Reception
| Professional reviews | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| BBC | favourable |
| Billboard (1974) | unfavourable |
| Billboard (1984) | favourable |
Maben was particularly pleased with positive reviews that came out of the film's showing at the Edinburgh Film Festival, but was disappointed to hear one New York critic describe it "like the size of an ant crawling around the great treasures of Pompeii."
Billboard were not enthusiastic about the 1974 re-release, thinking it looked dated, and stated that the film was "dull, unimaginative and hokey, and does not do justice to the Pink Floyd Vision".
However, more recent reviews have been favourable. Billboard reviewed a video release in 1984, and on this occasion, Faye Zuckerman, while not particularly keen on the footage in the Abbey Road canteen, stated it was "vastly superior to most other concert movies". Reviewing the Director's Cut DVD, Richie Unterberger said the film had "first-rate cinematography" and was "undeniably impressive", while Peter Marsh, reviewing for the BBC, stated it was "my favourite concert film of all time", though his opinions of the new computer generated imagery were mixed.
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