Creating Woodstock

Its surprising this didn't come out until 2019. A lot of the interviews are from decades ago.

I liked hearing all the personal stories and peoples varying experiences.

The only thing I wish they included was more about the documentary movie and how it won awards, carried the legacy, and eventually helped the producers avoid financial ruin.

First off I have seen a longer and more thorough version of this. I'm not sure why this one was cut down so much. The original showed a crucial part of the story that was basically mentioned here, but didn't go into just how devastating it was. That is how getting the carpet yanked from the first location when they already did so much work and were pretty much on their schedule to have everything completed by the opening really harmed them big time. In this version they mentioned losing the first place, then moving to the second, but it seemed like just one of those things that happens.... It wasn't.

The first time I saw the longer version I was glad to find out so much more about what actually happened there. In fact in the longer version they spent more time on the commune who took charge of the food lines too. It's really amazing how they pulled off feeding so many kids there.

In the end as they do mention there were so many ways things could have screwed everything up, but thanks to many miracle happenings and helping hands it all just worked out peacefully.

This is the 2nd Documentary on Woodstock I have seen in the last couple of months. The other one entitled, "Woodstock: Three Days That Defined A Generation", I felt was considerably better. Even though both discuss a lot of the same key points. The difference is that the other film looked at the three day festival like a news reporter, and presented things informativly and systematically. Whereas this film has too many interviews with the chief organizers and promoters. Which rather then give more depth to the subject, gave it (in my opinion), too much personal retrospect.

Great insights but way too much background music that is inappropriate and loud. I have seen multiple Woodstock documentaries, this one is very good and detailed with a lot of unseen footage but as I said whoever produced it put too much background music which wasn't even 60s music that was overshadowing the actual interviews other than that it was a great documentary.

If you're interested in the musical and cultural event known as Woodstock, this is a must see. If the topic bores you, move along. For example, I'm not a Star Wars fan. I wouldn't be a good candidate to watch a movie about the creation of the genre. This documentary is superb in every way. I can't find one single fault. Loved every second.