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06/24/06
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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04/01/05
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08/21/03
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07/21/03
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03/10/03
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
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01/24/03
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12/13/02
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11/19/02
Freed 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 CriticCertainly of interest, if only for its vintage. But the film is drab and slight.
10/04/02
The concert remains more of an historical curiosity than a must-see rock film.
10/04/02
Top CriticA colorful snapshot of an early chapter in the story of an accomplished performer.
09/12/02
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09/09/02
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08/24/02
Pennebaker doesn't break any ground here, in what is essentially a linear concert film. But he doesn't need to. Bowie's brilliant -- and, by today's stadium-size standards, intimate -- performance does that for him.
08/23/02
Top CriticAn excellent example of its genre, with Pennebaker capturing the excitement of what was a very special, emotion-charged occasion.
08/22/02
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
Even the non-Bowie fans...will be entertained with this finale perf as the alien-like Ziggy [Stardust].
08/19/02
what truly awes in the realization of Bowie's completely mature command of both his voice and the stage so early in his career
08/18/02
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