Thursday, December 7, 2017

Cinema Cycle - Bruce Springsteen in Concert


CINEMA CYCLE
(Cardio Workout And Reviewing Movies At The Same Time)



DATE REVIEWED: 12/7/2017

TITLE:. Bruce Springsteen In Concert

FORMAT: Laserdisc

TIME RIDDEN / FILM LENGTH: 106 minutes

DISTANCE RIDDEN WHILE VIEWING: 25.9 miles

TOTAL CINEMA MILES LOGGED: 8192.7 miles

SYNOPSIS: An intimate concert by Bruce and company.

CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE VIEWER: The Boss sings his hits.  

PROS AND CONS:  Another of the genre of Laserdiscs that were meant to showcase musical / theatrical talent, back when MTV and music videos were the next ‘big’ thing.  

The subtext of the title is ‘plugged’ (as opposed to Un-Plugged).  This refers to a series of acoustic concerts that were put together by MTV to showcase an artist's raw talent.  This would have been much more interesting if Bruce has been unplugged.  What we get is a private concert with his full rock and roll band.  

Springsteen is a great performer and excellent song writer.  However, after 30 minutes all his songs tend to start to run together.  The few times in the concert when he does go acoustic are the best parts of the show.

To read an overview of this project, check out this status posting.  

This film is a part of my LaserDisc Collection.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry for this film. 

This film was viewed while exercising on my recumbent cycle.  A summary of my time spent working out on my journey through movie-land can be found on Strava.com.

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