The Last Waltz | | Cast : | Emmylou Harris, Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell | | Director : | Martin Scorsese | | Studio : | MGM | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 26, 1978 | | DVD Released Date : | May 07, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 30, 2005 | | Summary | The Last Waltz | Content
 | The greatest concert movie ever made! Martin Scorsese's direction was awesome and the music fantastic! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 20, 2005 | | Summary | If you were awake in the 60's, or even now, a "must have" | Content
| This may come off sounding like a tribute to Bob Dylan, but it's not (or it could be). I didn't see Dylan perform until the 80's, but I was always aware of The Band. Having had a subscription to Rolling Stone from '67 until the early 70's, I was at least informed. I had even remembered how they came up with the name, The Band. Rolling Stone provided all kinds of trivia.
I did not follow The Band (Hawks) or Dylan in the early 60's. I was 10 when Dylan's 'Free Wheelin'" came out. (I think that was his first). But I do have a distinct memory of a friend of my brother bringing this album over (Dylan) with such excitement and insisting he listen to it pronto. I was right there waiting with such anticipation, the memory is branded in my brain. From the first words I heard come out of the new "stereo", I did not get it. At 10 I did not appreciate or like folk music. I had been forced to watch "Hootenanny" (sp?) and my brothers collection of Peter Paul and Mary, did not impress me. I love music but the only thing I had access to was AM radio. My parents had no collection of Billy Holiday or the such, but they did have old 78's of the singing Pioneers, I used to like those when they would bring them out. At 10, I was not ready for Dylan, he was not Mick Jagger or even The Beatles. It was only a few years later when FM radio was being used for "us" before I got it. It didn't take me long to discover Dylan was not a folk singer in the way Peter Paul and Mary was.
So, for me to see The Last Waltz (and never having heard any of the sound track) was such a delight. I have listened to Dylan for years (I recently purchased The Essential Bob Dylan and it's great, even if you have every album/CD, it's a great compilation of his works) with much respect and Van Morrison has become my favorite for many reasons. I do own The Best of the Band and knew all the songs, but the greatest tribute to The Last Waltz is that my husband got hooked and watched two thirds of it, saying, "I didn't know they did that song", too many times to mention before he went to bed. Now that is only worth mentioning because we have very differnt orintations to music. He graduated from University of Texas with a degree in fine arts and was used to doing and singing Broadway musicicals. He really was captivated by the performances, which is the biggest reason I rate this so high, other than the fact it deserves it.
Tujunga, CA |
| Rating | | | Date | August 15, 2005 | | Summary | Robbie "bogarts" Scorsese Film | Content
| You really step back in time with this concert and see these rock-stars at the top of their form. There's hardly a boring moment between powerful stage performances and crazy interviews. The whole concert has a real and spontanious feel to it. My only complaint - Scorsese must have let Robbie
Robertson do the editing. Way too much camera-time for Robbie.
However, despite Robertson "bogarting" the film, this concert lives up to its reputation. When friends come over, this film never fails to entertain. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | The Band is the Best!!! | Content
| I love this DVD!!! the Band is one of the best Rock & Roll bands ever!!!!! up on cripple creek |
| Rating | | | Date | July 25, 2005 | | Summary | Neil Diamond | Content
| It was a star studded evening indeed. Some very intimate and memorable performances. Neil Diamond totally stole the show. Out of place? The only way Neil was out of place was that he blew everyone off the stage and gave everyone a glimpse of true rock & roll royalty. |
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