New York Dolls - All Dolled Up

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Starring: New York Dolls
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: Music Video Distributors
Release Date: 2005-12-06
Running Time: 230 minutes
In the early 70's, rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya purchased a portable video recorder. In a period of three years they shot over 40 hours of New York Dolls footage. Now for the first time ever this footage is unveiled. This feature leng

A Personal Favorite!!!!
My name is Reet and I can only judge this film through my own perspective. I went to school with Johnny from elementary through jr. high at least ( i don't remember if he dropped out of high school...those years are kinda blurry...I miss him....glad I got to see as many Dolls and Thunders shows as it was...anyway...) This is a wonderful documentary for me to soak in alot of John, as well as all the Dolls, since I grew up with their music as it was happening! It's sorta like watchin home movies!!! But like home movies it may be overkill for some viewers.
Twas a wonderful night when I watched this dvd! The live songs are precious!The Dolls are hilarious! It's a big happy/sad dealie!
And there are great still fotos as an extra with author commentary!!
For die hard Dolls fans or anyone wanting to see what they were all about and their importance in the history of rock and roll. Especially the history of Punk music. Otherwise its just a filmed historical document of a buncha crazy New York kids in a band havin th' time of their life!!! But it's so much more than that to me.
I am eternally grateful it was made!

all dolled up
Having never saw the new york dolls live this was quite insightful. I thought this captures the times very well.

only for the INTENSE fan !!
Insightful in the off stage lives of the boys. Kibbutzy narration is at times boring, other times hilarious. The youthful Dolls traveling, that is a strange circus indeed. Whereas Jerry and Johnny are normalized, Sylvain totally blows one critics statement threw the roof. The statement was, "You don't think that the Dolls actually walk the streets in the daytime dressed that way, do you?" Well, Sylvain did. Reminds me of my lost friend from Detroit, who lived for a time on cheap red wine and bagged popcorn. (he also worked at one of the porno stores in a seedy neighborhood). Totally unpolished New York Doll performances make you want to walk down the block, and catch some kids performance in a local driveway or garage.

When the Dolls Ruled
For those of you who saw the Dolls back in the '70's, this is a time capsule version that brings you back to Max's Kansas City, Kenny's Castaways, Club 82, and more. The Dolls are young, brash, alive, and vital. Seeing Johnny healthy and built, or Jerry Nolan chubby, it's worth the price of admission. All of the Dolls are energetic and engaging. At the time, the world was their oyster and there was no place to go but up. Great sloppy chaotic versions of their greatest non-hits. A nice feature of the DVD is the Performance Only section, as well as the commentary. It does bog down a little in the middle, but picks right back up again as soon as the band hits the stage. Some of the comments are very funny. The black & white photography lends a "historic" feel. It's way better than it should be, given the time & technology advances since then. It ends around with the Red Patent Leather gigs at the Little Hippodrome, but without fan fare or anything maudlin.

boring
although i luv the dolls this was such a bad dvd that i regretted to have purchased it