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Robert the List
10-24-24, 02:27 AM
My first ever 10/10 for a movie.

Difficult to know what to say. There aren't many hardcore Whitney fans these days sadly (I was a very late convert).
So much damage was done to her legacy by the later years.
For those of us, this is a religious experience.
Let me tell you something about Whitney Houston. Whitney was the greatest singer of all time. Whitney was one of the greatest stage performers in music history.
Whitney was FULL of love and full of faith. She had faith in God, in Jesus and in love, even though all of them let her down. She genuinely (and you see this in this concert where she wells up with tears) loved her fans. She shares her faith and love with her fans, with her audience. She has a great time when she performs. She makes it a party. Everybody loves it including her. She has super cool, unique dance moves, and she wears amazing (even for a guy) outfits.
She was also a beautiful woman.

You see ALL of this at this concert.

But you see and hear more. This was a special special night for Whitney performing in South Africa. She gives her vocals 101%, and you can tell. These are UNIQUE one off vocal performances. She is also OVERJOYED through this concert. For those of us who love her, seeing her joy is so special.
There are also some lovely moments during the concert, that are so Whitney, for example (completely genuinely), although she is one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time, when she was introducing the band, she had to ask one of her core band members what the name of the instrument was that someone in his section was playing (yes babe, it is a saxophone!).

The ONLY shame (apart from the lame opening titles), is how few people there have been to see it.

A fan who is also a journalist has described seeing it on a movie screen as a "credible...close second" to seeing her live, and I can understand that. I am so glad I had the opportunity to experience this wonderful performance.

I only wish that more people could hear her, see her, and understand what a truly wonderful, very very special human being she was.

I was also lucky in a way that I had a 3 mile walk home across country, and it was a bright and fairly clear night sky with a beautiful moon and clear stars that guide me home. It felt like a fitting way to end the evening.



It was on Wednesday night, and is on again on Sunday mostly around lunchtime I think.
Here are the cinemas/theatres showing it:
https://whitneysouthafrica.com/

PLEASE if you possibly can, take this opportunity and go and see her in the cinema, and hear her sing and watch her perform, and see what a wonderful person she was.

But if not no worries, and thank you for reading.


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Robert the List
10-24-24, 02:29 AM
If I can get 1 person to go and see this and enjoy this wonderful experience and to understand what Whitney Houston really means, then I will have done something at least.

Robert the List
10-24-24, 07:50 AM
Actually, I have to change my mark on this.

The bit Whitney did is 10/10
The bit her estate did is 0/10

Overall 9

Robert the List
10-24-24, 07:50 PM
Some other reviews (literally consecutive reviews):

"Just came back from the cinema. If you don't go, you will regret it. It was an amazing experience and I teared up quite a few times. Whitney looked absolutely radiant, regal and a lot happier and relaxed than during the Jo'burg concert - a world of difference. Her voice is amazing. Her natural charisma made me fall in love with her all over again. The very last note of the concert hit me the most. Simply stunning. I could watch this concert over and over again. God I miss you Whitney."

"Just came back! What a great woman she was!!"

"Just saw it earlier. It was amazing. Loved every moment of it. I never saw Whitney looking so happy or beautiful."

"Absolutely brilliant. Four costume changes and Whitney looked stunning in every one. She looks immeasurably beautiful throughout and as others have said, she looks relaxed and confident.

As for her voice - Wow. A real mixture of the sweet yet soaring tones of 80’s Whitney with the maturing power of early 90’s Whitney. I stand by my earlier comment of the best IHN rendition I’ve ever heard. IWALY and GLOA were also amazing."

"Just got back from the theatre all I can say is WOW! Hearing her live, on the big screen with that sound was the closest to seeing her in concert and her voice was on fire!"

" Her vocals were out of this world and she went all out."

"She was perfect. Vocals spot on!"

"Wow, wow wow what a great concert! Whitney sounded absolutely amazing! It’s hard for me to pick a highlight, her voice did so many spectacular things throughout the concert!"

"I just got out of the cinema and cried two times. Whitney's voice was soaring, and her energy was insane...And I'm going again on Sunday, with my whole family this time."

"I just got back from the Concert for New South Africa in Durban, and I’m absolutely overwhelmed. I was excited, charged up, moved, and inspired...This concert is simply brilliant—a tour de force"

"I saw the Durban concert in my local cinema tonight and was blown away!...This concert was absolutely STUNNING! Her vocals were top notch and didn’t fail to move the audience with their brilliance. Whitney was so beautiful, full of joy for the new South Africa and her adoring audience."

Robert the List
10-25-24, 06:54 AM
9.2 on IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33400818/

100% 5* on RT
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whitney_houston_the_concert_for_a_new_south_africa_durban/reviews?type=verified_audience

Robert the List
10-27-24, 03:32 PM
Saw it on a bigger screen. Just sensational.
Only thing that might rival it for me as a cinema experience is E.T. when I was 7.

Tragedy it wasn't promoted and only on for 2 days. There were more people there today.

Robert the List
10-27-24, 04:57 PM
I just watched a clip from a Taylor Swift concert someone posted online.
You wouldn't even call it 5th rate after watching Whitney. It was just trash.

Robert the List
11-01-24, 03:35 PM
You were amazing babe!