very disappointed
I am a diehard They Might Be Giants fan, since 1986, and I was very dissapointed with this film. Where are the songs? The 2 Johns are great because of their body of work, not because someone from NPR says so. Everytime the band starts a song it cuts to some one talking. The film should have showed more respect for the songs and presented more of them complete, like in Jim Jarmusch's Crazy Horse documentry "Year Of The Horse". My biggest complaint is who is Sarah Vowell? and why is she all over this film? Her annoying "I'm so hip I have to talk with a funny voice" routine makes repeated veiwings of this film impossible for me. I was so looking forward to the DVD. I had to go to 3 different places to find it. It cost nearly $30 with the sales tax. I knew there were going to be interviews in the film but I thought it was going to include a live performance too. There are only 2 songs presented without interruption in the film. The extra features and the end credits of the film are the highlights of the DVD, the feature itself is weak.
A.J. Schnack should have included only interviews with the Johns and people relevent to their career, and let the songs play without interruption.
"put the pick in there Pete, then turn it around real neat"