Review by : Jeannie Buxo
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I just want to start off by saying that I HAD the time of MY LIFE tonight. The day started at 12pm me and my friend Angel (the nicest madonna fan i know who invited me to come along) decided to skip work to really be sure to be the first in line to this once in a lifetime event. Madonna hosting her own movie premiere and the only thing on my mind was getting inside and as close to the front as possible. Luckily for me, we were the first and we got first dibs on where to sit, I first hesitated going to the front row but then smartly i made my move and by then many fans were coming insid and running to those seats as well. I was now dead center front row not able to comprehend that this icon we love is gonna be inches from me talking about her film.
(Madonna tries to calm the fans down and tells them to sit so she can speak!)

When she did arrive shes fashionably late as always at about 830 she made her way to the front first JONAS (the directer) introduced her but by then the crowd was so intense screaming and applauding, we dont really know what he said, she then took the mike and was straight infront of me, I was in AWE. I started taking photos and she was just so beautiful dressed in all black(suit) the first thing i noticed as she walked in was that she wore a very cool black head band similar to the one on tour for HANKY PANKY. it looked so stylish. Her eyes were sparkling and huge! She looked at me for a few seconds Ithink quick glances towards us, she was very much concentrating on what she was gonna say but the fans kept screaming at her, finally they calmed down and she was really sweet. I mean I can't begin to tell you how genuinely nice she was when she thanked us the fans for being there for her, I hope to god that the video footage (will post here check back) was taken cause it was so cool to here her say things like NYC is her most fav city in the world and that she had said "thanks for stickying by me" on my tour already but i'll say it again, "thank you" and i was just in awe. I was in heaven ahhhh.. why is madonna thanking us?? Its an honor to be her fan. But in any case she then went on to thank everyone that has worked w/ her for the tour and the doc. including jonas, stuart and sponsors of the event mtv and motorla, someone blurted out: "will u see the movie with us?" and she said "OFCOURSE I WILL"! and said "I HOPE ALL OF U GUYS will dance during the songs" and we were so thrilled.

She then was led to her seat in the back row of the main floor. We then starred up at this giant screen seeing the film begin. Overall i want to just say the film is very well done alot of great music not just from the tour but her entire career is on this. The film goes in order from every major city she went to on tour including : "LA, NY, PARIS, UK, DUBLIN, and PORTUGAL". There's an amazing moment when shes in DUBLIN and she is singing "LET THE SUN SHINE IN" on soundcheck! very reminecent of her first ever recording on the film 'A CERTAIN SACRIFICE' out takes. There were time when i was like wow thats so similar to TRUTH OR DARE. The main difference is that now madonna is a married woman with two wonderful childern and she is focused on making both her personal and her professional life work in harmony. and as we see its not always easy cause towards the end of the tour she tells her dancers and crew that shes sad she didnt get to hang out with them more'.

THe best part for me was the live tour footage, they showed : VOGUE, MOTHER AND FATHER, IMAGINE, LAMENT, HOLIDAY, NOBODY KNOWS ME, AMERICAN LIFE and LIKE A PRAYER. They were mostly edited a bit. But you got to see her so close up and amazing on screen the way it was meant to be seen. IT was so intense, the other part was when she showed NYC and started playing her NEW SONG "I LOVE NY" in the background from her new album!!! it sounded amazing, very rocky and funky.

I know every Madonna fan and music lover will love this movie, it really made you think, and it was just well put together a real testament to the woman we admire. I don't want to spoil the surprise of her messages in the film, you just have to find out for yourself when the documentary will air on MTV this friday (October 21,2005). Check your local listings for airtimes.

ALL HAIL THE QUEEN! Madonna asked rocco 'whos the queen?' in the movie and he replyed " YOU ARE , YOU ARE, YOU ARE !!! We agree.

Thanks to Tom for the audio clip.
Madonna makes her way to the red carpet arrival photos by NYPIX for Madonnasworld.com