Siegfried and Roy - The Magic Box (DVD, 2004, 2-Disc Set, 3D Version/Viewing Glasses Included)

Say what you want about Siegfried & Roy, theirs was the only show I would have wanted to see had I gone to Vegas. They had style, they had personality, and they could capture the attention of their audience.

The magic is incredible ... Siegfried was amazing. Roy brought the exotic animals which took their stuff to the next level.

I bought this DVD to see the actions behind the words. I have the book they released about their life stories, their rise to fame, and their Vegas show. The people they have performed for was impressive.

Entertainers like Siegfried & Roy happen once in a lifetime ... I am sad my only opportunity to see their act is on DVD. Who could have foreseen what happened to Roy onstage.

I started watching the 3D version of this DVD, and what I saw was awesome. I have decided to save that for another time. I thoroughly enjoyed the regular version.

This DVD is worth watching if you are a fan of magic in general.

I purchased this item assuming the "3D version", complete with glasses, would be superior to the copy I already had. Instead I was VERY disappointed to find that the 3D version wiped out ALL the color and made it quite disappointing to watch.
The quality of the DVD itself is fine. It made a good "gift" for a friend who had never seen it before. I would have liked to see mention in the ad that 3D shows as "black and white, not in color". It would have saved me purchasing a copy of something I already had.

Being a fan of both Las Vegas and Siegfried & Roy this dvd held special interest for me. The story line is great; the photography is amazing...as an extra added attraction it is shot in 3D. A truly interesting and entertaining video...well worth any price.

If you're a 3D collector, or simply plan to buy this title to see the 3D in it, you will be really disappointed. This is a documentary about Siegfried and Roy and not one of their shows, which you can watch in 2D, and supposedly in 3D.

This 3D version simply doesn't work, more than likely because it's not a real 3D film. Here and there, you have some CGI animation (maybe 3% of the movie) that looks 3D because it was generated for this purpose, and probably to soothe the spectators' frustrations. But for the rest of the movie, nothing, zilch, NADA!

It's not even a conversion from 2D to 3D called Living 3D using special software or hardware, that may (sometimes but rarely) create the illusion of 3D. The 3D effects in this movie have been made from the same image, duplicated, one shifted to the left, the other shifted to the right. You can't have an illusion of 3D if both image are from the same original image, each eye must see a different image.

The best you may have with this movie is a headache in 3D.

Unless you want to see a documentary about Siegfried and Roy in 2D, and absolutely not in 3D, this title is a total waste of time and money.

Not bad for those interested in the history
of Magic & two Magicians whom were not only
great friends, they were also excellent wild
animal lovers & trainers of beutiful tigers.
Better to watch without the 3D glasses though.