Bless my soul, this movie is finally coming to DVD!!! This has to be one of the greatest Willie Nelson movies ever (this and Barbarosa). It is smartly written and has a certain chemistry about it. Everything just fits. It is a wonderful gem of a movie that I'm glad will no longer be one of the moritorium VHS titles. If you're a Willie fan, it's a must own. If you're somewhat curious, check this movie out. You won't be disappointed.
+1/2. Cute Willie Nelson vs. Nashville caper film
A fast-paced, fluffy film about the "outlaw country" lifestyle. Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson play Doc Jenkins and Blackie Buck, two grizzled road warriors who will only face life on their own terms, come what may. Early in the film, Doc gives up life on the road and tries to make it big as a record producer in Nashville; his evil, unscrupulous business partner royally screws him in the contract negotiations, and Willie spends the rest of the film trying to get out from under his thumb. For his part, when onscreen Kristofferson mostly just smiles and acts carefree and high on life. Leslie Ann Warren opens up a gaping black hole of talentlessness and tunelessness, improbably cast as the "next big thing" country star that Doc and Blackie pin their hopes on -- it's all very well and fine, except that the gal can't sing her way out of a paper bag. Regardless, this is a fun film, a nice chance to see Willie, in particular, be completely charming. Some fun songs, too, though at times a bit heavy on the '80s rock influences.
We love it!
My wife and I like to open a few stubbies of beer and settle back to watch/listen to Willie and Kris and the cast having a lot of fun. Unfortunately we have to hire it, and always have our eyes open for a copy. The script, music, acting appeals to us. Definitely one our our favourite films.
He's a man's man, that Kris Kristofferson, a guy who walks it like he talks it, with a combination of rugged good looks and a songwriter's sensitive soul--all of which is on display in Breakthrough, an hourlong concert documentary that addresses (via music and interviews) his evolution from Vietnam volunteer to disillusioned patriot whose straightforward, unaffected songs reflect a preoccupation with basic notions like freedom and justice. Performing with his band, the Borderlords, Kristofferson is apparently the feature attraction at some kind of activist benefit (although such specifics as when, where, and what for aren't provided); thus the repertoire includes not only "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" but also more explicitly political fare like "They Killed... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Kris Kristofferson DVD Release Date: Released the 29 June 2004 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Willie has been recording since the '50s. Here's a chance to see Willie performing at home in Texas. Willie is very underrated as a lead guitarist, and here you'll get to see Willie demonstrating his chops on "Trigger," his old guitar. This DVD has every classic Willie Nelson song you could hope to hear. The DVD has DTS sound, and the "bonus" interviews are interesting as band members recount their life on the road. This is essential Texas country music. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Willie Nelson DVD Release Date: Released the 04 May 2004 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Quite possibly better known for a notorious Playboy magazine spread than for its own cinematic merits, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea is one of the weirder artifacts of the wide-open American cinema of the 1970s. The Japanese setting of Yukio Mishima's novel is transplanted to the English seaside, where an adolescent boy has fallen in with a group of pint-sized fascists (they call each other by numbers, not names). The gang's idea of exploring "the center of reality" is vivisecting a cat, a ritual rendered in dreamlike, repellent detail. Meanwhile, the boy's mother (Sarah Miles) takes up with an ocean-wandering American seaman (Kris Kristofferson), their gauzy nude scenes providing voyeuristic titillation for the peeping son and audience alike (hence... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Sarah Miles - Kris Kristofferson Director(s): Lewis John Carlino DVD Release Date: Released the 27 January 2004 Usually ships within 24 hours
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If you love the Highwaymen, as a group or individually, this video is worth having, but this show does rather lack the zest and fun of the first Highwaymen video. They seem tired and less involved than in the earlier show -- Waylon, in particular, takes a back seat (literally) for much of the show, which makes it less worth watching for this Waylon fan. Which is not to say that there aren't some highlights, particularly Waylon joining Kris on a duet of Me and Bobby McGee and a chaotic Ghostriders in the Sky. The audience is enthusiastic, and the backstage chats with the guys are nice. I saw them in Rotterdam during this same tour, and have to say that they put on a much more lively show there than on this occasion. But hey: these guys are the real deal, we're hardly spoiled for footage of... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 15 July 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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