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This ain't the Monkees you know
For years, like everyone else I slagged the Monkees off as nothing more than the 60's version of 'NSync. Which well, they were to a degree, but there is also a whole other side to this band that isn't generally known, and that is that eventually this came to be a group of REAL ARTISTS who had minds of their own and a vision. This movie, along with its soundtrack and the excellent Headquarters album, is proof. This is a classic of late 60's psychedelia. Written by the Monkees themselves and Jack Nicholson(!),there is no "plot" to speak of, just a series of increasingly bizarre, absurd and sometimes disturbing skits and imagery.Sometimes it doesn't work, but for the most part it does. Basically, this was the Monkees attempt to destroy their image as teenyboppers, challenge their audience, and start anew.The film starts with a chant that basically says "yep, we ARE fake, and it's all bs, kids", followed by the Monkees committing metaphorical suicide by jumping off a bridge, so the whole point of the film is obvious. In the artistic sense it was a success, but a commercial failure.I've read stories of little girls that were so upset when they saw this during its theatrical run that they ran out of the theater crying. Two scenes that stand out are the awesome live version of Circle Sky, with it's images of screaming teenage girls at a Monkees concert interspersed with disturbing images of the death and destruction of Vietnam, and an absolutely brilliant bit involving Mickey Dolens bashing the hell out of a Coke machine in the desert. There is a LOT of truth to the allegation that the Monkees were the Pre-fab Four, but in this instance the Monkees accomplished something the Beatles did not. Head succeeded where Magical Mystery Tour failed.This film is the perfect marriage of music, film, and socio-political commentary, by a group of guys that you would never expect. This shows just what a powerful marriage rock n' roll and film can be, and just what MTV could've been. It's one of the best rock films ever done, possibly THE best. This is proof that you shouldn't believe everything Rolling Stone tells you. Highly recommended.

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Mystical narative in the landscape of film.
This psychadelic journey through the minds, emotions, fears, and hearts of these four monkeys is perfect for those nights you feel like watching something that's as in depth visually as it is socio-politically. You'll never see this group the same way. p.s. this film contains some of their better musical compositions. (Songs that trully show their range, their passions, and their humor; as a group, and as individuals.)

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Art imitates life imitating art
I a)understand why this wasn't a box office smash b)just plain get it! Our seven year old son asked, "Daddy, that's not real, they're dreaming aren't they?" That's when I knew he got it, too. And, I haven't even metioned the live performance of 'Circle Sky' yet, worth the DVD's price alone!!! For a cost under that of a CD you can own this smart, zany, magnetic record of twentieth century American culture. I could say more, but I think I'll go watch the movie...