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Tie Died
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The Movie:
"Tie Died" looks at an interesting subject, making for an entertaining documentary, but not one that's informative about just why the people who are involved do what they do. That's not an entirely negative statement, either. The film takes a look at the scene behind-the-music, a community of followers who travel along with the band, a group of people who are simply there to enjoy the music and each other's company, and if someone's hurt or in trouble, you lend them a helping hand.
The 90 minute film occasionally stumbles onto a commentator who shares some interesting thoughts about the society "out there" and the society "in here". That kind of discussion is the film at its best. On the other hand, there's a portion of the interviews that are fairly inane, "whoa,man" types.
It gets a little long after a while and begins to run out of things to say, but put all of the pieces together and you get a moderately interesting portrait of a community all its own. Not a great film, but it takes a very real, very relaxed look at these people and every so often, one of them offers a good story or insight.
The DVD
VIDEO: This is my first review of a feature film from Winstar, a company I'd heard negative things about in terms of their efforts. Although "Tie Died" isn't a perfect presentation, it surpassed my expectations, if only slightly, in terms of video quality. The full-frame transfer is pretty good, and that's to be expected of a film that's only a couple of years old. Sharpness is fair, but not totally lacking; it's just that sequences look variably soft - never perfectly sharp, but still offering good clarity. Detail is good, but not great as well.
Colors are pretty good - as expected from a group of Grateful Dead fans, they certainly wear a lot of colorful clothing which look very good here, with no instances of bleeding. Problems mainly involve print flaws; there are a handful of minor scratches and marks on the print used - these aren't distracting, but they are noticable at times. There is a pleasing lack of pixelation and shimmering, which makes for a very nice viewing experience. It's not perfect picture quality, but for a low budget documentary feature like this one, it certainly could have been worse.
SOUND: One would probably expect the minimum from a release like this one, but like the picture quality, my expectations were exceeded. Certainly nothing insense, the audio is still capable of presenting the atmospehere of the concert crowds, and does an especially nice job with the music, which sounds wonderfully clear. Again, nothing that's going to knock you out of your chair, but still pleasing.
MENUS:: Some fairly basic images and options are given for the menus.
EXTRAS: The film's theatrical trailer and the 8 minute short, "A Conversation With Ken Kesey".
Final Thoughts: At 88 minutes, "Tie Died" begins to run out of things to say about 3/4ths of the way through, but when it does offer insights, it's an entertaining trip. Winstar's DVD offers flawed but watchable picture quality and suprisingly decent sound quality, but not many extra features. Rent it.
"Tie Died" looks at an interesting subject, making for an entertaining documentary, but not one that's informative about just why the people who are involved do what they do. That's not an entirely negative statement, either. The film takes a look at the scene behind-the-music, a community of followers who travel along with the band, a group of people who are simply there to enjoy the music and each other's company, and if someone's hurt or in trouble, you lend them a helping hand.
The 90 minute film occasionally stumbles onto a commentator who shares some interesting thoughts about the society "out there" and the society "in here". That kind of discussion is the film at its best. On the other hand, there's a portion of the interviews that are fairly inane, "whoa,man" types.
It gets a little long after a while and begins to run out of things to say, but put all of the pieces together and you get a moderately interesting portrait of a community all its own. Not a great film, but it takes a very real, very relaxed look at these people and every so often, one of them offers a good story or insight.
The DVD
VIDEO: This is my first review of a feature film from Winstar, a company I'd heard negative things about in terms of their efforts. Although "Tie Died" isn't a perfect presentation, it surpassed my expectations, if only slightly, in terms of video quality. The full-frame transfer is pretty good, and that's to be expected of a film that's only a couple of years old. Sharpness is fair, but not totally lacking; it's just that sequences look variably soft - never perfectly sharp, but still offering good clarity. Detail is good, but not great as well.
Colors are pretty good - as expected from a group of Grateful Dead fans, they certainly wear a lot of colorful clothing which look very good here, with no instances of bleeding. Problems mainly involve print flaws; there are a handful of minor scratches and marks on the print used - these aren't distracting, but they are noticable at times. There is a pleasing lack of pixelation and shimmering, which makes for a very nice viewing experience. It's not perfect picture quality, but for a low budget documentary feature like this one, it certainly could have been worse.
SOUND: One would probably expect the minimum from a release like this one, but like the picture quality, my expectations were exceeded. Certainly nothing insense, the audio is still capable of presenting the atmospehere of the concert crowds, and does an especially nice job with the music, which sounds wonderfully clear. Again, nothing that's going to knock you out of your chair, but still pleasing.
MENUS:: Some fairly basic images and options are given for the menus.
EXTRAS: The film's theatrical trailer and the 8 minute short, "A Conversation With Ken Kesey".
Final Thoughts: At 88 minutes, "Tie Died" begins to run out of things to say about 3/4ths of the way through, but when it does offer insights, it's an entertaining trip. Winstar's DVD offers flawed but watchable picture quality and suprisingly decent sound quality, but not many extra features. Rent it.
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