LOTs of great performance footage + 35 minutes more in HD - And it's "Bruce Authorized"
This BD is a MUST for Springsteen fans, pure and simple. And it's not just because of the 77-minute "film" which was compiled from homemade videos (with some high quality equipment) made by fans around the globe, but because of the inserted "archival performance footage" in the film and the bonus features - including a 35-minute compilation of HD vide of five songs that Bruce and the E-streeters performed at the 2012 Hard Rock Calling concert in London. Add another 28 minutes of interviews with some of the "fan filmmakers" and four short "tributes to Bruce" that didn't make the main feature and there is a lot of music here, mostly in HD. This was a "Bruce authorized" project and he meets the winning filmmakers at the end. The executive Producer is Ridley Scott ("Blade Runner" and more!).
The great surprises are when a fan tells their story of how they "met Bruce" and then the archivists dig up high quality footage (usually) of that moment.
You don't have to be a...
Entertaining look at the fans of the boss
This entertaining documentary film concentrates on die hard Bruce Springsteen fans: they tell us why they love the Boss so much and what are the sources of their fanaticism. Intercalated with interviews to the fans, are segments of concerts of Bruce. Sometimes, the fans appear in the clips: in perhaps the best segment, a fan who is also an Elvis impersonator narrates the time he got to sing with the boss in a concert after writing on a placard "can the king sing with the boss", and sure enough, the film shows footage of that very funny episode. Another segments I enjoyed: 1) Bruce's impromptu gig with a street musician; 2) a pretty, articulate young Asian woman who works as a truck driver (!) speaks of her love for Bruce and how he talks for people like her in blue collar jobs who do the tough physical job in society; 3) a British fan tells the story of how he was able to get front row seats for a concert in Madison Square Garden; 4) a young Bruce on a concert early on his career (a...
For Springsteen fans only
If you are a big Bruce Springsteen fan, you will see yourself in many of the "characters" in this film as they express their feelings about Bruce. This is a love fest. When I left the theater, I felt I knew all of the people that shared their experiences.
This movie is worth watching just for "The Philly Elvis." No spoiler here. This is a must see for any Bruce fan.
I have NOT seen the DVD released version and I am hoping it includes the all important epilogue where Bruce meets many of the people from the movie. Showtime did NOT air the epilogue, nor the the bonus tracks from Hyde Park. The DVD has a TRT of 1:46, so SOMETHING has been added as the original movie itself is a mere 1:15 or so.
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