The Bee Gees, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs, including twenty #1 hits throughout their storied career. The film follows the iconic trio’s meteoric rise as they rode the highs of fame and fortune, negotiated the vagaries of the ever-shifting music business and navigated the complexities of working so intimately alongside family.
The critically acclaimed documentary is an intimate exploration of the Gibb story, featuring revealing interviews with oldest brother Barry and archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice. The film features a wealth of never-before-seen archival footage of recording sessions, concert performances, television appearances and home videos, as well as interviews with musicians Eric Clapton, Noel Gallagher, Nick Jonas, Chris Martin, Justin Timberlake, music producer Mark Ronson, singer Lulu, record company executive Bill Oakes, among others.
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Video Quality
The Bee Gees: How Can I Mend A Broken Heart comes to Blu-Ray featuring a lot of different material in varying degrees of quality. It can be said with certainty that the movie itself and everything within it looks as technically excellent as it can look in high definition. This can be attributed to the fact that Warner Archive has delivered a great encode and given the film plenty of room to breathe. This company has been so great in this respect, and it is always appreciated. The archival concert and home movie footage used seems to be in the best shape possible given the quality of the source material. New interview segments look incredibly sleek and clear with natural skin tones and detailed facial features. There is no evidence of compression artifacts or other digital nuisances of the sort. I do not see how this could have been improved visually. It’s a real stunner as is.
Audio Quality
This Blu-Ray comes with a stellar DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track that captures this story perfectly. Dialogue is the driving force of the film, and it comes through crisp and clear without being clipped by any competing sounds. The filmmakers do a really great job of capturing their subjects and making sure all this information comes through with supreme clarity. Even audio from the old video tapes comes through pretty clearly given the age and the format. The other essential element of this feature is the incredible music that brings you to your feet. Every track and performance is resolved well here as music often pulsates throughout the room. The roar of the crowds at the concerts provide a nice base texture to the proceedings. Ambient sounds from some of the environmental elements are precisely placed in the rear channels. The audio track offers up a very dynamic experience and proves to be an excellent sounding presentation for this feature. There are optional English SDH subtitles included for those who desire them.
Special Features
- Deleted Scenes: Two scenes totaling three minutes of unused material are provided here which features many of the musicians interviewed in the film sharing their memories of meeting the band and discussing the brotherly bond that kept the band together.
Final Thoughts
The Bee Gees: How Can I Mend A Broken Heart is a truly stellar documentary which takes a look at one of the most notable bands in modern history. What makes this documentary great is not just how it showcases the great music that was made, but by how it gives so much rich background information to each individual member which allows you to understand why they worked so well together. The range of subjects that contribute to the film offer some invaluable insights that you never want to end. Warner Archive has released a Blu-Ray featuring a top-notch A/V presentation and a small amount of extra footage. Recommended for fans of the band and those who appreciate a great music documentary. Recommended
The Bee Gees: How Can I Mend A Broken Heart can be purchased directly through the Warner Archive Amazon Store or various other online retailers.
Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the Blu-Ray.
Disclaimer: Warner Archive has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.
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