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08/24/02
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture (1983)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:20
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 10, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: The quintessential moment in glam-rock history, ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is David Bowie at his best. This film of the 1973 concert (released 10 years later) documents the... [More]
Starring: David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Woody Woodmansey
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
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03/10/03
It, however, wasn't until years later when his former wife Angie wrote her memoirs did we learn that she once found Bowie in bed with Mick Jagger.
07/11/02
Purely as document, D.A. Pennebaker's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars could not be a more ruthless portrait of a time and a music.
07/11/02
Top CriticSomehow poor pacing and this lack of visual variety manage to make a great show seem boring -- which is, I suppose, an achievement of sorts.
08/22/02
The concert remains more of an historical curiosity than a must-see rock film.
10/04/02
Top CriticThe entire movie, save for a handful of stolid backstage interludes, looks as if it had been shot by a determined group of fans perched on the shoulders of their buddies.
07/09/02
Looks like a bootleg concert video made by a gifted fan.
08/16/02
A mediocre and muddy 'digitally remastered' print. Bowie does little more...than absent-mindedly pace the stage song after song.
08/08/02
Certainly of interest, if only for its vintage. But the film is drab and slight.
10/04/02
While "Ziggy" is obviously more of interest to hardcore Bowie fans than anyone else (some critics have trashed it for that reason), it should be required viewing for rockers-in-training who really want to learn about good showmanship.
02/21/03
For fans familiar with the material ... Ziggy Stardust should be a satisfyingly nostalgic experience.
07/10/02
Top CriticA colorful snapshot of an early chapter in the story of an accomplished performer.
09/12/02
Top CriticFreed of the unflattering contemporary distractions offered by This Is Spinal Tap, Pennebaker's Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars captures Bowie at perhaps his purest, punkiest rock 'n' roll peak.
10/04/02
Top CriticNo review available.
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