DVD : Pink Floyd - The Wall
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305603849
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Live, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305603847
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 02, 1999
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 11695
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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Amazon.com:
By any rational measure, Alan Parker's cinematic interpretation of Pink Floyd: The Wall is a glorious failure. Glorious because its imagery is hypnotically striking, frequently resonant, and superbly photographed by the gifted cinematographer Peter Biziou. And a failure because the entire exercise is hopelessly dour, loyal to the bleak themes and psychological torment of Roger Waters's great musical opus, and yet utterly devoid of the humor that Waters certainly found in his own material. Any attempt to visualize The Wall would be fraught with artistic danger, and Parker succumbs to his own self-importance, creating a film that's as fascinating as it is flawed.
The film is, for better and worse, the fruit of three artists in conflict--Parker indulging himself, and Waters in league with designer Gerald Scarfe, whose brilliant animated sequences suggest that he should have directed and animated this film in its entirety. Fortunately, this clash of talent and ego does not prevent The Wall from being a mesmerizing film. Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof (in his screen debut) is a fine choice to play Waters's alter ego--an alienated, "comfortably numb" rock star whose psychosis manifests itself as an emotional (and symbolically physical) wall between himself and the cold, cruel world. Weaving Waters's autobiographical details into his own jumbled vision, Parker ultimately fails to combine a narrative thread with experimental structure. It's a rich, bizarre, and often astonishing film that will continue to draw a following, but the real source of genius remains the music of Roger Waters. --Jeff Shannon
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Some parts of this movie might seem a bit sad, but sometimes that's just what you're looking for. Of course the soundtrack is great and if you are familiar with the lyrics you almost feel like you already know the movie, but there are some new things and the animation is great!
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Video is awesome! Glad I found the anniversary edition at such a really great price!
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Of all the efforts put in bt Pink Floyd, this is the one essential Roger Waters compilation. This product is a journey into madness. It's about the alienation he feels between the band and the fans.
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I wanted to share this movie with my son who loves The Wall audio cd. He seems to appreciate it.
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I have watched this 20 or more times over the last 25 years. I never grow bored with it. It was a soundtrack for my teenage alienation. Absolutely brilliant.
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starring: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Kevin McKeon
directed by: Alan Parker
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305603849
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Live, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305603847
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 02, 1999
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 11695
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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