Pink Floyd - The Wall

Starring:Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Kevin McKeon, Bob Hoskins, David Bingham (II), Jenny Wright, Alex McAvoy, Ellis Dale, James Hazeldine, Ray Mort, Margery Mason, Robert Bridges, Michael Ensign, Marie Passarelli, Winston Rose, Joanne Whalley, Nell Campbell, Emma Longfellow
Director: Alan Parker
Studio: Sony
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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By any rational measure, Alan Parker's cinematic interpretation of Pink Floyd: The Wall is a glorious failure. Glorious because its imagery is hypnotically striking, frequently resonant, and superbly photographed by the gifted cinematographer Peter Biziou. And a failure because the entire exercise is hopelessly dour, loyal to the bleak themes and psychological torment of Roger Waters's great musical opus, and yet utterly devoid of the humor that Waters certainly found in his own material. Any attempt to visualize The Wall would be fraught with artistic danger, and Parker succumbs to his own self-importance, creating a film that's as fascinating as it is flawed.

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By any rational measure, Alan Parker's cinematic interpretation of Pink Floyd: The Wall is a glorious failure. Glorious because its imagery is hypnotically striking, frequently resonant, and superbly photographed by the gifted cinematographer Peter Biziou. And a failure because the entire exercise is hopelessly dour, loyal to the bleak themes and psychological torment of Roger Waters's great musical opus, and yet utterly devoid of the humor that Waters certainly found in his own material. Any attempt to visualize The Wall would be fraught with artistic danger, and Parker succumbs to his own self-importance, creating a film that's as fascinating as it is flawed.

Description

Track List:
1.Original film presented in high-definition widescreen and mixed in 5.1 surround sound
2."The Other Side Of The Wall" - a 25 minute documentary about the making of the film
3."Retrospective" - an exclusive 45 minute retrospective documentary of interviews with Roger Waters, Alan Parker, Gerald Scarfe, Peter Biziou, Alan Marshall and James Guthrie 4.Original film trailer and production stills

In celebration of the quarter-century anniversary, Columbia Records is releasing a special limited edition DVD of this landmark film. Packaged in a deluxe DVD digi-pak designed to look like The Wall with debossed brick work and a clear O-card, this stunning release features a photo montage of film shots and a fold-out reproduction of the original film promotional poster. All the artwork and design for this lavish packaging has been coordinated by original Pink Floyd designers Peter Curzon and Storm Thorgerson.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome! This movie rock!.......2007-05-16

Awesome! This movie rock!

Audio is much better than the original version. It's really worth it.

Imagine this film done by Ridley Scott........2007-05-11

I remember first time I watched this film in movie theatre when it was released to the first theatrical events, I left the room really disappointed. I felt that Floyd had lost one great opportunity of creating a masterpiece of images and music. By that time we all were still under the impact of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album a real masterpiece and there was a great expectation about the film, but I have to confess, I had an insight that it wasn't to happen and why I affirm this, because one of the worst experiences I have ever had in my life was my decision of watching the worst film of all times, a film called "Fame" or "Infamous if you like", and guess who was the director of this ridiculous film, yes Alan Parker, so I couldn't expect nothing better from this guy really. Can you all remember good films this guy has been done? Well, no, so do I! It was really a disaster this choice, but how we cannot change what happened, I only can give three stars for the few really good moments this film has, like that of "Goodbye blue sky" and I'm sure this great moments is much more because of the music than the image itself, no, one thing we have to say and recognize "the work of Gerald Scarfe is a real work of genius" he was with Pink Floyd since the creation of the fantastic "The Wall" artwork. Can you all imagine if this film had been done by Ridley Scott with the help of Gerald Scarfe, wow, simply no comments... It would have been a truly masterpiece!

A one hour thirty minute music video.......2007-04-03

And not a great one, by any measure. While I'm sure the Pink Floyd fan boys will slobber all over this and proclaim its genius, the truth is that it's really pretty boring. Random trivial war images, check. Random trivial teen angst and rebellion images, check. Random trivial drug lifestyle images, check. Random trivial imagery of fascist oppression. Hooray! It's paint by numbers anti-establishment. FIGHT THE INSTITUTION! I guess this explains why Pink Floyd zealots have a long standing reputation of excessive drug use, you'd have to be toasted in order to find brilliance here. No dialogue and a non-linear story line makes it so the film is really nothing but a long music video, which like most videos depends on symbolic imagery, and we learn that film isn't Roger Water's medium. Instead of four or five music videos (which is how it would probably be done today) from a solid album, they made one huge video from a concept album. Actually a great idea and quite progressive for the time. But it's still boring. I guess if I'm pressed to say something truly positive about the film, it set a strong precedent that music videos have the potential, as a medium, to do something very special, above and beyond what the song itself could do. That music videos can be something more than just performance/concert videos. Of course, it just showed the potential, it didn't actualize that potential.

Usually, with any criticism of Pink Floyd, you can expect the usual diatribes from the fan base about how you just don't get it, it's over your head, beyond your grasp, blah blah blah, but the sad truth is, there's just nothing here. It's just plain boring.

There's nothing. Well, except maybe we learn that someone in Pink Floyd has serious mommy issues. And even as the film bores you to tears, the music really is fantastic. In fact the music is so great it really does illustrates how they tried so hard, and fell so far short with the film. Buy the album, forget the film! The music alone salvages three stars for this, the album itself rates much higher.

And really, the flower scene? Just lame.

One Stunning Movie1.......2007-03-22

Pink Floyd's the Wall is not your typical rock concert like Tommy or Jesus Christ Superstar, but is an allegorical story about a rock star who is descending into madness. Each bad event in his life helps to add another "brick" into the wall of insanity that he, Pink, is building around himself to shut out the real world. While Pink is fictional, he embodies in part the story of real-life Pink Floyd member Sid Barrett whose LSD induced behavior ultimately got him removed from the band and elements of the way Roger Waters was was beginning to feel after touring for a long while which led to his writing The Wall.

At turns grim, weird, bloody, violent, a bit sexy, and even a little bit funny, this movie is very compelling to watch even though it's not as easy to understand (for instance, the marching hammers). Yet, the lyrics of the accompanying Pink Floyd music helps to hold everything together so that the sum of the parts is much greater than the individual parts of this movie. I only gave it four stars instead of five because of the letterbox format that cuts away half of the screen if youhave a small TV set. If you had a huge projection screen it would be a different matter. While DVD offers more features, if you want to see the picture in all of its glory, then until a full screen version comes out (if there isn't one already) it's best to get the VHS version.

Classic.....Takes me back to childhood.......2007-02-15

I was born in the early 70's so I became familiar with Pink Floyd music before ever seeing this movie. I had listened to all my dad's Pink Floyd records secretly while he was at work because he'd never let us listen to them with all the graphic language and adult themes. Then one day my step-brother said there was a Pink Floyd movie called "The Wall" and we got a copy of it to watch. What a great thrill that was!

I own the special edition DVD and it gives me great pleasure to watch this movie on my 62" flatscreen tv with surround sound.

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Awesome! This movie rock!
Imagine this film done by Ridley Scott.
A one hour thirty minute music video
One Stunning Movie1
Classic.....Takes me back to childhood

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Starring: Bob Geldof , Christine Hargreaves , James Laurenson , Eleanor David , and Kevin McKeon
Director: Alan Parker
Manufacturer: Sony
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Customer Reviews:

Awesome! This movie rock!.......2007-05-16

Awesome! This movie rock!

Audio is much better than the original version. It's really worth it.

Imagine this film done by Ridley Scott........2007-05-11

A one hour thirty minute music video.......2007-04-03

One Stunning Movie1.......2007-03-22

Classic.....Takes me back to childhood.......2007-02-15

Average customer rating:

Awesome! This movie rock!
Imagine this film done by Ridley Scott.
A one hour thirty minute music video
One Stunning Movie1
Classic.....Takes me back to childhood

Pink Floyd The Wall
Starring: Bob Geldof , Christine Hargreaves , James Laurenson , Eleanor David , and Kevin McKeon
Director: Alan Parker
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Customer Reviews:

Awesome! This movie rock!.......2007-05-16

Awesome! This movie rock!

Audio is much better than the original version. It's really worth it.

Imagine this film done by Ridley Scott........2007-05-11

A one hour thirty minute music video.......2007-04-03

One Stunning Movie1.......2007-03-22

Classic.....Takes me back to childhood.......2007-02-15

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this is not pink floyd

The Wall Live in Berlin Pink Floyd

Manufacturer: Import DVDS
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Dark Side Of The Moon
Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD)
The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)

ASIN: B000NWV6SA

Product Description

Rare Pink Floyd Live the Wall DVD Import. Playlist includes 1. In The Flesh 2. The Thin Ice 3. Another Brick In The Wall (Part I) 4. Happiest Days of Our Lives 5. Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) 6. Mother 7. Goodbye Blue Sky 8. Empty Spaces 9. Young Lu 10. One Of My Turns 11. Don't Leave Me Now 12. Another Brick in the Wall (Part III) 13. Goodbye Cruel World 14. Hey You 15. Is There Anybody Out There? 16. Nobody Home 17. Vera 18. Bring the Boys Back Home 19. Comfortably Numb 20. In The Flesh 21. Run Like Hell 22. Waiting For The Worms 23. Stop 24. The Trial 25. The Tide is Turning (After Live Aid)

Customer Reviews:

this is not pink floyd.......2007-05-29

this is nbot a pink floyd concert .. this is only roger water at the wall in berlin and you can find it at 9.99 in walmart or any other place this guy is selling if the concert was pink floyd but is not is only roger water .. please don't buy the disc for him his a lier ...

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Pirated

Pink Floyd The Wall Live Earls Court

Manufacturer: Pandora's Videos
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Product Description

Pink Floyd The Wall Live at Earl's Court London, England August 9th, 1980 This is without a doubt the best quality version of this Wall live show available. This would be a great addition to any PF collection. Tracks performed are as follows: 01. In the Flesh? 02. The Thin Ice 03. Another Brick in the Wall (Part I) 04. The Happiest Days of Our Lives 05. Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) 06. Mother 07. Goodbye Blue Sky 08. Empty Spaces 09. What Shall We Do Now? 10. Young Lust 11. One of My Turns 12. Don't Leave Me Now 13. Another Brick in the Wall (Part III) 14. Goodbye Cruel World 15. Hey You 16. Is There Anybody Out There? 17. Nobody Home 18. Vera 19. Bring the Boys Back Home 20. Comfortably Numb 21. The Show Must Go On 22. Master of Ceremonies 23. In the Flesh 24. Run Like Hell 25. Waiting for the Worms 26. Stop 27. The Trial 28. Outside the Wall

Customer Reviews:

Pirated.......2007-02-12

Homemade, ultra low-quality, pirated DVD's.
Please Amazon stop like this people we trust you but they cheat us.

PINK FLOYD "THE WALL LIVE AT EARLS COURT August 9th 1980" Multimedia Collection: 2 CD's + 1 DVD set

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SCAM
This is NOT a legitimate Pink Floyd release : buyer beware!
Buyer Beware
the worst quality
worthless

PINK FLOYD "THE WALL LIVE AT EARLS COURT August 9th 1980" Multimedia Collection: 2 CD's + 1 DVD set
Starring: PINK FLOYD David Gilmour
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PINK FLOYD
David Gilmour

ASIN: B000ENYWZW

Product Description

DVD: Color: NTSC, (1-6) Sound: Dolby Surround 5.1. SET I:1. In The Flesh?. 2. The Thin Ice. 3. Another Brick In the Wall-p. 4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives. 5. Another Brick In the Wall-p. 6. Mother. 7. Goodbye Blue Sky. 8. Empty Spaces. 9. Young Lust. 10. One Of My Turns. 11. Don't Leave Me Now. 12. Another Brick In the Wall-pt. 13. Goodbye Cruel World. SET II:1. Hey You. 2. Is There Anybody Out There?. 3. Nobody Home. 4. Vera. 5. Bring The Boys Back Home. 6. Comfortably Numb. 7. The Show Must Go On. 8. In The Flesh. 9. Run Like Hell. 10. Waiting For The Worms. 11. Stop. 12. The Trial. 13. Outside The Wall. *****. CD 1: 1. In The Flesh?. 2. The Thin Ice. 3. Another Brick In theWall-p. 4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives. 5. Another Brick In the Wall-p. 6. Mother. 7. Goodbye Blue Sky. 8. Empty Spaces9. Young Lust. 10. One Of My Turns. 11. Don't Leave Me Now. 12. Another Brick In the Wall-pt. 13. Goodbye Cruel World. CD 2: You. 2. Is There Anybody Out There?. 3. Nobody Home. 4. Vera. 5. Bring The Boys Back Home. 6. Comfortably Numb. 7. The Show Must Go On. 8. In The Flesh. 9. Run Like Hell. 10. Waiting For The Worms. 11. Stop. 12. The Trial. 13. Outside The Wall

Customer Reviews:

SCAM.......2007-05-12

DO NOT BUY THIS DVD! This is nothing more than a bootleg video of very poor quality. I know because I have seen this footage, which by the way can be downloaded from various bootleg websites. Pink Floyd has never released any filmed performances of The Wall and until they do, there is no decent bootleg footage (like this is) available.

I only gave this 1 star because Amazon requires at least 1 star.

This is NOT a legitimate Pink Floyd release : buyer beware!.......2006-12-07

Do not be fooled. This is NOT a legit Columbia/Sony Pink Floyd release. It is nothing more than a pirated copy of "The Wall" studio album coupled with a poor quality copy of an Earls Court video bootleg from The Wall tour. BUYER BEWARE!!!

Buyer Beware.......2006-12-02

Click onto Tim Kass' online reviews. He has reviewed other Pink Floyd DVD's and worded them exactly the same and rated them five stars!!! Obviously, he is marketing these homemade, ultra low-quality, pirated DVD's.

Timmyboy is taking advantage of us PF fans who would love to see good quality vintage footage.

Shame, shame, shame!!!!

the worst quality.......2006-04-03

hey guys
i am a dy hard pink floyd fan and this dvd is the worst do not spend your hard earned money on this after watching 20 minutes of this dvd you can get a bad headache again i think they have copyed this from a video and the picture and sound is very poor
i warned you guys.

worthless.......2006-04-02

This was the most expensive, and even more dissapointing purchase I've made yet. I dont know where the one good rateing came from, but you can't get surround sound without a menu to set it up. The quality was horrible, as was the sound. and it would have been nice to know that the cd's were the studio cuts.
I have a friend that has a copy that has an awsome menu, with several extras, I guess he will have to make me a copy so I can replace this useless one. The package is nice, but that's the best I can say. I gave it 1 star becouse it was the lowest one avalible.

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I have actually seen it too and I hate it
I have actually seen it ...
Might be complete garbage...
A Real Must Have!!

Critical Review of The Wall
Starring: Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Classic Rock Legends
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Release Date: 2005-10-04

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PINK FLOYDS THE WALL (SPECIAL 2DVD & BOOK SET) (PINK FLOYD)

Customer Reviews:

I have actually seen it too and I hate it.......2006-05-12

The book part of this dvd & book set may indeed be worth a read but I didn't pay to read the book I wanted to see the DVDs, so my review is of the DVDs.

Disc 1 was ok to watch. At least they broke down the album and went through each track (even if some explanations of a track were just that an explanation). At least we got to see the members of Pink Floyd talk about The Wall and their experience being with the band.

Disc 2 the so called Pink Floyd in their own words was just that (or from what I saw was). The first few minutes I watched was filled with images of mixers, drums, tape recorders and music with no talking. If that is all you are going to show at least play music that was performed by the band. The version of Another Brick in the wall part 2 I heard made me cringe. When you did hear the members of the band and production members talk it was just that... talking... with maybe a picture of the person who was speaking.

If there is actually any point of the 2nd Disc where you see a member of the Band being interviewed please let me know because I ended up stopping this Disc out of pure frustration.

The book may be good to read but I certainly wouldn't pay this much money to buy a book.

I have actually seen it ..........2005-09-24

Unlike the previous reviewer I have actually seen the DVD and read the book and yes it is indeed a very good and thorough review of The Wall . It's not anything else nor does it claim to be .It seems totally wrong to paste reviews of products you haven't seen

Might be complete garbage..........2005-09-04

If this is in any way related to the series of Pink Floyd "Critical Review" DVDs, then this will most likely be complete garbage. I object to reviews being posted to items that are not yet released, but I felt it would be a crime not to counter the previous five star review. Just wait and see what people think about it once it is released. Again, it comes from the same studio (Classic Rock Legends) as those other horrible DVDs, and will most likely stink if it is in fact related. The book seems like a nice extra, but you simply can't call it a must own DVD.

A Real Must Have!!.......2005-08-25

This DVD is a real must have for any genuine Pink Floyd fan out there.
The pacakge contains a 72 page (which is worth the money on its own) plus 2DVD's.
I may be slightly biast but The Wall was and still is my favourite album of all time. To here the views of others is great but not always agreeable, to here the why's and wherefores as to what influenced the bands creative juices was fascinating to say the least.

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Manufacturer: Redux Films
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Pink Floyd Collection Boxset 7 DVD included 7 collections: 1. Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) 2. Live at Pompell The Director's Cut (2003) 3. Roger Waters The Wall Live in Berlin (1990) 4. Pulse 1 (2006) 5. Pulse 2 (2006) 6. The Songs Of Pink Floyd and Pink Floyd London 1966/1967 (2005) 7. The Dark Side Of The Moon (2005)

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Rock Milestones: The Wall (Dts)
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Description

It is now over 25 years since the launch of The Wall. Conceived by Roger Waters as an ambitious double album, a spectacular live show and a ground breaking feature film. The Wall has gone on to achieve iconic status in the history of popular music. It has been both lavished with praise and subjected to the most hostile criticism imaginable. In the words of the band and their critics then and now, this is the independent critical review of a milestone in popular culture, which strips away the prejudice to produce the ultimate retrospective on one of the most important and iconoclastic popular works of the twentieth century.

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Awesome! This movie rock!
Imagine this film done by Ridley Scott.
A one hour thirty minute music video
One Stunning Movie1
Classic.....Takes me back to childhood

Pink Floyd The Wall [Region 2]
Starring: Bob Geldof , Christine Hargreaves , James Laurenson , Eleanor David , and Kevin McKeon
Director: Alan Parker
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