Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Concert/documentary covering a Rock 'n Roll Revival, which toured the country and featured legendary acts like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, The Five Satins and many other bands who probably hadn't been seen since the 1950's.
I'm not sure if this tour or the film was done due to the success of American GRAFFITI but they could have called this film a live version of the soundtrack to that film. The movie will certainly have your foot a shaking' throughout the running time as we get one classic song after another. If it was a hit in the 1950's then more than likely its being played here.
There's just so much wonderful energy in each and every performance that you can't help but love this thing. The film was shot 2.20:1 so there's a lot of wide shots to perfectly capture all the performances. Much like WOODSTOCK, this film uses split screens to capture a lot of the action and this works out nicely. We also get some archival clips from the 1950's with various people preaching about how rock music is evil.
It's always fun seeing these clips just to see how foolish those people still look. Also thrown in are clips from various films from that era including THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE WILD ONE and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. Fans of the classic rock 'n roll will certainly be doing themselves a favor by watching this great gem.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Concert/documentary covering a Rock 'n Roll Revival, which toured the country and featured legendary acts like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, The Five Satins and many other bands who probably hadn't been seen since the 1950's.
I'm not sure if this tour or the film was done due to the success of American GRAFFITI but they could have called this film a live version of the soundtrack to that film. The movie will certainly have your foot a shaking' throughout the running time as we get one classic song after another. If it was a hit in the 1950's then more than likely its being played here.
There's just so much wonderful energy in each and every performance that you can't help but love this thing. The film was shot 2.20:1 so there's a lot of wide shots to perfectly capture all the performances. Much like WOODSTOCK, this film uses split screens to capture a lot of the action and this works out nicely. We also get some archival clips from the 1950's with various people preaching about how rock music is evil.
It's always fun seeing these clips just to see how foolish those people still look. Also thrown in are clips from various films from that era including THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE WILD ONE and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. Fans of the classic rock 'n roll will certainly be doing themselves a favor by watching this great gem.