its length overtaxes the material: the editor must have lost his notebook because there's a frightening amount of repetition.
Still, any Dylan fan will relish the interviews of Bob, his contemporaries, and critics--- and the narrative by the man himself is invaluable.
The performances? Many are sensational.
You'd think that Scorsese and Dylan would make for a truly landmark film but it doesn't approach those expectations. It is stylistically straight ahead and there are few surprises, few interviews with those that might give different insights or perhaps tarnish the halo.
But for a real fan, those are quibbles: a few hours of Dylan is good enough for me.
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Topic - Scorsese's, "No Direction Home:" a must-see documentary though - tinear 21:08:18 02/02/10 (15)
- RE: Scorsese's, "No Direction Home:" a must-see documentary though - patrickU 07:33:51 02/03/10 (0)
- Did I click on the 2005 link by accident? - Jazz Inmate 22:20:47 02/02/10 (13)
- Here's a 1985 Bob nugget: - tinear 08:06:01 02/03/10 (0)
- Of course you continue to project YOUR disenchantment with - tinear 08:01:19 02/03/10 (10)
- Not projecting. Commenting on Pete Seeger's interview in NDH nt - Jazz Inmate 11:01:51 02/03/10 (8)
- Seeger was seething at Dylan's going electric, complaining about the noise and the fact - tinear 11:50:27 02/03/10 (7)
- Re: Seeger was seething at Dylan's going electric, complaining about the noise and the fact - Jazz Inmate 13:26:24 02/03/10 (6)
- So Dylan is establishment? Oh, man........................ nt - tinear 19:56:15 02/03/10 (5)
- No, Dylan was an individualist. Seeger & co were anti-establishment - Jazz Inmate 22:24:43 02/03/10 (4)
- You seem unable to keep on topic. Dylan was an individualist. What does that - tinear 08:46:14 02/04/10 (2)
- RE: You seem unable to keep on topic. Dylan was an individualist. What does that - Jazz Inmate 09:40:31 02/04/10 (1)
- Your last sentence says it all. In other words, my characterization of you - tinear 11:58:41 02/04/10 (0)
- RE: You are absolutely right. He is a poet with a social conscience. And that was it. nt - patrickU 03:39:22 02/04/10 (0)
- Speaking of which... Bob at the White House! - musetap 10:59:06 02/03/10 (0)
- Yeah, I think this was released a few years ago. - PdL 04:54:07 02/03/10 (0)