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Rumor has it that at the debut screening of The Last Waltz in 1977, Ronnie Hawkins stood up at the extinguish of the film and remarked sarcastically, “That was all honest, but it distinct could’ve weak a few more shots of Robbie!” By now, any serious fan of the Band will be familiar with the antipathy between Robbie Robertson and some of his traditional comrades. A quarter-century later, this classic movie’s disproportionate concentration on Robertson at the others’ expense not only remains palpable, it’s even more lopsided in the updated version. But for better or worse, that is a key section of the chronicle of the Band; and in retrospect, the Last Waltz is surely an even more upright documentary than Robertson had aimed for. More importantly, it captures one of the greatest concerts of the rock era.
As Levon Helm relates in his rather bitter tale “This Wheel’s on Fire,” the decision to disBand was Robertson’s alone and the Last Waltz was a somewhat reluctant spend on the section of the other four. This shows to varying degrees in the interviews which are dispersed throughout the concert footage: Robertson, who appears far more often than the others, looks engrossing and a bit rehearsed (although it’s hard not to feel some animosity towards him if you’ve read Helm’s book) while the others contemplate tired or worse. (Helm’s description of Richard Manuel as “looking like Che Guevara after the Bolivians got done with him” is all too finish to the price!) While unflattering to a degree, the interview scenes do drawl volumes about what the music industry did to one of rock’s all time greatest bands and the truth about the then-impending breakup. The Band did, after all, reunite sans Robertson as soon as they were legally able to employ the name again without his blessing. The commentary itself is composed spicy as well, particularly some of the saltier stories of life on the road in the early 1960s, a time too often opinion of as rock’s “innocent” years.
But the music itself is calm the most primary piece of the display by far. However depressed things had become slack the scenes, these guys could peaceful play like no other band before or since, and it’s almost magical to look them do so for the very last time. Given Helm’s well-documented distaste for the whole project, it’s powerful how glad he looks during most of the performances, almost as if the abominable blood disappeared during those last few hours while they were doing what they did best together. The unhurried Rick Danko’s showstopping solo performance of “Stage Alarm” honest might be the concert’s most intense moment, which is perhaps objective as it should be given the subject matter of that song and the reality late the scenes.
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If there is any complaint to be made about the concert footage itself, it is that the guest performances by Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters and Van Morrison featured here don’t necessarily do justice to the tubby brilliance of that night. The complete soundtrack (which was only recently released legitimately, after years of bootlegging) reveals glorious performances that didn’t compose it into the movie, although Martin Scorcese claims in the retrospective documentary that this is only because he simply wasn’t able to shoot friendly footage of some of them. Nonetheless, the performances that did perform the sever are helpful across the board. Even the wildly out of dwelling Neil Diamond does a decent job with his one song of the evening, even if I was left grateful that it was only one song. Best of all, we’re treated to dozens of unintentionally hilarious shots of Robertson singing with such emotion that the veins stand out on his neck - into a microphone which, as Helm gleefully recounted in his book, wasn’t plugged in. (This was no accident; guitar genius though he was and is, Robertson’s vocal abilities always paled in comparison to those of Helm, Danko and Manuel, who also delievers a number of touching performances here.)
The current footage consists mostly of Scorcese and Robertson reminiscing about the making of the film; it’s predictably self-congratulatory, but fairly informative. More intriguing to me, though, are recollections spread throughout the prove from a wide variety of people who were fervent with the project in various ways, playable as voice-overs with any given allotment of the concert. After 25 years, these provide a perspective on the event and its meaning through the eyes of someone - or really, many someones - other than Robbie Robertson. Perhaps this was the modern intent slow the movie. In any case, it should have been. The current perspectives and footage are an undeniably nice touch, but the music collected stands alone, and it sounds better than ever. It all makes for a original and improved gape at one of rock’s all time sizable events.
MGM really did an outstanding job with this release. The movie itself is justly well-known as one of the greatest concert documentaries of all time. The Band is brimming with energy and they play their farewell concert, and the music sounds astounding in the 5.1 mix. You don’t even have to be a tall fan of The Band to devour this movie, as long as you like classic rock. There are so many guest stars that join The Band, including Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, The Staples Singers, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and many others.
There are two outstanding commentary tracks on this dvd. One of them features director Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson (of The Band) . Over the course of the film, they provide a big deal of insight into the making of the documentary. Equally well-known is the second audio commentary, which features many participants (the other surviving Band members, a few of the guest performers such as Dr. John and Mavis Staples, and several crew members, among others) . Although the many participants were recorded separately, the track tightly edited with nary a slow moment. A nice touch: you can engage a subtitle feature which will bring up the name of the person who is speaking while the commentary plays.
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If all that weren’t enough, the 20 petite featurette contains apt original interview footage with Scorsese and Robertson. And there is a 12 small outtake which is an all-star pickle session (the instrumental spot itself isn’t all that involving, but with that kind of line-up it’s well worth watching) . Even the Collected Photo gallery had more care effect into it than most dvds, with the photos divided into three sections, many featuring captions to identify what we’re looking at.
The movie itself looks and sounds so respectable, it justifies the acquire. But the supplemental material puts this blueprint above the 5-star level.
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