Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Bob Tulipan I was one of the people initially involved in the film's theatrical distribution. It's important to know that Dragonaire Ltd, the film's distributor should be recognized for their innovative plan and execution. The film premiered at New York's prestigious Zeigfield Theater and it was accompanied by a large Quadrophonic Concert Sound System mixed live for each viewing and often reaching 100 decibels in the theater. This provided an extraordinary experience for the theater goers who often times had to restrain themselves from jumping up and down in their seats and yelling for encores when the film ended. The Quad system accompanied the film to Boston, Miami, Pittsburg and a few other cities but soon became economically prohibitive and was replaced by a Stereo mix.Sensurround and other sound enhancers in theaters owe a lot to this movie.Bob Tulipan (1974) Former Director of Touring Operations/Distribution Dragonaire Ltd.

purple-lagoon What a great movie. What really steals the show (so to speak) is the soundtrack. Good golly, does it get any better than this? OK, Frank Zappa's "Baby Snakes" is almost as good. This movie is as good as it gets. The star-studded cast is everything it needs. It's an ambitious movie and it lives up to its potential, right to the very last Mick Taylor guitar guitar solo which closes it out. Breathtaking!!!The high point of this brilliant movie occurs not too far into the picture when they do "Tumbling Dice". And the apex there is (of course) the guitar solo played so deftly by Mick Taylor. And as if the song were the microcosm of the movie, the close of the song with Keith pumping out the chorded rhythms and Mick Taylor playing the single-note lines of the same, it gently lands and breaks, just like a Lear Jet coming home.Before this great song, a couple of songs back, the plot thickens with "Gimme Shelter". Again, it's the soundtrack riding high, adding to the movie's aural texture. The staging of the song is cool. At almost the right time the big spotlight turns on Mick Taylor as his soling (but not him) takes center stage as the main focus of the song. Wow! This alone is worth the price of admission.See this movie. Put on your dancing shoes, chuck the popcorn and list3en closely, following every single note.

frank 1972 shows the Stones in their PRIME. The actual "stage show" is not as good as 4 Flicks but the playing is incredible.The entire band is awesome. Mick Taylor steals the show (as he did throughout 1972-73). Highlights for Mick are Gimmie Shleter, Love in Vain and YCAGWYW. His solos are beyond belief. At this point Mick Taylor was probably the most fluid, brilliant guitarist in ALL of R&R.Keith has moments as well. Bye Bye Johnnie is fantastic. Fans that are familiar with the recent Keef will be surprised how well he plays (without the sloppiness of recent years). He also does not cut corners in 1972. Listen to all the detailed chords he hits (for example on Tumblin Dice) vs 4 FLicks.The only negatives: all the songs are played faster than normal and the set list is short.

DarthBengal I saw this movie about 15 years ago and thought it was great. The screening was presented by someone who had worked on the movie. An assistant director or something, and I can recall him saying that the only surviving copies of this film were damaged in some way. The picture on the print I saw was screwed up for about the first 5 minutes of the movie. After that it was OK. Maybe that is why this has never been released to DVD.Anyway, this is The Stones at their best. I wish they would release this to DVD, even if the picture is flawed. For that matter, why has Let It Be not been released on DVD?