Buddy Holly Story DVD

 needs 10 star for the best
its the best movie i had ever seen
Submitted by jcbhyde (Westmoreland Tn.) 
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 Buddy Holly Lives-
This is a phenomenal movie that is almost 'spontaneous combustion' from start to finish. Its really two movies in one, with the special feature of having Gary Busey and the director Steve Rash doing commentary about the making of the movie, and recounting real facts from Buddy's life, as an extra feature. You never realize that this movie was shot over a few weeks with a budget that was a little over one-million dollars. With a fantastic supporting cast including Don Stroud and Charles Martin Smith, {and Jerry Zaremba as Eddie Cochrane} Gary Busey gives an Academy Award nominated performance, and he should have won. The music has a life and vitality that is nothing short of breathtaking. The music was shot live during the filming, and often the rehearsal of a song was so good it was used with no followup take. This spontaniety was what puts this movie in a class by itself. While some will say that some of the facts in real life were different, as was Gary's rendition of the music, that should be overlooked. Buddy Holly was not a cardboard cutout, but a real person, and this movie brought him alive, and introduced generations to Holly's music and gives him his rightful place as one of the true innovators of Rock and Roll. As the words go in one of his songs, "the stars appear and the shadows are falling", its very easy to believe that Buddy is up there among the stars, and smiling down on us. This one's for you Buddy.
Submitted by Tim {vladlordofbats (Lake Charles, La, USA)
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 BUDDY HOLLY STORY
BEST MUSICAl i have seen,+great film
Submitted by bellyelvis (AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND)
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 Welcolm to the world of Buddy Holly
The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey should not be taken as a historical document. Nor do I believe it ever set out to be. What has been created is a film which gives the feel and atmosphere of Buddy Holly, his music and the USA of the day. To have been completely factual would have most probably killed the film with legal challenges and suppression. The Crickets leaving Buddy to side with Norman Petty in the split leading to the final tour and the bitter disappointment this must have caused Buddy, the actual split itself with Petty and the resultant financial complications, these happenings are really not the sort of thing to air in a movie to celebrate the life and music of one of the founders of Rock.
Instead Gary Busey has strapped on a Fender and in effect becomes Buddy Holly. The rhythm and beat, the frantic excitement, the sheer enjoyment of the music, it is all there. We actually get to experience a timeslice of a period some of us recall fondly and others would like to share. A wonderful reminder of good music for us oldies or a enjoyable introduction to a legend for others, a Rock'n'Roll legend quoted by The Beatles and a number of other major musical identities as a major influence in their music.


Submitted by bootfam (Western Australia, 6027, Australia)
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