Springsteen and I

2013

Action / Documentary

5
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 1717 1.7K

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Plot summary

For 40 years Bruce Springsteen has influenced fans from all over. His songs defined more than a generation. This film gives the fans just as much time as The Boss himself, with never shown footage and live performances from his last tour.

Director

Baillie Walsh Photo
Baillie Walsh

Top cast

Nils Lofgren Photo
Nils Lofgren as Himself
Courteney Cox Photo
Courteney Cox as Herself
Max Weinberg Photo
Max Weinberg as Himself
Bruce Springsteen Photo
Bruce Springsteen as Himself
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
694.57 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
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1.23 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jillblackstone26 8 / 10

Rocky start but powerful and fun

Yes I'm from NJ but no I was not a Springsteen fan until a friend dragged me to a concert at the Boston Garden during winter finals my first year of college. And that night was life- changing. I've seen him maybe 75 times since then, but never overseas. Only one show failed to amaze. I also have a life, I like other things, and I know that Bruce Springsteen like any other public figure is still just a guy. I don't think he's a god, or my God. But there is nothing like a Springsteen concert. It is transforming.So I was really looking forward to this documentary. The first 20-30 minutes were excruciating and all I could think was, wait it out because it's cool to see London Calling on a huge screen. The shaky cell phone videos were headache and nausea inducing and I kept thinking, where was Ridley Scott when they were putting this together? Then it got really good. I LOOOOOVED the couple where the guy doesn't like the music, he got funnier every time he opened his mouth. I loved the woman in Copenhagen. She was very real, she seemed like someone I'd like to know. And that's kind of the point of this film, I think -- how strangers can share an experience through music or art or any common interest. The guy who works at the stadium was really compelling. So articulate. When he said he was walking home after a concert and his girlfriend said, "At a certain point I felt like I was the only one there, that he was talking and singing directly to me," THAT is the magic of a Springsteen concert and his unique talent. The guy in Poland was profound, even though he said very little. On the other hand, some of the people made me sad in their extremism. Bruce himself wasn't really important to this film. It was nice that he met the people at the end but it didn't make or break the experience for me.Overall it was like a really really good Kickstarter project on steroids. Clever, interesting, thought-provoking, very funny. And there's still magic in all the memories of all those Jersey summer nights caring only about the music for the moment.
Reviewed by kosmasp 6 / 10

(For) Springsteen fans

I think it's not really a secret that you have to be really a fan to get this. Because most of the movie is other people (mostly private persons) talking about what Bruce means to them, how they cherish him and how they show it to others. Little anecdotes of course come up all the time and some people are even featured a couple of times throughout the movie and most do the describe in 3 words "game".All that gets "interrupted" by performances by Bruce from time to time. This is kind of refreshing and you get to hear what you love too. But this isn't a concert nor is it about Bruce in a sense. But about the impact he had and still has of course on many people. Not every-ones cup of tea, but with a title like that, it should be clear, if this is something you want to spend time on or not
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