jc-osms This movie could almost be the movie accompaniment to Neil Young's then new album, the strongly anti-Iraq war "Living With War". To take his message out to the people, he corralled the musical support of his sometime band-mates Crosby Stills and Nash and the documentary-making support of veteran war reporter Mike Cierre. Although the majority of the documentary interviewees are in the CSNY anti-war camp, a fair representation is given to the pro-war supporters opposite point of view.That in fact is one of the key things I got from the film, just how polarised the debate is Stateside, with almost no-one in the middle ground. When the two factions clash as at a gig in Southern Alabama, sparks fly as pro-war members of the audience, who have paid good money for their tickets, walk-out en-masse when Neil provocatively cranks out his new song "Let's Impeach The President" complete with sympathetic supporting big-screen video technology conveniently spelling out the controversial lyric. The movie follows the group around the country, interviewing band members particularly about the group's history of speaking out against war and for peace down the years. With a set-list concentrating on their "message" songs (often, as in "Ohio", "Find The Cost Of Freedom" and "For What It's Worth"), the music segments are strong although there are probably too many "Living With War" tracks causing some overkill on the message.The vox-pop interviews with Vietnam veterans, the wives and mothers of deceased combatants and recently-served Iraq and Afghanistan tour-of-duty soldiers are interesting and as I said earlier, kept reasonably balanced and fair. There's also a plug for Young's "Living With War" web-site, part of which highlights new music on the anti-war theme and through which he showcases a young American musician now writing and performing after serving a tour of duty in Iraq.The four famous band members all very much show their ages, Stills apparently joining Crosby's walrus colony, while Nash and Young are slimmer but their faces are definitely marked by the lines of age. The once pristine harmonies are also more ragged but somehow that fits with the message they're putting across here. As artists I admire them for eschewing a "greatest hits nostalgia" package for this thought-provoking politically slanted show although in so doing they really become Young, Crosby Stills and Nash. This movie, directed by Young, at times uneasily tries to marry the main anti-war message with the conventions of a rock concert movie, but it was always going to be an awkward fit and I commend Young and his fellow musicians for at least sticking their heads above the parapet like this.

Katz5 Once again, Neil Young, a Canadian, sums up the mood of the U.S. (post 9/11 and post 2003 Iraq invasion) perfectly. I felt uneasy watching this film. The footage of CSNY is wonderful---the elusive Crosby, the clumsy but still vital Stills, the optimist Nash, the rabble-rousing Young. The footage from Iraq is shocking. But the most troubling in the film is the Atlanta segment. After nearly eight years of an absolute failure of an administration, one which invaded a nation that never attacked us (how many 9/11 terrorists were from Iraq, again???), I find it shocking that so many people back this President and Vice President, No Questions Asked. Neil Young directs the film (under a pseudonym) and includes footage of Atlanta "fans", angered by the political direction of the concert, demonstrating their disdain towards CSNY in colorful ways (finger gestures and many four letter words). My question to them is WHY would they even see the concert in the first place? Did they ever bother to listen to the lyrics of "Ohio," "For What it's Worth" and "Carry On?" Young could have easily excised that footage out, but he includes it, which leads me to ask if Toby Keith made a documentary, and had opposing views were captured on film, would he include that in the final product? My guess is no—the right point-of-view is the "RIGHT" point-of-view, and no matter how many lies and cover ups are exposed in the Bush administration, these people will stick with them, like Hitler and Goebbels in the bunker. But I digress—this film, like "No End in Sight," "Why We Fight" and "The Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing" before it, is vital viewing for any real American patriot. Thomas Jefferson said that the first act of a true patriot is to question its leaders. And it's safe to say, Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers would be turning over in their graves if they saw how Bush and company have destroyed our country. Thank you Neil Young.

Gloriapower If you are seeing it get away for a few hours you do and you don't. CSNY is still one of the best bands ever. It's always wonderful to see a great rock film. It's horrible to hear the same pathetic, ignorant war mongers rant about an illegal invasion making them safe. Stephen Stills helped so much with the last elections. I hope the film does the same this election. After seeing bush win the last two elections I have little hope but I will vote. When the DVD comes out it will make a great addition for those who collect concert films. I went to France a couple days after the war broke out. Paul McCartney had an entire audience there singing "All We Are Saying Is Give Peace a Chance." So I expect the film to do really well in France also. They can't take away free speech even if they can listen to our phone calls! So what listen all away. This is a great movie and we do not want this war.

lyedwab I was at one of these shows in August 2006, and it was THE best rock & roll concert I've attended in my life, out of many.This is especially high praise for CSNY, because while I've always liked them, there are many artists about whom I've been much more passionate.The politics were right out front, which was fine with me, given my agreement with them. The on-stage video clips (and other staging devices) detailing the costs of the war in "blood and treasure" were terrific in their depressing way.The quality of the music was utterly stunning. I've heard bits of CSN/CSNY live before, and wasn't expecting much. Tight playing, good arrangements, GUITARS IN TUNE (!), and wonderful singing. Also, TREMENDOUS variety of material from the group's, and its members', solo careers. As advertised, the show featured every song from Young's then-new album, "Living With War". The album itself was marred by a grotesquely awkward combination of hard rock instrumentation with CHOIR vocals. This production was so bad that I couldn't tell if the songs were any good!HOWEVER, the point here is that the "Living With War" songs were absolutely fantastic, when adapted for performance by CSNY. The supporting musicians were all Neil Young veterans, and I had the distinct impression that he was serving as ringleader of the entire operation. However, all four of C, S, N and Y were featured equally, to great effect.I love Neil, I love the guts they showed in really busting chops about the war back in 2006, before it was quite so clear what a fantastic blunder this has been, and I'm ready for whatever political content appears in the film.Let's just hope the incredible music is not underrepresented.I'm bound and determined to see this thing, hopefully in a theatre, and ultimately, I'll own a copy on DVD.