Pink Floyd - The Wall (DVD)

Pink Floyd The Wall DVD Pink Floyd are one of those bands that you either love or hate. I never really got into them. So many of my friends at school ranted on about Dark Side of the Moon etc, that I actively avoided their stuff. Until that is, that my older brother showed me a pirate copy of Alan Parker's movie interpretation of their album, The Wall. ----- Oh yes, another Musical Journey Concept Movie ----- As we like to say in the Northern parts of the UK, "away with ye". If you think that The Wall DVD is just a collection of pop videos, you are wrong…VERY VERY WRONG. As I mentioned before, my older brother introduced ...  Read the complete review

I make no secret of being a huge Pink Floyd fan. The Wall is one of my favourite of their albums and I vividly recalled several images from the film of the same name, from when I saw it in 1988. Last night, I decided to watch it again to see what I felt about it this time. It’s not an entirely pleasant experience. You have been warned! The Wall is a film starring Bob Geldof as Pink, the lead character. Using the Floyd’s album soundtrack as a background, we see how Pink’s childhood is shaped by his mother and his absent father who was a soldier in WWII. He is yelled at by nasty teachers in school and spends his leisure time running round bomb sites with his ...  Read the complete review

Pink Floyd - The Wall --------------------- 1982 Directed by Alan Parker Cast: Bob Geldof as Pink Kevin McKeon as Young Pink (95 minutes, Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1) DVD Options: Welcome to the Movie -------------------- The film itself: Pink, whose father is killed at Anzio, becomes Rock Star, burns out, builds an insulating emotional wall, becomes a fascist dictator, is judged by himself and his peers. Well, back in '82 we knew the record by heart, Comfortably Numb, Run like Hell and Another Brick in the Wall were anthems. We knew several things, it wasn't about our generation it ...  Read the complete review