Product Description

Director Shore (SUPERFLY) presents this behind-the-scenes look at the recording industry and the wheeling and dealing that goes on. A record producer (Keitel in an early performance) for "The Group" is forced by his bosses to work with another band. Music by Earth Wind and Fire.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 787364680894

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62392 in DVD
• Brand: THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD (DVD MOVIE)
• Released on: 2006-07-18
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

Blacksplotation?
Irony? It's a pity. Back when this movie was originally made in 1975, movies starring black artists had a tendency to be short on plot, budget, & actual input from the actors. There was precious little input from the members of EWF, & the story line suffered. Of course Sig Shore of Superfly fame was notorious for these movies, & in true form the REAL stars of the movie, EWF,had little more than a cameo appearance in a movie named after their breakthrough LP. They litteraly mirrored the record labels brush off of the Group (EWF) in the movie. Although the live footage, & the instrumental backing done by EWF was stellar, there was precious little of it. Even Harvey Kietel couldn't save such a bad script. Sad to say most record companys still do business in this fashion, so the script comes off as sad but true. It's a fair assessment of the music & the blacksplotation films of the time, & a sad assessment of the music industry as a whole. Not a great film, but entertaining none the less. Outside of EWF's music, I'd say the plot reeks of Saturday Night Fever psydo drama. If you're a big EWF fan, you'll enjoy their music, but be prepared for a long wait to get to it. Rare film. The movie is OK.

NOTHING BIGGER THAN THE BEATLES, BUT BRILLIANT NONETHELESS
E W & F were and still are brilliant and also great performers. I think one of the best R&B groups still around, but lets not get carried away, there will never be a musical entity bigger than the Beatles. They are the center of the musical universe for every artist out there and they will always remain there as the standard of what a music group can accomplish.
But I am glad there are a lot of E W & F remastered albums available now. The sound quality and brilliance with horns and vocals shines like never before.
I am sure Maurice White is indeed grateful and in owe his group is being compared to the Beatles.

Not a great flick
The movie sucks to be honest. Harvey Keitel kept it going but even he stunk. Best thing about this picture was the introduction of EW&F. The plot and the characters just didn't seem to flow with the story line...had a hard time keeping up with what was going on. The only reason I purchased this DVD was to watch EW&F. They should stick with singing.