Shine a Light
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Movie Reviews of Shine a Light
Movie Review: THE STONES! LIVING LEGENDS CAN DO NO WRONG!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a Rolling Stones fan since the 60's when I first bought and wore out my "45" of 'Honky Tonk Women'. Being a musician, it's hard not to criticize the playing of Keith now, as it seems he is playing when and whatever he "feels" live, but who am I to say anything negative about a guy in his mid 60's who still rocks as good as anyone!....and that goes for all the original members!
The boys are having a grand old time and Mick's energy is amazing, even though some of the lyrics seem rushed, but once again.... who can say anything to a man who has sang the same songs thousands of times! While the band is solid, I do miss Bill Wyman's unique bass playing and Jack White's vocals on his duet with Jagger are embarrassing! Buddy Guy's "sit in" seems natural and is very good and although Christine Aguilera can sing, she has no business being on stage with these guys! Watts is great as usual and he keeps the band in sync.
I probably would have liked this set even more if I didn't have so many other DVD's from the same time period to compare it to. First off, there is nothing really new in this film, that wasn't done as well or better in 'Biggest Bang' or 'Four Flicks' DVD sets except a few welcome rarely done songs. The sound quality is excellent, but the mix is horrendous! Buried guitars one minute and then a big crunch from the decrepit finger's of Keith slugging along his guitar neck the next! Even with it's flaws, I completely enjoyed watching this film, as it shows one of the most important rock bands of all time still doing their thing the way they choose to do it!
Rock on boys!
"It's just that demon life has got you in it's sway!"
Movie Review: Loved it - next best thing to live concert
Summary: 5 Stars
my love Norman and I watched this on DVD last night.
I was captivated! I loved it madly.
the direction was super, as we assumed it would be with Martin S at the helm. the little clips of history, interviews, and live performances. fabo! even meeting Bill Clinton (that was a suprise!) all fun. would have liked it they had cut to see if Hillary was rocking out during a good song, but, nope.
Mick Jagger - over 60 years old - wow - he still has it! OK, his face is pretty old and not pretty, but his body - mmmmmm - I wouldn't kick him outa bed. face it - he is SEXY! when his little black T-shirt would raise up and you could see his flat tummy, I just wanted to pat it. and all his moves - my gosh - what a work out. he is darn sexy and active for his age.
seeing the band, up close and personal, I kept saying to Norman - wow - they all have all their HAIR! and a lot of hair.
Ron looked good. 'ol Charlie looked good. Keith Richards, still can play guitar. wow - he is one ugly dude. I loved how he'd spit out his cig when done, cracked me up. the back up singers and sax players all great.
the song with Jack White - Keith playing acoustic - wow - I could cry, so lovely. and Jack - what a hottie!
the song with Buddy Guy - OH MY GOSH - that was sooooooo GOOD! I got chills. that was wicked cool.
Christina Aguilera singing with Mick - amazing. sexy. cool.
I was so into it, I started yelling at the TV - "play Satisfaction!" and, "they have GOT to play Satisfaction before it's over!" and so on.
I'm going to buy the DVD. love it. thanks, gramma Sally
Movie Review: Three Cheers for Martin Scorcese -- Getting better every time
Summary: 5 Stars
Martin Scorcese is hitting on all cylinders lately. With the exception of his PBS Blues series which he fumbled by out-placing (it should have been more like Burn's Jazz), Scorcese has produced some of the best music documentaries/concerts ever: "The Last Waltz" (Muddy was amazing but The Band was brilliant behind everyone, especially the Staples on "The Weight"), Lightnin' In A Bottle (which made up for what he did not do in "The Blues"), "No Way Back Home" his brilliant Documentary (done as he should have done "the Blues"), "Shine A Light" (The high point for me was Keith spontaneously and appropriately giving Buddy Guy his guitar as if only Buddy deserved to play the next note on it), and even his short documentation of The Band in "Woodstock." The only thing left to do is to dig deep and unearth the full story of Sonny Boy Williamson II -- I have 300 hours of oral history revealing his amazing story and Reelin-in-the-years has the AFBF footage of him in brilliant performances. Call me Martin and you can complete the cycle. Muddy, Honeyboy, Pinetop, Robert Johnson, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy have been done to death but all connected with Sonny Boy Williamson and Robert Lockwood Jr. But who was really at the crossroads with Robert Johnson?Movie Review: The Master and Christina. And Jumping Jack White
Summary: 5 Stars
Please allow me to introduce myself. I have been a Stones fan for 75% of my 6 decades, which implies that I am the right age for this movie, which is easily the best of the century so far. In its genre and from my perspective, ie as a fan, not as a movie critic. One of the nicest scenes of the film is the piece of the TV interview with Jagger in 72, when he is asked if he can see himself doing what he does still at 60. He smiles and says: easily! yes, that's the spirit!
Another favorite snippet: Jagger asks Watts to say hello to the audience. Watts takes the mike and says: hello! Jagger jubilant: he speaks!
2 hours of a concert interrupted by brief scenes from old TV coverage. 2 hours of unadulterated fun with Britain's most durable export item. Well, almost unadulterated. There are some Americans here. Some stars like Bill Clinton and Buddy Guy. Or greater stars like Jack White and Christina Aguilera. Of course the competent background choir and band.
And let's not forget, quite frankly, the main cast looks straight out of a prequel to Pirates of the Caribean. The Mystery of the Everrolling Stones. As Keith says, alone they are quite lousy, but together, they are better than ten others. Typical British understatement.
Movie Review: Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a treat to watch this DVD!
It's not by coincidence that an individual or a group of people become so successful at what they do that they persist over years and decades even. Behind such success of this magnitude is at least one very intelligent person. Raw intelligence, I mean. Mick Jagger had already proven his raw intelligence by having been accepted into the London School of Economics and later dropped out to pursue a career in music. This is reminiscent of Bill Gates having been accepted to Harvard and even having won a second place in a mathematics competition in that same school only to drop out later to found Microsoft. These people are not only very intelligent but they have the will power to escape from the gravity of traditional wisdom.
In any case, this DVD is awesome. Specials guests like Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera spice up the whole thing. Eclectic selection of songs stretch decades to prove their timeless quality.
Finally, the dedication of this concert-documentary to Ahmet Ertegün, the Grand Turk of America, shows the band's gratitude to a man who brought together opportunity with talent.