Neil Young Journeys

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Neil Young Journeys

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2012

1h 27m

Documentary

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Canadian-born singer Neil Young returns to his hometown of Omemee, Ont., and later performs a solo concert at Toronto's Massey Hall.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

12/13/2012

4/5

Demme hasn't stopped seeking out new angles on this old warhorse, and even the odd speck of spittle on the lens cannot obscure the fact Young increasingly looks and sounds like one of the all-time greats.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

12/13/2012

3/5

Jonathan Demme makes his third concert film with Young, including shots practically right up his nostrils.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

09/07/2012

2.5/5

These two world-renowned and individualistic artists from the worlds of music and film clearly bask in each other's company. We, the audience, would be fools to respond otherwise.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

03/10/2021

Perhaps this is just the fan in me speaking but the problems with this movie are with the filmmaking, not with Neil Young.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/18/2020

3.0/4.0

An intimate yet pulsating journey.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/26/2019

Perhaps one of the best "concert" documentaries ever made, is one journey you don't want to miss.

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07/20/2018

worth watching to see some of Neil Young's life growing up in Ontario and also a live concert at Massey Hall

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09/01/2016

Eh. It was ok. SO disappointed he didn't play Old Man. Especially since this was in his home town AND THERE IS A BUILDING , I believe a school, NAMED AFTER HIS FATHER! If, in fact, "Old Man" was written regarding his father. I was excited it started out with the old classic tunes. Grrr.

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04/30/2014

good performance doc

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02/02/2014

It took a while to warm to the newer material, (much of it from the 2010 album Le Noise), but Neil has still got it... as a recording songwriter. Live, Shakey is getting shakier, and this splicing of a Massey Hall concert with footage from a rambling drive down Highway 11 didn't really do the show any favours. Neither did Demme's heavy-handed, cheap-looking graphic supers about the four students killed in the Kent State riot (sung about in "Ohio"). I'd have liked to have been at the show, and in the end I did like the newer songs - particularly the spruced up 70s rocker, "Hitchhiker" - but this is late Neil, and this DVD is primarily for the collectors.

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10/08/2013

A decent mix of old and new songs interspersed with snippets of Neil Young driving around his old haunts in Ontario and reminiscing. It's not essential viewing but fans of Neil will enjoy it.

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Grant S

@grantss 09/01/2013

Really only for Neil Young fans (like me), and even then it is so-so. The non-music part should feel nostalgic and emotional, as it covers Neil Young retracing his childhood in his hometown, but just seems dull. There is no profound moment, and it just seems like one big ramble. The music is the highlight, of course, but even that could have been better. Way too many recent Young songs, not enough classics. And I'm not sure I prefer the one-band version of Neil Young to the hard-rocking Crazy Horse version...

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Synopsis

Canadian-born singer Neil Young returns to his hometown of Omemee, Ont., and later performs a solo concert at Toronto's Massey Hall.

Director: Jonathan Demme
Producer: Jonathan Demme, Elliot Rabinowitz
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Shakey Pictures
Rating: PG (Language|Brief Thematic Material|Some Drug References)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $214.6K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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