jeff wayne is a master at what he does, this live version is every bit as good as the orginal release, if you are a fan of the orginal you wont be dissapointed, this is my second copy ive purchased as i gave my dad a copy, sit back turn up the surround sound and enjoy.... :-)

I love the musical version of war of the worlds, seriously love it. So i thought the theatre production of it was obviously bound to impress me, and it did, but not to the extent i expected it to. Its good, really good, but theres something not quite right, i dont know if its the editing, the dodgy at times cgi, the constantly fluctuating level of sound which has you reaching for the remote every 10 minutes to turn it up and down, jeff wayne dressed like hes ready for an evening of darts, or the rock band (i forget the name) dressed like the wurzles - somethings not right. Having said that its war of the worlds, the music is great and performed brilliantly (sounding exactly like the recorded version - the individual can make up their mind if this is a good or bad thing for a live performance). Still i advise buying it, its a great experience, and its inspired me to go to the show itself as i think it was meant for theatre, not dvd...

Even though I was not actually there, watching this in surround sound made me feel as if I were. I now want to experience the real thing when the show returns for another round this year (June 2009) at the O2 arena.