Tenacious
D The Complete Masterworks 2 (2008/Sony/Epic Blu-ray)
Picture: B- Sound: B Extras: C Concert: C
Starting back in 1994, then
barely-known Jack Black and Kyle Gass formed Tenacious D, a Rock duo with some
differences. For one, they were a sort
of send-up of the genre, yet also post-modern version of Rock Music where all
the fantasies and dreams of the Rock world live long after the genre has lost
its dominance. They even had a TV show,
but now, they have a Blu-ray and Tenacious
D The Complete Masterworks 2 is that disc.
This starts with the usual fan
banter outside of the Paramount Theater where the duo is about to perform,
including singing their songs and quoting them as if they were great
wisdom. Then the show begins and they
perform the following:
1)
Kielhasa
2)
History
3)
Wonderboy
4)
Dio
5)
Lee
6)
Saxaboom
7)
The
Road
8)
Hell
Movie Skit
9)
Kickapoo
10) Karate
11) Dude (I Totally Missed You)
12) Kyle Quit The Band
13) Friendship
14) The Metal
15) Papagenu (Hes My Sassafrass)
16) Master Exploder
17) Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)
18) Double Team
19) F#*% Her Gently
20) Tribute
21) Who Medley
Black does his version of singing
that he did so well in School Of Rock,
but here, I was not certain how serious I was or was not supposed to take
this. The duo is serious enough to write
and perform all of these songs, but I did not find any of them particularly
memorable. However, considering the
comedy and even nostalgic angle (i.e., when Rock was the dominant genre), you
can actually watch the whole thing and laugh and/or be otherwise amused and
still enjoy this on other levels.
However, it only did so much for me and enough was enough.
The 720p 1.78 X 1 image has its
share of discoloration and detail issues, though color could sometimes be very
good. This is the first such lesser 720p
HD we have seen on Blu-ray and though a DVD would not be able to make some of
the footage look this good, this is only so good itself. The PCM 48/24 5.1 mix fares better, yet
between some location sound and other sonic limits to the music, is
inconsistent. Extras include Music
Videos for Time Fixers and Classico, Master Exploder appearance on Late
Night With Conan OBrien, 2006 MTV Movie Awards appearance and The Metal on Saturday Night Live.
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Nicholas Sheffo