Re: Lets investigate what BAD concerts may have been shot on film ?
Film reels exist, i know they do. either the estate are keeping these films until dvd completely goes out of fashion and they release blu-rays to not lose everything they have in 4 years, or sony has access to these films somewhere and are refusing to release them. either way, from 2015 i expect nothing less than blu-ray. i want liverpool aintree 1988 september 11th blu-ray and cinema release, Dangerous Tour 1992 & 1993 Blu-ray film release and the best show from the HIStory Tour.
Zakk, yes, 'some' film reels exist, but not nearly as many as you would like to believe. Aintree was shot on film but apparently the results were very disappointing due to weather, camera positions and apparently some poor person getting serious emergency medical treatment at the foot of the stage for the first few songs - this is how Aintree was described to me by the film production manager (who worked for Patrick Kelly) who I spoke to several times. Notwithstanding this,she admits that it is indeed possible her memory is hazy after so many years.
Wembley was NOT shot in entirety on film.
Sony never ever had of the PK film in their archives.
patrick Kelly turned over all the bad tour materials to MJ vaults at the end of the bad tour where they remain however they were not identified nor catalogued until last year. Patrick has retired and wishes to have nothing to do with the entertainment industry. Tracking him down and persuading him to speak was almost surreal in difficulty.
Nvertheless, given the materials that were to hand, the overall quality of BAD25 leaves much to be desired.
The re-edit of Another Part of Me???? The sync is just awful, appalling amateurish slapdash poorest quality work.
...and don't get me started on the 5.1 or stereo mixes....
Michael never in his life released anything less than superb work of the highest artistic AND technical quality. Work that stands the test of time as a touchstone of integrity.
The problem however is that given the mediocre sales of 'Michael' and given the unbelievably terrible sales of BAD 25 it's more likely that hell will freeze over before another Bad era concert is released.