Thursday 8/27 - TW is a 1hr 50min beautifully-crafted period movie - directed by Ang Lee who gave us 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Brokeback Mountain'. Ang Lee is a master at infusing his movies with the appropriate mood/setting. So, with Taking Woodstock, we are transported to the historic iconic 1969 Woodstock festival. There is nothing hazy trippy about this movie - it is clear as a whistle in execution/direction/editing. Demetri Martin played the role of a gay interior designer who paints and who was instrumental for allowing the celebrated Woodstock event to happen. If you're expecting a musical, lots of band music or solo performances on stage - you'd be disappointed. TW captured the essences of the various pivotal characters with 'behind-the-scenes' look at how the event was put together. Btw, GREAT cast! I'm watching TW again this weekend - the 4:20 showing. VERDICT: A MUST SEE for fans of Ang Lee and fans of period movies. Actual GRADE: B-PLUS.

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.

This is the sanitized version of the phenomenon called "Woodstock" that defined a generation and awakening in America, For those like me who were able to witness it, albeit from afar, it's a 'must se'. For those who were too young, they should see it to understand the times that their parents were coming of age.

The film has the tangerine druggie flavor of the 60's and a lead character whose rather "uptight" nature opens up with exposure to a slew of hippie folk in a three day free for all. It's extreme and it's supposed to be. There were some scenes regarding his parents, especially his mom, which strike me as labored and bogus, but I'll leave that to you to sort out. Take the film lightly and have fun.

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.