Customer Reviews
Excellent Film and have a question(?) 
2008-03-13
I had the privalege to attend the original release in 1970. At the time, as a promotion, Warner Bros. handed out a Woodstock booklet. The movie is a really great look into what the sixties were all about.
I have in my possession a booklet "hand-out" that was given
out to (I guess) the first so many people to see the movie
Woodstock by WB, released in 1970. The book contains pictures,
poems, artwork, and by now...history.
The book is approx. 8 1/2" x 11", in full color, has 48 pages.
Some of the photos contained include Jimi Hendrix, Santana,
Country Joe and The Fish, Richie Havens, The Who, Joe Cocker,
and others. A couple of the pictures were also used on/in the
Woodstock Album of the same era. This book is in excellent
condition and has been well cared for for thirty-eight years.
Can anyone supply a value for said book? Does anyone have any information to share about this booklet?
Thankyou! -Ken
Great Video/history but........ 
2008-02-08
when I received this product it was scrathed on side 2.
This was NOT supposed to be a used item...returning it would mean a huge headache, so I kept it.
Other than that the music/artist and concert goers brought me back to 1969.
I only wish my parents were hippies and I could have gone. I was 10 and would've loved and did love rock music in 1969.
If only some of those musicians what have made it through without losing their life. What a different world music would've been.
An event to remember! 2008-02-05
"Woodstock: The Directors Cut" is something everyone should experience. It provides hope that people can get along and have a great time if we all choose to get back to basics and LIVE peace!
Blast from the Past 2008-01-12
Great way to spend an evening with the whole family, young and old. Brought back alot of memories.
Short and Sweet 2008-01-08
If only to hear Ten Years After playing "I'm Comin' Home", this is a fantastic reminder of several days in history that have come to mean so much to so many people. Turn up the speakers if you still have hearing, more if you don't. Lay back and take the ride.
BUY THE VHS - not the DVD 
2008-07-07
Read the other reviews.
I bought the VHS to see if it was better than the DVD. It is! Better video AND sound quality. Warner Home Video did a poor job on the DVD version. It is NOT truly widescreen (as you will see if you buy the VHS). It is more pan-and-scan full screen. You WILL get a better movie by buying the VHS and copying it to DVD.
Woodstock "Raw" Three day event 2008-07-06
They say that Woodstock is coming out on blue-ray in 2009, Fitting I since it will be the 40th Anniversary. But I do have a question for Warner Bros who own the outakes to the footage of the 1969 concert.
If there's a DVD worth of Jimi Hendrix performances not used in the original documentary but were edited and released to the public, Imagine what other performances exist of bands who performed at the concert.
If you read up on the making of the film, they say original runtime of the "first cut" of the film was 14 hours. I'd have to guess that there are more performances sitting in the vault waiting for them to be transfered and conformed to HD and mixed. It would be nice if they were available for download or it would be great if we could get them on DVD or blu-ray. There are other considerations that need to be considered. The artists, the producers of the film, as well as Woodstock Ventures would need to be compensated and that is probably the sticking point for all parties involved including Warners Brothers.
Come on Warners, hire a guy to oversee the release of these outake performances!
Greatest Concert Film Ever So Why No Reissue? 2008-06-19
A great film, and would be a five star review based on content, but this is the same exact DVD released at the start of the DVD era, and there's no excuse for that. This would be one of the few films I'd actually watch the entire special features dvd, and with 296 hours of unused footage, there's bound to be some great deleted material in there, not to mention the chance to do "where are they now" interviews with not only the performers and event planners, but they might also be able to track down some of the audience members who gave interviews. It would be interesting to see how responsibility and parenthood affected their outlooks on life, and how many were able to retain the youthful optimism that made the event one of a kind.
At heart,It's not really about the music 
2008-06-17
Well,
this film is something of a 'curate's egg'.... As a reminder of the hippy scene of the late 60's it delivers. [Although looking back now, the 'scene' seems hilariously self-absorbed and frankly cringe inducing in places].As a social documentary,I'd give it 4 stars at least
But as a concert film it is dull, too 'chopped up' and not really worth buying for repeat viewing. For example,the butchered set of Hendrix was played over footage of all the rubbish being cleared up....hmm
So if you're primarily a music lover,in particular if you like full un-interrupted song footage,I suggest you rent this and buy something else instead
All together now- 'no rain,no rain,no rain....'!
A Director's Cut Gone Wrong: Buy The CD Instead 2008-04-04
As a non-drug user who remembers the concert, saw the theatrical version of the film in 1970, and has worn out records and tapes of the music, I was hoping to relive the visual experiences of the concert when I purchased this dvd. Unfortunately, the Director's Cut has butchered the original film. Scenes and performances have been altered, all for the worse. This dvd will sit on the shelf, and I will continue to listen to the cd. The Director's cut is revisionist at best.
Update--1 July 2008: If this review was not helpful to you, I would appreciate learning the reason(s) so I can improve my reviews. My goal is to provide help to potential buyers, not get into any arguments. So, if you only disagree with my opinion, could you please say so in the comments and not indicate that the review was not helpful. Thanks.
