A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. I always have been a huge fan of ‘Woodstock’, the festival itself but also the documentary. Well, a movie about a similar music festival taking place in Rotterdam only a year after Woodstock took place did sound really awesome. Unfortunately, to be honest, I thought the damned thing turned out to be slightly disappointing after all. I mean, there were some really cool groups involved such as Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane or Santana and it was interesting to discover a whole bunch of bands that I had never heard before. However, except for Santana who gave here a really good performance, none of the other acts really blew me away, even the more famous ones. Even more problematic was the fact that the whole thing was rather poorly put together. I didn’t mind much that each band was displayed playing only one song, they could have give them more time though, but I was more bothered by the fact that they didn’t follow the original line up. As a result, the movie started with Santana and ended with Santana as well which was just weird. Another thing that really annoyed me even more was how they filmed the damned thing. Seriously, there were so many annoying close-ups of the performers and, to make things worse, these shots were close that you couldn’t even see the whole face of the performers. Regarding the rest of the documentary, there were a few interviews with some of the artists but the content of these conversations was usually rather pathetic. There were also some scenes focusing on the festival attendees but these scenes were all quite forgettable. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and it is worth a look, especially if you like this music era.