Review of Festival Express (2003) by Mike K — 24 Jun 2007

I'd love to have been on that train jamming with the dead.

This review of Festival Express (2003) was written by Mike K on 24 Jun 2007.

Festival Express has generally received very positive reviews.

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By A. N (117) on 08 Feb 2008

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By Giulia L (9) on 07 Feb 2008

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By Roman E (26) on 14 Feb 2008

A decent documentary on a legendary musical train ride through Canada…

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By Ryan G (1,232) on 16 Jul 2007

Not really my kind of music, and that's all it was was music. Very little story…

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By Colm M (245) on 04 Aug 2011

This is up there with The Last Waltz..... that is the highest possible recommendation I can give this treasure of a rock documentary…

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By Anuczka P (47) on 28 Dec 2008

I love it! I only wish I could have been there. I would have loved to see Janis and The Dead live in their prime. sigh…

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By Sarah G (848) on 13 Sep 2007

This is the film that made me fall in love with Janis Joplin…

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By Erin B (412) on 08 Jan 2009

Skip to Janis Joplin's performance 41 minutes in :)…

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By Sean H (887) on 05 Sep 2007

A collection of the greatest musicians/bands of the 1960s and 1970s all get on a train, take drugs and drink, jam with one another, and then…

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