taped in Ireland ..would have liked to see a recording from US
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 17, 2010 - 11:00 am
I’m writing this for my seven year old grandaughter –she loves this DVD- she twirls and bounces and dances all the way thru it — it transports her to an imaginary stage where she is the star– I love watching her enjoy this dvd!!!
Rating: 2 / 5