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Summary: Music + Tragedy revealed in the ¿other¿ band from Liverpool.
Review: "Day after Day" is one of those songs that is always with you, no matter how many times you hear it, you never tire of it.. My only real knowledge of the British Group, Badfinger, is through this song. In fact, until I saw this documentary, I never realized they did "No Matter What", wrote the Harry Nilsson super hit, "Without You", or originally recorded the pop smash "Come and Get It", written by Paul McCartney.The documentary is rather one-dimensional, featuring video interviews with the remaining band members, and film and video snippets from past performances. It's a little amateurish, many gaps and holes, but informative--I wish the DVD packaging had more written chronology of the band and events, cast of characters and the like. But it contains great performance footage, and at 84 minutes, well worth the time. If you're a fan of the British Invasion, it's a must.
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Summary: search no further
Review: Answers most questions about and surrounding the band. Some good music too!
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Summary: not quite what i had hoped...
Review: as a big badfinger fan, it was interesting to get the stories from the members, but some of the interviews are hard to understand. also, a very strange extra amount of interviews put on at the end was not a good idea.
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Summary: In depth, thorough documentary
Review: As a huge fan of Badfinger music, I was curious to find out the history of the band. Mr. Katz told the story in a very imformative manner that at the same time is very entertaining. What a great concept, a complete documentary that entertains! This is a definite must see!
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Summary: Video offers rare chance to see Badfinger performances
Review: As a video documentary of the band Badfinger, this video is invaluable becuase it is the only one to date. It offers a rare chance to see Badfinger performing all of their hit songs, and tells the story of their rise to fame and tragic demise at the hands of the unscrupulous record industry. Interviews with surviving members Joey Molland and Mike Gibbons are interesting, although a bit too plentiful. On the downside, Pete Ham and Tommy Evans were the main contributors to the band, and it would have been nice to see some interview footage of them. Joey Molland seems to want to rewrite the band's history to increase his importance, and his wife's comments served no purpose at all and should have been left on the editing room floor. It would have been nice to have had a little more on later Badfinger, especially the death of Tom Evans. Defininely worth watching, but could have been better.
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Summary: An amateurish endevor at best.
Review: Badfinger is about the early to mid-seventies rock band of the same name whose fame was cut short due to corrupted management and the suicides of two of its members. With a lead in like that it seems unlikely that a documentary based on the band could not evoke a strong emotional response in the viewer(or at the very least be interesting). Yet this film manages to miss on both counts. There is no reason to identify, or even feel pity toward the two above mentioned members, as we learn virtually nothing about them. It is inconceivable that director, Gary J. Katz, couldn't contain locate any archival footage of the band being interviewed or examined at the height of their profession. Yet, materials of this kind are glaringly absent. The only saving grace to this film is the generous use of various video and television appearances of some of the group's well known hits. In all, the film relies way too heavily on the same stock photos (used repeatedly) and the testimonies of the living band members who really don't have that much too say.
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Summary: Badfinger - A Tragic Story
Review: Badfinger's documentary is a gem. Although it's not made to the same quality standards as, say for instance the Beatles Anthology, it contains many rare clips and some incredible insight into one of Rock's most tragic stories. Pete Ham, Tommy Evans, Joey Molland, and Mike Gibbins were one of the finest Pop bands of their era. Bands of lesser talent have certainly walked away with far more from the music industry, and this video tells the story. With extensive interviews with Joey Molland, his lovely wife Kathie, and Mike Gibbins, you feel as if you're getting the inside scoop on the real story. Interviews are done in comfortable home settings and alternate with some wonderful clips of the band playing. The video documentary gives you a real feeling of disgust for the band's American business manager Stan Polley, and makes you wonder why one or more of Badfinger's powerful friends (namely members of the Fab Four) didn't come forward and help the guys when it was obvious they were being ripped off. Primary songwriter Pete Ham tragically commit suicide in 1975 over his realization that his was robbed blind until he was penniless, and after 8 years of dealing with this, Tommy Evans ended his own life the same way (in his backyard - in shouting distance from the garage where his partner hung himself.) The video is well put together, and the interviews are both facinating and complete. I'd recommend it to anyone, and feel totally grateful that it was even made in the first place. Thank you Mr. Katz. Your film has left me with the feeling that someone needs to be held accountable for the Badfinger tragedy. Long live their awesome legacy of gorgeous music.
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Summary: Badfinger...Directors Cut. WONDERFUL ....
Review: Honest and True. A very tragic story indeed. The video was fabulous and a MUST SEE for every Badfinger fan. Their music will live on. This video brought out many emotions in me. VERY sad to see what all to often, can happen in the music industry. SO many bands from the 1970's were treated so poorly, including this AMAZING band. I HIGHLY recommend this show to others.
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Summary: How Much Less Could Have Been Done? None.
Review: If it wasn't for the clips of the band playing, this video would be be totally useless. Its amazing that the bands guitarist is asked about the beginnings of the band when he wasn't even in the band at the time and the drummer who was in the band at the time didn't say a peep about it! There were misspellings of band member names and so on. It really looked like a cheap way to produce a "rockumentary" as a way to show the videos and then charge a pretty penny for them. I say put on twice as many videos and charge the same price then we'd be talking something worthwhile.
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Summary: Better than nothing.
Review: It was fun seeing and hearing their hits performed, but...it could have been much better. I'm not sorry that I bought it, only because there's no other option for now, and I love Badfinger.
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