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Summary: Forget the song! The movie is not about the song.
Review: ....Alice's Restaurant is about life and loss, and the traps we allow ourselves to get caught up in. It's about addiction, youth, anarchy, death, freedom, and aimlessness. It's a celebration and a lament for all those things. If the movie was given its proper due, it might be regarded as Arthur Penn's masterwork. It is a record of a facet of the human condition in the late 1960s, and it uses songs and humour as a counterpoint to the underlying seriousness of the subject matter. See the movie. Don't expect to 'see' the song. Movies don't work that way. People who want to see a celluloid retelling of Arlo Guthrie's famous song are not giving a great director his due, and they're denying themselves a deeply moving cinematic experience. They just don't make movies like this anymore, except that another director named Penn - Sean Penn - once came close to such a true depiction of human drama with his own Vietnam era movie 'The Indian Runner', but what the younger Penn achieves with a less subtle (although no less effective) approach, the older Penn achieves in a truly realistic and understated way.
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Summary: Forget the song! The movie is not about the song.
Review: .... Alice's Restaurant is about life and loss, and the traps we allow ourselves to get caught up in. It's about addiction, youth, anarchy, death, freedom, and aimlessness. It's a celebration and a lament for all those things. If the movie was given its proper due, it might be regarded as Arthur Penn's masterwork. It is a record of a facet of the human condition in the late 1960s, and it uses songs and humour as a counterpoint to the underlying seriousness of the subject matter. See the movie. Don't expect to 'see' the song. Movies don't work that way. People who want to see a celluloid retelling of Arlo Guthrie's famous song are not giving a great director his due, and they're denying themselves a deeply moving cinematic experience. They just don't make movies like this anymore, except that another director named Penn - Sean Penn - once came close to such a true depiction of human drama with his own Vietnam era movie 'The Indian Runner', but what the younger Penn achieves with a less subtle (although no less effective) approach, the older Penn achieves in a truly realistic and understated way.
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Summary: Typical of a late `60's flick, instant classic? You decide!
Review: A great rebelious movie based on actual events, starring folk singer and Woodstock `69 entertainer ARLO GUTHRIE. It became an intstant classic when Arlo was riding around in a VW MICRO-BUS. A mix of comedy, drama and romance. A Real Good movie that produced a great song, or vice versa! As in EASY RIDER, the film shows how 'Long Hairs' were treated back when America tried to keep looking beautiful!
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Summary: ...anything you want, at Alice's restaurant, including Alice
Review: An extremely joyous celebration of the sixties, I've watched the movie high, sober, and moody...really "Far out Man"." Mother rapers...Father rapers.. "(!!)
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Summary: A sixties Classic, FINALLY on DVD!
Review: Arthur Penn did a great job of capturing the spirit of the late 60's in this film version of Arlo's classic Story/Song.
One of the neatest things about this film is that it was filmed at the actual locations where the story took place! Officer Obie actually plays himself! It's also neat to see James Broderick, father of Matthew Broderick in this movie. He was a great actor!
I love the story's Anti-War statement, as well as showing what hard drugs can do to you.
The music is awesome, too of course!
I am so glad to see this film on DVD!
Thanks!
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Summary: lovely
Review: As a child I pestered my mother for information about 60's culture. One day I think she had just had enough and rented this film and the documentary Woodstock for me and said, "here maybe this can answer your questions." I fell in total love with Arlo that day as well as the rest of Alice's Restaurant. It isn't the greatest acting in the world, but Arlo's added commentary and reflections on the DVD version make it fantastic. I always smile when I think of this film and Arlo Guthrie's impact on my world. I'm smiling right now! Do yourself a favor and get this DVD, you'll love it.
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Summary: Comin into Los Angeleees, Bringin in a couple a kees
Review: Dont touch my bag if you please, Mr customs ma
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Summary: If you don't know Arlo, here's your chance!
Review: Excellent movie and music. Here's a chance to see the wonderful story telling that Arlo is so famous for. He's funny, smart and great as an actor. It's like watching a home movie of something one of your relatives did in the 60's. By the end you'll want to see him in concert!
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Summary: I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT 4 BUT THE ACTING SUCKED.
Review: GREAT REVIEW OF LIFE IN THE 60'S. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE STONED TO ENJOY IT, BUT IT HELPS. EVERY GEN X-ER SHOULD SEE THIS. IT WILL HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR PARENTS ARE SO SCREWED UP!!! GREAT FLICK. BUT THE T.V. SHOW WAS BETTER !!! MEL; KISS MY GRITS !
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Summary: From someone who knows Arlo
Review: I am a folksinger and have known the Guthries for a very long time. I knew Marjorie Guthrie, but not woody because I was just little when he died.
I can tell you that Marjorie Guthrie loved this movie and would be very happy that people are still watching it. Marjorie died of cancer back in the 1980's.
I myself love this movie and have seen it many times. As I'm writing this, the movie is on TV right now. I ran to the computer to see if it's on DVD. I really thought it wasn't out on DVD yet but to my surprise it is and I ordered it right away. This is a movie I will love all my life time and my son too,
who I named ARLO. Please do watch this movie. It's one of the best in movie history.
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