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Is Nutcracker the Greatest Ballet Ever Made?Etc., etc.,
Posted 13 December 2010 - 06:15 PM
My post, which was originally on the Nutcracker Chronicles thread is as follows:
Posted 13 December 2010 - 06:19 PM
And it is also interesting that balletomanes take it so seriously too. The popular audience comprises people who never go to a single other ballet, that's one thing. Then balletomanes tend to go see it every year. There have been discussions about how the Nutcracker is not everywhere seen as a holiday thing, but the Balanchine is, and maybe previously the old ones were, too.
This is a curious collaboration, because connoisseurs of ballet most likely don't think The Nutcracker is the greatest ballet ever made, but they talk about it, with every detail of minutiae, as if it were. Which is fine as long as you feel it's that important, for whatever reason.
I've seen The Nutcracker a total of twice and it is very enjoyable, but I don't plan to see it again unless it comes up as some social affair to do; I wouldn't seek it out for artistic reasons. It's not an unimportant ballet to me, but neither is it particularly outstanding either. It's on the same level as 'La Bayadere' or 'Don Quixote', but not up there with Swan Lake or Sleeping Beauty or much of Balanchine.
I wonder if anybody else doesn't care that much about the Nutcracker as an always de rigueur holiday event. It may be that it finances the rest of ballet to a great extent, and that's reason enough for it, no other ballet does that. But is it this 'cozy' thing that happens for some balletomanes every year? Because to me, it's just another good ballet among a number of full-length one, if I'm being as objective as I can be. It's pretty clear that the appeal has to do with its charm for children and its use in the holidays (even if not everywhere, most people think of it as an Xmas event.) If you're in the business, it's obviously a big deal, but not everybody who likes ballet is in the business, so I wonder if there are others who realize that the Nutcracker is also just something that is propelled by its popularity with families w/children, and may not really be more interesting than a lot of other ballet. I do know it's not necessary to love ballet to not want to see a lot more Nutcrackers, although this is not meant as a criticism of those who do. I just think it's a fine ballet, but not that great.
So what I guess I am asking is, of you balletomanes, which of you think that, overall, the Nutcracker is the single most important ballet every made? or the greatest? or the most worthy of infinite, endless attention? Nobody seems to ask this, but I've also never heard the Nutcracker proclaimed by even a single critic, dancer, artist, or balletomane as 'the greatest ballet ever made'. Not that it has to be, again, to make it all this popular. On the other hand, the 'spell' that seems to come, and this includes Macaulay's 'Nutcracker Chronicles', which is representative of this perennial phenomenon, seems to be something accepted for the most part. But, while I stopped being an NYCB freak and started getting interested in other ballet companies that used to interest me much less, it has never happened that I have been caught by this 'Nutcracker spell', and I imagine there are even some dancers and choreographers who are not always.
I'm also realizing that I would want to go see other dancers in 'Swan Lake' and 'Sleeping Beauty' and many Balanchine and Ashton works, and other things I can't even remember right now, but to go see what somebody's 'Coffee' or 'Arabian' is just doesn't captivate me. But it seems as reliable as tax returns, and that's what's interesting to me about the phenomenon. So I want to know if there really ARE ballet super-fans who think Nutcracker is THE greatest ballet ever made.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 06:23 PM
Bonnette, on 13 December 2010 - 04:56 PM, said:
Posted 13 December 2010 - 07:08 PM
So here it goes.
papeetepatrick, on 13 December 2010 - 04:35 PM, said:
No, Patrick, it is not...this title definitely goes to Giselle... ...BUT
...from my unorthodox experience with the Nutcracker- (which I've realize differs greatly from the majority of the posters here)-all I can say is that my own pleasure about this ballet has nothing to do either with Christmas or with childhood memories- (I got to see its full version once I had moved to Havana for college). What happenes with this ballet there- (just as with Coppelia or La Fille Mal Gardee)-is that it has been reworked- (heavily based on the BRMC version)-to be appealing BASICALLY to the adult audience, the very basis of it being, in order of appearance:
Act I
1-The Toys variations. Here Alonso introduces the three toys from Petroushka, as a matter of a tribute, their difficult variations recreating Fokine's ballet. Three soloists.
2-The battle Scene. Choreographed a la Baryshnikov, with the Nutcracker tossing all kinds of tours and jetes. Te adult female corps of mice on pointe is very attractive too.
3-The Adagio danced by Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, right after the battle and before the Snow Scene, celebrating the transformation of the Nutcracker into a handsome bailarin. A classical Pas danced by couple # 1-(two principal dancers)
4-The Snow Scene. One of the most beautiful white scenes ever, which, if well choreographed, can easily compete and win over the Shades scene and even the corps of Swans scenes. I take its music over many, many, many of some other ballet music at any time.
5-The Snow Queen Pas de Deux. I know this is Pavlova's invention, but it works, and if it works, I don't see why it can't be considered a good idea. At the end, it doesn't even break the pathos of the ballet as the Peasant PDD does in Giselle. Two Principal dancers- (couple # 2)- in one beautiful classical adagio also lifted from the BRMC version.
Act II
6-A beautifully synchronized choreography of female adult Corps dressed as matryoshkas and burreing their way as the curtain rises, giving the illusion that they're floating as they form all sorts of patterns onstage. Very effective.
7-Spanish dance. Choreographed with the same level of difficulty as its sister from Swan Lake.
8-Russian Dance. A great Trepak danced by three male soloists that could had been taken out of a performance by the Moiseyev Company.
9-Arabian dance. The chance to show the girl with the most Zakharova-like extensions- (I pass here...I've always found this loooooong variation boring, no matter which version). People usually loved it though...
10-No Mother Cigogne, so no over flown of families wanting to see their little girl up there. This is certainly NOT the version for them.
11-Waltz of the Flowers. Just as the Snow Scene, if well choreographed, it can compete with the best of the Sleeping Beauty's Grande Valse Villageoise or Swan Lake's Act I Valse: Tempo di Valse
11-And then, the most anticipated moment...the Sugar Plum Fairy PDD, in Havana just as respected and revered as the White Swan or the Veil PDD from Bayadere. Couple # 3, also formed by two Principals.
Actually, even more opportunities than some warhorses to display several couples dancing classical numbers.
Aside from the fact that one got to be totally brainwashed after years and years listening to Mme about "the importance of Ivanov choreography within the classical repertoire"
Posted 13 December 2010 - 08:35 PM
I find this a bit ... shocking. Only twice in your entire life? Which versions did you see?
And no I don't consider Nutcracker to be the greatest ballet ever made. The score is wondrous but dramatically it doesn't have much depth and attempts to make it "deeper" usually end up alienating me (see my video Nutcrackathon thread).
But ... I will say that the Nutcracker has a sentimental place in my heart. I remember the old Gelsey Kirkland/Baryshnikov film in its PBS telecasts and watching it and from that I think I developed my lifelong love for ballet.
The Balanchine Nutcracker ballet however for me goes beyon great entertainment and is actually a great full-length ballet. I could go on about all the reasons I love the ballet but I'll save that for the Nutcrackathon video thread.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 08:54 PM
After I wrote that, I realized I should have mentioned that I have watched a good many dvd's of Nutcracker, RB, the Baryshnikov-Kirkland, and my first intro to ballet was the old McBride-Villella telecast. A few others, I think, but no, it never really interested me, I went in 2006 primarily because of BT. I have, otoh, seen Allegro Brillante, Apollo, Serenade, Liebeslieder, and Concerto Barocco numerous times, although not as many times as many BTers will have. What I mean is that I saw all those performances, in fact, and many other Balanchine, Robbins (and Petipa too) long before I saw my first live Nutcracker. I actually value the balletomanes' here championing it along with the not-so-educated general public, as that is what brought it into my sphere. But you can probably see that when you go about it in the way I did (meaning, as another example, the way I want to see Osipova and Hallberg more than I want even to see anything at NYCB at this point, but for a long time mostly just wanted to see NYCB), it automatically makes finally seeing 'the Nutcracker', after all 'that hard stuff' (including several Davidsbundlertanze) just fall into place as one of many ballets. I like it this way, though, too, and indeed there are many beautiful things in the Balanchine in a live performance, I think we all love the Snowflake Scene and the music to that, even if some of us feel less enthusiasm for some of the rest of it. Well, of the big 19th century pieces, I'd automatically see Swan Lake, SB, or Giselle before I would Nutcracker.
I think it's probably some sort of modernist perspective--the Nutcracker phenomenon is a kind of all-encompassing thing that surrounds people esp. at Xmas, but to me it's exactly like watching Allegro Brillante. But I am fascinated at how hugely viral the piece literally is. No other even comes close, does it? not even Swan Lake, in terms of vast popular appeal.
I have to say that, even though I'm not so attached as you to the piece (with your reservations noted), the McBride/Villella telecast probably had the same earliest effect on me, even though that is almost like the forest primeval in my mind at this point.
Cristian, what is BRTN? Is that to do with Ballet Russes? You throw it off so casually I obviously ought to know, but I read as many of the Nutcracker technically-oriented threads as I can, but these, as is well-known, are not few and far-between...
Posted 13 December 2010 - 09:23 PM
papeetepatrick, on 13 December 2010 - 08:54 PM, said:
MRTM-Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (sorry about the T and N...my own typos... ). I edited it to BRMC
Posted 13 December 2010 - 09:57 PM
Surviving Nutcracker
The magic words are uttered and another friend standing behind us interrupts our conversation with: "Oh, Jessika! I think I want to take my nieces to see Nutcracker again this year. Do you know which shows you'll be in, because we want to buy tickets for the one you're in."
I don't even know which question to answer first. Was I in Nutcracker? As a member of the corps de ballet, it's laughable to even think that I'd have the option of not being in it. And wait, what month is this? I don't begin Nutcracker rehearsals till mid-November. It's July.
Maybe you've experienced a similar situation. For most people Nutcracker is all they know about ballet. Balanchine? Forsythe? Who? But mention Nutcracker and their eyes light up. For them The Nutcracker is ballet. For me, as a professional corps de ballet dancer, it's an inevitable and inescapable part of life. Even in July.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 11:19 PM
After doing about 20 of them one year (small potatoes, I know) I heard the ouverture miniature playing in a restaurant and got them to turn it to something else. I do love it, but I'd love it more if it weren't an obligation.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 11:30 PM
Posted 14 December 2010 - 12:42 AM
This year, I went with my husband and children to see the Israel Ballet's production of the Nutcracker, which, by the way, is edited to remove any reference to Christmas. My sweet son said afterwards that it was 'almost' as good as the Nutcracker we saw in New York. Well, no it wasn't (and I'm not sure he really remembers the one NYCB Nutcracker I took him to), but that's fine. As far as I'm concerned, the objective of the Nutcracker is to spread good cheer - and in American constitutional terms, to promote the pursuit of happiness.
*Based on my current viewing experience, that's Concerto Barocco.
Posted 14 December 2010 - 05:24 AM
I've seen many productions over the years and still love to watch them, often to compare. For decades, Balanchine's version (which I first saw as a teenager) was my unquestioned favorite. This year, however, a few things hapened that intervened to move it down from first place.
1) watching a so-so performance by Miami City Ballet: nothing wrong but nothing magical either -- a performance that did not illuminate the score or the choreography;
2) realizing that I had actually enjoyed and been more moved by the performance 2 weeks earlier of a different version, given by a STUDENT company, Boca Ballet, and its guest artists;
3) reading Alastair Macaulay's implauisbly over-the-top hymn of praise the magic of the "non-dance" moments in Balanchine's. Enough is enough. It just doesn't work that way for me and hasn't since the first Balanchine Nutcrackers I saw in the mid 1950s.. I admire but do not feel what Macaulay feels or see what he claims to see.
My current Nutcracker favorite is Mark Morris's "The Hard Nut," which I have watched twice this season on dvd and which has (for me) the "newness" that Balanchine's version once has. Even though it's a work that is almost 20 years old. I played this dvd for several ballet-enjoying but non-specialist friends. They were equally delighted and entranced.
Morris of course alters both the storyline and the order and structure of the main dance elements. It's not ballet -- but it pays constant homage to ballet and academic ballet steps. It respects the integrity of the score in a way that Balanchine did not. The orchestra plays with a brio that is often lacking in other Nutcracker productions. It's full of color, speed and airiness (those wonderful Morris runs), it has a philosophical point (everyone we meet in life plays a part in our growing up), etc It's visually inventive, even to the point of doing away with the growing Christmas tree. It has an ending that makes dramatic sense and is deeply moving,despite rearranging the dances (while not rearranging the music).
Is Nutcracker "the greatest ballet ever"? No. As with "the greatest painting," "the greatest novel," etc., my mind doesn't work in those directions.
However ... "my favorite Nutcracker now and (I suspect) for quite a while?" Yes. And that's enoug for me.
Here's Alastair Macaulay's recent and very positive review of a recent performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music:
Posted 14 December 2010 - 06:03 AM
bart, on 14 December 2010 - 05:24 AM, said:
1) watching a so-so performance by Miami City Ballet: nothing wrong but nothing magical either -- a performance that did not illuminate the score or the choreography;
2) realizing that I had actually enjoyed and been more moved by the performance 2 weeks earlier of a different version, given by a STUDENT company, Boca Ballet, and its guest artists;
I'm wandering a little with this comment but I noticed two of the points you list and wanted to add a bit of my own take. I realize more and more how vital the energy and direction is to a successful performance. The basic material itself is often not enough; people will say "X(fill in your iconic ballet, opera, play, etc) is foolproof and plays itself"
I don't think so! Almost nothing is foolproof if it isn't charged with energy and purpose.
And there is a flip side, which is contained in your second point. In a performance, even without the greatest material or the most accomplished, polished performers, a performance can rocket up to the sky if the performers provide the spark of energy and conviction. Now there is an "if" here, there has to be a certain basic level of competence ; enthusiasm alone won't do it. But I'm sometimes amazed at performances I see in smaller performing venues . It can be just wonderful!
Posted 14 December 2010 - 09:11 AM
Is it "off topic"? I don't think so. There's a direct connection to the concept of "greatest ballet ever made." Great works exist in themselves, in the way they are peformed, and in way they are perceived over time by the audience. This is especially true in a multi-layered work like Balanchine's Nutcracker, in which so many elements -- music, story line, choreography, decor, special effects, casting -- have been put into place and then fixed with little possibility of change.
The Balanchine Nutcracker I saw in the 50s -- when the Sugar Plum was a Verdy and the rising of the Christmas tree was an astonishing coup de theatre for everyone in the theater -- is not the same Nutcracker I have seen over the years at NYCB and now at Miami. I can't be. This is true even though the template is more or less fixed, by the Balanchine Trust, copyright restrictions, and a reverence for Balanchine's art.
It's ME that has changed. I come to it differently. I look for new things. I still want to be moved to tears, but what moved me 50 years ago is -- at least in the details -- not what moves me today.
I am not suggesting that we play around much with ballets like Giselle, Swan Lake or Sleeping Beauty. But the wonder of Nutcracker is that it CAN be played around with. And it still flourishes. Balanchine showed us this when he drastically redfined the Russian version he knew as a young man. I believe that Morris and others have shown us this too.
All you need is the music -- the story (some variation of what Hoffmann made of it) -- a commitment to the spirit of the piece -- empathy with the emotional yearnings of the audience -- and a bit of luck. A little genius wouldn't hurt, either.
Posted 14 December 2010 - 09:35 AM
bart, on 14 December 2010 - 09:11 AM, said:
All you need is the music -- the story (some variation of what Hoffmann made of it) -- a commitment to the spirit of the piece -- empathy with the emotional yearnings of the audience -- and a bit of genius and luck.
These are all excellent and interesting responses, so I want to clarify somewhat my use of 'Greatest Ballet Ever Made'. It's awkward, but I couldn't think of anything else last night. My mind doesn't work that way either, as bart continues:
So I just said 'greatest', because it must be at least 100 times more well-known than even 'Swan Lake', which might be second runner-up, not sure (or rather perhaps, 100 times 'most-seen', I think many people know about 'Swan Lake' but haven't seen it; people everywhere have seen Nutcracker). Its flexibility is a very beautiful thing, and this very POWER it has a piece of ballet is unknown elsewhere.
But I am interested to hear the remarks about the ballet, which people are here focussing on, and this
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The Autobot Matrix of Leadership in G1 held the Wisdom (spark) of previous Autobot leaders who were if you like hosts to it. It was also a vast power source that a new or existing Prime could use to light their darkest hour. IE destroy unicron and eliminate the hate plague.
Some people assume that in ROTF when sam 'died' he went to robot heaven when in fact he was in the matrix speaking with the sparks of past Primes. Perhaps the reason it could power the harvester was only a Prime had the authority to destroy a sun so as to prevent a random robot from destroying life.
SPOILER WARNING JUST IN CASE. I assume those reading this have seen the movie but in case someone hasnt, figured i'd post the warning.
Loved - The overal darkness of the film. It was brutal and emotional in the deaths. Even watching people dissintergrate was emotional. Iron Hide and Que were emotional etc.
Hated - That Megatron AGAIN is NOT the Decepticon Leader and considering the end of the film he may NEVER get that chance now. I would have prefered seeing Megatron kick some ass like in ROTF and even his brief TF1 battles, but here he was weak and did almost nothing. I would have loved a longer battle between Sentinel and Megatron WITH Prime helping Megatron. In this Megatron helps fight Sentinel but lasts 5 seconds, if that, against Prime who took a BEATING by Sentinel. So that I would have changed. I really wanted to see the TRUE leader of the Decepticons, Not Fallen and not Sentinel.
LOVED lots of action scenes
HATED ironhide dying, it felt like rotf was a much bigger movie
I dont mind about Ironhide death! I could be anyone.
mmm the reused footage from the island?? maybe becouse of that accident
I haven't read about the scene when Lazerbeak transform into a pink Bumblebee! Did I alucinated that or what?
I didn't like it to much but it dosen't matter, it was kind of scary, wich is good
i liked: the same things that everyone but things i havent seen mentioned
-The mention to pink floyd!
-Shockwaves face, specially when the desk and office stuff are falling. how he realised and turns his eye, then looks up !! in slow motion!! the expretion!!! That was incredible!
-the chernobyl secuence with optimus and his trailer!!!!!!!
-the final battle, it is mind blowing, i didn't know where to look.
Sentinel vs Pime!!! Optimus damage, wow!!!!!
LOVED: everything also all of Rosie's scenes loved the scenes :lmaoofcourse i looked at everything call me guilty lol
HATED: ... cant think of much sorry =/ maybe after i see it a third time maybe..
When i Transform i release rockets with nanobot-viruses that destroys you from within... the fuel inside you will turn into acid, metal will melt instantly...
I'm a decepticon and my name is _____ All Hail Megatron!
Favorite part: TF dialogue/ action sequences
Least Favorite: everything else.
The worst:
Autobots hunting Arabs as rogue American soldiers.
Optimus explanation about why they make them believe they where dead.
Scenes missing (autobots captured, Optimus going to get his trailer...)
The bad:
John Malcovich playing with BB
Abrupt ending
Shockwave underused - he looks badass, but didn't do many things.
Bot deaths not really dramatic.
The good:
Ken Jeong, I found him funny.
John Malkovich hiring Sam
Flying men
Parents (I have always liked them)
Brains and Wheelie
Frances MacDormand
Patrick Dempsey as "elegant bad guy"
Rosie HW - much better than expected.
The fat guy who goes with Epps.
Quote about Spock going nuts
The AWESOME:
The prologue
Alan Tudyk
Optimus entrance after Sam screams "Optimus!!!"
BB "That's my car"
Shockwave's pet and all the collapsing building scene
Autobots leaving scene
Freeway chase
Megatron's design.
The AWESOME 2
Wait, one more thing i didn't like. Shockwave didn't talk as much. But he was still pretty beast.
Had a dream about the freeway chase, then got pissed cuz i woke up early! (Did i mention that i loved that part?)
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- Megatron´s entry. Man he looked awesome.
- Soundwave, Megatron and Starscream conference. Been waiting for that.
- The entire execution scene. It was REALLY disturbing to me. I really felt for Que.
Least favourite:
- The end. Wtf was that? And Cybertron destroyed?! Ugh...
- Autobots hunting down arabs (but that also felt kinda G1 so I´ll just let it pass for nastalgia)
- Some plot holes (hoping for an extended version soon)
"Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to Heaven".
My least favorite thing about DOTM is quickly becoming the whiny posts on these boards.
(Not directed at anyone in particular, but you know who you are)
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Favorite moments
- Intro
- Rosie taking a picture of herself at the White House (she is so effin' hot and cute in that scene!)
- The few scenes with Shockwave and the Driller
- Megatron in Africa
- Lazerbeak's assassination of the NASA guy
- Highway chase
- Sentinel Prime's betrayal
- All scenes with Patrick Dempsey, what a great human bad guy!
- The Autobots being exiled from Earth
- Sam and Epps picking up the other NEST soldiers and going into Chicago
- Wingsuit sequence
- The Chicago battle
Least favorite moments
- The awkward moments of comedy after Sentinel Prime's betrayal (Sam and his mom in the trailer... you know what I'm talking about)
- John Malkovich's playtime with Bee... ugh
- Deep Wang's "intimate" moment with Sam
- Sam, the scream queen...
- Simmons... I liked him better in ROTF
- The abrupt ending... this is supposed to be the last movie, right? So how about a better conclusion!
Character management. Using dialog, design and color to make sure viewers were able to keep track of what seemed to be +20 characters.
The diversity of transformations, which involved everything from parkour to transforming back and forth within the same scene.
The connection to the prior installments. Essentially, Sentinel went looking for help in the war, and chose the planet where the Primes took their last stand. Although he didn't find a race that could help them, and struck a deal with Megatron (drawing him to Earth, as well). This doesn't explain how the cube got to Earth, but let's ignore that minor detail
Most of the aforementioned plot holes.
Not enough resistance from the civilians. Those screaming mimis were akin to lambs going to slaughter... and most didn't even throw a rock.
The execution of one particular JFK computerized dialog scene and the non-look-alike standing in for President Obama. While Secretary Mcnamara's old footage came off well, his banter with Pres. Kennedy was strange, as Kennedy's face was so rubbery. Of course, the presidents are so recognizeable, those scenes probably couldn't be pulled-off without a hitch.
First part: I thought Autobots were helping the humans face human enemies and since we still have that pesky war on terror going on, it didn't make me think "attacking arabs" but rather following how things are going in real life and 80% of all tv crime shows.
Part 2: I don't think the Autobots hide and let Chicago get destroyed, they just had to make their way back and we don't know how far away the booster landed...unless I missed that. Again, my personal view, I didn't see it as a "teach the humans a lesson" so much as they did what had to be done to protect humans. If they didn't leave and just picked a fight they could have lost everything.
Anyway, back on topic
Least fav:
- Megatron STILL not the Decepticon leader was disappointing. First only 30 min TF1, ROTF is Fallens bitch and now Sentinels.
- Some random and choppy cuts
- Optimus gets tangles and no decepticons ships come shoot him down.
- Wreckers underused
- Shockwave being underused
- Probably biggest complaint was that their was no battle AS EPIC as Prime versis Megatron, Starscream and Grindor in ROTF.
- Darker tone mixed with comedy that I felt worked for me
- Emotional moments from Sentinels betrayal to the deaths and almost death of BB, Autobots leaving Earth. All that worked really well
- Sam's story. I felt this was his best yet and LOVED his attitude. Bit cocky, more sure of himself (not with carly but with army and robots stuff)
- Laserbeak was BRUTAL. I liked it
- The graphics were AMAZING. I hate the Oscars already but if DOTM loses for special effects, well nothing I can do. I already don't support the Oscars as I refuse to watch. TF1, another possible choice versus Golden Compas polar bears that Coke has been doing since the 90's. BS!!! I can't remember who the other one was but even THEY deserved to win more than the polar bears with BAD animal graphics that is NOTHING new. Hell, "cats and dogs" which had real animals with animated faces was better graphics. end rant.
I really do need to watch the movie again. I enjoyed it a lot.


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With the Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray Disc Player, you can enjoy full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies plus connect to the internet. You can use the Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray Disc Player to stream a wide variety of online entertainment, including movies, TV episodes, videos, music, and live sports from Netflix®, YouTube, HuluPlus, Pandora®. Also, download the free Media remote app and turn your iPhone®, iPad® or compatible Android phone into a versatile remote control with a full keyboard, so you can search and instantly access detailed movie information. The Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray Disc Player allows you to start watching your movies faster than ever with the Quick Start/Load feature.
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With the Jabra SPORT Bluetooth stereo headset you can exercise while listening to music and taking calls – without the hassle of headset wires that slow you down. Simply stream music and calls via Bluetooth.
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Great specs, not-so-great performance for bicycling
I live in Seattle and commute 20 miles each day. Longer rides on the weekends. I run 2 - 3 times a week. Jabra specifications l ooked very good. Purchased them and used them on several runs and bike rides. Fit: using the correct ear gel is crucial for a secure but not too tight fit. During running the fit was secure with no slippage. Bluetooth: Adequate volume with intermittent cut-outs (whenever I turned my head and interrupted a direct alignment between the headset and iPhone) when my iPhone was in a waist belt or in my rain jacket back pocket. Used with an arm band pouch, no problem. The Bluetooth cut-outs may not annoy some but they bothered me.
Biking. Worn under a helmet and a skull cap, the fit was tight but acceptable. Helmet straps needed to be adjusted to fit around the ear pieces. Bluetooth: Cut-outs were frequent and more bothersome than when running. Perhaps it's the helmet and skullcap or the placement in my bike jacket or jersey pocket (I don't like to wear an armband when riding.) that interrupts transmission/reception when turning my head to check traffic or turns. As would be expected, use of controls is difficult with winter riding gloves.
Other. Battery life ran between 2.3 and 3 hours. Fine for the commute and run but not enough for long rides. Overall, the headset is well made and would probably endure a lot of use/abuse. They seemed completely unaffected by sweat and rain.
I think the Jabra headset would be great for a lot of users (runners or cyclists who use armbands, for example). My uses are very specific and probably out-of-the-norm. I decided to return the Jabra headset and stick with my Sennheiser/Adidas PMX680i wired headset. The wire is a little annoying but the PMX680i sounds great, fits me perfectly and works well under a helmet or while running. By the way, I've also used (and returned) the Jaybird "Freedom". …- Written by ROM L from Seattle
202 of 217 people found this useful
Disappointing to use while you ride a bike
I've bought this headset to use at my bike. I've already test a lot of headsets before and I put all my hopes at this one, believi ng that it could be the end of my search. Unfortunatelly I was wrong.
Problems (sorted by annoyance ):
a) the sound cuts out and returns in few miliseconds a hundred of times during a single ride. It seems to be a problem with the bluetooth signal reception, because this issue stops if I take my iPhone at my hand and keep it near the headset. I read that some people are using armbands to control this issue, but I see no sense in buying a wireless headset if I can't keep my iphone at the pocket of my pants.
b) It doesn't fit well on my ear when I'm using helmet and sunglasses. There is no room on my ear for that bulk loop share space with my glasses and both being pressed by my helmet. It hurts a lot, keeps falling from my ear, and takes a lot of time to put it back at correct position (sometimes I need to use my two hands to put things steady).
c) When my neck is sweating, the yellow cable sticks to it, and the headset pulls out of my ear when I turn my head. I need to leave a gap in the cable to fix this issue. …- Written by David R from Sao Paulo
134 of 149 people found this useful
Not Adjustable
I had purchased these headphones and I thought I was on my way to happiness! No more wires dangling while I was running or wires f lapping around. My running was about to become something more enjoyable for me to experience.
I charged them up and set them on my ears to only discover that the headsets were not adjustable!!! So if you have large ears which I do not then these headphones are for you. If you have smaller ears or are a petite female then keep searching.....sigh. …- Written by Sinead I from Miami
138 of 157 people found this useful
I'm an avid runner and was searching for a bluetooth headphone to go with my new IPod Nano. Bought the Jabra Sport and have been very disappointed. Volume was too low for me when completely maxed. Downloaded correct software from Jabra and that didn't help. Now if I turn my head slightly to the left I lose the signal. Dissapointing. …
- Written by Joe L from South Riding
Apple please verify the quality of suppliers
It just stopped working, just after 2 months. Suddenly starter no to charge. I received a new pair , which won't pair with any of my devices. Stay away of this product, or you will totally be disappointed …
- Written by David F from Orlando
Do not buy these headphones. They've broken on three different occasions in a matter of a year and a half.
- Written by STEFAN S from Indianapolis
1 of 1 people found this useful
Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
What is the range of this device i.e. how far away can I be from my iphone and it still pick up?
- Asked by Emily B from Sydney
- Mar 16, 2013
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Why do other Jabra Sport has a sports armband included in the package? What is the difference? Does it cost more?
- Asked by Christopher Reeve Borromeo B from Las Pinas City
- Jan 18, 2012
I wondered the same thing I actually took mine back thinking some had returned my product without th e armband but the employees in the store opened several other packages and none of them had the arm band . I think the manufacturer decided to stop giving away free armbands as a cost cutting solution. They cost the same reguardless though …
- Answered by Robert M from Missouri City
- Dec 14, 2012
does it work with the new iphone5
- Asked by Troy B from Lafayette
- Sep 24, 2012
How do these fit with sunglasses?
- Asked by German D from Cardwell
- Jun 6, 2012
How do I sync two sets of earphones to one iphone
- Asked by Eric A from Boca Raton
- Oct 14, 2012
does it work with siri?
- Asked by Jared H from Lake City
- Jan 9, 2012
Oh you brought up a good question, yes it works with Siri but the headset thinks each inquiry with S iri is a phone call and the Jabra voice says "Call ended" after each time you use Siri. TOTALLY annoying and Jabra needs to make that stop. Total design flaw, which is pretty lame. …
- Answered by Lawrence F from North Hollywood
- Sep 12, 2012


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David Pratt/ Submitted Photo: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills life changed on April 10 when he stepped on an IED and lost all four of his limbs. Mills is currently recovering in a military hospital in Maryland.
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Countless service men and women risk their lives every day to protect the citizens of the United States. On April 10, Army Staff Sgt.Travis Mills gave one of the most harrowing sacrifices after he stepped on an IED [improvised explosive device] while out on foot patrol in Afghanistan.
"He is a squad leader. A mine sweeper and some other guys had already walked ahead of him, so him and two other guys walked that same path," Tammy Buck, Mills' mother-in-law said. " I don't know if it was Travis's weight, [or] he just stepped in the wrong place ... he remembers being flipped into the air and coming down onto his stomach and his limbs were gone and he was just yelling to make sure the guys were alright and they were, he was the worst injured."
Travis's wife, a former Frisco resident and Centennial High School graduate, Kelsey Mills, was initially told about 12 hours after the accident that her husband would have to undergo triple amputation, however, because of the injuries he sustained he lost all four of his limbs.
Kelsey's brother, Josh Buck, who graduated from Frisco High School, was serving overseas in the U.S. Army along with Travis when heard the news of what happened to his brother-in-law.
"He had deployed with Travis also, and when he heard of what happened he got really upset," Tammy said. "He was on a different FOB [Forward Operating Base] and was so distraught that he broke his hand and he ended up being medevacked to the same hospital that Travis was at, and ended up being able to escort Travis back here to the states."
Tammy said Josh's accident was a "blessing in disguise" because Travis did not "think he would have made it if Josh wasn't with him."
Travis, who is currently recuperating from the accident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, is surrounded by his family as well as Kelsey and her family.
Tammy said Travis is experiencing phantom pain, which according to mayoclinc.com, "is pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there. Doctors once believed this post-amputation phenomenon was a psychological problem, but experts now recognize that these real sensations originate in the spinal cord and brain."
"His brain is so strong, and he remembers it happening which is unusual because most people block that out," Tammy said. "It feels to him that someone has put a torch under his feet and so it's like the nerves have remembered the pain during the blast, so he is in terrible pain."
Despite the initial pain of the accident, Travis is making progress in his recovery. Tammy said the doctors are "amazed" with his healing and the fact that he did not sustain any internal injuries. She added that doctors think he will succeed with his recovery.
"They think he'll do well," she said. "He's got a great attitude, he's got tremendous family support and they said those two things alone are going to help him through this."
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David Pratt, family friend of the Mills family, and Vassar, Michigan resident said he has known Travis for about 12 years because Travis was close friends with Erick, Pratt's oldest son.
"They were in junior high and high school together, so he spent a lot of time at the house and spent the night eating meals here," Pratt said. "Plus I had the opportunity to coach him when he was growing up in different sports and watch them play ball together, so I knew him pretty well."
Pratt said he and his wife visited Travis's parents after the accident to give the family their condolences and offer them a means of help during Travis's recovery.
"They're very proud people, and they're not the type of people that ask for hand-outs or want hand outs," Pratt said. "This is a situation where it is warranted and we wanted to help them understand that, and that everything people were doing was out of the greatness of their heart."
Pratt said people wanted to want to help the family and show their appreciation for the sacrifice Travis made while serving his country.
A website was created for Travis and his family, www.travismills.org, which follows Travis's life, recovery and ways in which people can donate or attend fundraising event.
Pratt said the money received will be used to help with Travis's medical expenses.
"We do whatever we can to help the family out and make sure that they've got friends available to stay out there with Travis ... because they have jobs and now they're not working because they're out there," Pratt said. "The military is doing an awesome job of taking care of Travis, he's getting the absolute best of care. His primary medical bills will be taken care of, but yet there's going to be a lot of secondary expenses that people haven't even thought of."
Pratt, who said he used to visit Facebook twice a year, now spends 6 to 8 hours a day monitoring Travis's recovery and answers questions and emails from Travis's website.
"There's half a dozen of us handling different emails, I've been put in charge of media," Pratt said. "We forward the information to his family and they deal with us if they have time available. It's a lot to do."
Pratt said a group of supporters from Michigan and the Buck family in Frisco has formed what he calls 'Team Mills,' which organizes fundraiser events.
Recently, an arena football team in Saginaw, Michigan allowed Pratt and members from Team Mills to sell T-shirts and collect donations. On May 5, the team will be out at another game between Saginaw and Indianapolis.
Pratt said the Indianapolis team was scheduled to play a home game, but after hearing about the Travis Mills fundraiser, the team decided to play in Saginaw instead.
"They heard about Travis and what this thing was doing for him, so they actually gave up their home game and moved it back to Saginaw," Pratt said. "It's going to be the Travis Mills night at the football game."
Other organizations are reaching out to Travis and his family, like the Plano Chick-fil-A, off Preston Road and Highway 121 near Frisco also held a fundraising event on Friday to help raise money for Travis. The Gary Sinise Foundation has also offered to help Travis and his family, Pratt said, by donating a home to the soldier and his wife when they are ready.
The Road Ahead
Tammy said Travis was recently visited by Kyle Maynard, a man who, according to his website, http://kyle-maynard.com, was born with congenital amputation.
"Travis was really inspired by him because Travis has always been so athletic, this has just been devastating to him," Tammy said, "but he is keeping a positive attitude."
Though there has been no definitive timeline of how long it will take Travis to recover, the family knows the road ahead will take time.
"We'll be here for months and months -- even a year, I don't know, no one has really given us an estimate on time," Tammy said. "It's going to be a long road to recovery, but he is doing well."
Pratt said he hopes to not only help Travis and his family with fundraising, but to also spread the word about wounded soldiers.
"We want to make this so big and get so much attention because I know I'm a lot more aware today of the different organizations that are out there, available to help wounded soldiers and soldiers when they come back, that I didn't know about," Pratt said. "That is our goal, to increase the awareness around the country that these soldiers need help and it's our responsibility to take care of them, not just the governments."
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Michigan congressional candidate Kerry Bentivolio will get a leg up in his battle against the GOP establishment in next week's Republican primary election, courtesy of the Ron Paul movement-aligned Liberty For All Super-PAC. The SuperPAC — headed by 21-year-old Texas financial heir John Ramsey — has committed an estimated $300,000 (already spending some $130,000, according to OpenSecrets.org) to support Bentivolio in his primary race over establishment write-in candidate Nancy Cassis.
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Midfielder Almen Abdi, along with forwards Matej Vydra and Steve Leo Beleck, have joined for 2012/13 from Champions League Serie A qualifiers Udinese.
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