Berlin - Intimate
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Movie Reviews of Berlin - Intimate
Movie Review: Fantastic!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Nobody loves to sing more than Terri, and it comes across in this DVD. Both her and the band put forth a spirited show, playing both old and new material. The video is flawless, but the backing vocals are buried in the mix for some reason. A great video for both longtime fans as well as newcomers to the band. Highly recomended.Movie Review: Decent DVD of a great band...
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not sure why everyone seems to be giving this such poor reviews... I didn't have any problems with the audio or picture quality. The dvd is a lot more stripped down and basic feeling then the releases of more well known acts that are flooding the market today but it is hardly "amateurish." I saw Berlin for the first time this past October and was totally blown away by Terri's stage presence. There seem to be less and less performers out there today who truly seem to love what they do and have the massive talent to back up their efforts. Terri is one of those talented (wow, can she sing!) and charismatic few who can truly and honestly connect with her audience.
This dvd did a fairly good job of capturing what the band sounds like live. The only performance here I didn't truly enjoy was their cover of Marilyn Manson's "The Dope Show" which I thought disrupted the flow and feel of the performance that was captured for this particular show --I have no idea why there were scantily clad hired dancers prancing around the stage with Terri and her backup vocalist. But I still enjoyed it very much and consider it a great buy for both casual and hardcore Berlin fans.
Movie Review: Great live show will= great live DVD...
Summary: 4 Stars
The shows rock harder than you assume a band known for "80s snyth pop" would. Terri's voice live is incredible and is an underrated singer. I was literally dragged to the show,expecting to see a washed up band. What I got was a band that sounded potent and current, with Terri putting on a show with unbelievable energy and charisma, who looks like she was cyrogenically frozen in 1988 and released yesterday. Go to the show if you don't believe me. The DVD is going to be "Storytellers" style, and doing some of the songs acoustic (it actually works) with the original members.Movie Review: Track list
Summary: 4 Stars
The set is a very nice balance of old and new, as well as a few covers.
* Masquerade
* The Metro
* Drug
* No More Words
* Shiny
* Pleasure Victim
* Lost My Mind
* Stranger on the Bus
* The Dope Show (a Marilyn Manson cover)
* Blink of an Eye
* Take My Breath Away
* Sex (I'm a)
* With a Touch
* Never Let Me Down Again (a Depeche Mode song)
Movie Review: Great performance, but horrid audio mixing and camera work
Summary: 3 Stars
After seeing Berlin perform live at the KROQ Inland Invasion back in September, I knew I had to get their DVD. They rocked out to a packed "side stage" area and everyone was cheering them on.On the DVD, Terri looks radiant and beautiful as she always does. She does a great job performing the songs, but the audio mixing is very inconsistent. Terri's vocal mix varies from being too low to almost being at the norm. I cringed during "Masquerade" because Terri's voice came out deep and partly muffled. Luckily, not all of the tracks suffered this annoying calamity.
In between some of the songs, Terri gives us some insight about the songs and about the band. Fans will appreciate this, but the commentary portions are not as loud as the musical performances...so you need to turn up the volume just a little bit to hear Terri. And when the musical performances come back on, you'll need to turn down the volume a bit. The inconsistency of the audio levels annoyed me the most for I was constantly turning the volume up and down as I watched each track.
If the audio mix didn't bother you, the camera ops and the shots they recorded should! Many times, the director chose horrible camera angles to film, and the camera ops sometimes couldn't even follow Terri and keep her in the shot! The camera-persons must have been amateurs because shots were sometimes not focused well, and the subjects were not framed well.
As for my comments about the audience, it does looked staged. The audience (or ambient) noise is not heard much at all, until the end of the songs...and even then, it's slightly muted. The audio mix could've been better if more ambient noises were present, because the tracks sounded more like a "studio" (instead of a "live") performance.
The venue...I agree with past reviewers, the place looks like a basement or a garage. My first thoughts was that the place looked like one of those public cable access tv studios. The venue did not give an "intimate" feel to the dvd or the performances.
The Dope Show track is entertaining. I liked it because it is very different from the other song performances. Terri does a good job covering this Marilyn Manson song.
There is one touching moment on this dvd. Just before "Take My Breathe Away," Terri thanks her mom for supporting her all these years. She also thanks all the parents who have believed in the success of their children.
If you are considering on buying this DVD, beware of its flaws. It's not a fantastic production and looks almost like an amateur video project. I blame this on Image Entertainment. They ruined what could've been a great DVD for Berlin!