Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3090 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-06-15
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 215 minutes

Synopsis
The best rock stars of the sixties captured in some of their most brilliant moments during the communal experience called Woodstock, the most celebrated rock concert of all time. The film version, which runs over three hours, manages to capture the unique spirit of the once-in-a-lifetime event, and in turn, captured the mood of an entire era. Includes amazingly volatile performances by Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Sha Na Na, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and The Fish, Arlo Guthrie, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Ten Years After, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, John Sebastian, Jefferson Airplane, and Janis Joplin.

Customer Reviews

Woodstock 1969 Revisited and Extended
I don't think anyone can expect a film made over 40 years ago to have the same picture and sound quality as one made in recent years however the 4 hour directors film is much better than the standard DVD version was. To me, this is more about the content than the picture quality and the real benefits of buying the Ultimate Collectors Edition is the film content and extras that include:

The 'Woodstock: Untold Stories' feature which includes all of the never before seen performances:

Joan Baez - One Day At A Time
Country Joe McDonald - Flying High
Santana - Evil Ways
Canned Heat - I'm Her Man
Canned Heat - On The Road Again
Mountain - Beside The Sea
Mountain - Southbound Train
Grateful Dead - Turn On Your Love Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The bayou
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell on You
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Keep On Choogling
The Who - We're Not Gonna take It
The Who - My Generation
Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
Joe Cocker - Something's Coming On
Johnny Winter - Mean Time Blues
Paul Butterield - Morning Sunrise
Sha Na Na - Teen Angel
Canned Heat - Woodstock Boogie
The Who - Sparks
Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic

These performances have variable video quality and are in 4:3 format but are great additions to what's already been formally released. The Grateful Dead's 'Turn On Your Love Light' is one of those that the picture quality isn't brilliant but its 36 minutes long and a great performance.

There are several other bonus extras that include:

Woodstock from Festival To Feature
Reflections Of An Era
A Farm In Bethel
Cinematic Revolution
Woodstock Generation
.... and more

The new bonus material is more than 3 hours long and makes this a great value for money set.

You have to make your mind up as to whether the Blu-Ray quality is stunning enough for such old footage but I'm giving this a 5 star review having seen the film and all of the extensive footage which is greater than 7 hours overall.

The REAL Ultimate Woostock Version!!
I am from the States and picked this up because I assumed that it had the stateside 'Target Store' extras. As it turns out all 6 exclusive songs and all 7 featurettes from Amazon.com AND Target are included. As far as I know this is the only place to pick up a version with all these extras. A great version of this blu-ray!!! Highly recommended.

Uk versus US Version
I've given 5 stars based on the fact that a) the original cinema release alone was worthy of 5 stars, b) the previous 'Directors Cut' , which ran to 216 minutes, was a very good 'upgrade' itself and c) now we have an even further extended Blu-Ray version. This is now a 240 minute extravaganza with even more extras.
I'm curious to know, though, why the US release will be on 3 discs while the poor old UK 'only' gets the 2 disc version. What's missing?