Coachella
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Movie Reviews of Coachella
Movie Review: Man does this suck
Summary: 1 Stars
This was just painful. This scatters back and forth between clips of music, clips of interviews with the artists, clips of festival performers, and clips of the audience who are out to prove that they're there for everything but the music, and yet will tell you over and over again that they're there only for the music. You don't get enough of the music or performances to care about them. You don't get enough of the interviews with the artists to know if you care about anything that they're saying. And you get way too much of the audience, so you do know beyond any shadow of doubt that you don't care about them.
The highlight of the film, if there is one, is a back and forth montage between a member of Oasis and some idealistic performer I can't recall the name of. Our cynical little Gallagher brother drones on and on that the idea that music can change the world is dead, that it can't be done anymore, it's simply a dead idea of a bygone era. It's actually the greatest thing any member of Oasis has ever said in any forum, and probably the only true thing they've ever said. Anyway, the clip goes back and forth between his cynical view of music and the bright eyed ambition of an artist that still believes he can change the world, even if one person at a time. I have to think when he watches the movie, the humiliation is unreal. Of course, I have to think anyone that sees themselves on this film would be humiliated beyond words.
Movie Review: Save your money
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this with much anticipation over what I had heard was a good music movie. This couldn't be more wrong. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when the first hi-speed images of stages being built came on the screen. That's pretty much the mentality of this film, it's unbelievably cliched use of tired music movie tricks. It may have well as been an Allman brothers movie or Garth Brooks, for that matter. The use of Woodstock-style split screen effects (which seem to be abandoned early on) are ridiculous. There are a few decent performances, most notably Bjork and Radiohead, but for my money, I'll buy one of their DVDs. Perhaps that's the only way I can avoid having to listen to burnt out morons like Perry Farrell wax philosophical about how music festivals can save the world. There's no need for footage of people in tents; it's not interesting. More footage of bands playing music is what we want. And that is the fundamental problem with this movie-not enough performances. So many good bands, what a waste.