100
Must-see cinema for any serious rock fan.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
90
The New York Times by Dave Kehr
To watch the biggest stars of their time in casual conversation, trading riffs and passing bottles, without benefit of publicists, handlers and security goons is to relive an innocent, anarchic time in the entertainment business when music, not marketing, was at the center of the enterprise.
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Full of bright colors, offbeat people, tuneful sounds.
100
An instant ancillary classic for music fan.
80
L.A. Weekly by Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
To watch Joplin, Rick Danko, Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart, all massively wasted, giggling and jamming, is a delight tempered by the knowledge that Joplin would be dead just months later, with the rest but one following after.
100
Ultimate geezerfest and rock-doc holy grail.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The result is a vivid record of live acts whose rough-edged immediacy is an integral part of their appeal.
90
The sociological angle of Festival Express is a narrow one--perhaps too narrow--and doesn't overwhelm the film's real selling point, which is some of the best-looking and best-sounding footage of counterculture icons ever screened.
100
Rich with wonderful music and images.