Collider

FEATURES

Monterey Pop

THE COMPLETE MONTEREY POP Criterion Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte Posted: September 28th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

slice_blu-ray_criterion_complete_monterey_pop_festival_box_art_01.jpg

Concert films often work best when they’re about one band. The Last Waltz and Stop Making Sense are great, because you can either like the artist or not, but it’s about their moment, that moment, when they record the show they’re doing. The problem with gig shows, like Monterey Pop, is that not all musicians are created equal. So they have to be about the moment, and the experience. My review after the jump.