GamerTab That was an excellent one.

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

miloc The object of any great concert film is to convince you, at least for the span of the movie, that the subject is The Greatest Rock Band in the World. If The Kids Are Alright doesn't succeed in that goal as completely as Jonathan Demme's sensational Stop Making Sense, that's hardly the fault of The Who-- few performers have labored harder in the name of fan service.Though engaging and highly watchable, The Kids Are Alright stays a minor affair, documentary-wise. Here and there it flirts with insight. We catch a bit of Keith Moon palling around with fellow alcoholic Ringo Starr ("We're just taking our medicine, children!") in a bit that foreshadows tragedy without actually catching the weight of it. We get a laugh from Pete Townshend's startled "Eh?" at being confronted with his own lyrics ("...hope I die before I get old..."). But the between-music bits of the film offer little substance; they're just filler.But there's an early clip of the band performing in a club, in which we cut to Moon, drumming his heart out, already in hyperdrive-- and then, impossibly, he starts going faster. His face is upturned in spiritual abandon, his hands simply disappear. And, in a phenomenal rendering of Baba O'Reilly, you see Townshend dancing in genuine and infectious ecstasy over John Entwhistle's thunderous bass line. And in an epic performance of Won't Get Fooled Again, we finally understand the sheer force of The Who-- the lights go out around six minutes in for the synth solo. Then the drums kick in, gathering our heartbeats with it. The lights come on: Roger Daltrey is screaming, and Townshend is in midair, and we are with him, transported, levitating.These were men who enjoyed their work. And for these five-to-ten minute stretches, we are watching The Greatest Rock Band in the World. Worth the price of admission.

edjdonnell I saw this in 1979 at the movies, loved it, best rock doc i've ever seen, but i never seen it on TV or even in a video store, tons of other OK and so so, as well as garbage rock films, but can't seem to come across this one. this one I would love to see again. is it available on DVD? anyways I love the little videos, the magic bus one sticks out the most. the who without Kieth moon was just memory of what was, and this film shows the solidness of that group, you can't remove one, not even John Entwistle the ever quiet bass player, they are a group, made up of individual characters that form the one. like the Beatles. Looking forward to seeing this movie again, hopefully very soon. if not it was a good memory.

Cinema_Fan Well, I've been sat here for the last five minutes thinking what I could write about the Greatest Rock 'n Roll band in the World, or more to the point, one of the best Rock Documentaries to come out of the 1970's.Seeing The Who live only four time's since 13th July 1985 to November 10th 2000. The original line up would have been great, but time and history say different.This is where Jeff Stein has a wonderful idea (the film was being made when Keith was still very much alive, but as reference to today's generation) if you can no longer go to the mountain, then he has brought it to you, enter stage right, The Kids are Alright, 109 minutes of pure Rock 'n Roll documented history.The film start's of with some fantastic black and white footage (the early gigs must have been out of this world) of one of the hardest working bands to come out of the Sixties and to continue to World domination, a cliché I know, but it works.Interviewing them must have been a night where you earned your money, poor Russell Harty, (in case of Keith Moon break the glass).The 1970's tracks see them develop into a real tight outfit, if not a "little older" , performing most of their classics without fault. Jeff Stein has done a great job of bringing together this visually collective musical collage to a wider audience. I say lets turn the record over and begin side "B"...Thanks Jeff.

michellemurmurs6244 It's hard to think of another rock documentary that so perfectly manages to convey the reason why someone would spend years lovingly planning, writing, searching archives and putting together such a project. Fans have watched this thousands of times and love to show it to others so they too can appreciate the phenomenon that is The Who. First there are the unforgettable live performances. Included are classics from Monterey Pop and Woodstock. From the opening clip showing their legendary American TV debut on the Smothers Brothers to a hilarious group interview on the Russell Harty show it captures the band's endearingly outrageous sense of humor. From an early clip of them performing I Can't Explain to a mind blowing performance of Won't Get Fooled Again it provides one with the irrefutable proof that The Who are simply the most unforgettable live band the rock world has ever known. Get this today (the two-disc DVD is well worth the price for all the extras) and then get ready to make believers out your friends. Long live rock indeed.