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CSNY / Deja Vu by Bernard Shakey
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DVD Cover InformationActor: David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Stills Director: Bernard Shakey Brand: Lions Gate DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language) Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.78:1 Running Time: 96 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-09-30 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Lions Gate Product features: - DVD Details: Actors: David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Stephen Colbert
- Directors: Bernard Shakey
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC. Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1; Number of discs: 1; Studio: Lions Gate
- DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008; Run Time: 96 minutes
Movie Reviews of CSNY / Deja VuMovie Review: Thank God for these guys Summary: 5 Stars
No, this is not a concert DVD. Yes, this is a protest DVD. Any questions? And it is not totally true to say this does not have them performing. It does, you just don't get to see and hear the entire song, with the exception of maybe one that drew the ire of some Atlantans who *apparently* thought CSN&Y and their "Freedom of Speech" tour was going to be Skynyrd's Greatest Hits, or maybe REM performing. For Jiminy Cricket's sake, it's Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Get the fingers and toes out and start counting the protest songs they did as a group and with their other groups. It seems many people didn't bother to realize this was the companion tour to Neil Young's "Living with War" album.
Any rate, Neil plays both sides of the coin very well on this. He gives the pro-wars as much time as the anti-wars while maintaining an anti-war stance. Mainly though, this is about the troops, dead and alive. The Vets dealing with what they experienced over there (meaning, in this case, both Vietnam and Iraq) as well as the parents who are suffering with the loss of their children or the uncertainty of their return. At the end, 'Find the Cost of Freedom'....oh my god. You cannot help but cry. The last hour or so of this is just intense. The first half-hour or so is about them getting together to do the tour and the making of the record and rehearsals and stuff. Then, the story begins. This is not CNN. This is not FOX News. This is not your local nightly broadcast. This is reality...at least filtered through the (at least somewhat) biased eyes of Neil Young. Some was done for shock value, I am sure, but to also show, "this is what our kids are going through". You must see this movie. If nothing else, rent it before you buy it.
But, it is Deja Vu, and that is something Neil does a good job of showing. We were going through a lot of the same political problems 40 years ago. The names were a little different (Viet Nam/Richard Nixon), but the dissention among the populace is as obvious now as it was then.
Summary of CSNY / Deja VuCSNY/DEJA VU - DVD Movie
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