This is not a movie. This is something that belongs on a concert DVD, like a really long side feature, the making of, something along those lines. It's a mix of a documentary / traveling journal. There's characters and a story, but no conflict. Also, you have to assume you already know who everyone is.
It was uplifting to see what Chapelle put together for the people of Brooklyn, and how the concert was put together, but this feature was just too long. I was entertained for about an hour an a half, but it quickly began to repeat itself. The interesting personalities of the hip-hop celebrities, people of Brooklyn and the show itself were great to hear and see, but not for this long.
Right as it was coming around two hours of Block Party, the projector at the theater I was in jammed and the film quit playing. I was thinking the film should have ended five or ten minutes before then, and was happy to get a refund. But at the same time, I'm glad I saw it. It was fascinating to a certain extent. But be warned, if you go to see this keep in mind that Block Party is a long string of travel journals, interviews and hip-hop. It's NOT a movie you'd usually be seeing. If you're expecting a comedy starring Dave Chapelle, you're not going for the right reasons, and will end up disappointed.
It was uplifting to see what Chapelle put together for the people of Brooklyn, and how the concert was put together, but this feature was just too long. I was entertained for about an hour an a half, but it quickly began to repeat itself. The interesting personalities of the hip-hop celebrities, people of Brooklyn and the show itself were great to hear and see, but not for this long.
Right as it was coming around two hours of Block Party, the projector at the theater I was in jammed and the film quit playing. I was thinking the film should have ended five or ten minutes before then, and was happy to get a refund. But at the same time, I'm glad I saw it. It was fascinating to a certain extent. But be warned, if you go to see this keep in mind that Block Party is a long string of travel journals, interviews and hip-hop. It's NOT a movie you'd usually be seeing. If you're expecting a comedy starring Dave Chapelle, you're not going for the right reasons, and will end up disappointed.