Wonderful Movie

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Crappy film

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Bob Dylan was a musician of my own time. I always thought him to be a leader of the protest movement. This documentary sets that wrong notion right. Dylan, while a innovate musician, comes across as a anti-social slob who can't seem to give a civilized answer to any question put to him by the press at any time. While I realize that the press can be very trying at times, it is they who help an artist to be better understood by fans. Bob Dylan would have none of it. He presents himself as a stark, self-aggrandizing, egocentric artist who, after being championed early on by Joan Baez, refused to reciprocate the favor and invite her to sing with him on stage, as she had so nobly done for him. Dylan's music is moving, but I found Joan Baez's music to be much more so. See this documentary only if you want to see Dylan as a bad behavior boy.

the best rock movie of all time. Martin is pure genius. I just love the guy. long movie, sure, but part two just flies by. What an insight. Personally, I think Martin should make more of these on artists that he admires like this one on Bob Dylan. Where does he get this stuff. I read where he really didn't talk to Bob while he was making this movie. even more brilliant. I've got to think Dylan had to love this when he saw it for the first time. It always amazes me how most people just don't get it. The questions they ask, yikes. All i can say is it is a great story. I hope someone does something like this on Scorsese. I love his passion to try to get things right. He is inspiring. Thanks again Martin, and to you too, Bob for having the courage just to be you in the face of it all.

As odd as this may sound, I first saw this movie in a class I'm taking in college called Bob Dylan: The Man and His Music. It was the first time the class was ever offered--at least where I go to school. I had been unfamiliar with Dylan up until this point, other than hearing his name now and then. Now that I'm taking the class, I have so much more knowledge, appreciation, and respect for who he is and what he does. "No Direction Home" is a major contributor to this class, and while we only watched clips every now and then, we saw a good portion of the entire film. It's possibly one of the (if not THE) greatest documentaries of all time. Scorsese does an incredible job at getting into Dylan's head to show us exactly what he has experienced throughout his extensive career. The interviews with his colleagues along with the combination of concert footage, and a present-day interview with Bob himself makes this an amazing film. We see his evolution from folk to rock and roll, and all the trials and tribulations along the way. ****SPOILERS FOLLOW*** As with any movie, I had my favorite parts. His 1965 interviews were absolutely hilarious. He has such a wit about him that makes you kind of think, 'wow, what a bastard', but then you say, 'wow, what a genius' at the same time. It's kind of hard to explain if you haven't seen it. Also, I believe it's the last performance on the film, where he plays "Like A Rolling Stone" and fans are booing him--one goes so far as to yell out "Judas!" His reaction is incredible. "I don't believe you." "You're liars!" And then he turns to his band and says the greatest thing he could have possibly said at that moment: "Play it f---ing loud!" Genius. Pure genius.

If you don't appreciate Dylan, you can appreciate him as a multi-talented musicians because that's what he is and that's what he set out to be. Bob Dylan is modern-day and back in the day marvel. He is a living legend. He can sing, play the guitar and the harmonica all at once! No one even comes close to him with his many talents. And Scorsese, with his unparalleled directing abilities, couldn't have put this chronicle of Bob Dylan any better. A five-star biography, if you will and a remembrance of the greatest folk singer out there and quite possibly thee greatest musician. Bob Dylan is a monumentous poet/musician/whatever you want to call him and it was only fitting that Scorsese took on this behemoth. Great job, five-star. Simply astonishing and beautiful!