Poorly done adaptation of one of my favorite albums. The only saving grace is the fact that The Who is in it.

Outstanding and outrageous adaptation of the famed Who rock opera. Only Ken Russell could have made this come off so well

It's been thirty years since I saw this movie, but I can't imagine it's aged very well . . . and it wasn't very good in its day! The rock opera was perfectly suited to Ken Russell's style, though, and I remember some effective sequences. Oliver Reed trying to sing is rather a hoot.

Even if you're only vaguely familiar with The Who (like I am), you'll find something to enjoy here. Some of Ken Russell's best visuals and a few really great musical moments.

Take out the religious themes and this is just about my favorite movie. The problem is there's so much of it, just about every bit of the last act, and it's eye-rollingly overdone in a way that I can't find any sort of interest or value in.

Great soundtrack.

Has a lot of good things going for it, but I guess I'm still too attached to the original album to fully embrace this.

I had to turn it off halfway through. There's just way too much of the psychedelic stuff that goes on and on and on and on and not enough of the actual music. Maybe I have to be stoned to get this.

What is it Roger Daltrey, are you deaf, dumb, and blind, or can you see for miles? Jeeze, make up your mind!

Almost as garish and campy a mindfuck as The Apple but underneath that actually really, really well directed. Russell here actually reminds me a lot of Roeg (if even more extravagant), and this really makes me want to watch more of his work. I'm sure i'd find him even more impressive given more to work with than the pretentious, cheesy songs by The Who. Even so, if nothing else this film gives me a greater appreciation of Velvet Goldmine, which i now can see was an obvious Russell homage.

I have never been a fan of The Who, and none of the music did anything for me whatsoever (except "I'm Free", which was good). The plot is weak, and the pacing is ridiculous. I've always liked Ann-Margret, and the cast is alright with some pleasant cameos. A few good scenes and pleasant cast couldn't make me like it though. If you like The Who and can stand psychedelic musicals then give it a shot, but I'm not sure you'd like it even then. It's just not very good. The end really pissed me off.

The visuals in this one are simply unforgettable. Plus, Ann-Margret gives a legitimately excellent performance, while Jack Nicholson and Keith Moon are good in their small roles. I don't know, I think it's pretty much must-see. (two times)

Oneof the few rock opera's I'll sit through not that I find it great or anything just intersting casting of rock stars in bazar roles

Much like most of the individual scenes, the movie itself doesn't really go anyway.

Weird fun and not much else. Stylistically as Russel as it gets. The continuous run of musical score gets suffocating after a while. Oliver Reed shines.

The entire narrative expressed through a series of songs along with some pantomime acting, mixed in with a relatively restrained version of Russell's usual extravagant style makes for a very unique film that takes a bit to get into and left me a little detached at times, but was generally a lot of fun to watch. Reed knows exactly how to mug for the camera and have fun with the material while still remaining true to the character and Ann-Margret is just a notch below.

Who wouldn't want to roll around in baked beans? Oh yeah, me.

An hour after the movie began, I quit. An hour after the top. Saddly enough, the pick of the film was the expectation to see it. But it is no match to the classic record. The movie is a complete disaster, incredibly boring and slow, nothing you'd expect the who to be in. Not even the glam king Elton John maneged to save it.