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Muscle Shoals Documentary

SnappingSnapping 995 Posts
edited November 2013 in Strut Central
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2492916/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Has anyone seen this? It's playing at a theater n town and I'm trying to decide if its worth going to or if I should wait for netflix or some other home viewing option......

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  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    I'm going tomorrow.
    I'll let you know.
    Portlanders, it's at the Hollywood.
  • uttersutters 321 Posts
    It's amazing, but the first 15 minutes or so are a bit 'new-age'... You'll know what I mean

    Essential viewing though
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Saw it.
    Recommend.

    Liked the new-age stuff, thought it was essential to the story.
    Liked the documentary style.
    Learned that Donna Godchaux sang back up there.
    It's a shame that part of Jerry Wexler's legacy is his falling out with Stax and Fame.

    There are a lot of things I wish they spent more time on.
    There are some things, mainly one band, I wish they spent a lot less time on.
    In fact, at the end it kinda felt like the movie was about that one band.

    Ban Bono.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    yeah, great flick, annoyed that Bono was the first voice heard & first person seen but at the end of the day I guess they're going for some sort of mainstream recognition. Astounding the stuff Rick Hall endured at low points in his life.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    It's just that it sometimes seems in every doc film I watch I see Bono.
  • DJ_WubWubDJ_WubWub 874 Posts
    Bono is a knob end but his meaningless presence is only brief . Great doco highly recommended. Rick Hall's life is so full of tragedy and triumph he is an inspiring human. It is mind blowing to think such a small place could be responsible for so much amazing music.

    Good to see so many music docos being released.
  • LazarusOblongLazarusOblong 896 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    It's just that it sometimes seems in every doc film I watch I see Bono.

    I think they have medicine for that sort of thing now.
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