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Topic: Best Rock Movies/Documentaries
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Wed 09/16/09 12:12 PM
Edited by Unknow on Wed 09/16/09 12:21 PM
Number one in my opinion is Hard Days Night.

Even if you are not a fan of the Fab Four, the art of the camera work and film making is superb. This movie is universally hailed as a cinematic masterpiece and one of the great films of any genre. Not only is the film making superb, there is also a wonderful underlying story line about social class in England. Plus you have the music of the Beatles...

Honorable mentions include:

This Is Spinal Tap
The Last Waltz
Woodstock

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Wed 09/16/09 12:15 PM
this is spinal tap. just amazing. i love that movie.

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Wed 09/16/09 12:18 PM
Woodstock


225 minutes that will blow your mind

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Wed 09/16/09 12:21 PM

Woodstock


225 minutes that will blow your mind


Good call... Almost forgot that one...

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Wed 09/16/09 12:24 PM
I don't think this qualifies but"Light of Day" starring Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox is surprisingly good. It's not a documentary though.:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:26 PM
"Hype" the independent documentary of the Seattle grunge scene is also excellent.:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:26 PM

I don't think this qualifies but"Light of Day" starring Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox is surprisingly good. It's not a documentary though.:tongue:



Sure it qualifies. It is a rock movie. I used the back slash to mean both regular movies and documentaries.

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Wed 09/16/09 12:29 PM
Can't forget "Purple Rain", though it hasn't aged well. And "One Trick Pony" with Paul Simon from 1972 is pretty good too.:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:32 PM
"I'm Trying To Break Your Heart", the documentary about WILCO also got a lot of acclaim. It's excellent.:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:34 PM

Can't forget "Purple Rain", though it hasn't aged well. And "One Trick Pony" with Paul Simon from 1972 is pretty good too.:tongue:



I never got Purple Rain, but then I've never been much of a Prince fan. I know he is practically a savant and I really do appreciate his ability. However, the movie and his songs have always seemed dull.

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Wed 09/16/09 12:35 PM
....and then there's "1999: The Year Punk Broke" which is a documentary of Sonic Youth and has some great footage of pre-Nevermind era Nirvana. ....and then "The Decline of Western Civilization" series about the L.A punk scene of the early 80's.:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:36 PM
Ken Burns series about Jazz....:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:37 PM
Edited by Dancere on Wed 09/16/09 12:37 PM

Number one in my opinion is Hard Days Night.

Even if you are not a fan of the Fab Four, the art of the camera work and film making is superb. This movie is universally hailed as a cinematic masterpiece and one of the great films of any genre. Not only is the film making superb, there is also a wonderful underlying story line about social class in England. Plus you have the music of the Beatles...

Honorable mentions include:

This Is Spinal Tap
The Last Waltz
Woodstock


Woodstock comes in just under Hard Days Night for me, followed by The Last Waltz.

Currently ... digging a pony on Heart of Gold, the Neil Young Doc.

Also love Secret World, the concert doc of Peter Gabriel in South America.

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Wed 09/16/09 12:37 PM

....and then there's "1999: The Year Punk Broke" which is a documentary of Sonic Youth and has some great footage of pre-Nevermind era Nirvana. ....and then "The Decline of Western Civilization" series about the L.A punk scene of the early 80's.:tongue:



Which of all you write about is your favorite?

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Wed 09/16/09 12:37 PM
Amadeus was hilarious.laugh :tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:38 PM
Great topic Waterloo!:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:46 PM
"24 Hour Party People" documenting the Manchester music scene of the 80's and Facrory records is great too.:tongue:

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Wed 09/16/09 12:52 PM
LOVED the Let it Be film, rooftp ceremony ... :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

AND Imagine ...

Power to the people, right on!!! ... smokin

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Wed 09/16/09 12:57 PM


....and then there's "1999: The Year Punk Broke" which is a documentary of Sonic Youth and has some great footage of pre-Nevermind era Nirvana. ....and then "The Decline of Western Civilization" series about the L.A punk scene of the early 80's.:tongue:



Which of all you write about is your favorite?
Well...the one about WILCO is really good. I can't remember the name of who directed it but he's a highly acclaimed director and though never being commercially popular WILCO is one of the greatest bands there is in my opinion.

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Wed 09/16/09 12:59 PM
Oh...nobody's mentioned Dylans "Don't Look Back". That's fantastic.

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