Kattiera Nana
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Develiker
terrible... so disappointed.
NekoHomey
Purely Joyful Movie!
Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
elw-94667
If you like Radiohead, watch this movie.It's got awesome behind the scenes footage of the band, rare footage of early versions of songs, and some hilarious moments with fans. It was shot during their tour after OK Computer and before Kid A. Obviously this was a very pivotal moment for the band. Really cool to see them play some parts of songs that would come out much later. I wish there were more Radiohead documentaries and movies, but this is really the only legit one. As a result, I have seen it many times. Very dank stuff indeed. I'm going to continue to type because I need ten lines for my review, but if you aren't convinced by now I'm not sure what else could make you watch it!
DexIMF
"You will become a hypocrite. You'll become a liar. You'll try and paper-up your own cracks and... you know. And everybody does it. And that's what being an adult is. And then you have babies and... that's it."An interesting insight into, arguably, one of the greatest bands of all time, "Radiohead"--and its front-runner, Thom Yorke. You'll see loads of documentaries about glamor and classy lifestyle of musicians in limelight. You'll see very few, or maybe only this one, documentaries about how this fame and hype messes with your head as an artist. After the release of "OK Computer", the album is acclaimed as the best of the year, even as one of the bests of all time, by critics and audience around the world. However deserving this acclaim was, it came as a shocking surprise to the band who had released the album as just something they naturally wanted to say, and not as something they wanted people to like. The percussions of this sudden and massive change is something that's touched beautifully in this documentary. These guys are one of the most honest artists out there. They are just being themselves. (It's good to know that they didn't let blinding hype confuse their vision, and they kept pushing the envelope and raising the bar higher in following albums in future.)I regard the band's music as something that is always commenting about existentialism, materialistic lifestyle, technological dependence, and love, and hope, and dreams, just about everything, while their music always being abstract and subtle. That's why it's great to see that the visual style of this film complementing their style really well.It won't be a comfortable or easy watch for those who aren't familiar with their music, but it can give you a new perspective on a few things.
stighelmer
I don't think that this movie should be regarded as a typical glamors-celebrity-cult-documentary. It was obvious for me from the very first shot that this was gonna be an art movie. Althoug the subtitle of the movie says "A film about Radiohead", it is quite obvious that the band's history (together with the other typical kind of stuff usually presented in music documentaries, such as a verbal narration, clear outline of a presented material, chronological approach, etc.) is not the main subject of the film. Even the film's title is quite telling - I mean, why would a film about a music band be called "Meeting people is easy", especially in case of a band like Radiohead, whose members - as the film itself indicates - have rather "antisocial" approach and quite a deal of a distance towards music journalists and sometimes even fans (as anybody who has ever heard Tom Yorke's not-always-encouraging remarks at Radiohead's live performances will probably confirm). Personally, I loved the film. I watched it for the first time while being abroad alone for a long time. I felt pretty low and alone, the awareness of my being cut off from my Home, familiar objects and caring people, was painful to me at times. And one of the reasons that I loved "Meeting people..." so much is that while watching it I felt truly understood. The movie conveys a great deal of emotions, the way it is told (through music and pictures, not through words, and that's what's great in it) and edited really captures our (yes, OUR) everyday world - "this mess we're in" - huge and overcrowded cities (where you're still so alone), often ignorant interlocutors (who wouldn't "get you" even if you were speaking for hours), misunderstandings, unwanted responsibilities, constant movement, things that you start but then they go their own ways (you can't even control them anymore)... I think anyone expecting "Meeting people..." to familiarize them with the band's history, discography, brief and concrete verbal presentation backed up by a series of band's pictures and fragments of songs, is bound to be disappointed. But for everyone willing to "get wound-up" by this movie, just go with it without judging its "competence" and "fact-reliability" it is going to be a true masterpiece. To me, this film is about emotions, loneliness, our civilization, OURSELVES, OUR TODAY's WORLD, not about the band's story. Even so, I definitely don't agree with one of the comments saying that "Radiohead fans have nothing to look here for" - on the contrary, I think the film presents a great opportunity to see the band the way it's rarely presented in media - here the band members can get angry, they can laugh at the journalist they're on the phone with, or they can simply sit quiet for a while. Do whatever they like. Be whoever they are. Not always, however - and this is also what the film is about. All that makes "Meeting people..." a remarkable masterpiece, for all those feel-and-think-types out there, not only to Radiohead fans at all.
Wingo9
"Meeting People Is Easy" is an amazing, groundbreaking work. This is not merely a concert video, nor is it, consciously, a short film. It is a visually stunning, aurally exciting piece that twists your head around in wonderful ways.Don't judge "Meeting People Is Easy" based on whether or not you like the Radiohead that you hear on the radio; nothing could be further from relevant when regarding this film. The concert footage, in conjunction with the searing visual pyrotechnics, brings to light the product of a band of rare quality, skill, and creativeness. Each bandmember is given a moment in the spotlight to show off their individual talents, and the process as a whole is, well, breathtaking.Several people that I know, some Radiohead fans, some not, have attempted to watch the DVD but not been able to finish it. This, almost invariably, comes not from disinterest or disgust, but rather from the overwhelming emotional roller coaster the film progresses along. This can be an exhausting work to take in. If you feel ready to be challenged, however, and, (especially) if you love Radiohead, this DVD is absolutely essential.