This is a movie about Woodstock that does not actually show the concert and that fact is not made clear going in. So no rational reviewer could give this movie any more than a so-so rating. But just look at all those folks saying how great it is. It isn?t. Those are folks promoting the movie. I suggest that we abandon Fandango since they continue allow the information to be distorted by promoters. You definitely can not believe what you read here. I quit writing reviews a long time ago after I realized Fandango would not do anything about this. I have stopped reading the reviews too-I just stopped by to see if the problem had been corrected. It hasn?t.

I can't fathom the negative Fandango reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Some have complained about the nudity scenes. I guess too many older hippies have turned into prudes. LOL Wake up, people! Nudity and sex- both straight & gay- DID happen at Woodstock. I loved all the characters in the movie.Yes, Ang Lee did an INCREDIBLE job recreating 1969- both with people & settings. Great cinematography! The story wasn't told on a majestic Hollywood scale. That would have killed the power of this movie. It was simple human stories. It was about what happened in the background to actually get Woodstock to come into reality and not just an idea. It was frustration, hard work, & fun times. You could feel how Woodstock took on a life of its own as the film progressed mainly because COMMON people came together en mass to share a concert as a group & not about themselves. Some funny moments, nostalgic moments, & affecting moments! I caught myself watching this film with a smile many times.

Both my wife and I enjoyed this film a lot. It was not cliche, the comedy was funny but not slapsticky and we think anyone who had a 60s experience would especially enjoy the movie. It was a very realistic re-visit of the era and the mood. We loved being a fly on the wall watching how Woodstock was all put together from the inside. We liked how the lead characters got swept away by the energy of the event and the people.

More pluses than minuses; well cast, fun movie, idealizes the whole "Woodstock" thing through the key character - but in an appealing way, also exploring the hard-nosed business side of the event. Very true to 1969 in the little details, felt like being in a time warp visually. True to the times in ways, but at the same time, parts of the story are forward of the realities of 1969 on some social issues, which were still very much in infancy. This puts the point to Ang Lee's detachment from 1960's America even though he actually lived through the period (I'm his age and couldn't buy into it all). It's 1969 through a 2009 lens. The film focuses on the back story, not the music and has barely enough to tie in with the concert at Yasgur's. Still, it pertains to many kids who went and wound up at the fringes anyway. Go see it if you're a Woodstock Generation member or know someone who is, but you should also see the actual Woodstock documentary.

I was really looking forward to seeing this film and expected a satirical look at Woodstock, but this movie turned out to be a complete dud. I gave it a "NO" rating only because I had considered leaving in the middle of it, but either out of laziness or some interest in it that I can't define, decided to stay until the end. I did however check my watch to see how long I had been sitting there and each time it seemed much longer than it actually was. I don't know if this was supposed to be a comedy with a bit of drama or a drama with some amusing moments, but it leans toward the latter. However the drama would have been better with a decent script and the humorous moments would have been better if there were more of them and if they were actually amusing. There is a decent amount of indecency so it does have that going for it. But, if I were you, I wouldn't go for it. Wait until it comes to TV so you can turn it off or change the channel.