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      Pink Floyd - The Wall

      R Released Aug 6, 1982 1h 39m Musical Drama List
      73% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 89% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings In this visual riff on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall," successful but drugged-out musician Pink (Bob Geldof) is looking back on his isolated childhood from the confines of a Los Angeles hotel room. Through a swirl of flashbacks and chemical-induced hallucinations, Pink recalls his lonely upbringing, during which he built a symbolic wall to the world as he coped with the death of his father (James Laurenson) and the overbearing ways of his mother (Christine Hargreaves). Read More Read Less
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      Pink Floyd's expression of generational angst is given striking visual form The Wall, although this ambitious feature's narrative struggles to marry its provocative images and psychedelic soundtrack into a compelling whole.

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This isn't the most fun to listen to and some viewers don't find it to much fun to watch, but the 1982 film is without question the best of all serious fiction films devoted to rock. Rated: 4/4 Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Yardena Arar Associated Press It's a pretty grim portrait, but even worse it is often repetitive and boring. There are probably enough powerful segments for half a dozen or so outstanding rock videos but not a full-length feature. Oct 23, 2018 Full Review Bruce McCabe Boston Globe The film is explosively wild, raw, primitive, sometimes inarticulate. It is also totally theatrical and compelling. It's film as primal scream; seething with anger, alienation and despair. Apr 27, 2018 Full Review Quentin Crisp Christopher Street The scenes of violence are marvelously put together. It is hard to realize that we are watching fiction... However, although The Wall is horrifying, it is not lurid; we are never allowed to derive from this film any satisfaction for our kinkiness. May 7, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Not for everyone. Rated: B- Aug 3, 2022 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight What is the price of fame and is it vicariously experienced in concert with the successful or is it in the foundational underpinnings of a life lived in turmoil. Pink Floyd The Wall attempts to examine this unusual notion in cinematic form. Rated: 4/4 Feb 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Mark Awesome movie, it's a musical to most of the wall cd. There's no real talking or anything. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Leandro T I truly think that this movie is the GREATEST music film of all time. All though some parts were confusing, it was all part of the artsy vibe. And me being one of the only 11 year old Pink Floyd fans I know of, Id say it's DEFFENITLY 5 stars all the way Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review Francis C brilliant a great take on the album and a fair effort from bob geldolph i enjoyed this greatly. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review mark trujillo m A true classic masterpiece Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review Jasper J As a big Pink Floyd fan, I was very excited to watch this movie. But at the end I was disappointed and extremely disturbed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review Teddy B Terrifyingly striking animation, consistently great songs, and a feeling of a type of anger and angst that is almost indescribable help distract from the unbalanced story and the very uncomfortable, almost dirty feeling you have whilst watching it abrasively unfold and contort in such a sporadic and jolty fashion. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In this visual riff on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall," successful but drugged-out musician Pink (Bob Geldof) is looking back on his isolated childhood from the confines of a Los Angeles hotel room. Through a swirl of flashbacks and chemical-induced hallucinations, Pink recalls his lonely upbringing, during which he built a symbolic wall to the world as he coped with the death of his father (James Laurenson) and the overbearing ways of his mother (Christine Hargreaves).
      Director
      Alan Parker
      Producer
      Stephen O'Rourke
      Screenwriter
      Roger Waters
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Production Co
      Tin Blue, Goldcrest Films, Ltd., Metro Goldwyn Mayer
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Musical, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 6, 1982, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 25, 2005
      Runtime
      1h 39m
      Sound Mix
      Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)