ROGER WATERS THE WALL [2014]

...we came in?
Roger Waters The Wall concert film really doesn't need an introduction if you're familiar with Pink Floyd, their iconic album, the elaborate touring show production, the misfired cult film or the man behind the greater bulk of the compositions.
The film bounces back between extended sequences of his 2010-13 tour in various parts of the world to personally sublime moments of Waters traveling the European countryside, following in the tracks his father & grandfather made as soldiers during the World Wars.
The live sequences are beautifully shot, showcasing the intimacy of the Waters & the band as well as giving the viewer a good idea of the extravagance of the amazing live theatrics.  The 'intimate' melodramatic scenes in betwee, are clearly staged and all signs point to disaster, but Waters' sincerity allows us to truly believe in the moment.
Isn't this where...

4 more bricks out of 5

PINK FLOYD - LIVE AT POMPEII [1972]

Filmed without an audience in an ancient Roman amphitheater in the volcanic ruins of Pompeii, Pink Floyd make the most of the haunting surroundings as wallpaper to their equally haunting music.
Live At Pompeii is a beautifully performed and recorded performance by Floyd who were just on the brink of worldwide success when this film was made. With some curiously staged Dark Side Of The Moon "recording" sessions and photography of the Italian landscapes that surround the amphitheater, this makes for must see viewing for any dedicated fan of the band.
If you can, search for the 1974 theatrical cut of the film and not the 2003 director's cut. The most recent cut features some ridiculously outdated computer graphics and fake widescreen framing that takes away from the original film.

5 breakfasts with the Floyd boys out of 5

Pink Floyd: London '66-'67 (1967)

Worth a purchase if you want to see the full-length Pink Floyd performances that director Peter Whitehead recorded for his film Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London (1967). If reports are to be believed, it's a unique snapshot of what was happening in the city at that time. I wasn't there (I'm not that old), so I have to take it on faith that it captures the zeitgeist.
I suspect the cameraman scored some LSD before he went to work.
If you’re not a Syd Barrett era Floyd fan then cut my score in half.

5 spaced-out hippy-chicks out of 5