Gorillaz - Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades
by Jamie Hewlett
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Actor: Damon Albarn, Haruka Kuroda, Nelson De Freitas, Phil Cornwell, Remi KabakaDirector: Jamie Hewlett
Writer: Jamie Hewlett
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 163 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Virgin Records Us
Movie Reviews of Gorillaz - Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades
Movie Review: Slowboat anything but slow...
Summary: 5 Stars
Right off the bat if you've been a fan of the Gorillaz and have their first Celebrity Takedown, you sort of know what to expect from this lot. Well not really but in terms of their DVDs you get an idea.
For those of you crying as to not getting the inside scoop as to the creators of the G-band and the processes that brought them about: What did you expect? This is a virtual band that takes themselves seriously and believe themselves to be real. Treat them as such and relish in their great music and productions.
There has never really been any background information coming from Albarn or Hewlett officially regarding the creation of the band. Hence why there is a mockumentary on the first DVD showing the band beating up the "collaborators". If you really want to learn the background info search for them on Wikipedia, and you find a pretty extensive article on them and backstories.
What we do get is of course all of their beautiful Hi Def videos, their animatics (as an animator I have always loved the showing of these), B-side visuals to B-side tracks, (which are great as well), some quick flash animations of the boyos and girl, one real Gorillaz Bite, some wicked 3D animated TV spots as well as show footage (they're 3D renditions look even better now then they did back when they toured. It's quite amazing really because these guys aren't like the Simpsons they actually do age. You mainly see this in Noodle and 2D; She's getting taller, prettier of course, and 2D while more realistic looking more zombified then ever. Russ as well, not so much for Muds.
Animation is very pricey, and while I would have loved to have seen Dennis Hopper doing his bit, they would have had to animate the band with him in order to show them working together. This is ultimately why you don't see a lot of footage with them because the animation is just too damn expensive.
As for those clamouring for clips of the Apollo shows, I don't see why, the Manchester show was much more stellar, and already on DVD, why have a repeat of that?
You also get a CD for the PC to install some Gorillaz applications, pretty much mini games to muck about with, some screensavers and some kewl wallpapers as well, but nothing you couldn't get before, unfortunately. Wish there were some exclusives to the DVD set.
All in all it's a great sequel to their first DVD set, and a great companion piece to their new book of which I have also reviewed if you're interested in.
Cheers mates, and here's to the Gorillaz film hopefully that will go through this time around!
Summary of Gorillaz - Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades
Gorillaz's second album "Demon Days" and its accompanying videos took the world and its websites by storm. "Slow Boat to Hades" rounds up these incredible documents for the first time and captures them in digital formaldehyde; from the award-winning videos and hi-tech performances to their inventive animated shorts, acceptance speeches and more.All of these delights - including new content - can be accessed through the interactive menu, a brand new 3D DVD reconstruction of Gorillaz' online hangout Kong Studios. Viewers can wander through this decaying palace of sin and watch the breathtaking live performances in the cinema, visit the band's bedrooms, tour the corridors and find games, original animatics, cameos from some of the Demon Days guests and off-color jokes galore. A bonus CD-ROM includes 16 fiendishly addictive games including Gorillaz.com favourites Animal Kwackers, Tiles of the Unexpected and Operation, a whole library of wallpapers and screensavers plus some hidden extras.
DVD CONTENTS:
1. Feel Good Inc. Video
2. Dare Video
3. Dirty Harry Video
4. El Mañana Video
5. Feel Good Inc. animatic
6. Dare animatic
7. Dirty Harry animatic
8. El Mañana animatic
9. The Swagga
10. Bill Murray
11. Spitting out the Demons
12. Kids with Guns
13. People
14. Samba at 13
15. Murdoc is God
16. Demon Days album ad
17. Demon Days Live DVD ad
18. Demon Days Live Manchester mash up
19. Dare Ringtone ad
20. GES mobile games trailer
21. Celebrity Takedown DVD trailer
22. MTV Europe Music Awards performance
23. Feel up Live performance
24. Brit Awards 2006 performance
25. El Mañana Live in Harlem
26. Brit Awards rehearsals
27. Gorillaz Live in Harlem sting
28. Hip hop machine ident
29. Mexican Jailer ident
30. Fairground ident
31. Capsule Hotel ident
32. On the Island g bite
33. The lost g bite
34. Noodle VMA acceptance speech
35. Murdoc Alternative Queen's speech
36. Murdoc Record Company Thank You
37. Noodle Dare Interview
38. MTV Cribs
39. Monk's montage
40. Polar bear gags
CD-ROM INCLUDES:
16 games with full screen mode: Russel's Animal Kwackers, Bowling, Russel's Cookie Eating, Darts, Dirty Harry, Helly-Drop, Identikit, Operation, Potato, Santa Sleigher, Pumpomatic, Shooting Range, Mahjong, Murdoc's Attaché, Tiles of the Unexpected, Bonesy Apple Bobbing; plus eight screensavers, 45 wallpapers and hidden, achievement based extras.
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