Boxing "Helena"

My Chemical Romance: Life on the Murder Scene
Reprise

For the MCR geek who has everything — original Boba Fett action figure, The Silver Surfer No. 1 — there’s this three-disc collection of just about everything the band has done outside of a bathroom in their brief but meteoric career. A live DVD compiles 11 raw, sped-up performances of staples like the arch, bouncy “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison” and the luxuriantly emotive ballad “The Ghost of You,” as well as three high-concept videos and their accompanying making-of docs. (A full-length live CD includes many of these selections, plus three subpar unreleased recordings.) Also included is a feature-length “video diary” which dryly chronicles MCR’s rapid ascent with a particular focus on singer Gerard Way’s newfound sobriety — amusing footage of drunken kickball feels cautionary, and therapy-massaged talk revolves around abscessed teeth and downing caffeine. But two hours of soul-searching and career recap feels awfully long for a band that has put out only two albums. It’s a wonder they pack so much drama into their songs.

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My Chemical Romance: Life on the Murder Scene