Bob Dylan - No Direction Home
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Movie Review: Bob Dylan, No Direction Home
Summary: 4 Stars
I have watched this DVD 3 times since I bought it and still find something new and interesting each time I watch it. Bob Dylan's life and work are incredible, and this documentary shows an important time in history, both musically and politically. This doesn't white wash or make Dylan look like something he is not, and that he never was - he is not a God, a Saint or a Hero, rather Dylan was and is a brillant, observant and complicated artist. I highly recommend this DVD;I only wish I'd bought the DVD verison with the book inside....Movie Review: A Real Treasure
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary blew my socks off... it is everything I'd hoped it would be and more. I have been an avid Dylan fan for 40-some years. 'No Direction Home' is an insightful treasure. I was thrilled with Dylan's own reflections, musings and memories throughout. Equally endearing to me is his apparent self-consciousness and humility in his commentaries... his subtle sense of humor is delightful. I was quite impressed by his down to earth, genuine demeanor. Though larger than life, he is a very human man who differs from most of us largely in his courage and persistence in relentlessly pursuing an unknown "direction home"...
I truly enjoyed the stories of Liam Clancy, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and so many others who have known Dylan from the beginning of his career. The plethora of rare old film footage was definitely a bonus. The chronicle of his early Britain tour seemed to expose a vulnerability in the young Dylan that I had never seen before. I found this to be quite poignant.
(This has no particular bearing on the film, but... I was taken aback at the end of the 2nd DVD, about half way through the credits, by Dylan's "Lay Down Your Weary Tune", sung from beginning to end. This song has been running through my head since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. The lyrics are especially powerful to me, and this ended my experience on a sweetly emotional note.)
I highly recommend this DVD set for everyone who is interested in the evolution of music and Bob Dylan's essential role in that evolution. Kudos to Martin Scorsese for doing this powerful film... a true work of art. It left me wanting more... I hope Mr. Scorsese will pick up where he left off in a future documentary... there are so many more years to cover. Oh, and Mr. Dylan, I do hope you returned those Woodie Guthrie records you "borrowed"!
Movie Review: Riveting and Shocking
Summary: 5 Stars
Director Martin Scorsese undertakes the seemingly impossible taks of putting together the ultimate documentary of Bob Dylan's early career (1961-1966). As a long-time Bob Dylan fan, this documentary is riveting and shocking (in a positive way).
"No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" (2 DVDs) contains quite a few surprises: first of all, Dylan himself provides commentary in a clear and focused way, not at all as one might expect from an artist who mostly appears on stage aloof, if not disinterested. Second, the footage that Scorsese uses, is absolutely astounding. Check for example the various Newport Folk Festival appearances. While DVD1 traces the early years of Dylan's childhood, and gives a good musical context of which artists influenced Dylan, the real treasures are on DVD2, and in particular the footage from the 1966 UK and European tour. Watch how an exhausted Dylan towards the end exasperates "I don't want to go to Italy! I don't want to go nowhere! I just want to go home!" The documentary ends with the infamous "Judas" performance of "Like a Rolling Stone", which has long been available on CD, but now for the first time is shown on film. And amidst it all, Dylan the elder-statesman comments how sick he was of it all by then (mid-1966). No surprise then that he made such subsequent incomprehensible albums like "Self-Portrait"! Anything to be one step ahead of the public's expectations.
The DVD comes with a number of extra features, the best of which is a collection of 8 Dylan performances, including early TV performances, "Mr. Tambourine Man" from the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, an unfinished "I Can't Leave Her Behind" from his hotel room in 1966, and 2 more songs from the 1966 UK tour. The sound quality is surprisingly good throughout. In all, this should be required viewing for anyone-young and old--interested in music (and not just folk or rock). Outstanding from beginning to end! BUY IT!
Movie Review: Dylan Fans Must
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a Bob Dylan fan don't miss "No Direction Home." Martin Scorsese does even a better job than he did with "The Last Waltz" about The Band. Even if you're not a Dylan fan I think you'll like it.Movie Review: Incredible
Summary: 5 Stars
I was incredibly pleased by this documentary, and being 26 and at the younger end of Bob Dylan's fan base, I didn't really have a context to put his earlier music into. I'm a big Dylan fan, but it was all my parent's time, not mine.
Watching "No Direction Home" for me made it much more personal, and gave it an incredible depth. It gave me the ability to personally connect to the music, even though I am far removed from it. The performances were great, the interviews enlightening, and I saw in Bob Dylan everything I had hoped.
Truly a timeless documentary, and definetly worth the time whether your into Folk music history, Bob Dylan history, or even just period history. If anyone was an icon of the times, whether he wanted it or not, it was Bob Dylan...