I recently Bought a copy of Moog the Movie on DVD. I really enjoyed it, even though I was not sure what to expect. I thought Hans Fjellestad did an excellent job going inside the world and mind of Bob Moog. I am glad Hans made this movie, when he did.
Yes, yes YES!! I agree 100% ! As I wrote in my letter to Bob’s guest book, it is a wonderful bit of history now, well captured. I am VERY happy to have had mine signed by almost all that work at Moog Music during my visit there a on August 17th.
Regards,
Gary
I just watched it again last night for no specific reason–I just wanted to see it again.
As noted, it is particularly poignant now that the good doctor is gone…
You are right… Its also nice to know that his old associates in that presentation are still living ! They are all part of the Bob’s important history.
If you want to see more great video of Bob. I have found a site where he is interviewed and demonstrates the Voyager! Thanks to a contributor to the guest book, he included the URL. If anyone would like it, I will post it here.
…Gary
is this movie hard to find in the states? i havent heard much about it.
I ordered mine directly from Moog Music…
I just received my copy today. It’s playing right now. I love this film. I saw it in Philly last year when it was out in “Theaters”. I’m so glad that Hans made this movie. It was very well done and I’m sure I’ll watch it many times.
I got mine through Amazon.com. Believe it’s still available.
-bruce
no offense, but I hated the movie.
why?
Pelican H A T E D the movie… Hmmmmmmmmm.
Interesting, thats pretty strong AND general feelings towards this flick. But, I’m sorry…, to see Bob with his old friends and in HIS element ISN’T anything I hate, and I’ll bet other Mini and modular owners feel the same… (imho) I guess its a Moog thing :O)
Just me and my Voyager AE
…Gary
I saw it and loved it. Some of the video technique was a bit rough, but the content and intent made up for that. It was a wonderful effort that gave us a good feel of Bob’s character. It makes me proud to be a Moog product owner.
it just wasn’t what I expected…I could go into more detail if someone wants, but I generally thought the movie was a waste of time. It had a few good minutes(if you include the animated opening), but the rest was really, really annoying. I bought it new from amazon, and sold it the next day after watching it one time.
Actually yes, could you go into a bit more detail, please.
I’m not sure whether to order this. I was put off by some of the comments from people who first saw it - I remember it was said that there was too much of the DJ character and so on, and not enough on the real musicians.
To me the film lists a bunch of individuals- most of hem are in the film for a blink of an eye. I thought it would have some performances, maybe artists talking wih moog about why they like his _____ synth, and maybe showing how they use it. The movie is just gibberish- some woman in pajamas telling bob to listen to her theremin- prob. 10 min. Dj spooky talking to bob about samples w/ no moog in sight or used -probably another 10 minutes. Probably 10 -15 minutes of money mark. Just time wasters as they are in the movie more than any other performers. You see charlie clouser maybe 1 minute, luke vibert and jean jaques perrey maybe 10 seconds. Why advertise them if you’re only going o show them for a blink of an eye?
The add. bonus performances are all already in he movie- so you are getting nothing extra.
The free modular demo did not work on my computer- brand new mac.
In some ways, I gotta agree with Pelican.
Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy the movie in many ways… I really liked sort of getting to know Bob Moog.. but in other ways, I was like… come on!
I mean, I wanted to physically ATTACK DJ Spooky for the dumb shit he was saying!! I mean, HOW DARE HE! Why would you put someone who PLAINLY doesn’t understand or appreciate Moog synthesizers in that documentary? Perhaps the editor chose footage that had nothing to do with Moogs… maybe Spooky had a lot more to say? I don’t know… but what was included seemed downright offensive.
Mainly, I wanted more HISTORY. I mean, I’ve read Analog Days, and just about every other book concerning the history of analog synths and Bob Moog’s work… but a movie can give visual examples, and more history! I was really waiting for footage from the “old days” to drool over.
I appreciated seeing the artists that appreciate Moogs, though… and overall I walked away from the movie happy.
Dang, I need to buy it.
Thanks. That sounds like what I remember people saying when it first appeared.
I wonder - why? They could have made a brilliant and very relevant movie. Why this stuff instead?
why? - who knows? It’s obviously what the director wanted to portray.
My own 2 cents…
For ME, the movie could have been better, but I still enjoyed the heck out of it.
I would have loved to see longer clips of Wakeman, Emerson, Worell, etc. The little snippets weren’t enough to appreciate their talent completely. Wakeman was sounding amazing–I wish that I had the full video of his performance.
For an old guy like me, there was too much emphasis to the new guys playing Moogs; simply making wierd sounds with them. I really dont’ think that they needed Monkey Mark (or whatever his name was) swallowing a microphone that is plugged in to the external input while making weird noises. Like I said I am an old guy. Maybe the younger players loved this stuff.
If you talk about Moog you have to talk about Theremins. I’m not crazy about them, but they were Bob’s first love, so you have to cover it in a movie about Moog.
I think that the movie tried to cover EVERYTHING about Moog, so it was pretty wide in scope–it just seemed to spend more time on the younger artists. AND NOTHING ABOUT WENDY CARLOS. That was a real omission, but maybe Wendy did not want to be a part of it.
On the other hand, it gave the viewer a closer idea about Moog the man. As I stated in an earlier thread about the movie when it first came out, I had always thought that he was kind of a serious, semi unlikeable person from all the old pictures that I had seen of him.
The movie proved him to be just the opposite. He appeard like as a sweet old grandfatherly guy, easy to laugh, and very humble. Now that Bob is gone, the movie is even more important to me, as it really gets you in touch with Bob, the man.
If you are looking for long clips of Moog synthesizer music, buy a music DVD of your favorite artist. I hope that they make a DVD about Moogfest. I WANT THAT WAKEMAN PERFORMANCE ON VIDEO. Bernie Worell looked interesting as well, but his appearance was very brief.
If you want to know Robert Moog, the man, better, buy the video in a heartbeat.
I ordered a copy of this movie and it’s in the mail… can’t wait to get it.
I can see why it focuses on the younger generation. After all, they’re the ones who are now carrying the torch, more or less. From what I’ve heard, it’s basically more about “Bob, the man” than the history of the Moogs or analog synths, and I bought it on those terms… will say something about it, if this thread’s still accessible when I’ve seen it.