Review of Phish 3D (2010) by Chris O — 30 Apr 2010

Okay, so I haven't seen the movie yet, but I wanted to comment early, before the reviews are enveloped in hemp smoke and hellfire. It's not hard to imagine what this will be like: complex and delightful music, drug humor, and psychedelia.

For fans like me, who have lost track of phish artistically and culturally since their breakup, the new film is a cool chance to reconnect with the band. We all know Phish puts out some pretty joyful stuff, but does it still fly on the same level? Some will say yes no matter what, some will say no because they don't like nag champa and frisbees.

Either way it should be pretty fun for me, and if it's anything like Bittersweet Motel (the epic Phish documentary from the beginning of the epic 10s- which is how I will henceforth refer to the first decade of this century) it'll be more satisfying than a simple trip, which is usually pretty satisfying anyway.