Woodstock - Ultimate Edition
DV305
- 4 DVD
Woodstock
Ultumate collector's edition - director's
cut
4 DVD set - the original 4 hour film + extra performances and bonus features
I don't think anyone can expect a film made over 40 years ago to have the same picture and sound quality as one made in recent years. However the 4 hour director's film is much better than the standard DVD version was. To me, this is more about the content than the picture quality and the real benefits of buying the Ultimate Collectors Edition is the film content and extras that include:
The 'Woodstock:
Untold Stories' feature which includes all of the never before seen performances:
Joan Baez - One Day At A Time
Country Joe McDonald - Flying High
Santana - Evil Ways
Canned Heat - I'm Her Man
Canned Heat - On The Road Again
Mountain - Beside The Sea
Mountain - Southbound Train
Grateful Dead - Turn On Your Love Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The bayou
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell on You
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Keep On Choogling
The Who - We're Not Gonna take It
The Who - My Generation
Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
Joe Cocker - Something's Coming On
Johnny Winter - Mean Time Blues
Paul Butterield - Morning Sunrise
Sha Na Na - Teen Angel
Canned Heat - Woodstock Boogie
The Who - Sparks
Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic
These performances have variable video quality and are in 4:3 format but are great additions to what's already been formally released. The Grateful Dead's 'Turn On Your Love Light' is one of those where the picture quality isn't brilliant but its 36 minutes long and a great performance.
There
are several other bonus extras that include:
Woodstock from Festival To Feature
Reflections Of An Era
A Farm In Bethel
Cinematic Revolution
Woodstock Generation .... and more
The new bonus material is more than 3 hours long and makes this a great value for money set. You have to make your mind up as to whether the Blu-Ray quality is stunning enough for such old footage but I'm giving this a 5 star review having seen the film and all of the extensive footage which is greater than 7 hours overall.
(customer review from Amazon.com)