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Summary: Bombast
Review: [Bad] concert footage and self-indulgent bio spots that say and do nothing, but that is what Led Zeppelin is; stated better than I, "Zeppelin are the most important band to say nothing". Compare to the "The Kids Are Alright" and you then see what it should be about. signed, Led Zeppelin fan, but not a Led Zeppelin freak
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Summary: Midnight at the Movies
Review: I must have seen this movie 20 times at the local theatre. Friday and Saturday nights at midnight they'd play Rock n Roll movies. I have never been able to stay awake through the whole movie. I thought at the time it was because we were staying up past midnight to watch it and we were just to tired to make it to the end. So when I picked up the DVD and brought it home after not seeing it for so many years I thought "I'm finally gonna be able to see this movie from start to finish". I still fell asleep. This movie has not aged well. I LOVE ZEP. But this movie reminds me too much of Spinal Tap. The dream sequences.........Why are the there? The band looks very bored. They also seem to take this whole 'rock star' persona way to seriously. Spinal Tap was a spoof. This was not and looks like one. Long live Zep...........but you don't need this DVD in your collection.
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Summary: Bogus Widescreen!
Review: What can one say about live Zeppelin? They were unmatched. (And still are.) Besides being the only official film of their live show, I think it is a great performance! Frankily, I don't understand when people say that this was a so-so performance; I think it's outstanding! The DVD version is different from the VHS version in the following ways: It was very nice to see extended scenes in the "Mob Rubout" chapter and some better editing overall. Of course, the picture and audio quality are far superior than the VHS version also. My main gripe about this DVD is that the "Widescreen" is totally fake! What I mean by this is that all they did was put black bars over the same picture in the VHS version. (I compared them side-by-side.) True Widescreen is when you get extra picture on both sides and the shot is shrunk down to fit the TV. So really what we're getting here is the top and bottom of the picture cut off! What an insult! I don't think most people would notice this, however, so I can really only subtract 1 star for this must-have Zep DVD!
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Summary: ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE FANTASTIC
Review: I first saw this movie back in '77, and being a huge a fan of the group, I was both delighted and disappointed. The group performed predictably well over the 3 nights at the Garden when they were filmed, but the live footage of the band was mediocre with too many close-up shots and not enough of the band performing as a whole. (There's amateur bootleg video available of the group from '75 in Chicago that has the vantage point that I wish this movie had - single camera from the first row.) With the exception of Plant's fantasy section during "The Rain Song", the others were distracting and disjointed, and only stole away from the performance. (Fans may care to seek THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME outtake bootleg video, which has the "damsel in distress" role played by Plant's ex-wife, Maureen.) Another major problem with the movie from an historical perspective is the somewhat outdated nature of the live material shown. Back then, the group had the classic PHYSICAL GRAFFITI album out for 2 years when the movie was released, but none of that material was covered. If they included footage from the '75 tour, that would have helped tremendously. Also, if the band had performed an acoustic set during those shows, that also would have given the overall performance more flavor. The addition of some offstage footage of the group (in their famous Starship jet, for example) would have added interest to the film. One major plus with the movie is the inclusion of "Since I've Been Loving You", with didn't make it to the soundtrack album (but that's another review). In summary, the movie would have been more enjoyable if it was longer and without the peripheral "fantasy" sequences.
It's unfortunate that so little quality film footage is available from this legendary band, which by default makes this film the best live document available. It's too bad that the group never performed at Woodstock, because their performance in that film would have been awesome. (Note: The band was actually in the region during that week in August '69, performing in Canada. DAMN!) But, save for a few decent bootleg videos (Danish TV, Staines, Paris '69; Chicago, Inglewood '75, etc.), this film will unfortunately remain the best historical concert film document of Led Zeppelin, and as such should be regarded as indispensable.
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Summary: Legends
Review: My initial thought of these four phenominal artists, to say the least are "legendary".This unique band was a head of there time when it come to writing,and making this music.There is no doubt in my mind,they paved the way for many musicians and song writers in the industry.Individually,they were the best at what they did,and that was making kick ass music.
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Summary: Led Zeppelin rocks, this DVD does not
Review: During the 70's Led Zeppelin were the kings of rock, not only that, but they put on a good show. Now I'm a huge Zeppelin fan, so when I give it 2 stars, you know it sucks. When I purchased this DVD I frankly expected more. I (being a guitarist) expected to see Jimmy Page in all his glory thrashing out riffs for everybody. Instead, i get Jimmy playing at his sloppiest. Robert Plant keeps saying "push, push" during every song which is, quite frankly, disturbing. John Paul Jones and John Bonham sound great, but stand behind Robert and Jimmy like statues (which I guess is okay). Robert, Jimmy, John, and JPJ all look tired and worn out. To put it, they look lazy. Add to this the annoying "dream sequences" and there you have it. I expected a Zeppelin concert, not a freaky LSD trip.
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Summary: I have never seen anything so grand.
Review: I blame this movie for being what I am today. I played guitar for about 2 years when I first saw this movie. I had been a zep fan even longer, but not really as much as I could have been. Upon seeing this movie, I went into my room and sat down with the 10-disc box set of all their songs, and listened to it all the way through. More than half of those songs I had never heard. I liked them before, but after that, it was unmistakable, I knew at that moment, they were the greatest band I ever heard of, indeed, the greatest band ever. Now, I can play almost any Zep tune you could want to hear on my guitar, and they have inspired me to play more than anything else. Now I play all the time. I write a lot of music now too. This is clearly the most inspirational thing I have ever seen. If I'm feeling a little down, or having trouble getting into a groove, I'll put this DVD on, and just let myself go, and then music will come out of me, it's an amazing thing. This is the greatest band doing what they do best. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Classic concert flick.
Review: This was possibly the first concert film I ever saw. (Or maybe it was Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. I can't remember.) But let me tell ya, I used to worship this film. I'd watch it every day. It's got tons of great music, great guitar-playing (even with a violin bow), great singing, and it's all wrapped up in a great package. It's simply great.
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Summary: Awesome!!
Review: I would just like to say, even though I wasn't around when Led Zeppelin were the gods of Classic Rock, I absolutely love their music and I think that every fan should have this video if they are a truly into Led Zeppelin. I would rate this the best video they have. But that's just my opinion.
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: When I bought this Led-Zeppelin DVD, I was hoping for alot more of them live, then those stupid fantasy settings. The quality...on DVD is awsome, so is the sound. When they show concert fotage, its just unreal. I with there was more special features and less fantasy stuff. Other than that, its a great DVD
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