Pink Floyd - The Wall [DVD] [1982] [2000]

A great movie, with a great soundtrack. Saw this many years ago, talk about nostalgia.

A mandatory purchase for all Pink Floyd fans, this iconic 1982 Alan Parker-directed film based on the album looks fantastic in its new Hi-Definition film transfer with the images spotless and colors perfectly saturated. Sonically it is also a real treat. Going through my quality Hi-fi stereo system set up around my large LED TV the sound is stunningly good. My son and I sent the ladies out for a couple of hours, closed the curtains, cranked up the volume and had a blast. Adding to the pleasure is a bucket-load of extras – substantial documentaries, a commentary (by Roger Waters and Gerald Scarfe) and lots of tidbits including a video of “Hey You”, a song inexplicably omitted from the complete film.The only quibbles I have about this DVD concern the film itself. Coming to it for the first time in 25 years I was reminded of the same reservations I once had when viewing it in the kitchen of my college dormitory. I still don’t like what has been done to “Mother”. One of the best songs on the album, it is slowed down, the guitar being replaced by lullaby baby bells at the beginning. It even grinds to a halt half way through only to resume again. The original album version is simpler and much much better. Also, the added musical material still does nothing for the film, especially the very first song etching in daddy’s life on the Anzio front before he is butchered. A lot of extra imagery and noises have been added between songs and still serve to stretch a concept which was already wafer-thin perilously close to breaking-point – come on Roger, stop wallowing in self-pity and get a life! As a concept album for listening only there’s never a problem with this. We can forget the story and simple relish the extraordinary songs. Put to images in a film however, and the thin-ness is all too evident.That said, there is more than enough in the film to make it essential viewing – Bob Geldof’s miserable posturing in front of the TV, the kids being processed and marched into the mincer by their draconian teachers, Pink breaking up his hotel room and drowning in the swimming pool, the emotional meltdown of “Comfortably Numb” and the spectacular staging of a fascist rally replete with animated marching hammers are just some of the highlights. Other points of interest are Bob Hoskins in an early role as Pink's tour manager and a reference to Dark Side of the Moon (the poem the teacher ridicules Pink for in class contains some of the lyrics for "Money"). I still find Gerald Scarfe’s animation spot-on in the grotesque caricatures (especially the wife as a deadly flower and then later a scorpion), and Alan Parker’s punchy no-nonsense direction straightforward and unobtrusive. The album is pictorialized pretty much as it is with only the minor alterations mentioned above to qualify the total effect. Buying this is a no-brainer for fans. Watching it with my son I just thought how wonderful it was to experience this blast from the past and pass the passion on to the next generation…

Fantastic must need watch

What can I say other than it's Floyd

An unofficial release, but it's good. The band won't put out an updated release so someone else has. Good picture and sound quality. This sits nicely inside The Wall Immersion boxset as it always should have

Cracking dvd, used to own on vhs many years back so as I'm a big floyd fan thought I'd treat me self. Not disappointed! Excellent condition, value, service and delivery. Great stuff.

Love the Film Pity about the Sub Titles being Permently being on

The answer is simple, Roger Waters and David Gilmore are both Pink! Both are absolute geniuses and creative beyond imagination. Pink Floyd will live forever in the annuals and history of rock & roll because of the work of both men. It's a tragedy that Waters and Gilmore can't, and haven't, seen eye to eye. Only the imagination can hear the music Pink Floyd could have produced if Waters and Gilmore could have buried the hatchet. Although, David Gilmore did a phenominal job with the group upon Roger Waters departure.However, in my mind, Roger Waters' "The Wall", was creative genious beyond imagination. Following the release of the album by Pink Floyd in 1979, the motion picture of "The Wall" was released. This film is the ultimate example of Roger Waters genious and creativity, bar none except Waters' production of "the Wall" in Germany in 1990.All fans of Pink Floyd, regardless of who was filling the role of "Pink", should include a copy of the motion picture "The Wall" in their collections. Take a walk on the wild side with classic Pink Floyd.There is one place to go to find this ellusive film, Amazon.com. I searched many places, including some very high-end stores, with no luck. Just out of chance I tried Amazon.com. They had it right off!! Now I will search Amazon.com first, before going anywhere else.Pink Floyd rules!! So does Amazon.com