No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005, DVD)

Interviews and serious video sequences make this a must for any authentic fan of Bob Dylan! Bob Richards, Staunton, Virginia

This DVD is one of the best i have ever seen. Really depicts some classic Bob Dylan performances. I would highly recommend watching this DVD.

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I grew up with his words, followed his movement, and today am more in awe of Bob than when I first came to know him. This film captures his charm, his discomfort with celebrity, his times, and his extraordinary talent and contribution to our culture. This film allows me to escape for a moment to a time that was as amazing as the artist.

One of the great films I have ever seen I'm a huge Dylan fan and is this a great gift for any Dylan fan.

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I bought this Dvd because I love Dylan, and because he is one of the best songwriters ever. I have a lot of Dylan, and this is by far, the one I watch over and over again. Very real and informative. A special thank you to Martin Scorsese and Bob Dylan for this 5 star project.

I bought this DVD for two reasons: Dylan and Scorsese. You can never go wrong with either one. Put them together and it's a done deal. If you're from Mars and maybe unfamiliar with them, "No Direction Home" would be the perfect introduction. Dylan is Dylan, and Scorsese works his own magic without undue notice.

That said, I think those who loved 'em before will only love 'em more - if that's possible - and those who never did never will. One of the things that amazes me most about Dylan is simply that he's still alive, the last of our generation who could've been expected to be after such a hard life.

"No Direction Home" pulls no punches. You'll see the early Dylan glassy-eyed onstage in London, ticked off at the press and public and showing it when pushed too far. You'll see him at his present clear-eyed best, perhaps wiser for that long winding road he trod, eloquent and still giving no quarter.

One of the best sections deals with the Newport festival where he first went electric, with all the havoc that ensued among fickle fans and even his friends. I felt dismay myself when he gave up his harmonica a few years ago. How could you, Bobby??

But music lovers do artists and themselves a grave disservice by trying to chain a great musician down "like a trained seal". Just leave them alone to follow their muse and be grateful you're invited along for the ride. Both parties will be happier for it. You'll find the slipstream intoxicating.

A Band member, I think, put it best when he said words to this effect: "The Holy Spirit didn't just tap Bobby on the shoulder; He kicked him in the ass!"

And look what happened.

Love you, Mr. Dylan. Stay well.

If you're young, this is a great in-depth look at Bob Dylan's life and work. If you are old, like me, it answered questions I have had for years - for example, what did Suze (Bob's girlfriend) look like and sound like? Yes, she looks just like the cover of Freewheelin (I wish I aged so well!) What was Joan Baez thinking all that time? She was great. For that matter, what was Bob thinking all that time? The press interviews, the behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with him were fascinating to me, an old Dylan fan who grew up with his music. I also was disappointed when Bob went into rock music (I got over it, because his songs were still great) but that whole look into that part of his history was very interesting. For me, this DVD was like getting answers into my own history. Whether it was his intention or not, he was the voice of my generation, and the generations coming up now seem to appreciate him also, in which case they would also enjoy this DVD.

Bob Dylan is great. His life's story says it all. I felt bad at some of his downers, but his inderence held up. His poetry of music still lives now.

Bob Dylan was and is much more than a rock star. He is a poet. There are those who understand and comprehend what he means to American culture, and there are those who do not.

For those who do understand, this wonderful Martin Scorsese picture will not disappoint. It is a nostalgic retrospective, with interviews of the man himself describing the events and other musicians he came to know along the way.

For those who do not understand and wish to, because they are too young to remember or for any other reason, this film can open the door to comprehending what Bob Dylan became and what he means.

Contemplate the man's countenance as he speaks about those days when he played with Joan Baez and Mike Bloomfield and so many others. See the chiseled lines in his face. You may comprehend and begin to see.

Interviews with musicians and record producers and others who knew him are of particular interest, as they can tell the tale as no one else can.

The adventure of the young man who left his small town in Minnesota with only his old guitar and his vision is a story of courage and determination and genius.

A real walk back inti history. Some new information, his relationship with Joan B. The press inteviews are pricless..!!!