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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Director: Bill Ross IV, Turner RossDocumentary | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
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English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
With “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets,” directors Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross present a look at the state of the dive bar nation in 2016, spending the day at the Roaring 20’s, a Las Vegas establishment that’s working through its final hours of operation. It’s not cause for celebration, but observance, with the siblings enduring nearly 24 hours inside the joint, capturing the arrival and slow inebriation of customers who truly have nowhere else to be. It’s a documentary (kind of) that doesn’t have much more to give than simple experience, gifting viewers time in a small, worn space with a community of drunks as they banter, argue, flirt, sing, and dance, with the helmers creating a tone poem, examining human behavior as it’s gradually drowned by gallons of booze.
The AVC encoded image (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation is more of a color display, with intense lighting around the bar and outside on Las Vegas streets giving the picture deep reds, golds, and blues. Artful asides also deliver bright hues. Detail is satisfactory, picking up on weathered customer faces and overwhelming bar decoration. Exteriors retain depth, looking at street activity. Delineation is strong with a dim lighting and evening adventures around the property.
The 5.1 DTS-HD MA sound mix secures sharp soundtrack selections, working through various genres, including an opening country tune. Percussion is deep and instrumentation is precise. Music also offers a circular presence in the surrounds, joined by customer bustle to generate an appreciation of the daylong vibe. Conversations are understood without difficulty, keeping voices clear, even during scenes of extraordinary drunkenness.
There's a level of chaos to "Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets," studying constant activity within the bar as it increases during the day, watching people unravel and act up while trying to master some form of communication. The Ross Brothers try to get artful with the work, but they're better off with the basics of human interaction, making an interesting movie about sloppy people endeavoring to understand one another during a moment in time when dive bar comfort and camaraderie is about to slip away.
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