Maxwellhouse
The Fly
where do you think the movie lies in the pantheon of rockumentaries? Think of it this way. Performance film has been around for some time. People think that The Beatles Hard Day's Night is the quintessential rockumentary but to me, it has too much narrative of boorish banter. Yes, they are cute and all but they went on to make similar performance films.
I'm thinking of Stop Making Sense or Give Me Shelter would give Rattle and Hum a run for it's money. Both of which follow bands through performance. Stop Making Sense has no narrative except for the show itself. Rattle and Hum has all those great qualities that build to the crescendo at the end of Streets and Pride. I am curious what other think about this film relative to other road films.
I'm thinking of Stop Making Sense or Give Me Shelter would give Rattle and Hum a run for it's money. Both of which follow bands through performance. Stop Making Sense has no narrative except for the show itself. Rattle and Hum has all those great qualities that build to the crescendo at the end of Streets and Pride. I am curious what other think about this film relative to other road films.