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Woodstock (1970)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:17

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.4/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 4 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: The best rock stars of the 1960s are captured in some of their most brilliant moments during the communal experience called Woodstock, the most celebrated rock concert of all time. The film... The best rock stars of the 1960s are captured in some of their most brilliant moments during the communal experience called Woodstock, the most celebrated rock concert of all time. The film version, which runs over three hours, manages to capture the unique spirit of this once-in-a-lifetime event, which, in turn, conveyed the mood of an entire era. Includes explosive performances by Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Sha Na Na, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Arlo Guthrie, Ten Years After, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, John Sebastian, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. [More]

Starring: Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Who

Starring: Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Who, Joe Cocker, Stills & Nash Crosby, Arlo Guthrie, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival

Director: Michael Wadleigh

Director: Michael Wadleigh
Producer: Bob Maurice

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Few documentaries have captured a time and place more completely, poignantly, and for that matter, entertainingly.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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08/22/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

A funky curio that defines the mood and spirit of its time, but which seems dated in many good and bad ways.

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06/11/09
Phil Hall
Phil Hall
EDGE Boston

An important sociological document as much as a massive who's who of rock and folk in 1969.

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01/01/00
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A seminal docu on any number of levels, musically, sociologically, and historically, Woodstock is a unique chronicle, at once summing up the zeitgeist and signaling the end of an era; for once Oscar voters were right.

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06/17/09
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

a dazzling reminder of a simpler, younger time and the brief promise it attained.

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04/10/09
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

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07/26/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Wonderful document of its era; music reigns supreme still

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

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02/20/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A fascinating time capsule

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07/11/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Sprawling and overlong, it's nonetheless a valuable time capsule. You get the impression nothing could take the place of being there to witness the legendary event firsthand.

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07/25/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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04/15/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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12/10/07
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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Everyone is there, from Wavy Gravy to Janis.

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11/09/05
Dennis Schwartz
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12/01/02
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10/18/08
Edna Gundersen
Edna Gundersen
USA Today
 
 
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