Search - Pink Floyd: The Wall [Special Edition] on DVD

Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 12/02/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Sony Members Wishing: 24 Genres: Musical, Psychological Drama, Musical Drama, Rock Musical See Also: Pink Floyd: The Wall [25th Anniversary]

Inspired by Pink Floyd's album of the same name, Pink Floyd: The Wall is a dark, expressionistic musical, told from the point of view of Pink, a depressed rock musician. The film is structured around Pink's reflections on his life, all of which center on the building of "the wall." This wall is a metaphor for psychological isolation, a barrier Pink creates to distance himself from his pain. The foundations for this wall are lain in childhood, with the death of Pink's father leaving him to be raised by an overprotective mother and a repressive school system. He seeks freedom from this world through writing and music. However, even after he achieves success as a rock star, the wall continues to grow, with Pink feeling trapped by fame and wounded by his failed personal relationships. Lost in despair and self-loathing, he attempts to isolate himself from the world entirely. Director Alan Parker approaches this material in a highly stylized manner, mingling animation and dream-like sequences to suggest Pink's perception of the world. These techniques complement the almost constant music, which the film often uses in place of dialogue. Songs include "Another Brick in the Wall" and "Comfortably Numb". ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Bob Geldof - Pink
Christine Hargreaves - Pink's mother
James Laurenson - Pink's father
Eleanor David - Pink's wife
Bob Hoskins - Rock 'n' Roll Manager
Kevin McKeon - Young Pink

Loaded with extras, this DVD is a must-own for any Pink Floyd fan. Special features include "Retrospective", an excellent 45-minute look back at the making of the concert and film, as well as The Other Side of the Wall, a 25 minute documentary promo produced in 1982 on the making of the film. The chapter selection lets the viewer jump to any song, and you can choose to have the lyrics play onscreen with the music. The interactive menus are as trippy as the film, and there's even a poster insert of some of the animated images. The running commentary is a little strange. Instead of director Alan Parker, it's done by Roger Waters, who is no longer in the band Pink Floyd, and Gerald Scarfe. Waters doesn't discuss filmmaking so much as musical inspiration and doesn't even seem to care for the film. The widescreen transfer is brand new and pristine, but the real treat is the audio, remastered 5:1 Dolby Digital and Surround Encoded Stereo taken from the original master tapes. In short, this DVD is almost as great a marvel as the film itself. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide