Pink Floyd – The Wall
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PolyGram Music Video – 081 252 3 |
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Tracklist
| 1 | The Wall | 1:35:00 |
Notes
"The story of THE WALL is told simply with the music of Pink Floyd, images and natural effects. There is no conventional dialogue to progress the narrative. Our story is about Pink, a Rock and Roll performer, who sits locked in a hotel room, somewhere in Los Angeles. Too many shows, too much dope, too much applause: a burned out case. On the TV, an all too familiar war film flickers on the screen. We shuffle time and place, reality and nightmare as we venture into Pink's painful memories, each on a "brick" in the wall he has gradually built around his feelings. Slowly he withdraws from the real world and slips further into his nightmare as he imagines himself as unfeeling demagogue, for whom all that is left is the demonstration of power over his unthinking audience, the culmination of the odious excess of his own world and the world around him. His internal self trial follows, as the witnesses of his past life, the very people who have contributed to the building of the wall, come forward and testify against him." – Alan Parker
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- Barcode: 0 44008 12523 5
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The Wall (VHS, PAL) | PolyGram Music Video | 081 252 3 | Europe | 1982 | ||
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The Wall (VHS, ) | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM/UA 002 | Chile | 1982 | ||
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The Wall (Betamax, PAL) | Thorn Emi Video | TXJ 90 1431 4 | Europe | 1982 | ||
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The Wall (VHS, SECAM) | PolyGram Music Video | 081 252 3 | 1982 | |||
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The Wall (VHS, Stereo, PAL, Dolby System) | Thorn Emi Video | TVA 90 1431 2, TVA 9014312 | Greece | 1982 |
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Reviews
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As a serious movie buff, I must say that this film version is a poor and weak rendering, entirely devoid of the brilliant vision of Roger Waters and Pink Floyd's recording of the same name.
Mostly what you hear throughout the movie are loud noises of guns and bombs interfering with the listening pleasure of the music.
What a nonsensical thing to do of mixing in those vulgar noises with the ambiance of good music!
Another great recording shot to hell by a film director.
Most of the songs from this soundtrack has also been 'remixed' to suit the director's scenes and leaves you wondering why anyone in their right mind would 'remix' an already perfect studio recording.
Thank God that 'Comfortably Numb', one of the holiest songs from The Wall remained untouched and un-remixed, albeit there still were faint traces of bombs going off during the recording.
When Andrew Lloyd Webber And Tim Rice - Jesus Christ Superstar - A Rock Opera 'studio' recording. As such the soundtrack was a great companion to the studio recording and some would agree that it even sures the original recording.
Not so in this case: Aside from the visual presentation of The Wall (which the director has envisioned as someone's nightmare) and portrays much needless violence, the remixed soundtrack accompanying this film (to say the least) bad, very bad.
All in all, this film version is a poor visual experience to one of the classic recordings of all time.
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