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Essential: The Single Finest Movie Documentary Yet Made
Poster Owen Coughlan pretty much said it all, but it warrants being seconded. By taking a purely subjective approach - concentrating on those genres, films & filmmakers which hold a special significance to him - Martin Scorsese makes not only these subjects live and breathe, but captures the entire history of American film in a manner that informs, excites and even inflames the viewer with a measure of Scorsese's own archivist passion for the medium. His refusal to tout his own body of work, soft-pedaling as impressive a filmography as anyone's assembled, in order to keep the focus on the men and women who sculpted and built the artform that first seduced him as a wide-eyed four-year-old is both touching and typical of Scorsese's reverence for his forebears. The many lesser-known and neglected films sampled here serve a dual purpose: one, as dowsing rods pointing to worthwhile movies left off of the general-consensus, AFI-type lists; and secondly, as reminders that we've ALL seen extraordinary films dismissed or ignored by critics, the public, even ourselves at earlier points. You'll finish watching this great doc champing at the bit to go rent THE ROARING 20s and THE PHENIX CITY STORY for sure, but you'll also want to begin your OWN voyage of rediscovery through 100 years of movie history with wide eyes seeing the new and exotic in the old and once-familiar. Can't ask for more than that from any historical documentary - well, I'd've loved this even more at twice the length, but let's not get greedy...

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A Master Directors Vision
For those of us who admire and study one of the true maestros of American film, this set is priceless! Going through Martin Scorsese's own chronologic recollections of the films, directors, cinematographers etc., that influenced his thinking and sensibilities, one is left with a sense of having been with him thorough this development. What a treat!
Understand that, just like his films, Scorsese covers a topic from his own, now recognizable perspective. He says, "I can't be objective here ...", right off the bat. The very title denotes the vision is "Personal...". It's Scorsese's vantage point. He makes no bones about that. I love that he doesn't even try to be global and universal on any of it. Isn't that what we love about a Scorsese film? He has a personal vision on what he experiences and shares it honestly, openly and candidly. And isn't that what a director does? Nobody does it like Scorsese.
I say: Thanks for sharing those thoughts with us Maestro Scorsese. What a personal pleasure it is having your notes on all those great films, on the era, on the cinematic technology, on the concurrent cinematic history that runs throughout, for another exposure to the Scorsese views and visions. Bravo, Maestro!

Leon Rodriguez
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Leon Rodriguez

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Magnificient View
This is an incredible look at the history of American Cinema through the eyes of the greatest American Filmmaker. Martin Scorsese's ability to tell story is moving. The man loves movies and shares this love through his extensive knowledge of the subject, but somehow manages to remain humble and lets you know that this is of course his view, His Personal Journey. It is amazing to think that if a younger filmmaker were to be asked what his influences were they would surely include Scorsese among their greater influences and give praise to such a master. In watching this DVD you can see the same admiration any young filmmaker would have for Scorsese coming from Scorsese himself towards the Greats that came before him and shaped his View.