meatloaf in search of paradise - nicely done, just not what i expected.would like a more in depth look at the early years.
if you are fan? this is for you! - nice to see this great man in his quest of paradise.there is no one else like Mr. meatloaf.this great,talent,person is the best.hope to have at least half of the energy he has at 60+ yrs old.when I get to be his age.keep on rocking meat.
Meatloaf - Not long enough, of course. For what it was, and how much I paid, not bad.More concert footage would have been nice, instead of just little bits here and there.
Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and lots of fun to watch! - Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise chronicles the launch of Meat Loaf s 2007 world tour and follows the artist and his band for an exciting, hectic and often grueling three weeks, while providing insight into his creative process, his working relationships, and his very personality.As the film begins, we hear Welcome To The Show, from Bullfighter Ballet by Wings of Fire Orchestra, and we see concert footage of Meat, singing, sweating, and giving everything he s got, just as he has been doing for nearly 40 years. The sequence is evocative of a bull charging into a ring, and we learn as the film unfolds just how apt a comparison this is. Concertgoers know how much heart and soul Meat puts into his show, they know his passion and his legendary ability to make an emotional connection with an audience, but they might not know just how driven he is to make each performance top the last one, nor the physical and emotional toll this takes. With his trademark red scarf and his need to relentlessly push himself up to and beyond his own limits, Meat Loaf is both the bull and his own matador. It s a very candid film, and in turn depicts the honesty and hands-on approach with which Meat Loaf faces problems, such as the one of reviewers fixated on the age difference between Meat and Aspen. Both in real life and in making the documentary, he tackles the situation head-on. Evading nothing, he resolutely quotes the negative lines from reviews, and in so doing reveals their trivial (and even ridiculous) nature. He not only deals with the problem, but does so in a very creative way. Taking the song Paradise out of the present and sending it back to the 70 s was an inspired idea, and it worked! - the reviewers came around. In interviews, Meat Loaf himself has described this film as real, possibly referring to the open willingness with which he shows us a little of his own personality. We see him reacting to people and situations with unrestrained spirit: sometimes with annoyance or dejection, more often with determination and humor, but always with feeling. The very personality trait that informs Meat Loaf s singing and acting, his uncanny emotional intelligence, makes for a volatile disposition. Meat is not a person who internalizes his feelings beneath a cool exterior. But the film emphasizes the devoted and tight-knit nature of the friendships and working relationships between Meat Loaf and his band, vocal coach, and others, and this comes across as not only real, but very heartwarming. Fans know that Meat Loaf is a private man, and will be thrilled to get such an up-close and personal glimpse of him, but others will enjoy the film also, either for the informative account of a rock band putting together a tour and dealing with problems along the way, or simply for the very humorous and candid portrait of an iconic artist with a captivatingly artistic temperament.------------------------originally published on IMDb.com 21 March 2008, Kathy G. Borror
Meat on tour - This is a very real-life documentary, as it shows rather completely what being on tour means for Meat Loaf. We see in full detail the agony he goes through trying to please his fans with perfection, he drives himself to distraction in trying to attain it by giving 200% of himself at every performance, which is nearly impossible to keep up for an entire full-length tour without some vocal and/or body woes.While definitely for his fans, this rockumentary also shows non-fans another side of touring from one who s been at it for many years.