Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

bettycjung 1/15/18. I love electric guitar music but this rockumentary comes off being uneven in its approach. I loved when they played their guitars, but the narratives were not that enlightening. Oh well.

clairegearhart This movie is so absolutely amazing, because it doesn't hide anything from the people who watch it. It's so pure in a way, and it's amazing how everything comes together in the end. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who like guitars. This isn't just a documentary, it's stories that leave you so amazed. This is an amazing movie and definitely inspires you to play. Many of the songs feautured in this movie are some of my favorite. It's so cool how their attitudes change throughout it. They are learn a lot of things, and you can see how much respect they have for each other. They all look at each other in awe throughout it. It's absolutely amazing. PLEASE WATCH.

RolloTomasi This is one of my favorite films of 2008. I think my opinion is skewed by the fact that I admire the work of its principle players so much. I've been with The Edge the longest, having followed U2 since nearly the beginning. His guitars are certainly one of the main reasons, if not THE one that that drew me to the band. I discovered Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page's work in 1990 when their expansive "crop circle" box set came out. Then of course is Jack White, who seems to be everywhere these days and has carved himself a place into today's music monument with his guitar playing. And the concept of this film--I admire Davis Guggenheim for bringing this all together to honor the legacies of these men, the formation of songs, music careers, and what it takes to be successful in music (lots of talent, then even more luck--and heaps of it). Many reviewers have commented on Page playing air guitar to 'Rumble' by Link Wray, which is one of the finer moments of this. It's one example of how Page becomes the ol' softie of the bunch, the sentimental one. He may have gotten more out of this than anyone involved. White emerges as the unexpected tone-setter and leader. Edge, well...(I write this with a silent laugh) he looks a bit lost at times and often gets schooled. Or it may be that he's the only one not reared in blues form playing. Both the White Stripes and Zeppelin pattern their music on blues interpretation. U2 came straight out of punk and melded it with New Wave. Edge also started playing later in life than the others. Page and White devoted themselves to the craft at very young ages. No doubt though that they are all very accomplished musicians in their own ways. You see the pattern of all beginning early in life and paying their dues, and not giving up when times were tough. The thread that connects their stories is that each just wanted to play guitar. Whatever opportunity allowed that was where they dug in. The concept is nice, as I said. Guggenheim sets out to call together these three godfathers of electric guitar, let the cameras roll, and see what transpires. It's a gamble that pays off.

olga1403 I saw this film in a fully packed 100 seat theater, the whole audience stayed through the entire credit sequence (it uses an incredible session of Page, White and Edge as a backdrop). As the credits rolled to the end and the reel ran out (every single person still in their seats) a guy from the back yelled "More!" and everyone cheered. To me thats the ultimate experience of cinema. I have never played guitar, but for an enthusiastic music listener (which I consider myself) it shows different perspectives of artists on the subject of not only the instrument but on music, creativity, etc. I read a review that questions the choice of musicians, but I disagree - all three of them are equally interesting in this film, and really capture almost polar ways of approaching their craft. The film gives a back story to each band and shows the search for their sound. I feel that every picture that takes on the subject of music is practically a suicide mission, because it's something both abstract and has a personal meaning to each listener. At same time I want to know more and don't want the whole experience to be demystified completely, this piece I feel manages a (somewhat flawed) balance. I strongly advise you to watch this, because the music is still amazing and worth the hour and a half, even if you don't like anything else .