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Summary: "Keep a good head and always carry a light bulb"
Review: "Don't Look Back" is possibly the greatest piece of film--ever. Well maybe not, but its pretty awesome. There are some great candid moments of Dylan just being himself, and also some amazing performances. Everybody's singing in this one. Dylan,Donovan,Baez...its great. Baez sings "Percy's song"while in a hotel room, and its super. Another great moment, is Dylan singing "It's all Over Now Baby Blue" after the "thrown-glass incident" in the hotel room. A must see for all fans of Dylan, and music in general.
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Summary: Portrait of a very interesting individual...
Review: "Dont Look Back" is a look at one of the most unique pop culture icons the United States has ever seen: Bob Dylan. The usually mysterious and sometimes reclusive Dylan gives us insight into his life we before could only listen to in his music. There were many things that made this movie fantastic. It's so interesting to listen to Dylan interact with others. It sounds strange, but he seems to be on another plane, to think differently than others around him. A good example is the conversation he has with a student in which the student struggles to find a definition for the word "friend." Dylan makes him look like a fool and it's quite hilarious. Another great thing about the film are the live performances. Though I wish there were more featured, the ones shown are nothing short of captivating. This is reflected in the faces of the audience members, all sitting motionless, staring at Dylan with jaws slightly agape. I also enjoyed the scenes in which Dylan hangs out with his entourage, which features numerous celebrities such as Joan Baez, who sings a wonderful little folk song at one point in the film. Though fans of Dylan will definitley appreciate the film more than those who hate him, I think that many would enjoy this film, if only for Pennebaker's interesting cinematographical techniques. He makes you feel as if you are with Dylan, in London, in 1965. His techniques are quite effective. Recommended for all, but especially for fellow Dylan lovers.
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Summary: Dylan, From 16mm to DVD!
Review: 1965, the British Tour is on and pirated Radio Caroline is pumpin' out one salty Bob Dylan song after another to the delight of their thirsty listeners. "Don't Look Back" gives you a raw look into inquisitive English journalism and zealous teenagers who are still flyin' high on dizzy Beatles fumes. Tracks of the DVD include rare versions of Dylan classics, a discography and an early music video that "MTV of the 60's" surely would have had in hot rotation. The director's cut is your audio tour guide to the people, places and faces of Albert Grossman, Alan Price, Donovan, and Joan Baez. Compared to D.A. Pennebaker's later project "Sweet Toronto", D.L.B. is a remarkable piece of work that's been documented as one of rock's finest movies. Once viewed, you'll have a clear understanding as to what makes Bob Dylan a really cool cat and how he's impressed millions with his honest approach to song writing.
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Summary: Dylan, From 16mm to DVD!
Review: 1965, the British Tour is on and pirated Radio Caroline is pumpin' out one salty Bob Dylan song after another to the delight of their thirsty listeners. "Don't Look Back" gives you a raw look into inquisitive English journalism and zealous teenagers who are still flyin' high on dizzy Beatles fumes. Tracks of the DVD include rare versions of Dylan classics, a discography and an early music video that "MTV of the 60's" surely would have had in hot rotation. The director's cut is your audio tour guide to the people, places and faces of Albert Grossman, Alan Price, Donovan, and Joan Baez. Compared to D.A. Pennebaker's later project "Sweet Toronto", D.L.B. is a remarkable piece of work that's been documented as one of rock's finest movies. Once viewed, you'll have a clear understanding as to what makes Bob Dylan a really cool cat and how he's impressed millions with his honest approach to song writing.
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Summary: This movie is so good it's almost magical
Review: A challenging documentary for any Dyaln fan, due to the fact that it humanizes an idol. We see Dylan being obnoxious to reporters, disagreeable, funny, incoherant, and brilliant. Though shot in documenetary format, one cannot shake the feeling that it never stops being a "performance". When Dylan play's Hank William's "Lost Highway" in that hotel room, oh. lordy, to be a fly on the wall for that one. . .Superb.
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Summary: CLASSIC!
Review: A classic- always imitated but never matched- this is Dylan's "A Hard Days Night"..filmed in crisp black and white, evocative of a great era, captivating and surreal..This is timeless, and NEVER gets old over repeated viewings. A must.
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Summary: Happy About a Green Door.
Review: A previous reviewer wrote, "Often it's best for our heroes to stay away from the camera...[than] our illusions wouldn't be so vulnerable." This statement is one of the sorriest statements I've heard in regards to Bob Dylan in a long time. I shake my head in shame when I read the reviews of Dylan's films ["Masked and Anonymous," particularly], mainly because the reviewers seem to spend most of their time critiquing Dylan as a person--or even the bulk of his career--instead of devoting their attention to the critique of the film. For some reason, people are obsessed with saying bad things about Dylan, even though he never did anything bad at all. When they aren't trashing his life and career, it seems, the rest of them are treating him like he isn't even human, but only a commodity god to be consumed and lauded, but never understood. They don't want him to be real, they only want him to be a remote and intangible entity--a voice in their head, a friend for them from their past. How could you be a fan of Dylan but not want to comprehend him as a person or consider his words? Anyhow, the great thing about Don't Look Back, I think, is the fact that it presents to you all of the Bob Dylans you want--and you can choose for yourself which you take with you from the film. If you want to think of Dylan as an immature egotist who "uses people for furniture," you can. However, if you actually put some thought into the film, and apply Dylan's music to your analysis, as well, you can take from the film a far more positive, and far more accurate, representation of Bob Dylan--that is, looking at the film as a whole, recognizing and considering everything, and then incorporating all parts into an overall conception.Don't Look Back puts Dylan in a harsh and unrelenting light some of the time--revealing him as a human, and not a god. He acts stupid ["always carry a light bulb"], and he is also quite mean and merciless, at times. Dylan was the most intelligent person in his group of friends, and he was certainly aware of it. Dylan, as we can see, treated everyone around him as second-rate--he ignores Joan Baez, mocks his young fans, and demolishes the "science student" into a stuttering, fumbling mess. Of course, you say, you must make certain allowances. He was only twenty-five, he was being hailed as a genius, and he had throngs of women throwing themselves at his feet. Certainly anyone would become narcissistic and arrogant when treated in such a way. The mean, inconsiderate, and harsh Dylan, everyone seems to forget, is only one side of him. Surely you can take away from the film only this one facet of his character, but aren't there other instances to consider? Though there are negative characteristics portrayed in the film, there are nice ones, as well. When Dylan improvises on the piano, he has the most pleasant look on his face, as if he were in another place--haunted, or something. The man sitting next to him is dosing off and barely pays any attention, but it is such a strange moment. How lucky it is that it was caught on film. Just before that, even, Dylan stands outside a guitar shop and looks in awe at the array of guitars in the shop window. "Would you take a look at that guitar?" he says to a man, who still does not respond. He is like a little boy, looking at the instruments as if they were very special and important. The best and nicest moments in the film are the ones in which Dylan is alone or is, so to speak, interacting with himself--on the piano, the guitar, his voice, or the typewriter. He is innocent and youthful when caught on camera by himself, but when relating socially, he turns defensive and unsure. You can't even blame him, really, for the self-defensiveness--the people that surround him rarely respond to what he says; mostly because they can't relate to what he's saying and don't really know how to answer. Like in the end, just before the credits roll, Dylan says to himself, "I feel like I've gone through some kind of change or something." Nobody else in the car knows what he is talking about, and they still don't really bother to respond to him. Dylan doesn't seem to care, though, he just looks out the window quietly, and this hopeful, whimsical, expression comes to his face while the city lights go by.
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Summary: Dylan- Behind the Music (ho-hum)
Review: After watching this, you will never want to see another English hotel room again. Most of the film consists of Dylan playing odd bars of music while his hangers-on laugh at everything he says. You will not find out a whole lot more about him. A little dull and disappointing.
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Summary: Does he appreciate the applause from the crowd
Review: As This was the first time i'd seen dylan as a person rather than just a singer, i found it an amazing insight into the artist even though it was such a small section of his career. There are far too many underlying aspects to this mammoth piece of artistry. The video is full of hidden meanings and gentle paranoia. His personality shines through the video with an innocent arrogance. Favourites: Live version "it's alright Ma", "The lonesome death of hattie carrol (watch him rush).The best version of "Times they are a changin" sung primo. What a concert, fancy having the beatles sitting in the crowd, quietly listening to you.
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