From then on, the black and white "Paris" imagery makes way for bright colors and fashions by Chanel, Helmut Lang and Pucci, exclusively dolled up for the show.
"After Dark," with the backing singers brought to the front of the stage allowed them to show their richer chords. "Chocolate" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" - one of her best - follow in quick succession.
Kylie does what an entertainer is supposed to do, she entertains. A few more lingering shots that captured the big-picture aspect of the concert would have been nice. Instead there were a lot of cutaways and close-ups of Kylie's hands, legs, bum, face and glossed lips.
The audience banter from Kylie, again thankfully, took the generated sensual heat down again. "Thank you and good evening and welcome to my show." "If there's one thing my audiences are known for it's their awesome beauty." "I feel a little love in the room. Is it my imagination? No!" - all brought that "thumbs up" Paul McCartney vibe.
"In Your Eyes" was one of the DVD's highlights if for no other reason but that it stuck a spike deep into the heart of her past as it - and the whole DVD - declared: "Ballads are blasé, bloated and banished."
However, "Secret / I Take You Home" was more surprising. Before I realized it, "MC K. Min" was halfway through a rap chorus that ... amazingly, she pulled off without a hitch or a wince - in a Debbie Harry " And you try to run but he's got a gun " style. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard it.
It's a walk on the wild side of Kylie-groove. For a small package, it's got a lot inside.
It's not all great. An over-produced documentary follows directly from the concert, and you get the usual, "How did we get here timeline." The press conference moments of the doc are the best parts, when you hear how Kylie Minogue sounds naturally, and you can see the polished - and experienced - way she has of dealing with publicity.
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1 - Temple Stark
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Delayed much in the transfer? Yep.