Saturday, January 17, 2009
PETTY TWO
PETTINESS
I finsished watching Peter Bogdanovich's documentary:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
I really didn't want it to end.
The amazing thing about this guy and his band is the endless creation. And they seem to understand this. They don't mess with it.
The second half has some hard parts. Drugs come in here and there and then leave but not without their casualties. There are breakups. Reunions.
And around this, Bogdanavich weaves the music footage, never trying to link the lives and times and the music but they are inevitably connected.
Petty is a hard ass. Uncompromising. Especially with the "business" guys.
It is fun to watch him be honest and tough.
This film totally justifies my buying the headphones. I could never get the quality of experience with the sound in the room approach. At least not with my equipment.
This is a 5 out of Netflix5. For sure
