So we're at this place again where the OCD in me wants an entry for every number, but the way Criterion changed things was the box sets get their own number - which means I have an entry with no movie but in this case I can talk for a bit beforehand.
I can tell you that when I was a kid they showed this on PBS and I didn't get around to seeing it but I saw promos for it a lot. I also watched the Woodstock documentary a lot. As a kid in the 80's I was more or less enamored with the 60's and especially the music. I loved Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and they played here - (croz in two bands) although I don't believe they're in the movie. I loved Simon and Garfunkel, and I loved some of the Mama's and the Papa's. I first heard of Jimi Hendrix here and the way he lit his guitar on fire near the end. So as I sit down to watch this I expect a lot of things I'll enjoy.
There are a ton of extra performances, and of course, the 2nd disk will go full Otis and Jimi which is gonna be fun. I'm sure someone somewhere has made a massive cut of all the extra performances an just made a 3 hr film. I always love music festival documentaries like Festival, Woodstock and this, because I never really got to go to one and I'm sure it would have been awesome.
Anyways I could share my thoughts on this one because in some way the parts I did see, or the clips, DID have an influence on me. It was a perfect festival really, which Woodstock would be the peak, and Altamont the decline. I'm going to watch the movie now but wanted to spill a few thoughts on it first since I had the entry.
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