
The Rolling Stones' shows in Tempe, Arizona and East Rutherford, New Jersey during their 1981 US tour.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Rolling Stones' shows in Tempe, Arizona and East Rutherford, New Jersey during their 1981 US tour.
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| New York TimesJanet MaslinThe classiest of concert movies, even if that sounds as if it ought to be a contradiction in terms. As photographed by Gerald Feil and Caleb Deschanel (of ''The Black Stallion''), it looks glorious, particularly in the opening sequences at an outdoor arena. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt all comes down to the difference between a "concert film" and a documentary. Let’s Spend The Night Together is essentially a concert film recording an "ideal" Rolling Stones concert, put together out of footage shot at several outdoor and indoor Stones concerts. If that's what you want, enjoy this movie. I wanted more. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe great Hal Ashby (Harold And Maude, Being There) directs, but doesn’t make his presence felt too often. In the midst of the personal and professional problems that plagued him after his '70s heyday, Ashby mostly finds a few angles, hopes for the best, then edits it together with all the artfulness of a televised sports broadcast. |
| User ReviewStephen LHal Asby directs this Stones concert film -WHen IS this coming out on dvd? |
| User ReviewRoger SClassic stones concert in N.J. and Arizona |
| User ReviewMichelle Aall i can say is: thank you vh1 classic. you are the best music channel out there. screw mtv. you are the real music television. this is a spectacular concert film featuring the rolling stones performing their major hits. i always love singing along to "beast of burden", "under my thumb", "jumpin' jack flash", and then the closer "satisfaction". this is just an awesome film for the stones. |
| User ReviewGavin PYou know, some films probably aren't that great in the scheme of things but if they catch you at a formative age they leave a great impression and possess strong nostalgic value and that's why this scores highly for me. Amen. |
| User ReviewRussell GLive concert performances from the Rolling Stones record setting 1981 North American tour promoting the Tattoo You album. Filmed at Sun Devil Stadium and the Meadowlands arena. Not a great view for fans sitting at the back of Sun Devil Stadium but at least they can say they were there. If you like the Stones, worth checking out. |
| User ReviewLuc LIt was amazing watching this on big screen plus the stereo sound. Enjoyable for those who likes the Rolling Stones. |
| User ReviewRebecca N"Shortly thereafter, [Hal] Ashby -- a longtime Rolling Stones fan -- accompanied the group on their 1981 American tour, in the process filming the documentary Let's Spend the Night Together. The occupational hazards of the road were too much for Ashby, who overdosed before a show in Phoenix, Arizona. Although the film was eventually completed, it was relegated to cable TV." --from Wikipedia entry for Hal Ashby, under subhead "Decline" -- this is the man who brought the world "Harold and Maude" ...And cable TV is where I saw it. Well, most of it, but enough to feel as if I've seen it, or enough anyway. Probably the first 1.5 hours, while doing other things. Went back to catch the last 10 minutes but it must have ended already, because VH1 was playing the video for "Emotional Rescue," which has a fun Lite-Brite effect but otherwise is one of their more disco-focused tunes (need I say more). I expected off-screen interviews, the insider stuff, but really it was just footage of them performing on tour. Which is interesting to watch, and sparks in me thoughts like, "Are the other band members really looking at Mick, whispering to each other, and then laughing?" or is that just my imagination, running away with me? (Cover of which they did in the early part of the flick, by the way.) And if Mick and Keith were both taking a facebook/cosmo/seventeen mag-style personality quiz, and it asked a question about how you select the clothes you wear, Mick would check A. I prefer to dress in the fashions and trends of the times, and Keith would check C. I have my own timeless rock'n'roller style. White spandex and kneepads for Mick. And then, the idea of seeing a band in such a large arena -- I guess it becomes more about the spectacle and vibe of the event than any kind of close-up view. I don't feel I've seen enough concert films to qualify as a proper evaluator (or at least the ones I have seen have had more talking -- documentary-style talking AND all-out rocking), so I give this a worth seeing if you like concert films and you like the Rolling Stones and maybe you have some other things to do while you're watching it, like eat, and read magazines, or if you're a knitter you might knit, or maybe make some lists (if you're a list maker), or this might work well with drugs of some sort (Ashby does achieve the nice trippy concert film quality). But it's not so much worth seeing if you can't go for any of the aforementioned. That's where I leave the matter. Emotional rescue, ooh ooh ooh ooh. [vh1 1-08] |