Bonus material makes this tolerable, otherwise one of the worst movies ever.
Okay, let me start by saying I am VERY biased, sine I am a HUGE led Zeppelin fan. I remember seeing this at the theaters in 1976 when it first came out.....I could not wait! My friends who were not huge zep fans came with me, getting tired of hearing me gush about how great this was gonna be. Long story short, it was the longest movie I ever sat thru and I was embarrassed by it. The music was great, the performances were great, it was those "fantasy" scenes that were just stupid and incoherent. When the reissue came out 40 years later I ignored it, even tho I buy everything zeppelin. Just rectified that and picked this up. The movie has not changed. I suffered through it a second time. My gosh this isnt just terrible, its excruciatingly painful to watch. I would rate it a 1. But then I slipped in the bonus disc. Good stuff here, except for a Robert Plant interview that has typical artsy woo-woo answers that no one understands and goes on forever. The other stuff is pretty good. A news clip from Tampa that is very interesting as it shows shots of society from the 1970's, songs from concert that are not on the movie, but it is just them playing with no "fantasy scenes". Also shows an interview with Grant after the money theft in New York. Pretty good stuff, especially the music. So now how do I rate it? Not a Zep Fan? Dont buy it. Zep Fan, get it for the bonus disc. Id rate it as okay. What Page should do is reissue this a third time, but JUST SHOW THE ENTIRE CONCERT AS IT HAPPENED, with absolutely no fantasy scenes, special effects, or thought sequences. Hope this helps. I hate being negative about anything zeppelin but these guys are human, they make mistakes. Releasing this film was one of them. The bonus disc is a first step in the right direction correcting that.
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