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The Wall

1982

Alan Parker

Animation, Bob Geldof, Jenny Wright, Christine Hargreaves ...

7.8

23,861

Musical. Drama. Fantasy. Animation Loosely based on the life story of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's original front man (who was kicked out of the band for his bizarre and disturbing behavior only to go insane shortly thereafter), PINK FLOYD: THE WALL stars Bob Geldof as Pink, a mentally damaged man who has gone from a hopeful child artist to a burned-out rock star drifting away from reality. As Pink festers in his hotel room, elements of his abusive childhood come back to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"Parker's visual synthesis with the music, much aided by Scarfe's rip-roaring visions of doom and destruction which turn light into darkness at the flick of a pen rather than a switch, is almost perfect."	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Jeffries Empire	"[It] grabs your attention but doesn't know what to say once it's got it (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"Parker's fatal misjudgment is failing to recognize that a solemnly expressionistic movie presentation of themes from 'The Wall' tends to magnify its inherent lack of dramatic substance."	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This isn't the most fun to listen to and some viewers don't find it too much fun to watch, but the 1982 film is without question the best of all serious fiction films devoted to rock (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Mr. Parker has brought plenty of energy to this project, and he has done his resourceful best to make it an overpowering experience. However, not every viewer may care to be overpowered in quite this way."	NEU

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