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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: CRUDUP,BILLY EAN: 0667068781823 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Dreamworks Video Languages: Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video MPN: 667068781823 Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: Dreamworks Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 13, 2001 Running Time: 123 minutes Studio: Dreamworks Video Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Editorial Review: Product Description: A young reporter assigned to do a story for Rolling Stone on the rock band Stillwater learns about the realities of the music industry. Genre: Feature Film-Drama Rating: R Release Date: 17-JAN-2006 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com: Almost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are introduced to Crowe's alter ego, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), at home, where his progressive mom (Frances McDormand, just superb) has outlawed rock music and sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) has slipped him LPs that will "set his mind free." Following the wisdom of Creem's disheveled editor, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an instant-classic performance), Miller gets on the inside with the up-and-coming band Stillwater (a fictionalized mixture of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and others). A simple visit with the band turns into a three-week, life-altering odyssey into the heyday of American rock. Of the characters he meets on the road, the two most important are groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane (Kate Hudson in a star-making performance) and Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who keeps stringing Miller along for an interview. From the handwritten credits (done by Crowe) to the bittersweet finale, Crowe's comedic valentine is an indelible, heartbreaking romance of music, women, and the privilege of youth. --Doug Thomas Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A film that gets better and better with age...To be completely honest, when I first saw this film about five years ago I was under-whelmed. It had been hyped up and won all sorts of awards and received so much attention, and really I didn't see why. I was disappointed to say the least. Then last night I decided to give it another shot. Removing myself completely from the hype and praise and just amercing myself into the film was a huge plus for me, and I walked away from the experience singing it's praises like a church choir. The film ... Read More Rating: - Almost FamousI absolutely love this movie!! The music.. the story.. the actors/actresses.. definitely worth the purchase! Rating:  - Slow but goodThis is a movie I really enjoyed. While it is definitely in Crowe's voice, it is a fairly unique movie and has a lot of charm. This is essentially a film about family, both actual families and adopted families of friends, with all the problems this entails. The performances range from really good, to decent. Fugit does a passable job, although he still comes off as a kind of annoying kid. While this doesn't kill the movie or anything, it does let him get overshadowed by much of ... Read More Rating:  - horribalthis movie was terrible, not one of the best movies i saw. it stunk. it's not worth the time. Rating: - My favorite film, improvedAlmost Famous is a fantastic (and true!) tale of a young kid who ends up writing for Rolling Stone magazine. Borrowing from different parts of his real life, writer/director Cameron Crowe introduces us to William, an extremely gifted teenager who ends up touring with a band named Stillwater. William misses a half dozen deadlines, gets caught in the middle of band politics, and falls in love with the "band aid" Penny Lane. This is one of my favorite films of all time. I was afraid that ... Read More |
