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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Image Entertainment
Salesrank: 102353
Released: July 3, 2001 |
| Our Price: $1.98 |
| Used Price: $2.24 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
See Ricky Martin as you have never seen him before: up close and personal. Travel with him on his sold-out European concert tour. Feel like you're a part of the exuberant crowds that dance and sway to his mesmerizing rhythms and gyrations as he performs his songs in different venues across Europe. Swoon to his sultry songs and sensual charisma in this exhilarating production featuring eight great performances and a bonus video clip. A must-have collector's video! Songs: No Puedo Mas, Bombom De Azucar, Nada Es Imposible, A Medio Vivir, Susana, Dime Que Quieres, Maria, Te Extrano 2. 70 minutes.
Description of Ricky Martin - Europa (European Tour):
He shakes his bon bon! He lives la vida loca! He probably even bangs, too! But if you're expecting to see or hear Ricky Martin singing the songs by those names, you're going to be disappointed. That's because Europa chronicles the Martin phenomenon as it was in 1997, when his audience was still largely Spanish-speaking and before he recorded his huge crossover hits. And since the bulk of this 70-minute concert-cum-documentary was filmed in Spain (other countries such as Germany, Italy, and France are visited, but most of the actual performances appear to be in front of Spanish audiences), the Puerto Rico-born singer sings entirely in his native language.
That doesn't do much to improve the quality of the songs, which are standard-issue pop; only "Susana," with its gentle reggae vibe, and the international hit "Maria," with its catchy "Un Dos Tres!" chant, do much to distinguish themselves. And the truth is that Martin isn't much of a singer in any language. But he's a generous, enthusiastic performer who genuinely seems to love being on stage and to appreciate the adulation and various perks that come with being a pop star. --Sam Graham
Ricky Martin - Europa (European Tour) Reviews:
1997 footage Public Domain? 
2007-08-10 - First of all I bought this for $2 plus shipping, new and I think it was worth it. It was made before his first English album around the time of his "Maria" video (1997). All the songs are in Spanish and all are preformed live except for the video "Te Extrano". I wonder if it is a public domain item because I see it popping up with different covers and different names. These are far from being his best preformances, however I like the video because of the candid footage while he is traveling,and preparing to perform. He seems genuine and warm. My favorite performances on this video are "Susana", "Maria" the video "Te Extrano" and in the Bonus section "La Bamba". There is an 18 page printed Biography which is quite interesting.
Misleading Cover! 
2006-03-24 - What you see is not what you get with this DVD, it is not a celebration of the Artist at all! The layout and pointless editing detracts and destroys the performance!
I loved this DVD, Awesome!! 
2003-11-30 - Even though I read a few bad reviews on this DVD I still went out & bought it & I absoulutely loved it! Here's the way I see it, if you are a spanish speaking fan of Ricky Martin & like his Spanish songs from the albums before Vuelve, Then you will absoulutely love this DVD. If you don't speak spanish & don't like his songs prior to his Vuelve album, the don't even bother to get this DVD because you won't enjoy it at all.
This shows the best of Ricky Martin's European Tour through Spain, Germany, Monacco etc. Show awesome concert footage which is edited together to look awesome & exciting, they showed only the best here. Then you get to see some awesome behind the scenes stuff of him talking about the tour life, etc. It's absoulutely awesome I totally loved it! I keep watching it all the time it's so good. I personally highly reccomend it if you are a Hardcore Ricky Martin fan & enjoy his early music.
Save Your Money 
2003-05-29 - I'm a great fan of Ricky Martin's music. As an artist, he's hugely talented. I expected this video to showcase that talent and put the music first. I found the interspersed 'behind-the-scenes' cuts annoying, as well as the footage from a moving car. Visually, it's boring filler. That's a big failure considering what a wealth of raw material there was to work with. You buy the DVD to see the main event, not an endless parade of roadside scenery. It's like an hour long infomercial.
The concert footage is irritating with too many jump cuts and student-level, let's try-everything editing. I had to look away and just listen to the music; not exactly the point of DVD is it?. Simplicity would have saved it from mediocrity. His talent is big enough to do the heavy lifting here. All the tricks just weighed it down. Longer, sustained footage of Ricky performing would have helped.
End result: Poor production values, lousy editing, so-so sound quality and unimaginative directing made it ultimately very disappointing.
Not what I was expected
2002-06-20 - If you like Ricky Martin's music, don't expect this DVD is going to fill your needs. Music and production quality is poor. Seems that it was made by a low budget producer.
All songs are in spanish, so if you expect to see a live performance of Living la vida loca, you'll be upset.
Although I am one of his country fellowmen, I have to rate this DVD less than average....POOR!
Sorry, this is my honest opinion.
