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Rating:  - The best audio commentaty track so far on a DVD!
For those reading this review who haven't seen or God forbid haven't even heard of this disturbing masterpiece: WHAT THE HECK ARE YA WAITING FOR? True, it's not exactly the most uplifting and cheerful movie ever made, but even if you see it just once in your whole life, you will remember it always.Basic plotline: Rockstar Pink (semi-autobiographical embodiment of Roger Waters, Pink Floyd's bassist, vocalist, and chief songwriter) has had a rough childhood, a rocky marriage, a few too many pills, and few too many gigs. So, to cope, he sits in a hotel room in front of a TV showing English WWII movies and slowly loses touch with reality through flashbacks, paranoia, and nightmarishly surreal animation by Gerald Scarfe (these bits are my favorites!). There is very little dialogue, as the movie serves as little more than a ninety-minute music video of the 1979 masterpiece album of the same name. The cool thing about the DVD (besides finally getting to see the footage intended to accompany the song "Hey You" which was deleted by Waters himself), is the audio commentary provided by Waters and Scarfe, who actually (gasp!) TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE! So many of the DVD's I've seen with this feature simply let the director, or whoever's talking, ramble on about politics or people they met while writing another movie altogether while a scene that you would have loved to have some of their insight to is playing...ARRRRGH! Here, the rather witty duo explain each scene's meaning, inception, and even trivia bits like trick camera work. There's a hilarious Mystery Science Theater 3000-ish bit of goofing around on Waters' part during the "Is There Anybody Out There?" sequence that was very surprising. I expected these guys, especially Waters, to be stuffy and dismal, considering the movie. Secret trick by the way: the DVD has a LOT of interactive menus, and on all of them, save for the into/main menu, if you push the "9" on your remote, it will acitvate a different sort of sound byte. Nothing real exciting, but kind of amusing. Other movies you might want to check out that actually have pretty good commentaries on them: Natural Born Killers Direct. Cut (Oliver Stone shows you all kinds of stuff you might never have noticed about the film). Clerks (Kevin Smith and members of the cast, including a very intoxicated Jason Mewes). Detroit Rock City (One of the commentary tracks is actually a series of interviews with KISS band members).
Rating:  - A good movie for any Pink Floyd fan!
Roger Waters and Alan Parker did a great job of the making of this movie. The story of the film is about a burnt out rock star who mentally creates 'The Wall', a psycological blockage between Pink, the main character, and the rest of the world around him. Animated scenes are included in the movie which show a cartoon-like version of all the pain and sadness thats in his life. The story tells about his school life as a child, all the way up to adulthood. But be warned.....this movie dose get very strange alot! Trust me! So, if you watch this movie for the first time, pay 'VERY CLOSE' attention to the movie. Other than that, it's a good movie for you Pink Floyd fans (like me) to watch.
Rating: - Pink Floyd: Wonderful
This movie is not only for Pink Floyd fans but for people who enjoy movies that make you think. First of all, the music on this movie is spectacular and is the absolute best quality on DVD. The video quality is also very good. This film descriptively explains The Wall alblum by Pink Floyd as well as the intended story: all those background noises, lyrics, and moods come to life in this film. It has so much symbolism, euphemism, and other underlying meanings. I could sit for hours explaining scenes with their hidden and obscure meanings from it. This film also has great visuals. Many crowd shots, much creativity, and the use of many different people. There is also animation that is very very cool. Lots of euphemisms there. The drawings really help explain the story and deliver the message better than actual people could. This movie is so cool and is even better since I love Pink Floyd. For anyone willing to watch a different kind of movie and listen to great music at the same time. This film made my emotions and senses fluctate very frequently. One moment I was scared, another mesmorized, one I was very pleased, another I was in disgust. It's a movie worth seeing, and it's so awesome on DVD, high quality sound & picture. Try this movie, I guarentee you'll like it if you like what I've talked about so far. (While your at it, try the soundtrack/album...it's very good.)
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