You See Me Laughin'
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Movie Reviews of You See Me Laughin'
Movie Review: Want To Know Where Your Music Comes From?
Summary: 5 Stars
Rock and Roll is the prototypal American music. Maybe Jazz was at one time, but it's Rock now, and has been for the last 50 years. Where did rock come from? A smattering of Jazz may have been involved, but Rock mainly arose from the atomic explosion that was black Mississippi delta blues traveling North, and running smack dab into white Appalachian hillbilly music travelling West. The mushroom cloud rose over Memphis, and on top of it sat the teenaged Elvis Presley. But what was Elvis listening to? Where did he get his raw material?
One of the two sources is on this DVD. Like an archeaological expedition, the filmmakers unearth an untouched civilization: Mississippi hill country blues in an amazing, extant form: THIS is the music, the sounds that travelled North, that reverberated 50 years ago out of the Delta to catch the imaginations of young people all over the world - everyone from the aforementioned Mr. Presley to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones on the other side of the pond. They recycled it, and sent it back to us. This is ground zero for Rock. Just as an embryo mutates, develops, and finally morphs into something quite unrecognizable from its original form, so has Rock moved many varied distances from its roots. But roots there are, and this is about as close as you're going to get without reading about it in some "History of Rock" book. This IS the history. Enjoy.
Movie Review: Nothing short of amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary is nothing short of amazing. The constant undertow of great blues music and the musical cadence of the storytelling bluesmen make the experience of watching hypnoticly compelling. I can watch this again and again. I love sharing it with others too.
This is not just for music snobs and know-it-alls. Whether you are already a fan of the genre, or someone who knows nothing about the blues, but just like the sound, you will be drawn in. Not at all dry or overproduced, never boring, this low-budget doc is close to perfect. I've bought the music of all the performers as a result. I'm sure they've already blown their share of the money on something. :)
Movie Review: The preservation of an American art form
Summary: 5 Stars
A moving documentary of the struggles of not only the musicians but of two men trying to record, promote, and preserve a form of the blues that is truly original, timeless, and captivating. Both the musicians and producers are clearly not in it for the money because there is none. No this is clearly done for the love of the music. I do not wish to prejudice anyones opinion of the film prior to viewing so I'll just leave it for you to enjoy.Movie Review: Rare, unique and inspiring
Summary: 5 Stars
An incredibly moving and inspiring peek into the lives and music of several hard-core Bluesmen who lived almost until the end of the 20th century. The quality of sound and video varies and some of it is not very high but that doesn't really matter given the depth and beauty of the content. If you're into the true deep Blues and want to see the real descendants of Son House, Robert Johnson, Freed McDowell and Bukka White they're right here.Movie Review: If you know anything about Fat Possum Records...
Summary: 5 Stars
you will more than appreciate this movie. It gives a great look into the lives of some of the best musicians Fat Possum... nay... the world has to offer. What they say will astonish you... from hearing about murder and hard times growing up... and what they play and how they play it will make you realize either that you have been missing out on good music or that you have always known you listened to such good music for a reason.