justin-fencsak When this movie came out nearly 35 years ago, it was met with cult reception and broke records in limited release for an R rated rock opera that blended live action with groundbreaking graphic animation by Gerald Scarfe, who did work on the animation for their Wall tour upon which this movie is based on. The surround sound in this movie is amazing, and the Panavision cinematography is gloomy yet captivating. Nearly every song from the album is here, along with a song created for the movie, "When the Tigers Broke Free", which would be used in another Pink Floyd album released the year after this movie came out. I first saw this movie on VHS in stereo and then rented it on DVD and saw it in HD on cable TV. I can't wait for the bluray release with the original 5.1 surround track when it comes.

destinylives52 "Pink Floyd The Wall" is a study on a rock star's descent into depression, madness, and ultimate realization of what his life has been. Pink Floyd songs add as much to the meaning of the movie as the visuals (which are live and animated). I was in my early teens when I first saw this movie, and I couldn't make heads or tails of it. Viewing it for the second time in my forties, I understand it very clearly, and look upon it as a modern work of art. My most memorable, movie moment of "Pink Floyd The Wall" is the sequence where a fascist group has a rally and then take to the streets to destroy anyone who is not like them. This is especially notable today in America, where there is a growing movement of intolerance, hatred, and prejudice.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

SnoopyStyle Pink (Bob Geldof) is a rock star getting more and more isolated. His father died in WWII. He suffered in an oppressive British school system. With each problem, he adds another brick in a wall until he finally breaks down the wall.This is more like an experimental film with images of WWII war, fascist icons, and rebellious youth. There are memorable scenes of the school factory system. The WWII scenes are less compelling since it's all been done. There is a lot of repetition which does drag the pacing. There are great individual sections coupled with iconic Pink Floyd songs. This is a must for Pink Floyd fans and probably for any rock music fans.

Fuzzy Wuzzy "We don't need no education.......We don't need no thought-control.".... So, proclaims the lyrics of songwriter, Roger Waters.Well, if Waters really thinks we don't need these things, then I'd like to know what the heck this joker thinks we 'do' need. This movie, nor the rest of Waters' lyrics give me any clue.I don't know why Waters is belly-aching so much about education and thought-control. It looks like he did pretty well by them. He's rich. He's famous. Does anyone realistically believe that if Waters didn't have any education and/or if he wasn't subjected to some form of thought-control that he would be in the same boat that he is right now!!?? I seriously doubt it. But who knows.And speaking about 'education' & 'thought-control'.....The way I look at it, Waters' lyrics and music are just that. His words are, in a sense, a type of (informal) education and, along with his lyrics, the hypnotic effect of some of his music could, in its own way, induce some honest-to-goodness thought-control. Well, it could. At least I think so.Uh.....I know this really isn't turning into much of a movie review (I'll get to that business soon enough. I promise), but before I veer off this tangent, I've got one more thing to say about another segment of Waters' lyrics."When we were kids and went to school there were 'certain' teachers who would hurt the kids in any way they could." Well, I don't know about where Waters went to school, but where I was educated (middle-class, suburbia) it wasn't so much the teachers (yeah, there were some real arseholes) that would hurt the kids in any way, it was 'the other kids' who were putting each other thru' pure hell in any way they could. I ain't joking.All the relentless teasing, and betrayals, and pushing, and shoving, and bullying (on & on, year after year) that went on at my schools was enough to turn any sensitive, little tyke into a professional wall-builder in no time at all. The biggest bricks for his or her wall would come directly from their classmates, not from their ass-wipe instructors. (No Good! Do It Again!!) Anyway, enough of that, onto my movie review. I'll make it short and sweet.I don't think anyone would argue that bringing 'The Wall' to the big screen was an incredible undertaking for any director, even Alan Parker. I certainly give Parker and his film crew a lot of credit for their efforts to fuse dynamite-imagery with explosive rock music. This dazzlingly choreographed combination works surprisingly well most of the time.But, personally, I think Parker should have left 'The Wall' alone. He surely could have presented us with something just as impressive without the confines of Waters' cynical lyrics and the audiences' preconceived idea of how everything should have appeared thru' their mind's eye.Oh,well......"I have become comfortably numb!"