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Arctic Monkeys - At The Apollo [DVD] [2007]
enlarge	Director: Richard Ayoade Studio: Domino Recording Company Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £6.64 as of 22/11/2009 07:26 GMT details You Save: £8.35 (56%) New (22) Used (2) from £5.98 Seller: grooves-inc-uk Rating: 9 reviews Sales Rank: 6304 Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Import, PAL Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown) Rating: Exempt Region: 0 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 76 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.3 EAN: 5034202000532 ASIN: B001CMV1L2 Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: November 3, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next » Arctic Monkeys In The Apollo October 10, 2008 Charlotte (Milton Keynes) 6 out of 8 found this review helpful I was lucky enough to attend the premiere of this film at the Show Rooms in Sheffield on 5th October where it was very well received. This is an amazing film like no other I have ever seen. It is an intimate and exciting portrayal of the bands gig in Manchester in 2007. It is a slick, well shot film of a cracking, intense performance with a great song list. This brilliant, humourous film, with a few surprises, is well worth having. The Monkeys at their finest November 3, 2008 I. Frampton 3 out of 4 found this review helpful How do you capture a band like the Arctic Monkeys and still preserve their shear excellence? This is how. Shot like a film showing the band as a whole, no crowd capturing gimics like the BBC to show the crowd are enjoying themselves. A film, documenting the genius. Capturing the energy and brilliance. Great setlist. If you havent seen this band live, this is the closest you'll get to feeling the vibrance. If you have, this is the perfect way of reminding yourself! front row seats November 13, 2008 Jonathan E. Young (Flatts Bermuda) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful If you've never had the opportunity to be in the front row at an Arctic Monkeys gig then this is what you are missing. i've been near the front at a number of their early gigs (spitting distance from the bassist) and this video took me right back to that moment immediately. it's almost like being one of the band members - the cameras must have been right on the stage with them. it's intense. they're not the most talkative band (i kind of like between-song-banter) but that is a mere quibble. the energy from this video is intense. i have surround sound and cranked it up, turned out all the lights, sat back and enjoyed the show. It is so great to have a real CONCERT vid rather than all the back and forth to the crowd to remind you that you should be enjoying it (which i always thought was basically like laugh tracks on sitcoms). This way, it stands on its own two feet and it stands proud. Man! I'm gonna go watch it again now. amazing! November 13, 2008 firehose operator (england) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful that says it all - a great set, brilliantly filmed and totally different from the run of the mill concert film that cuts every two seconds. It's made with real artistry and respect for the audience. The Arctic Monkeys never take the path of least resistance and they and the director have made something here that will hold up for a long long time. Couldn't recommend it enough - don't know what the last reviewer's talking about! They don't make 'em like this any more! November 6, 2008 D. Wright 3 out of 4 found this review helpful This is a concert DVD like almost no other released today. br /The camera doesn't jump about all over the place or cut from one image to another with such lightning speed it sends the viewer dizzy. Nor is there constant cutting to the audience, showing people jumping up and down and exhaustively clapping with their hands above their heads, as it seems audiences feel obliged to do these days to show they are 'having a good time!' Indeed the audience aren't featured at all. The only time you can see them is from the backstage camera when they are viewed in the distance and individuals can't be picked out. The jumping up and down and clapping actually looks even sillier in microcosm. br /No, this is a concert film that could have been made forty years ago in that the camera often lingers on the musicians long enough for the viewer to take in what's going on. Even the split screen technique is straight out of 1970 Woodstock, and rather than gimmicky seems quaintly old fashioned these days, certainly when compared with the lightning intercutting of most modern music DVD's br /All this is actually quite refreshing and makes for a pleasant change. However the DVD isn't perfect. br /The stage is often rather dark, again this is how concerts used to be and it takes a bit of getting used to after the frequently brightly lit modern concert films. br /Although the number of songs is generous, featuring all the well known numbers a few of my favourites such as 'Mardy Bum', 'Riot Van' and the ep tracks 'Despair in The Departure Lounge' and 'Who The F Are the Arctic Monkeys?' are missing; and the extras which are supposed to be worth 'over an hour of extras' don't actually amount to that much. Why the two tracks featured in the extras 'Balaclava' and 'Bad Woman' aren't just included in the main feature I don't know. Apart from these and some more split screen and different mix stuff there is nothing else - no interviews or videos for example. br /Although a refreshing change from most modern concert videos, the whole concert has rather an odd feel at times. With the lack of reference to the audience it almost feel sometimes like the band are playing in the studio or appearing on the Old Grey Whistle Test! Although I don't like lots of shots of the audience, I think a few are okay just to show the atmosphere. Similarly, although Alex Turner does talk to the audience, at times he seems rather self conscious and certainly self effacing, and the band sometimes give off an endearing amatuerism. There is certainly no rock star posing. Indeed what comes over mostly is their very ordinariness, especially when Alex starts talking about whether to take his jumper off or not. Most rock stars don't even wear jumpers! br /All in all, this is an interesting and different concert DVD in that it's essentially old fashioned style makes it seem unusual when compared with virtually every other music DVD released in the past ten years. br /However, I can't help feeling that the Arctic Monkeys perhaps have a better DVD release in them at some time in the future. Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next »

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