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momofglynn

went and saw it last night in Cambridge. Cool little theatre. would like to go back for other films in the future. Loved the film of course. It was heavy on the early years for sure. It sprinkled from no code to present. But it was to give the foundation. It was enjoyable. It was a great night out with friends. It was walking by a cementary from 1635. With cobblestones under your feet. friend is having a viewing party when the dvd comes out. I will probably get it on demand within the next 24 hours regardless. and also pick up the dvd. So much footage from shows I went to. It was awesome. Can wait to see the additional footage. if you are on this site. reading these chats. posting your comments. you are already hooked line and sinker. Go and see it. if its not too late.

RedMosquito608

Great movie, watched it 3 times on demand.

I can't wait for the DVD!

Mamasan23

Watching this movie put me right back into the 1992-1994 era. It's crazy thinking back on just how HUGE all of this was back then. PJ was on every magazine, on the news, just everywhere. And though I lived through it, I had forgotten just how truly saturated the media was with *gasp* 'grunge' music back then. By the time the movie was done I felt like I was 12 years old again. Looking back on all that, it really is a miracle that PJ was able to make it through and finally get to the point where they are now. I think we're incredibly lucky that we still get to see them live and hear new music from these guys. Can't wait to see it again in the theatre

I absolutely loved all the Andy Wood footage, the Singles party footage, and the early interviews (Ed wearing a bra?! )

Cameron Crowe is a genius.

G-funk

No, haven't seen the movie (cause i live in Norway..) but i've heard the soundtrack and "Not for U" is the best version ever; they change the tempo in the slow part in the middle and then speed it up or something and it's fucking great...i's just great:) !! blue ray on the way to Norway...!!

chossyta

Somebody knows if the dvd that comes out in pre-sales has spanish subtitles?????

curmudgeoness

momofglynn wrote:

went and saw it last night in Cambridge. Cool little theatre. would like to go back for other films in the future. Loved the film of course. It was heavy on the early years for sure. It sprinkled from no code to present. But it was to give the foundation. It was enjoyable. It was a great night out with friends. It was walking by a cementary from 1635. With cobblestones under your feet.

You mean the Brattle?? It's legendary. PJ should dedicate "Rats" to it.

SOLAT319

Saw it with my Bay Area Pearl Jam family at Balboa Theater on September 20th. Going for another round tomorrow.

RiotZact

watched it on pay per view, thought it was about as good as it could be only being 2 hours long, can't wait for the bonus footage, great job guys! :thumbup:

E.K

A whole week has gone since I watched it from 6th row on a big cinema screen in Queensland, Australia. I wish I was going to see it again tonight. We can't get it on pay per view TV here so I'll have to wait for my Deluxe DVD set to arrive which could take months.

The Oracle

E.K wrote:

A whole week has gone since I watched it from 6th row on a big cinema screen in Queensland, Australia. I wish I was going to see it again tonight. We can't get it on pay per view TV here so I'll have to wait for my Deluxe DVD set to arrive which could take months.

Same here - do you reckon we'll get it by Xmas (2011) ? :?

Nickaboo

I just watched it twice on Verizon On-demand. I loved It. But, I am so jealous reading all of the reviews from everyone that was lucky enough to see it with a large crowd. Unfortuntely, it was not shown anywhere close to Pittsburgh. Watching, cheering and singing along by myself was not the same. I thought all of the rare footage was amazing. Loved it!

SJMac

OMG!! That movie so Rocked & you could hear a pin drop in the cinema, lots of die hard fans in there. Yeah no biggie about drummer history, all bands go through different creative paths & change but not too worry I could watch Matt Cameron play all day.
I think everyone should see this movie, such a great insight to their music lives & thought it had a good balance of all pj members. I laughed, I cried ...it was brilliant.
I just want to congratulate all you boys, you've made your families & fans so proud. What I love is that you've dealt with all those pressures being in the spotlight, you're still so down to earth, not pretentious, kept your cool through all the bullshit, your fans truly respect you & each other.
Hope to see you in 2012 back in Australia again!!
Loved it!!! (even better than the fooies one lol, well that's probably because I love PJ way more)
Just can't wait to get all my other goodies now.
Much Love & Respect xo

elevation622

DragonsAfter3or4 wrote:

Very short and to the point. It was okay. It was kind of all over the place at times and slow. There were funny moments and touching ones.
I think it could have been done a lot better and told a complete story. Like someone stated before, if I were gonna introduce a new fan to PJ, I would not send them to this movie as it never really did them justice.
At times I felt like I was watching a 2 hour long music video.
Having been a pj fan for over 20 years now, I would have to say I guess after having seen the Foos documentary, I was let down by this one. Theirs, while different angle wise, seemed to be complete as this one was all over the place at times...
3 outta 5 stars.

Yes. unfortunately. But the soundtrack? 7 out of 5 stars. Make that 10.

L20

Saw it for the second time last night at the great old Brattle in Cambridge, might see if I can scare up another ticket before it leaves the 'big screen' for good.
Anyone notice the credits noted a lot of folk who weren't in the film (Springsteen and others). Guess they show up on the DVD.
Film good but too short and with so little time I might have spent less on Andy Wood (sorry MLB fans no disrespect intended!) It seemed to celebrate longevity in the end instead of AMAZING music and vitality. Being together 20 years isn't such a feat; it's what they've DONE with it.

pjhawks

saw it for the 1st time at the Franklin Institute last night. definitely cool seeing it on a bigger screen and great sound system. glad i didn't try it on the on-demand before seeing it in a theater setting. kind of surprised that for a tuesday night in the city theater still had probably 200 or so people in it and everyone was really quiet. i don't think anyone got up at all during the showing. very good crowd. like a few have said not totally blown away since there was almost nothing new that most of us weren't aware about the band but still was really darn good. so many parts of the movie took me back to the times and feeling of those years. even watching the MTV clips was a reminder of what that once was. so many thoughts collided as i watched. thoughts of things i was going through in those years, the how and where PJ became and was a part of my life. they did kind of breeze past the last 10 years but i guess that was because of time constraints.
some of my favorite parts: video of Ed going nuts on the security guard during Breath, Ed showing the picture of his dad, Ed getting emotional when talking about rooming with Jeff on the 1st tour, stone's general sarcasm, jeff comparing his career at the time to the clippers, and of course Ed on Time magazine with the insert on the right corner of the mag talking about 'those phabulous phillies'.

edit: how could i forget stone saying 'our guys really fucking good too' - that was so cool.

cippociappo

WOW.

Watched it last night... what an experience...

So many emotions! After the movie I was kinda "drunk" from all the feelings. What a great great story.

mAjLrAep

Easties wrote:

PJ212 wrote:

In the words of Jeff Ament... "Pure Stoke".

Loved that part

Must admit - I have much love for the drummers - but i don't get why people feel there needs to be more time dedicated to explaining everything? Just move on - obviously they have. I think more than anything the film is a celebration of the band's ability to ride the waves and still be standing on their boards 20 years after they first paddled out. Some people expect too much of this band sometimes I believe. They already give us so much. It's why many bands build up walls and hold back on things because the more you open up to your fans the more they want from you. I'm grateful we get as much as we are given. They don't owe me anything more than what they already have given. It's all icing on the cake at the moment. Great film. Very energizing.

I agree! well said! let them be or Ed will put up an even bigger wall in front of his house.

mAjLrAep

pearljamtrojans wrote:

Ok, so just got home from the Scottsdale, AZ showing. I originally had tix for Tucson, as that was the only theater showing it within driving distance (1 1/2 hours away), but then I got an email for the IPIC theater in Scottsdale regarding an 8:00 showing. It is a great theater that serves beer/wine/cocktails, and they eventually added at least 6 more screenings b/c the 8:00 sold out. Awesome venue.

As for the movie, thank you Cameron Crowe. I recall seeing Singles in the theater back in the day and enjoying it, yet, I have always thought it was the best soundtrack ever. Then, Cameron topped himself with the in-depth look at the Yield album (Single Video Theory), which may explain some of that album's absence b/c hardcore fans surely have that album - although I missed it as well. As a huge Almost Famous fan, Cameron Crowe has even topped his greatest MOVIES. This was the best theater experience I have had in a decade, and I was a film minor at USC.

The footage he was able to put together and the editing is amazing. PJ has been the soundtrack to my life, as Ten peaked my interest in middle school, I stuck with No Code/Yield through college when most bailed, and my love for this band has grown bigger by the year, including Man of the Hour almost single-handedly getting through my father's suicide. Cameron Crowe just "gets it" with this band, and we are lucky for him to be able to communicate to the masses what we hardcore fans already know. While my favorite album has migrated to No Code, these albums have to grow on you. It is a really uneven studio album at first listen (i.e. Sometimes to Hail Hail to Who You Are is a strange transition) - having said that, these three are GEMS if you are reading this forum. The beauty of the movie is that it will maybe provide some incentive for fans of the early days to discover what the fans that stuck with them already knew - this band has simply aged better than wine.

Thank you PJ and Cameron Crowe - I cannot wait until PJ30

so sorry about your dad, but appreciate you sharing such a personal time relating to PJ. so many of us grew up going through school with them by our side...I remember driving my car in FL blasting Yield and loving every second. Hail Hail is one of my fav songs, so I'm so happy that made the first movie. can't wait for the dvd/blu ray!!!! and so happy to be around such incredibly passionate fans.

mAjLrAep

Gern Blansten wrote:

Loved it...to me the best part was Stone and Eddie on the bus working on "Daughter"....just awesome stuff

Saw it in Indy at 7pm.....if you were the asshole behind me (the only asshole in the theater acting like a drunk moron) that kept making that piercing whistle you don't realize how close I was to kicking your teeth in

LOL! I felt the same way at Alpine. I wanted to throw the drunk idiots down the mountain. And since we're venting....to the nasty b behind me on the 10c lawn, I hope you had a better night. She was mad b/c I let 2 of MY FRIENDS stand with me to watch the show. She (as I did) were planted on the lawn for a few hours prior so when people who "didn't put the time in" came up next to me, she got her panties all in a bunch claiming she wasn't able to see anymore. It's not like they had HUGE jumbo-trons or anything. Geesh! Hope she got laid that night b/c she NEEDED it!

TFQ61179

the movie was so great to see. so much better than expected and i expected it to be great. can't wait till i get my blu ray extra footage discs. been trying to find it on demand for cablevision optimum "IO" but it doesn't seem to be anywhere. was wondering if anyone else was having a problem. i live in the dutchess county new york area. thanks for your time. once again great movie and can't wait to see it again.