Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

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Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 04/01/2024 An very well made and entertaining documentary but it's not full of substance See more isla s @RT89656869 09/03/2022 I very much enjoyed the music side of this documentary - the catchy guitar riffs/solos and so on. It provides a good insight into his musical career, although there were perhaps aspects of his earlier life that we didn't get to learn too much about. Its always nice to hear contributions from other, famous musicians or celebrities in general about such a revered person, although it does bother me a bit when such 'sound bites' are played over the end of a live performance shown of a musical number (keep the 2 separate please!). I thought the library/archive footage was interesting and its certainly an insightful watch - one I'd recommend for fans of blues/jazz from the 1950s onwards and of course, suffice to say, the musician himself. See more Kevin L @Lakeman 11/05/2021 Not sure about some of these reviews. This is a fine doc, imo. The early coverage of his screwed up family issues along with the loving grandparents was pretty interesting. The stretch about he and Patti Boyd being all googly-eyed over one another and how he couldn't live without her while she was his 'best friend's' wife goes on too long until it becomes melodrama. Boy, ol' slowhand did some SERIOUS drug intake! Should've put down the bottle a decade sooner. It's more than a little pathetic how he amazingly got over Boyd being his great romantic love, his destiny. I wasn't much interested in the last section, say 20-some min. or so. The best bits are all about the music, with some great video I hadn't seen before to my recollection. 3.4 stars See more 12/06/2018 Very informative, and pulls no punches See more 07/09/2018 Great warts and all documentary of a uniqueness talent See more 04/30/2018 I LOVE ERIC This was pretty good if you've read his autobiography, then there isn't much here you don't already know. But, if you've read the book, then you're the type to need to see this. Personally, I felt that they spent equal time on his music and problems with addiction, which, like so many films about artists, who are human, they tend to dig deep into the tragedy, which is fine, but when the takeaway is the struggle, (instead of the work, which, in turn, eclipses the man, the artist) it leaves you still wondering more about the artist. Or not. See for yourself. See more Read all reviews

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

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