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This film is nothing short of "must see" documentary history. I'll never be able to fully express how moving it is to see the young men of Pink Floyd during uninhibited moments of creativity, eating and chatting together, rehearsing, having philosophical discussions about the fate of rock-n-roll music and the shaking off of their drug-oriented image, and even arguing now and then.

Beyond how intriguing the band and it's members are, the film itself is so well directed and beautifully shot. The sound is excellent. Incredibly artistic film montages add to, rather than detract from the music. I have never seen a better portrayal of live music. The sheer musicianship of these men is mind boggling. Each is highlighted at different points in the film and it is clear that they have immense skill and talent.

Pink Floyd was so ahead of its time and will never seem out of style. And this film, although shot in 1972, is as fresh as a daisy. There are some incomparable moments, making this truly the best rock documentary I have ever seen. David Gilmour looks very handsome, by the way, and will always be my favorite guitar god. **swoon**

This is a concert with documentary inserts between songs set next to the Pompeii volcano. This is one if not the best musical performance by the Floyd. The set up and background provides an eerie/mysterious feel to it that is amplified by intense tracks such as "Careful with that Axe Eugene." Panned views of the volcano and computer generated graphics add to the effects. It unlike any other concert they have played in being that the only fans were those involved in the setup and movie creation. Songs like "One of These Days" provide an up-tempo song that highlights the drummer's capabilities. While the classic "Us and Them" shows their more mellow jazz oriented style. Extremely well produced a must see for any true Floyd fan.

Unfortunately this is the only film of them for future generations to see, but fortunately it is good enough to do them justice. This was filmed without an audience which is fitting as their "audience" didn't discover them until Dark Side of the Moon. The songs they perform are an excellent window into their genius. Sadly even today you won't hear these songs on classic rock stations because they are too long & you can't dance to them. My son was a post DSotM fan, but when he heard their earlier works he found a whole new band. The songs in this film will stand the test of time, I am sure. If they had made more performance films I would be in heaven. I will only have the memories of seeing them live.

If you're a Floyd fan, then you know that the best way to experience their music is with both audio and visual. That's why this new dvd, `Live in Pompeii' is a must have. If you already own and love the video version like I do, you'll be blown away by the dvd. It has both the original version (in pan scan, minus the interviews) and a new director's cut (widescreen, with added interviews) as well. The visuals in this video are just amazing. The ancient amphitheater among the ruins of Old Pompeii is awesome and a great place for the band to play. There is a great mosaic shot of Nick Mason that is pretty trippy. The director's cut has footage from the band's recording of Dark Side, and some great interviews with the guys. This is definitely a must have for anyone's Floyd collection.

I have been watching this DVD of Pompeii over and over and I just can't seem to get enough of it. I happen to really enjoy the interviews with the band members as I find them to be quite amusing! They have left my friends and I with many memorable quotes to use. The music on the Pompeii disc is unbelievably incredible and it only makes me appreciate the Floyd that much more. This DVD is the best ever. I do believe however that only a true Floyd fan can truly appreciate this movie, including the interviews. The shot of Dave with his headphones on coming out from behind the shadows to look at the cameraman just sends me over the edge every time I watch it. It makes me feel as if he is just looking at me, and it makes me melt every time. Nick to me seems a tad pompous at times but I understand he is from the upper crust of society. Rick seems a bit mousy at times, but his playing outdoes any of that. Roger of course is genius and Dave is unrivaled in his playing (and his looks!!)

I absolutely love the Pink Floyd, but have been let down by Floyd-related things in the past, so I was quite wary of this movie. It managed to win me over, however, and now it's one of my favourites.

It was absolutely hysterical to see Mason go absolutely wild and smash his drums so hard that one of his sticks was flung off into the distance. It was amazing, how fast he managed to recover with a spare. Makes you wonder if he has some sort of quick release drum stick gadget hidden somewhere in his pants.

All in all, a fantastic piece. I highly recommend it!

The idea. The scenario. The music. The performance. The Band. The greatest.

I can only say that Pompeii and Pink Floyd talk for themselves. It transmitted me the complete idea of what Pink Floyd is...or was in that time. After seeing this movie every music lover will be you delighted and every Pink Floyd fan will be enlightened (and if you do not like music nor pink floyd at all don't bother continuing reading this commentary).

The songs perfectly match the Greek amphitheatre, the space sequences shown, and every song was PERFECTLY performed, so exact, including the participation of a dog singin the blues in "Mademoiselle Nobs", Roger banging the gong with the sun behind (an amazing picture!!!), the speechless improvising between songs, that leaves you only with the desire of having been there when it all happened.

It also contains some fragments of what was the beginning of the recording of the masterpiece "Dark Side of the Moon" and commentaries by the four, which you'll find very interesting and wise, which give you also the perspective of Pink Floyd by its members.

Buy, beg, borrow or steal...(well, not steal), but see it right away cause Adrian Maben and Pink Floyd really hit the spot in this one.

I've seen Pink Floyd live at Pompeii at least 50 times. That's a conservative estimate; I'd watch it multiple times a week back in high school, though I don't think I've seen it in 20 years. Probably the last time was when the DVD version with the cheesy planet graphics was released.

Well last night a fully restored and remastered version hit modern screens across the world. I can honesty say i'd never seen Pompeii anything like that before! It sounded at times like I was sitting at Nick Mason's drum kit with crystal clear symbols surrounding me. The 4K transfer is luscious. The stupid computer graphics are gone.

I would strongly urge anyone with even a remote interest in this film or Pink Floyd to find a showing. This isn't an experience reproducable at home. You'll be seeing the greatest band in history at the absolute zenith of their creativity.

10/10 Absolutely perfect.

Unbelievably nostalgic yet so fresh! Brilliant DVD, the music is fantastic as always, the sound quality, visuals and whole production amazing. For years I only knew what they looked like in the 90s and later. To see how they looked in the 70s is awesome. I used to feel ambivalent about some of their music, I loved some of it but not all. Having this DVD to play and replay made me realize just what great musicians they were and still are and I usually follow it with Pink Floyd at Live 8, when the four of them got back together again for the first time in years. Amazing to see the march of time in their faces, they're my generation so its not off putting or anything. In fact it just confirms what we've all known for so long, Pink Floyd are Timeless (and still very handsome! I'll always love you David! Sigh!)

It really should be no surprise that Pink Floyd of all bands could put together such a fantastic live performance. PULSE is one of the best live sets I have ever seen, but for the longest time Live at Pompeii eluded my attention. The first twelve minutes and the last twelve minutes of the movie are devoted to the best version of "Echoes" that I have ever heard. Other songs included in the set are "One of These Days", "A Saucerful of Secrets", and "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun". Depending on which version you watch, you will also get a glimpse of the band working in the studio on tracks for Dark Side of the Moon.

The cinematography of the movie has already been complimented upon by numerous reviewers, but it is definitely worth complimenting again, because it is so good. The actual interviews with band members vary in quality. Most interviews with Roger Waters involve him just messing with the interviewer. Mason and Gilmour are alright, but the best interview of the film is probably with the most under-appreciated member of the band, keyboardist Richard Wright. I watched this movie under the impression that is was only live set, and instead became an interesting mixture of live performances of music video quality intertwined with interviews and just filming the band hanging out in the studio. It almost seems like a documentary, and it works refreshingly well.

If I had to give the highlights of the performances, I would say that "Echoes" is a very obvious choice and is by far the highlight of the set. A not so obvious second in my opinion is "Careful With That Axe Eugene". This song manages to be so menacing yet subtle that I just can't help but like it. In both cases I find these performances superior to the studio recordings. The main detractor of this film is that "Echoes" is broken up into two parts. With a song so psychedelic and epic, it is such a shame it was cut in half. If the movie ended with the song in its entirety, it would have been almost perfect.

Greetings again from the darkness. No one familiar with Pink Floyd would expect a conventional concert film from the band. So how about a live concert from the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, the city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A. D.? And just for fun, we'll have the band playing to an empty arena ... no fans allowed. Now THAT is a Pink Floyd concert film.

Adrian Maben's film was first released in 1972, and has had subsequent video releases since, so it's likely most Pink Floyd fans have seen the film in one form or another. However, it's time to watch again - only this time in a remastered 4K version that looks and sounds great. The beginning of the film shows all of the band's equipment being set up (and yes, they had challenges with running enough electrical power to the area).

If you aren't sure, this is the post-Syd Barrett lineup with Roger Waters on bass (and gong), David Gilmour on lead guitar, Richard Wright on keyboards, and Nick Mason on drums. In keeping with the times, we often see Gilmour and Wright going shirtless, scraggily hair on Waters, and sandals for the Italian sand. Also making his way around the band and equipment is Peter Watts (father of actress Naomi Watts), the band's stage and sound manager.

It's quite a visual to see the band and all the high dollar equipment set up in the middle of an empty majestic relic of the past. Songs played in the amphitheater include "Echoes" (split into two pieces), "A Saucerful of Secrets", "One of These Days" (mostly Mason's drumming), and then add-ons include "Careful with that Axe, Eugene", "Mademoiselle Nobs" (with canine vocals), and "Us and Them". We get some limited interviews, but the only real insights gained are: Mason likes pie without the crust, and the band readily admits to much arguing (no surprise there).

Pink Floyd was always willing to experiment with sounds and sights - here we get some early graphics and effects, including volcanic lava. This film offers a look into those early 1970's years, and there are even some segments filmed inside the studio for the classic album, "The Dark Side of the Moon". Certainly, the film helps make sense of the superb lyric, "The lunatic is in my head".

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This movie gets better each time I watch it. The performances are pretty good. The "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" cut is fantastic, with the lights being raised up to the climax and then dimming back out. Very effective. Even the interviews, which don't make the band look particularly well, are entertaining. They need to release this on DVD already, don't you think? I bought a VCD version of it, but the video quality is horrible. DVD please!!!

In preparation for the Roger Waters concert held here in Malta yesterday night, I decided to watch this filmed relic of pre-superstardom Pink Floyd which I've taped off local TV several years ago. Obviously, the psychedelia--tinged songs including "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" (which Waters also included in his Malta set) can't be faulted and the fact that the film offers a unique insight into the birth of the Floyd's magnum opus, "Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973) - which would forever change their fortunes and status in rock - would arguably make this essential viewing for serious rock fans everywhere.

However, I have to say that the film as a whole was somewhat disappointing: starting from the fact that the title is a misnomer as this is not a filmed concert but rather a no-nonsense rehearsal, since only members of the crew (the band's and the film's) are present on the strikingly picturesque site of the Pompeii ruins, this is a largely uninspired filming of an emerging and ambitiously progressive band with static shots of the performing members alternating with repetitive crane shots and interspersed with images of bubbling volcanic lava. Besides, the film-makers' attempts at catching the Floyd in a casual mood (dining, during recording sessions, giving candid interviews and having in-band discussions) pale significantly in comparison to what The Beatles did in A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964).

I don't really like Pink Floyd and I didn't really like this. They kinda just mash buttons. I got high in the parking lot beforehand and 20 min in I realized I wasn't high enough. They all have bad teeth too. I also kept checking Twitter cus the draft is tonight and was checking who got picked every 3 min. Browns traded back to 5 and Jags moved up to get Travis Hunter. Wild move. Packers don't pick til 20something. Hoping for a guy like Luther Burden Jr or Shemar Stewart. Just realized there's still 100 more required characters for this post. Kinda regretting it. I'm still in the movie lol 4/10.

I just bought this movie today ay Best Buy, having rented it about five years ago. I am just astounded at the quality of the cinematography. If this this was just a movie it should have won an Academy Award for cinematography. But it is a documentary about one of the greatest bands of all time. Pink Floyd are the Beatles of the 1970's. This movie shows Pink Floyd at their best and happiest, in the early 70's. There is alos footage of the recording of the best album since Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Dark Side of the Moon. This band is so meticulous, and so conscious of what they put out. Their talent is so enormous, I would recommend this video to anyone. The musician-ship is so good by all members of the band, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. It is so great to see them perform live and to be so young and talented. I was impressed especially by Richard Wright and Nick Mason. They are so good in this movie. So are Roger Waters and David Gilmour. David Gilmour's guitar playing moves me to tears. He is so good. Roger Waters songwriting is just so excellent. I wish that all four would get back together again and tour. Thank you Pink Floyd.

I loved this performance. Not only does Pink Floyd jam in an abandoned amphitheater in Pompeii, but they played some of the best old school Floyd songs. I've always wanted to see Pink Floyd perform "Saucerful of Secrets", and "Set the Controls for the heart of the Sun" live. It was amazing to watch them play so many different instruments throughout multiple tacks and still sound the way it was meant to. Roger Waters does one heck of a job on the percussion side of several songs as well. To top it all off, they also show some footage of how "Dark Side of the Moon" was recorded at Abbey Road studios. The interviews and anecdotes of the band is truly entertaining. After watching this video, I wish I could have been there during the taping. It was done beautifully.

This film is one of the most impressive music docs I've ever seen. I live in Iceland and we don't have much of rare DVD material like these old concepts albums, VHS or what-ever - reproduced and remade to DVD. But God bless the Internet - because with it's help - I could get a copy, legally of course - and this film is great to watch on a gigantic theater-mode tent I have in my garage (which I turned into an office - the kind you can go to and listen to music, play the guitars, read good books and use the Internet for great things). Then I put my feet up - comfortably numb I watch from the computer, through the home-theater network system, to a projector that shows with great quality on a big theater-tent as big as the garage-doors. And with 8 speakers - 2 at the front left and right - 200watts. Not very uncomfortable!

-Oh... yeah.. the Live at Pompeii movie... It's the best! Everybody who want's to learn to listen to Pink Floyd or has learned but earns for more (P U L S E does not come out on DVD until next fall). -PINK FLOYD:LIVE AT POMPEII IS THE ONE TO SEE!

Note: Scenes from volcanic eruption are filmed in Iceland and also you can see in some scenes the hot spring place called "Geysir" and "The Blue Lagoon" (a natural hot water filled with some great minerals, health mud or something like that, right in the middle of a lava-area)Both are places in Iceland whom no tourist misses.

I first saw this trippy concert documentary as a midnight movie some years ago (at least a year or two before 'The Wall'). As I always liked Floyd's music (especially the pre-Dark Side era Floyd), I sought out this film for some years, until the window of opportunity opened for me. As I watched Floyd perform a version of Echoes, which I liked even better than the one on the Meddle L.P., I just wished I had showed up stoned out of my bird. The film seems to have been filmed in several places,besides the ruins of that ancient Roman amphitheater (there are a few selections shot in a film studio). The interview sections are well documented, as well. There are sections of Floyd in the recording studio, working out the 'Dark Side' L.P. I wonder if any of that unused material has ever turned up on any Floyd bootleg? Now that I've heard that a longer version exists of this film, I'll have to scour the planet for a version of it. Does anybody know if there is either a DVD or VHS copy of it in existence? I would even settle for a bootlegged copy.

This is what Pink Floyd were like before Dark Side of the Moon shattered their status as a cult band. By performing in such peculiar surroundings they showed they didn't care if this was a daring move - playing live with no public but an empty amphitheater build 2000 years before.

The songs are greatly performed - the only flaws are the filming, that sometimes doesn't show what it should. Examples of that are One Of These Days and near the end of Echoes, part 1. However, the video is a must see and have for any true Floyd fan. The Mademoiselle Nobs bit with the dog singing to a blues melody is amusing, reminding us of the same device used in the track Seamus from the Meddle album.

By the way, it is said there is one edition of this video featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the band in the studio, but unfortunately this is not the one I've got.

Forget about the lame stuff the Roger-less Floyd have put out and sit down, relax and watch a great piece of music.

10/10.

Much has been made of the DVD release of the extended 2003 Director's Cut of Live at Pompeii, but I actually prefer the 'Concert Footage' option in the features section of the DVD...

Following the departure of the Late Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's psychedelic sound was consolidated with the album Meddle (1971), and three tracks on Live at Pompeii come from this album. The epic song, 'Echoes', is presented in two parts and has poetic lyrics: "Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air... And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves... The echo of a distant tide... Comes willowing across the sand... And everything is green and submarine."

The atmospheric 'One of These Days' features the line "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" sung by drummer Nick Mason. And a blues number, 'Mademoiselle Nobs', features a howling Russian wolf-hound and Dave Gilmour on Harmonica.

Two excellent tracks were later released on the 1973 smash hit album Dark Side of the Moon: 'Us and Them' and 'Brain Damage'.

Also featured are 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets' both from the 1968 Saucerful of Secrets album. And there is one other fascinating track: 'Careful with that Axe Eugene'...

Trivia: Pink Floyd was named after two blues musicians: Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Before I saw this one I always assumed that this would be a standard live performance film. Well, looking back on it, I guess the clue is in the title, as Pompeii is no longer a bustling metropolis so it seems kind of unlikely it was going to have a typical concert venue - mount Vesuvius put paid to all of this some time ago, I won't go into specifics as to why but trust me, it ended in tears.

So what we have instead is Pink Floyd and crew in concert without an audience, but in the middle of one of Pompeii's amphitheatres. The performance is intercut with shots of the famous old Roman ruins, the beautiful artwork and still active volcano. The camera pans and zooms slowly around and it is all rather wonderful actually. This film catches Pink Floyd on the brink of superstardom, just prior to the release of the Dark Side of the Moon album. It captures them in their early psychedelic era, which I find the most dynamic and interesting in the band's history personally. There are many fantastic performances here, of songs such as 'Echoes', 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' and 'Careful with that Axe, Eugene', the latter a song forever immortalised alongside the explosion to end all explosions in the finale of Michelangelo Antonioni's misunderstood counterculture classic Zabriskie Point (1970). Live in Pompeii remains one of the very best live concert films ever and is a very successful marriage of visual artistry and music; which is appropriate given Pink Floyd's ambitions.

I have seen the short version of the film, as it has been broadcast last summer by the TV chain ARTE-TV. It is a great pleasure always for me to see in concert some of the great names of rock from the 60s or 70s, and in this case the quality of the film and the sound are very good. The setting is the amphitheater in Pompeii, combined with may shots from the ruins of the lost and rediscovered city. Beautiful setting, good music, and the faces of Pink Floyd members coming from time back more than 35 years ago - this is a fine experience for the music lovers. Otherwise the documentary value of the film is reduced, at least in this version. I read from other people comments that interviews and more preparation sequences exist in the longer version, unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to see them.

Pink Floyd,recorded live among the ruins of Pompeii. This 90 Minute film contains some superior versions of Floyd classics and also includes footage of the band eating at lunchtime and in the studio recording "Dark Side of The Moon". Some of the earlier tapes don't have the extra Dark Side footage,which was added later to help sales. Besides a few originals,tracks include "Echoes","A Saucerful of Secrets","Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun","Careful With That Axe,Eugene","One of These Days" and also some alternate versions of a few Dark Side classics. Any Floyd fan out there who has not seen this should try to find it. It is interesting to say the least and I enjoy it much more than "The Wall"