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Product Description: Twenty-five years ago on Thanksgiving Day 1976 five thousand cheering fans gathered for the historic farewell concert of "The Band". In Martin Scorsese's "brilliant" (Newsweek) film superstars Eric Clapton Joni Mitchell Neil Young and Van Morrison join the musicians on-stage along with one-time collaborator Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr in an unforgettable finale.System Requirements:Running Time: 117 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2002 MGM Studios. Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: PG UPC: 027616875754 Manufacturer No: 1003426Amazon.com: Martin Scorsese's 1978 capsule history of the Band is mixed with footage of the group's allegedly last performance (certainly their last performance as a quintet) in this particularly stylish concert film. Scorsese shoots the players and their sundry guests with the same flair and enthusiasm one can see in the later The Color of Money or Goodfellas. He also proves a good interviewer with Band members, particularly Robbie Robertson, whose sleepy-sexy good looks make a star-caliber impression in close-up. But the film's real hook is the stage show, which features a rotation of rock legends (Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, and so on) playing with the Band before a wildly appreciative audience. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
- Better then I remember: I've watched this movie everytime I've seen it playing on tv. But watching it on Blue Ray has really shown me how great it truly is to watch. The Blue Ray sound will make this worth buying alone. I highly recommend it.
- Wonderful concert: Somehow I had managed to get through life never having seen the movie version of "The Last Waltz" concert until just recently. I regret not having watched this sooner. The Band and almost all of their guest performers were fabulous. The one exception is Neil Diamond - while I think Neil Diamond is a great musician with plenty to offer us, his presence just didn't seem to be a good fit at this concert (and this has been discussed in other reviews). I did find Robbie Robertson's ego trip with all of the focus on himself quite annoying, but aside from too much footage of Robbie this is a great concert movie. The music is upbeat and very energetic, and I loved watching all of the great musicians that I grew up listening to. Definitely watch this concert!
- New Last Waltz Video was defective: New Last Waltz Video was defective. It was in a new sealed box but was not recorded properly
- As good as it gets!: Every Baby Boomer should see this DVD. I've watched parts of it over and over. The Band, Joni Mitchell, Neal Young, Bob Dylan. All the great singer/song writers of the time. Excellent.
- The Last Waltz DVD: Excellent documentary that will take you back in time with amazing musical highlights from The Band's last concert in 1978. Awesome!!!
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