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gridloreWith Kirsten out of the house last night, it was a good time to watch Iron Maiden's Rock in Rio DVD.
OK, it's Maiden at their best in years, playing to a quarter million frothing Brazilian metalheads, and features some of my favorite tracks, but...
Steve Harris is an excellent song writer, stellar bassist, and decent vocalist. He should not, under any circumstances, be allowed near a video editing machine. The camera shots jump every three seconds, without fail. No matter the tempo of the song, or what's happening on stage, he inserts pointless cuts. Yes, Nikko has a goofy expression when he's playing drums. We don't need seven shots of him grinning like a fool in each of the 18 songs on the disk! What really annoyed me was that there would be an occasional amazing shot, like a stage level shot of Adrian Smith playing a solo, with the other two guitarists watching him closely in the background. You really got a sense of the dynamics of the group there.. but after three seconds, *snap* and we're watching Bruce swig from a water bottle.
That kind of editing is okay in a three minute music video, but not in a concert film that lasts nearly three hours! Another thing: lose the tiny camera on the guitars and (evidently) on Bruce's microphone. They really aren't that effective as a film technique.
One last bitch, this one directed to Netflix. According to everything I read, this is a two-disk set. You only offer one disk. Color me bummed! So despite the great concert, I could only give this three stars.
So the disk went back today. I correctly surmised the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kshandra wasn't going to be overly interested in ear blasting metal that didn't feature Metal Sex God Rob Halford.
Assuming Netflix are their usual efficient selves, I'll have the Battlestar Galactica miniseries by Saturday. No, I missed it. Seriously.
OK, it's Maiden at their best in years, playing to a quarter million frothing Brazilian metalheads, and features some of my favorite tracks, but...
Steve Harris is an excellent song writer, stellar bassist, and decent vocalist. He should not, under any circumstances, be allowed near a video editing machine. The camera shots jump every three seconds, without fail. No matter the tempo of the song, or what's happening on stage, he inserts pointless cuts. Yes, Nikko has a goofy expression when he's playing drums. We don't need seven shots of him grinning like a fool in each of the 18 songs on the disk! What really annoyed me was that there would be an occasional amazing shot, like a stage level shot of Adrian Smith playing a solo, with the other two guitarists watching him closely in the background. You really got a sense of the dynamics of the group there.. but after three seconds, *snap* and we're watching Bruce swig from a water bottle.
That kind of editing is okay in a three minute music video, but not in a concert film that lasts nearly three hours! Another thing: lose the tiny camera on the guitars and (evidently) on Bruce's microphone. They really aren't that effective as a film technique.
One last bitch, this one directed to Netflix. According to everything I read, this is a two-disk set. You only offer one disk. Color me bummed! So despite the great concert, I could only give this three stars.
So the disk went back today. I correctly surmised the
kshandra wasn't going to be overly interested in ear blasting metal that didn't feature Assuming Netflix are their usual efficient selves, I'll have the Battlestar Galactica miniseries by Saturday. No, I missed it. Seriously.
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Date: 2 Feb 2006 22:42 (UTC)Is this your first foray into the new BSG?
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Date: 2 Feb 2006 22:47 (UTC)Problem is that I'm already clogged with SG-1, some documentaries, and the like.
Netflix is addictive.
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Date: 2 Feb 2006 22:52 (UTC)no subject
Date: 3 Feb 2006 02:16 (UTC)[/ISFRttNBSGH]
I thought I'd apply the sentiment and spare you the details.
In totally different news... are you familiar with Course of Empire?