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Affable singer-guitarist Trey Anastasio is the focus of most of the nonmusical scenes, trying to explain the band's cult appeal, or griping about lunk-headed critics who are all too dismissive of the band's often-stellar virtuosity. It's clear that wearing the mantle of the Grateful Dead--especially since the 1995 death of Jerry Garcia--is a mixed blessing for Anastasio, who bristles in one interview about Dead comparisons. Phillips, who directed the fascinating but discredited documentary Frat House and the Tom Green vulgarfest Road Trip, does have an eye for the absurdly comic, especially evident in the few scenes he features of stoner Phishheads, who follow the band from show to show. Bittersweet Motel may not earn the band any new converts, but fans will find more than enough to satisfy those long dry spells between tours. --Anne Hurley
| ACTORS: | Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Todd Phillips |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Image Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Pop/Rock |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 014381978322 |
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Customer Reviews of Phish - Bittersweet Motel
Alot of Phun!! I had a great time watching this DVD. It was cool to hear the bands thoughts(mostly Trey) and coversations on things such as their first gig, and the ever-present associations with The Grateful Dead.
All of this was of course interlaced with Phish's music which sounds great. The DTS and Dolby 5.1 soundtracks were indistinguishable to me, but that's ok because they both sounded excellent. Complete songs are only included in the bonus materials. The music in the film is just segments. Of course it wouldve been nice to have complete songs in the film itself but for time reasons I'm sure they only include segments but it's constant throughout the film as you would expect, and as I said sounds great.
I agree with several previous reviews that it would've been nice to have more input from other band members during the film. Hell, I could've watched this for 5 hours! But I understand that they gotta keep the movie relatively short. In a perfect world it wouldve been great to see all the band members get as much time as Trey and have this be a 3-DVD set. Even still, the film does a nice job conveying the personalities of the different band members. You definately feel like you can relate to them by the end of the movie.
Alot of people have knocked the director for his choice of Phans that he interviewed. Again, with a longer movie maybe he could've done more but I can't really blame him. These are some of the people that go to see Phish, like them or not. And if you know nothing about Phish(as this director didn't when he took this film)...these are the types of people that will stand out and be memorable to you. I think it's great..I mean you won't get these types of characters when Britney Spears comes to your town.(except maybe the frat-boys interviewed who would likely be there after some pre-teens). It's unique to the jamband scene so why not show it in the movie.
All in all this is a truly enjoyable film. For me it was too short, but for the non-Phish fan who is just watching it as a rockumentary maybe it's perfect. And I do think this film could convert those who haven't heard Phish...perhaps I'll try it on some of my friends.
Deleted Scenes - Mike and Page
Let's get the negatives out of the way. Yes, Trey gets most of the camera time. I've heard it was just because he was more accessable during the filming. Why then do we find extra footage of Mike and Page in the deleted scenes? Oh well. Don't worry about the quality of the sound...it's fine. Critics are most likely audio geeks (just kidding - we all appreciate the tapers). But seriously, the average fan will enjoy it just fine. My experience watching it for the first time was very positive. I joined the scene in 94-95, and the footage caught on the film (97-98) just captures a great year with the band - not some defining moment or their best concert ever - just some good times and good tunes with some insight into what goes into their creative process. That's good enough for me. Why argue if it should have been shot during different dates, if it should have had a different song list or something petty like that? If you enjoy the scene, you'll appreciate the film. If you are curious about Phish, don't expect this film to reveal some universal truth that IS the band. It's a "year in the life" sort of documentary, not a history of the band. Good job Todd, look forward to seeing more.
better than i expected
when i first got this, i didn't have any clue of what to expect, except that it was abo0ut phish. i was in for a big surprise. this is really a great movie. the concert footage is great, and the scenes at the great went are really cool. i'd have to say my favorite scene though is when trey and mike are in the gun shop. i laugh my ass off everytime i watch that scene. i do wish they showed more of fish, but they really didn't focus on trey as much as everybody says, although he really is the main focus. buy this if you're a fan, buy it if you're not. its great no matter what.