Celeb News: Madonna's Truth or Dare Blu-Ray Reviews

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Madonna: Truth or Dare was once the highest grossing documentary of all time, and twenty years after its release remains firmly in the top ten. It might be surprising that very few other documentaries about pop culture have resonated so much with audiences; then again, Madonna is no mere pop star, but rather, an icon. Truth or Dare came out in theaters at a time when she was the biggest pop star in the world; its release on Blu-ray, coincides with the release of her latest album, MDNA, which topped the charts in its first week. Very clever timing, Miramax. Very clever indeed.

Contrary to what I initially suspected would be the case, one doesn’t have to be a huge Madonna fan to enjoy Truth or Dare. The film is an entertaining look behind the scenes of her lavish Blonde Ambition concert tour, and anyone remotely interested in music, let alone Madonna, will find those backstage glimpses enlightening. If anything, it will give those less enthusiastic about Madge more respect for her as an artist. Even in her iciest moments onscreen, Madonna possesses a sharp wit as well as an obsessive desire to be the best she can be. When she tears apart her sound guy or her makeup artist, it’s not for the sake of being cruel; it’s for the sake of being perfect. Madonna: Truth or Dare is a perfect portrait of the lengths one will go to succeed, and justifies Madonna’s stardom by showcasing the methods that got her there.

It’s not just Madonna’s methods that are on display but her entourage as well. The dancers and crewmembers are colorful characters in their own right, with their own fascinating stories to tell. When dancer Oliver meets his estranged father for the first time in years, after they disagreed about Oliver’s career choice, the moment is treated no less dramatically than any involving the tour’s biggest star. Scenes involving other celebrities coming backstage to greet Madonna also bring out sides of both them (think Warren Beatty, Kevin Costner) and her that one normally doesn’t see on camera.

The film also shows Madonna’s softer side in moments such as when she describes herself as the mother hen to her family of dancers, and assures her dad over the phone that she can get him tickets to any of the tour dates despite his worrying over being a nuisance to her. These moments humanize her even as the concert scenes highlight her credentials as a pop goddess. These distinctions are highlighted by the film’s beautiful cinematography, shot by Robert Leacock. The backstage footage is crisp in black-and-white while the concert performances themselves pop with color. The Blu-ray transfer highlights every glorious detail of the amazing effort put into the stage sets and dance numbers of the Blonde Ambition tour, and the sharp contrast of those with the behind-the-scenes segments suits the film perfectly. It’s also worth noting that Madonna’s somewhat-untraditional looks have never been so beautiful as they are on camera here.

Overall, it’s probably better worth a pop fan’s money to pick up this disc than to shell out for live tickets to her newest tour. After all, in a gigantic stadium you can’t get as close to Madonna as you can here, and Truth or Dare is as close to total access to a celebrity as you can get.

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toyboy

i'm really ashamed but i haven't seen 'truth or dare' yet - guys, how is it? good?
because i NEED to see it

Icing

Legendary documentary.

toyboy

haven't watched it yet because the online streams are **** quality..i wanna get the bluray one

Icing

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Originally posted by toyboy

i'm really ashamed but i haven't seen 'truth or dare' yet - guys, how is it? good?
because i NEED to see it

Amazing and so entertaining.

Gui Blackout

I'm so buying this.

Swag

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Originally posted by toyboy

i'm really ashamed but i haven't seen 'truth or dare' yet - guys, how is it? good?
because i NEED to see it

Madonna at her prime both in beauty and as a creative

At her BITCHIEST and Shadiest (Not even Oprah gets free of shade in this)

At her Best Tour and arguably one, if not the Best Pop Tour by a single artist in History

Believe me it is worth it....

for lovers

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Originally posted by toyboy

i'm really ashamed but i haven't seen 'truth or dare' yet - guys, how is it? good?
because i NEED to see it

it's legendary. although beware, this was filmed at the peak of her diva attitude

toyboy

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Originally posted by Swag

It's her BEST Dvd:

Madonna at her prime both in beauty and as a creative

At her BITCHIEST and Shadiest (Not even Oprah gets free of shade in this)

At her Best Tour and arguably one, if not the Best Pop Tour by a single artist in History

Believe me it is worth it....

u made me horny for this!
i need to get this

toyboy

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Originally posted by for lovers

it's legendary. although beware, this was filmed at the peak of her diva attitude

i love madonna as a diva and when she's bitchy!!!

for lovers

I LOVE this documentary so much but I feel so bad for that make up artist

That scene when she tells the dancers she got raped the night before and they're just fixing their make up not giving a **** lol.

toyboy

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Originally posted by for lovers

I LOVE this documentary so much but I feel so bad for that make up artist

That scene when she tells the dancers she got raped the night before and they're just fixing their make up not giving a **** lol.

don't tease me too much!!!
because i need to watch this

for lovers

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Originally posted by toyboy

i love madonna as a diva and when she's bitchy!!!

haha then you're going to LOVE this

toyboy

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Originally posted by for lovers

haha then you're going to LOVE this

what about a 'truth or dare' sleep-over party?
you guys all come over, we watch it on the big screen tv together?^^

Swag

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Originally posted by toyboy

what about a 'truth or dare' sleep-over party?
you guys all come over, we watch it on the big screen tv together?^^

That sounds fun!

Vienna isn't that far away from here tbh

toyboy

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Originally posted by Swag

That sounds fun!

Vienna isn't that far away from here tbh

yeah we should do it!
are you still in prague? or where are u?

Swag

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Originally posted by toyboy

yeah we should do it!
are you still in prague? or where are u?

No Im back in Denmark, have school tomorrow

But this movie is the ****, it taught me all I needed to know about life

Phunk

This thread is a ****ing mess.

I'll watch Truth or Dare now.

PopRock2012

For those in the U.S. it's only $7.99 on Amazon (Blu-Ray). Great price. It's been a while since I've seen it so I got a copy.

It's very entertaining. You never quite get if Madonna is just that damn bitchy or playing for the camera, which adds to the entertainment value. It definitely changed the definition of a documentary.

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Madonna at her prime both in beauty and as a creative

At her BITCHIEST and Shadiest (Not even Oprah gets free of shade in this)

At her Best Tour and arguably one, if not the Best Pop Tour by a single artist in History

That.

At one point Al Pacino, Lionel Richie and Olivia Newton John (among other very famous people) are in her dressing room (and this is while they were all still crazy famous), cue her voice-over about the oddity of famous people thinking they're all somehow automatically friends with other famous people. Then poor Kevin Costner (she apologized to him a decade or so later).

toyboy

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Originally posted by Swag

No Im back in Denmark, have school tomorrow

But this movie is the ****, it taught me all I needed to know about life

ok on the weekend i will come to your place and we will watch 'truth or dare' ok?