New Order Story (1993)
Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980's, embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contempraries. "New Order Story" is the definitive documentary on the band and traces their history all the way back to its origin with Joy Division. This extended version includes additional interviews and live footage, over 2 hours of great New Order footage. A longform video chronicling the band's history and music with interviews by Bono, Neil Tennant, Quincy Jones and others.
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Let's be realistic.
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
I didn't appreciate Bono popping up on screen in those annoying rock-star sunglasses murdering "Love Will Tear Us Apart". Also, much as I love Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant was irritating when he couldn't decide what his favourite NO song was. On the other hand, Keith Allen was as great as ever, and it was good to see Barney, Peter, Gill and Steven cut loose and enjoy themselves. It's also nice to see rare promo videos such as "Atmosphere" and live performances from Joy Division/New Order.Less Bono, less of Tony Wilson, more promos., this would have been the perfect video for the perfect band
.... and they should also say "never watch documentaries about them." While this is informative, and insightful, and the promos in the video release are great, to be honest I preferred the aloof, inscrutable NO. And I HATED the moment when Bono (BONO!) suddenly interrupts love will tear us apart to deliver his own monstrous rendition. Worth a look, but its always a little sad to lose something of mystique.
Beware, this movie is actually sold in 2 different ways, one for the USA, and one for the rest of the world. The USA version is only half of the time.On the Canadian version, you will also find the music videos for the following songs:Transmission, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Ceremony, Temptation, Blue Monday, Touched by the Hand of God, Bizarre Love Triangle, Confusion, Shellshock, State of the Nation, Perfect Kiss, True Faith, Round & Round, World In Motion, Fine Time, Regret, Temptation (Live), Everyone Everywhere (Live), Ruined In A Day, World and AtmosphereOverall, it's a good way to learn about New Order.
The narration is a bit flaky but this is a good tale of the rise of New Order. Probably only NO junkies will love it. Being a NO junkie myself, I absolutely enjoyed it. The background about Joy Division helps explain a lot. The interviews with NO are very funny considering how enigmatic the band members can be.