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Summary: Almost Like Being There
Review: Like others, I truly wish I had been there in person. This film helps, but it also makes me want more. To see so many fine artists, from Sha Na Na and Joe Cocker to Santana appear for just a song seems like we were cheated. The film usually presents entire songs,albeit with lots of cutaways, but in my humble opinion, it does not let the music dominate.Maybe being there, the music was background, with this new "nation" of freaks, radicals, etc. gathering together. Just organizing and meeting basic needs (food, toilets, etc.) was a big challenge. But those in attendance certainly did not pick up after themselves, as they were urged to do by John Sebastian and others. The film is a bargain at any price. It will take you back to a time when almost anything seemed possible --and idealists thought new forms of community and sharing might rise up and become institutions. With appropriate musical background and stimulation of course. Will there every be another "Woodstock" like that, or have we all changed too much, and the world changed too much? NOT---
One of these hot, humid summers, another authentic Woodstock will arise in some remote farmyard, and we'll again hear all those classic groups from the 1960s rocking and booming and pushing us to new heights. And maybe we can change the world!!!
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Summary: GREAT PIECE OF WORK!
Review: After seeing the original release (1970) a couple of dozen times in an assortment of theatres (with varying degrees of sound quality), the Director's Cut DVD was a pleasant surprise. Past reviews on this website have pointed out that the film was too much documentary, and not enough music video. Well, there wasn't much of a music video industry back in 1969. As far as its merits as a documentary are concerned, the Oscar(R) it won in 1970 for Documentary Feature speaks for itself.
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Summary: As near to the 60's you can get
Review: For a person not born in the sixties this provides a glimpse of the social unease experinced by many young people around the late 60's. This unease is found among the the anti-vietnam & anti-govrnmant slant among the songs. Besides the political and social upheavel going on at that time the spirit of all musicians was very much "We are all here to make good music and have a good time". Everybody including this viewer had a good time watching this DVD.
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Summary: Priceless
Review: I'm writing this review just to be contrary. What makes the movie worthwhile is that the music is mixed with "mundane" footage - the performances weren't generally outstanding at Woodstock, while the sheer magnitude of the event, and the problems it caused (food shortages, sanitary problems, disturbance of the Woodstock locality), are special and worth including for the permanent record. If you miss more songs from your favorite performers, consider how long this film would be if every artist received generous treatment from the film makers. For my taste, anyway, there's more than enough music and lots of stuff that most people who attended the event never had a chance to see. Woodstock is well worth the 3 or 4 hours it takes to see it all, and I'm glad it isn't 6 or 8 hours long.
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Summary: Almost Like Being There
Review: I was one of the "lucky" ones who attended Woodstock. I was only 16 and was somewhat of a nerd. The only illegal substance I ingested was pot, but my purpose here is to review the movie and not to write a narrative of my personal experience there. For those of you who weren't there, you'll be happy to know that this movie really does capture the true essence of Woodstock. Considering the weather conditions and how difficult it was to get remotely close to the stage area, I can safely say that I enjoyed watching the movie more than I did being there. I agree with many of the previous reviewers in that there were many glaring omissions of certain bands and there were simply too many great performances that didn't make the film. Santana, The Who, and Canned Heat performed sets that were worthy of being seen in their entirety, and many other bands deserved much more screen time. I think Michael Wadleigh did an excellent job of giving the viewer an idea of what it was like to be at Woodstock, but many of the comments of the people there were overly long and should have been pared down or deleted. Still in all, watching this movie gives you a good idea of what it was like to be at Woodstock, and you don't have to slip in the mud or shiver in the cold.
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Summary: too short, and too long....
Review: A great introduction for those who missed out (like I did), but not so much a documentary or a concert. I supposed it is very difficult to fit 3 days into the time alloted, but it's oftentimes very difficult to watch as some songs are cut short... the cameramen can't find the subject they're shooting... the filmmakers often focus on mundane topics rather than grabbing the full excitement of the event. Don't get me wrong - it's a great piece of history - it just doesn't seem to capture the best of it, IMHO.
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Summary: Great Movie. O.K. DVD
Review: The Directors cut is a great video. The added Janis Joplin performance was wonderful and the other extras were welcome. The DVD transfer is just O.K. The "intermission" is ten minutes into the second side of the disc instead of at the end of the first side of the disc. I thought this may be due to disc space until I watched a three hour single sided Doors DVD. The closed captioning only gives partial song lyrics and can be more distracting (especially during Sly and the Family Stone) than helpful. The price is right though, and it is a GREAT movie both musically and sociologically I just wish the producers would have taken more time and maybe added some (any) bonus features.
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Summary: 3 stars is probably kind
Review: I found the audio/video quality to be pretty good. Kudos to the engineers. However, there was si much more to Woodstock that I had hoped to find on this dvd that I cannot offer high marks for content. Too many important performances were omitted. CS&N was abbreviated, Santana was shorted.....you get the pic. Too much relatively worhtless documentary style footage and woefully short on concert footage. There has to be an alternative. Can't some studio put up the cash to get better/more complete footage of this historic musical event. The cameras were there - where's the footage?
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Summary: wanted more music but what's there is great
Review: i agree with the person who wished he could have heard more.i especially would have enjoyed hearing "santana's" whole set. that being said, it's still sounds stunning on dvd. "soul sacrifice'by "santana" with the subwoofer vibrating throughout the room made me feel like i was there. also," ten years after", "joe cocker", and "jimi hendrix" sound superb. i wish they could have used a better song by "janis joplin". as well as a better song by jefferson airplane".
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Summary: Very good documentation of Woodstock
Review: It was a very good realization of Woodstock. It showed everything as it happened with nothing censored. The editing was done very well, in the sense that they added music and scenes together to get a better picture. I couldn't believe how real it seemed. It will always be a classic to watch the revolutionary society as it was back then.
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