Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

suite92 The Followills are family: deeply religious, poor, with musical traditions in the church. Their relatives are interviewed. There are extensive snapshots of the band on its way up, coupled with footage of the reactions from within the family during that process.Segments of the film compare and contrast: the family's poverty versus the successful band's enormous wealth; the stern religion of many of the family versus the drug use, sexual freedom, and foul language of the band; the political conservatism of the family versus the relatively PC outlook of the band.These disparities have all sorts of fallout, as one sees throughout the film. Many of the family are happy for the band; some worry for their welfare. Much of the white hot energy of the band's music and lyrics come from these harsh differences. Some of the band members deal with these issues consciously, and the process seems not to be over.In the long run, how well will the band's members keep dealing with the family issues? If they reach resolution, will the band still have the same level of fire and creativity? -----Scores-----Cinematography: 5/10 Varies quite a bit. Most of it is fairly bad. It was nice to see some of Oklahoma again.Sound: 6/10 I expect hugely wonderful sound on a movie about a successful rock group. Compared to the sound in Metallica: Through the Never, this is just week-old porridge. In addition, there is very little music actually played from the Kings of Leon: two partial songs at the end, which was only a little redemption.Acting: z/10 Documentary; this does not apply.Screenplay: 7/10 To my mind, there were too many cuts and joins. The same points could have been made with three examples instead of twenty. On the whole, though, the exposition was still effective, just redundant.

marlene-traywick I'm not sure where to begin. I just watched this movie and I'm still reeling a little.It's raw. Emotional. Brings up adult conflicts many of us have that are colored by childhood experiences.I'm sure the lady reviewer from the UK doesn't get the religion part. If you didn't grow up in the US bible belt and don't know what pentecostal religion is and the pull/effect it has on a person (not to mention growing up in poverty) - well, you miss a lot of the intent and context of this documentary.It's not a spit-shined, glossy example of a band's rise to super-stardom. It's an opportunity. An opportunity to know a little about the background of some talented young men who escaped...but not totally. Because they didn't want to . . . at least not up until the time this movie was filmed. Unlike many of us, they accept their past and their family. They use what has shaped them. That's not an easy thing to do and get away with cleanly.It was fun to watch their interactions on the road and in the recording studio, as well as on-stage and backstage. The ending interview with Caleb was remarkable in the honesty of his comments.Like a lot of other people, I've loved their music for a long time and wish them continued success . . . but I can't help but wonder how much they've changed since the film...

Michael_Elliott Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon (2011) *** (out of 4) I'll admit right up front that I'm not overly familiar with Kings of Leon. I remember back on 10/28/06 I went to see Bob Dylan in Chicago and there was some buzz going around about the opening act who had also opened the show the night before. Well, it turned out to be Kings of Leon and I must admit that I was very impressed with the band and I wasn't too shocked when a couple years later I saw that they were playing bigger venues. This documentary has interviews with the band members as well as their families and tries to explain the rise of the group. We see archival footage from when the band members were children and we get some behind the scenes stuff with the bad in the studio fighting and trying to come up with a new album. As I write this, the band is in the news for canceling their summer tour and I heard about this as well as the documentary from an article in Rolling Stone. I think fans are really going to enjoy this documentary but at the same time I'm sure it's going to make many worried as it really doesn't seem like the band is doing that good. I thought hearing the family members stories as well as seeing them was a rather interesting move as many times bands try to keep their pasts hidden or at least not out in the open. We learn that the brothers grew up in a very strict and strongly religious household where they weren't even allowed to watch television. The documentary really seems as if it's blaming their religion on their current problems, which include some drugs and alcohol. I'm really not sure why the documentary wanted to shine a spotlight on the religion and I'm not sure if it was the filmmakers attempt but it really did seem like they were coming down hard on it. I thought the best moments were the scenes with the family members because it's fascinating seeing how the relatives feel about seeing their loved ones rich and famous. There are plenty of scenes with the guy's performing at shows and the before mentioned stuff in the studios and this here is something I'm sure die-hard fans will love. Those, such as myself unfamiliar with the band will probably find some of the smaller stories the most interesting but what's more interesting is if the band will still be around five or ten years from now.

dont-walk I was not a fan-boy, but now have huge respect for Kings Of Leon.I attended to movie and Q&A at the Vue in Plymouth. I laughed, I cried, I learnt, I nodded ... The documentary was superb, but the Q&A well legendary. Ends in a near riot only prevented by two burly security men.I do not want to give anything away ...Going to cry again, must stopGuideline tell me to continue. OK, quote from Almost Famous:"Listen to Tommy with a candle burning and you will see your entire future..."Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon was my entire life, in Dolby Surround Sound.Thanks to all at IMDb