The Miles Davis Story
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Movie Reviews of The Miles Davis Story
Movie Review: Don't buy this
Summary: 2 Stars
I am so glad that I rented this disc from my local video store before I bought it. All Sony has done is buy the rights to some British television documentary and dump it straight to DVD. If you enjoy listening to other people talk about Miles and his music, this disc is for you. If you enjoy watching Miles play his music, this disc is not for you.I would pay $100 for a DVD that contained a complete, uninterrupted performance from any one of three of Miles bands shown on this disc:
1) The 1959 television special featuring the Kind of Blue band and Gil Evans
2) 1967 footage of the second great quintet featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams
3) 1969 footage of the "lost" quintet featuring Jack DeJohnnette, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Wayne Shorter.
You see glimpses of each these performances on this disc, but they are cut short by the endless stream of talking heads giving their "insights" into Miles's music: "Miles sure was moody", "Miles sure was a fine dresser", "Miles sure was violent in his personal life, but he sure did play some beautiful ballads on stage", etc. etc. In the words of Miles himself, so what. The only persons whose comments about Miles's music I would like to hear are either dead (John Coltrane, Tony Williams) or unwilling to participate in idiotic exercises like this t.v. special (Wayne Shorter).
Please, Sony, release a DVD containing nothing but uninterrupted footage of Miles playing his music live. This disc is a frustrating waste of time for someone who cares about the music, not the myth that has grown up around the man.
Movie Review: only a good documentary
Summary: 2 Stars
Like many have said around here, this is only a documentary, kind of like the ones you see on television on a sunday afternoon. While it is interesting to know more about Miles and where he came from and how he lived, it's not something that deserves such a price on DVD. What really peeks the interest of the viewers is the footage shown inside the documentary. whether it is Miles playing live with the orchestra led by Gil Evans, or with the Kind of Blue sextet, or the 60's post-bop quintet... etc This documentary should have been a bonus disc to a collection of live performances by Miles.
Buy this only if you need a documentary about Miles, otherwise get Live in Munich.
Movie Review: the miles davis story
Summary: 2 Stars
Too much talking, too little music. This documentary is ok as an introduction to Miles Davis. But the commentator is interrupting when the music is pumping, which is f..... annoying. There is still a desperate need for a Miles Davis DVD about the period between 1969-75. Without all the talking. Just pure music without interruption.Andreas Jorgensen
Movie Review: No Cigarette, are you kidding?
Summary: 1 Stars
How can you trust anything as factual when the picture on the cover is altered? Where's the famous cigarette and smoke column? Of course we all know that Apple made the changes for their ad compaign many years ago. But, to actually use the "politically correct" image rather than the real one is beyond description. The producers should have used another image and the fact they didn't has got to be reflective of the rest of the DVD. I haven't seen the DVD, and won't simply because of the insult on the cover.Movie Review: Uncomplete
Summary: 1 Stars
I do understand what a documentary really is, but why these guys give us just a couple of SECONDS of the vintage video tape material. The classic quintet; the first shows with Chick Corea and Keith Jarret; the Charlie Parker period...everything is there but absolutely and dramatically abridged (not even one single track is shown complete). I don't like this DVD.