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 You Will Never Forget Fred Knittle.... Jul 14, 2010
......singing Coldplay's 'Fix Me'. Be prepared to cry. This is an amazing film. Find it. Watch it. You will not regret it.
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 How do I join this Choir??? Jul 07, 2010
I had seen this video with friends a few years ago, and it kept coming back to mind. I asked several of my friends did they remember it? Some had never seen it, so I started looking on Amazon to see if it was available. Of course, it was. I ordered 3 copies and between us, we are showing it to everyone in our town, one evening at a time. I get such a delight in this movie, then the prison scene makes me cry every time. I have now loaned my copy to a friend, who is showing it to her church group.... Sure hope I get it back. I am serious about the title, I want to join this bunch of "old" singers. How do I do that?
Forever Young! Jun 13, 2010
What a wonderful documentary - and no irony intended - it just never gets old. Despite the slight egomania of the music director ( I mean,torturing the singers and the audience with "Schizophrenia"???)I defy anyone not to laugh out loud at some of the performers and performances nor to cry out loud at some of the renditions of the songs. I've purchased several copies for myself, friends and family - one for my 84 year old Mom who labels it as "good medicine" when she's feeling sorry for herself for feeling old.
 heartwarming and hopeful Jun 08, 2010
This documentary shows you that age is all in the mind. I bought it for my 90-years-young mom who didn't process it entirely when she first saw it but afterwards she wanted a copy to show her friends at the Senior Center. I loved the part where they perform at the correctional facility and you can see tears in the eyes of the inmates. It's obvious that these oldsters love to perform and love each other. It's beautiful.I gave 4 stars because there was a lot of driving around to and from rehearsals and performances and I thought it could have been tighter, but the central theme was unbeatable.
A documentary of aged singers remaining young... May 03, 2010
This film is a documentary of a group of singers with an average age of... 80. They've toured the US and Europe, and their repertoire includes modern, pop, and rock songs.
And, unfortunately, because of their age, their mortality is much more of a consideration than with probably any other performing group on the planet. Two die in the 8 weeks covered by this film.
It is the energy, however, of these singers and performers, that drives this picture. They don't have the flash, the moves, nor the pizzaz of a 25 year old performer for American Idol. But they love to perform, and it shows.
This is not an action movie. You will wonder just what kind of performance results when some of the singers have difficulty remembering their solos of two lines, and walk across the stage with a cane, and with difficulty. When their physical condition keeps them from practicing. When their swan song, quite literally, can be their final song.
But they live to sing, and singing makes them live. This film captures this passion well.
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