Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD

Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD
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Directed by	Adele Schmidt José Zegarra Holder
Produced by	Adele Schmidt José Zegarra Holder
Starring	Chris Cutler Christian Vander Giorgio Gomelsky Roger Trigaux Franco Fabbri Ferdinand Richard Gérard Hourbette Marc Hollander Lars Krantz Mike Johnson Joris Vanvinckenroye Francesco Zago Carla Kihlstedt Matthias Bossi Dave Kerman Bob Drake
Music by	Aranis Yugen Thinking Plague Hamster Theatre Miriodor Ruins Alone Stormy Six Rabbit Rabbit
Cinematography	Adele Schmidt José Zegarra Holder
Edited by	Adele Schmidt Scott Bastedo Tom Fish
Distributed by	Zeitgeist Media
Release date	January 2013 (2013-01)
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English French (English subtitles)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic
Babyblaue Seiten	recommended

Got RIO? Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD is a 2013 documentary film and an addendum to the 2012 feature-length documentary Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition. The film was written and directed by Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder, and was released in the United States by Zeitgeist Media. It was generally well received by critics, with a reviewer at AllMusic saying that it "is a showcase for tremendous musicianship and a must-have for existing [Rock in Opposition] fans".

The Special Features DVD consists of additional material filmed during the making of, but not used in, the original Romantic Warriors II. Unlike its predecessor, the DVD is not narrated, and features 60 minutes of live performance videos by eight of the bands that appear in the original film, followed by 40 minutes of additional interview clips of people interviewed in the first Romantic Warriors II.

Dave Lynch at AllMusic welcomed the one hour's worth of live performance videos on the Special Features DVD, which he said made up for the "short performance snippets" in the original documentary. He was impressed by the music, particularly Yugen's "Becchime", which he called "astounding". Lynch said that the DVD "is a showcase for tremendous musicianship and a must-have for existing [Rock in Opposition] fans", but added that for context "the uninitiated should probably experience the original Romantic Warriors II first".

Achim Breiling wrote in a review at Babyblaue Seiten that the performances on the Special Features DVD shows how Rock in Opposition as a style of music has diversified since the movement was formed in the late 1970s. He said that the DVD is a great and very informative ("großartige und sehr aufschlussreiche") addition to the Romantic Warriors series.

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