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This film blew my mind.

I loved it, a lot. It made me more grateful to be a part of Pearl Jam and it's history, so thankful for having their music (pretty much on a daily basis, I can safely say that round here without too many sideways glances )

I always knew I was lucky that "my" band kept going, kept putting out music that seemed to change and grow at the same time I did. I had an idea that it wasn't always an easy road for them all. I am just profoundly grateful that they are still recording and touring. We Are So Lucky!

What an emotional rollercoaster. I got swept away and yea, sung, chairdanced, laughed, and yep, got watery eyes too. I really feel lucky to have known the music for all these years.

And of course....it has made it IMPERATIVE that I see them again, soon, live! Did that happen to you all? I can't wait to see them again! And I live a LONG way from Mexico....

Sincere props and thanks to everyone involved, not least: thank you so much Pearl Jam...

Needless to say, I absolutely adored it and have written it all down here

http://www.newadventuresinhifi.com/2011 ... r-of-love/

Hope you like my review as much as I liked the film!

I managed to control myself in the cinema, then cried like a little girl when walking back to my car. I thought it was absolutely fucking brilliant.

What an awesome movie!! So many things I had never seen before, and didn't quite know the band's perspective on things, as we do now.

Loved the footage and discussion about the Singles release party! Loved the shots of Ed riding Chris' back singing Hunger Strike back in he day. Loved all their recent interviews about their history.

An absolutely beautifully made film about an amazing band.

Cannot wait for the DVD so i can geek out to this movie multiple times at home.

Thanks Pearl jam for an amazing 20 years!! Here is to 20 more!

Thank you Cameron Crowe for awesome film.

Saw the movie at Toronto,was amazing..for sure i want like 20 hours more stuff...lol..atleast Eddie came on stage at the end.
i hope will be played in Greece,so more fans can see it..

Thanks PJ

I think the movie was AMAZING but in the end, I felt like so much was missing... Another 10 hours would be welcome and I think even then, I would feel the same XD
Pearl Jam defined who I am today, I would be someone completely different if so many random events hadn't happened... PJ20 showed me why I exist... Can't wait for the DVD!!


BTW, since this is my first post here... Hi all! I'm Claudia, 30 yo, portuguese and a fan since the age of 12 (which was when an older cousin lend me a tape with Ten on side A and Vs on side B... When Vitalogy came out, I was on the line to buy it when the store opened).

Cheers

Early the next morning thinking back on the movie I saw at 7pm the night before in Ridgewood NJ....

Throughout the movie a lot of different emotions came out and I felt that it is very similar to listening to the PJ catalog. The songs can send you on differenet whirlwinds of emotion and this movie was no different. One of the best parts was walking out of the theater and feeling very satisfied. It made me feel like I was a part of something that is larger than life. I can't wait for both the bands next chapter and my next chapter as a fan of the band. A bunch of guys I've never met have had such a profound impact on my life and to know that the sea of fans that the band has also affect them is pretty cool.

Go see the movie, be entertained, and then get ready to become very anxious to hear a little birdy tweet about a possible show coming near you.

I loved the movie. But it should have been called pj10, literally finished 10 years in

So many thoughts, so little time…

First off, watching movies is part of my job, so I’m probably pretty jaded, but I was still lying awake at 2am with PJ songs running through my head. What hit me first was that after 20 years, I still get goose bumps at the first note of the songs. Then it hit me that it has been TWENTY years! Apparently a part of the 15 year old in cut off jeans, my father’s old flannel shirts with hennaed hair down to my waist is still there and 'Alive' still packs a powerful punch even though in a different way then back then. My grandmother had just been diagnosed with lung cancer which resulted in me suddenly morphing from minor to caretaker - and not being able to go to the 1992 show at the Rockhaus which actually still pisses me off more than having to work full time while still going to school when she died - but I'm still alive. Take that universe!

I liked the combination of serious parts (Andy Wood’s death, Roskilde, dealing with the sudden fame and the craziness tied to it, Ticketmaster), laugh out loud moments (Singles, ‘Look, there’s a Grammy’, the mug, ‘Boom Gaspar, 292 shows’, EV and CC horsing around on stage during Hunger Strike,the Drummer Rap feat. Spinal Tap, SG's face when the lady at the Ticketmaster hearing called them something like very delightful guys) and just plain interesting stuff like the sudden change in Eddie during the Vancouver gig.

I also thought the Crown of Thorns montage was well and respectfully done, especially since it was made clear in earlier segments of the movie how much Andy Wood still effects and to a certain extent influences everyone who knew him.

The respect and love these guys have for each other after all this time was also pretty palbable IMO. It’s normal to get on each other’s nerves from time to time, but they seem to have each other’s backs when it counts (‘I would have said it if I’d had the balls’ re the Grammy speech or ‘He could have easily killed himself a couple of times and that would have been more than I can take’). Makes me proud to be a card-carrying Ten Club member.

The movie really did lean heavily towards the first years, but 20 years is a lot of ground to cover. I agree with whoever said a miniseries would have been better, but that probably would have appealed to a very limited audience only.

Thank you PJ and Cameron Crowe, what a film. Loved it all. Maybe there will be a sequel to fill in the gaps.. Could have had the speakers louder too.. I was amazed how good the old footage looked, especially the secret movie stuff.