Those of you, like myself, who are familiar with the marvelous audio recording of this series of concerts are in for a shock. This film (recorded, presumably, at a later performance) shows neither Judy Garland nor Liza Minnelli at her best.  Garland's voice is raw, and she knows it, referring repeatedly to how badly she's singing.  At one point Minnelli asks her, "How can I follow [that performance]?"  To which Garland replies, "By hitting better notes."  She forgets lyrics, but not in the fun way that she does on the Carnegie Hall recording; this is drunken, distracted behavior.  "Over the Rainbow," when it finally comes, is heartbreaking -- and for all the wrong reasons.  Unfortunately, Minnelli doesn't fare much better.  She's such a young, nebulous talent at this point, one can almost forgive her lack of focus and professionalism.  But she pretty much yells every number, nepotism run amok.  (It really makes you appreciate the sheer brilliance of "Liza With a Z.")  The audience laps it up with rabid, undiscerning enthusiasm; perhaps they were just so happy that either woman had bothered to show up at all.  Given the option of watching this concert over again or the extraordinary DVDs from Garland's television series, I'll go with the latter every time.