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So much average

Just what I expected

Absolutely the worst movie.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Meeting People is Easy (1998): Dir: Grant Gee / Featuring: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selwey: Rockumentary independent feature that is extremely low budget yet features an insightful view of musicians and the struggles of touring and media. Grant Gee directs and highlights the band Radiohead that are on their OK Computer tour with several interesting moments including concert footage. This is sometimes disjointed in its structure with scenes that seem to jump all over. The band accepts their awards whether it be presented or, in the case of touring, do video responses in acceptance. It becomes clear that the constant attention and media spotlight wears down the band to the point where they breeze lazily through interviews without a care. The theme regards the price of fame and success and what comes with the advantage of being able to obtain wealth. The band members all react differently to the attention but one element that is common is the tiring nature of what they are unable to escape. For those that enjoy documentaries, especially within the music industry, then this will key in interest. It is hardly in comparison to This is Spinal Tap, The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terriffico or even Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story but for Radiohead fans it presents an interesting view of the band, their struggles and their accessibility, as the title points out. Score: 8 / 10

Meeting People Is Easy is an interesting rockumentary but leaves a little to be desired.It shows how the tribulations of touring, interviews, promotions can wear on you. Constant repetition, unintentionally trite questions by interviewers, or the feeling you're being interrogated or psycho analyzed by a stranger would wear on anyone's patience.It's a bit hard to understand at times due to the English accents, off camera speaking and music playing over top of the voices so closed captioning would be useful.alternapop.comFilm Track List:00:18 Fitter Happier 04:00 Paranoid Android 06:15 Lucky 10:23 Creep 13:26 Climbing Up the Walls (Zero 7 Mix) 15:52 How to Disappear Completely 17:11 Karma Police 19:06 Meeting in the Aisle 21:42 On Your Own Again (song by Scott Walker) 23:48 Airbag 25:47 A Reminder 28:59 Airbag 29:42 Creep 31:37 Paranoid Android 33:32 & 36:30 Life in a Glasshouse 37:16 Exit Music (For a Film) 42:41 Paranoid Android 43:58 Climbing Up the Walls (Fila Brazillia Mix) 44:40 No Surprises 48:42 Unknown song / random jamming 50:08 Climbing Up the Walls 51:09 Street Spirit 53:03 Palo Alto 58:19 Electioneering 1:01:10 Pearly* 1:06:55 Climbing Up the Walls 1:07:06 Paranoid Android 1:07:18 Planet Telex 1:07:52 Follow Me Around 1:13:33 I Will 1:15:48 The Tourist 1:18:16 Sit Down. Stand Up. 1:20:06 Big Boots 1:25:37 Nude 1:29:16 Exit Music (For a Film)

When I first got ahold of "ok computer" I was blown away. First, by the music itself. Then, by the fact that this was Radiohead I was listening to! Non-stop injection into my brain resulted for the next year or so. This all stopped once I saw this movie.It's really hard for me to accept a rock'n'roll star complaining about how horrible his life is and how hard his job is. Did any of these guys ever work a REAL crappy, minimum wage job for a living? I'm sure they did, so have they forgotten?Then again, I've never been a rock-star, so I have no way to tell for sure which is worse. The one thing I DO know is that these guys could quit, right now, if it's so bad, and never have to work another day of their lives.If it's such a horrible way to live, quit the biz and do what you want, but don't bother with anymore of these self-indulgent cry-baby projects. This is why it's hard for me to sympathize with these guys. Come on! It could be much worse!

This is a wonderful thought provoking film. It is not easy to watch and it does not focus on gaining insight into the band in conventional ways. Instead you are more of a companion feeling the alienation and isolation that the band seems to be feeling. Because it deals with alienation in both its subject manner and how it is filmed it isn't easy to swallow. For that the film is much more affecting than other rockumentaries that merely focus on the glitz, glamour, and the roudy but slick production that goes into a major band. Perhaps people don't like to think about how all jobs have their downsides but I think the way Gee juxtaposes the sterility and monotony of the countless environments the band is faced with the human fatigue, frustration, and disconnect the band feels from the world and eachother is fascinating and affecting. The title itself sums up the film well with its ironic and perhaps sarcastic comment on the accessibility of artists with their audience. The film also offers a beautiful selection of very personal moments of the band doing their job and shows how deeply the band feels about their music, not in their talking about it, but in their playing, especially the moments outside of the concerts themselves. It shows both the pain that comes with the peculiar kind of hard work the band is faced with and the moments of happiness and excitement that are possible because of that hard work which makes it all worth it. The almost nightmare environment that the film conveys, for me, humanized these men who have been heralded by so many as music messiahs in an industry that keeps getting more slick and more scary. Stunning.