Woodstock the movie

jh45gun · September 5th, 2009, 05:47 PM

OK so I seen this when it came out in the theatres back in 1970. Pretty much forgot what it was all about so decided to rent it and I guess from a musicians standpoint (mine) it was a sucky film. For the talent that was there they did in my opinion a crappy job picking what to show music wise.

Only thing I got out of it was I never seen so many UGLY people in one place at one time.

jh45gun · September 5th, 2009, 11:49 PM

I was looking to see CCR in the film as this was the directors cut and was supposed to have more footage but they never showed them. I seen this at an other forum.

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CCR...Singer John Fogerty claimed that the performance at Woodstock was so terrible that he initially refused to allow the footage to play in the film

Kebmel · September 5th, 2009, 11:51 PM

Thanks for the review, I think I'll give it a miss.....

getbent · September 6th, 2009, 02:48 AM

oh man... this is the original right?

my buddy and I got 'a note' in high school to go see this at a revival house in Redondo Beach... cruising the beach in his AMC Hornet with a hole in the floor....

The movie is pretty sloppy and I know of late guys are trashing Woodstock etc... I loved it at the time and while the performances were raw.... I'll never play in front of that many people and I'll never get to go to a concert like that.... and while it may not have changed people's lives... it was a huge event....

If a guy hates hippies and hates that era and all that those folks hoped would happen and they want to pretend nothing happened because they didn't participate, okay, I'm cool with that... but, while I was only a little kid (10) when it happened... it was the talk of my neighborhood... and when I got the chance to see the movie... I went and enjoyed it.

As for the people being ugly. Well, I think they look like people do...

I'm pretty careful about calling people ugly because, well, someone might have to look at me, right? The biggest memory I have of that movie is the Richie Havens part.. I liked it... Haven't seen it in awhile.

ibobunot · September 6th, 2009, 05:18 AM

I think you can find ugly people at any point in human history....

hybridpicker · September 6th, 2009, 06:03 AM

I couldn't be paid to watch woodstack. Not to offend anyone cause it's just my opinon and it doesnt matter but I have no desire to watch a bunch of dirty hippies and draft dodgers (not all of them but a lot) go around high on drugs and listen to hippie trash music. The only music I enjoyed from the era was mike nesmiths work with and away from the monkees and clarence whites work with the byrds and the kentucky colonels and the flying burrito brothers.

I never understood thw whole craze over woodstock. To me that is part of the moral decay of this country.

This country was a much better place when their were family values. Families like the cleavers and father knows best.

I feel blessed to be from the south and from the country. Things have changed here too but there is still a sense of old southern ways and morality.

ibobunot · September 6th, 2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by hybridpicker

This country was a much better place when their were family values. Families like the cleavers and father knows best..

I'm glad to hear you're enjoying your TV fantasy world...

Eric Karonen · September 6th, 2009, 08:59 AM

Well, I'm glad someone made the flick. I went to see it several times when it first came out. Those were interesting years if you were a teenager.

jh45gun · September 6th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Oh I thought as a teenager it was a cool flick but like every one else you learn a lot as you get older. I though the film was poorly made and they could have shown the music acts better. I was not there so I do not know what it was like in person and after seeing what it was like I am glad I was not there too darn many people for me. About the Ugly comment well there was watch the movie again and see. LOL Of course strange comes into the picture too. Hey I was 18 in 1970 when the movie came out so I know what some of the younger folks dressed like then I was that age. Still I could not help but notice in the film there were some pretty strange looking folks if Strange is a better choice then ugly. Some folks may like the film but after seeing it again I thought it could have been done much better.

jh45gun · September 6th, 2009, 12:56 PM

One other thing I am sure with that many people there were lots of young folks there that were "Normal young people" that were there for the excitement or music or what ever. However the movie pretty much focused on the freaks and drugged and the strange ones that were there. So in away it was slanted towards that point of view. I am guessing that not all at woodstock was hippies but that is what the movie focused on.

Bako · September 6th, 2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hybridpicker

This country was a much better place when their were family values. Families like the cleavers and father knows best.

Young Bud (Billy Gray) from Father Knows Best eventually had hair past his butt and raced motorcycles in SoCal. Good to see he broke away from the family!

getbent · September 6th, 2009, 02:16 PM

you know what... this thread is gonna be political...

closed.

September 5th, 2009, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
jh45gun Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,968	Woodstock the movie OK so I seen this when it came out in the theatres back in 1970. Pretty much forgot what it was all about so decided to rent it and I guess from a musicians standpoint (mine) it was a sucky film. For the talent that was there they did in my opinion a crappy job picking what to show music wise. Only thing I got out of it was I never seen so many UGLY people in one place at one time.

September 6th, 2009, 02:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,699 37 Photos	oh man... this is the original right? my buddy and I got 'a note' in high school to go see this at a revival house in Redondo Beach... cruising the beach in his AMC Hornet with a hole in the floor.... The movie is pretty sloppy and I know of late guys are trashing Woodstock etc... I loved it at the time and while the performances were raw.... I'll never play in front of that many people and I'll never get to go to a concert like that.... and while it may not have changed people's lives... it was a huge event.... If a guy hates hippies and hates that era and all that those folks hoped would happen and they want to pretend nothing happened because they didn't participate, okay, I'm cool with that... but, while I was only a little kid (10) when it happened... it was the talk of my neighborhood... and when I got the chance to see the movie... I went and enjoyed it. As for the people being ugly. Well, I think they look like people do... I'm pretty careful about calling people ugly because, well, someone might have to look at me, right? The biggest memory I have of that movie is the Richie Havens part.. I liked it... Haven't seen it in awhile. __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

September 6th, 2009, 08:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Eric Karonen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 57 Posts: 3,265	Well, I'm glad someone made the flick. I went to see it several times when it first came out. Those were interesting years if you were a teenager. __________________ Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope (1688-1744)

September 6th, 2009, 02:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,699 37 Photos	you know what... this thread is gonna be political... closed. __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

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hybridpicker TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Age: 35 Posts: 24	I couldn't be paid to watch woodstack. Not to offend anyone cause it's just my opinon and it doesnt matter but I have no desire to watch a bunch of dirty hippies and draft dodgers (not all of them but a lot) go around high on drugs and listen to hippie trash music. The only music I enjoyed from the era was mike nesmiths work with and away from the monkees and clarence whites work with the byrds and the kentucky colonels and the flying burrito brothers. I never understood thw whole craze over woodstock. To me that is part of the moral decay of this country. This country was a much better place when their were family values. Families like the cleavers and father knows best. I feel blessed to be from the south and from the country. Things have changed here too but there is still a sense of old southern ways and morality.

September 6th, 2009, 12:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
jh45gun Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,968	Oh I thought as a teenager it was a cool flick but like every one else you learn a lot as you get older. I though the film was poorly made and they could have shown the music acts better. I was not there so I do not know what it was like in person and after seeing what it was like I am glad I was not there too darn many people for me. About the Ugly comment well there was watch the movie again and see. LOL Of course strange comes into the picture too. Hey I was 18 in 1970 when the movie came out so I know what some of the younger folks dressed like then I was that age. Still I could not help but notice in the film there were some pretty strange looking folks if Strange is a better choice then ugly. Some folks may like the film but after seeing it again I thought it could have been done much better.

September 6th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
jh45gun Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,968	One other thing I am sure with that many people there were lots of young folks there that were "Normal young people" that were there for the excitement or music or what ever. However the movie pretty much focused on the freaks and drugged and the strange ones that were there. So in away it was slanted towards that point of view. I am guessing that not all at woodstock was hippies but that is what the movie focused on.

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