The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom

2008
6.2| 1h4m| NR| en
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The Black Keys' new concert DVD reflects the no-frills genius of the drums-and-guitar duo's studio sound: It's a refreshingly straightforward, beautifully rendered, high-definition video document of their April 4, 2008 sold-out gig at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom, featuring seventeen songs culled from all five of the pair's albums.

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Tacticalin An absolute waste of money
Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
suite92 The Black Keys was a two man group in this 2008 effort: Daniel on guitar, keyboard, and vocals, Patrick on drums.The pair was recorded during a set at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, USA.The visuals are between poor and worse. The audio is not that good.One can make out some of the sound that would later mature into something good. The musical style for which the group achieved fame was definitely not present yet.-----Scores-----Cinematography: 1/10 Sub-VHS quality. Bad focus, lens flare, so-so framing, contrast flattening. Looks like the worst-ever camcorder product from the eighties.Sound: 4/10 Not very good. I've heard far better quality from Black Keys cuts on the FM radio in my car. Their expanded group for post 2010 efforts has a much better sound.Acting: z/10 Not really relevant. This is musical performance only, with no further aspirations.Screenplay: 3/10 Straight-up concert recording, with no particular frills, or acting, or story line. This was about the longest 64 minutes I can remember.