Opinion: Greatest Rock Movie?

[wayang]

And (lest we forget): Easy Rider:



"Don't Bogart that joint, mah friend..."

[goofyfoot]

Winterland.....San Francisco.....Corner of Post and Steiner just off of Geary @ Fillmore.....11-25-76.....I was there.

"The Last Waltz."

The Band, Traffic, Bob Marley & The Wailers --- the three cornerstones of my musical journey outside of jazz. 'Nuff said.....Goofyfoot

[wj350]

Some great titles here so far. As big a Beatles fan as I am, probably my favorite rock movie is "The Commitments." I really enjoy AHDN and Help!, but I tend to think of them both as extended music videos.

Bill

[danbind]

"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"--c'mon, the Strawberry Alarm Clock! And the girl band at the center of the movie, the Carrie Nations.

Also, "Head".

[phlemmy]

Spinal Tap.

[antipodean]

Also, "Head".

Man, I'd forgotten that surrealist messterpiece. The Monkees committing commercial suicide on film...

To misquote Douglas Adams: It's a great film if you like that kind of thing!

[danbind]

danbind wrote:Also, "Head".



Man, I'd forgotten that surrealist messterpiece. The Monkees committing commercial suicide on film...

To misquote Douglas Adams: It's a great film if you like that kind of thing!

...and directed by Jack Nicholson. How twisted is that?

[cjj]

What, no votes for Purple Rain???

[phlemmy]

Purple Rain is a good flick. Some of the movies mentioned in this thread aren't rock movies IMHO, just movies with rock soundtracks.

[cjj]

Yeah, it wasn't bad, just not my thing. My girlfriend at the time loved it...

[phlemmy]

I'm pretty sure all of our girlfriends at the time did!

[wayang]

Good call on Purple Rain, Phlem'...but I feel like you're 'picking on my picks', if I can read between your lines. I'm sure the boundaries of a genre like 'rock movies' will be a bit blurry for everyone. For an (admittedly) controversial example, my own list would have to include Apocalypse Now...hey, it's got a memorable placement of "Suzie Q" in it...

For me, a 'rock movie' has to capture something of what was going on in the larger culture to bring about and shape rock's evolution. Naturally, any concert flick gets included by means of direct representation, but are you gonna tell me that The Magic Christian doesn't have a 'rock' attitude to go along with the soundtrack?

And speaking of my personal list (and I was reminded of it a few minutes ago whilst watching the circling helicopters and contemplating President Obama's arrival at the Museum half a mile from where I'm sitting), I want to urge everyone to see Putney Swope at their earliest convenience...

[phlemmy]

By your logic, I have to include River's Edge. not a movie about rock but certainly the soundtrack to my teen years...and now.

[wayang]

Well, then...there ya go...

[phlemmy]

sorry, i meant to put "your logic" in quotation marks and italics. *snicker*