Editorial Product Review:

Amazon.com:
Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining 'golden oldies' you will ever meet, a fun-loving senior citizen’s choir called Young@Heart. To prepare for a show in their hometown that is only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus’ tireless musical director leads the group through a series of hilariously chaotic rehearsals, proving that hard rock can be hard work — especially when you’re hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance that will leave you cheering, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music!

Amazon.com:
The questions start as soon as you know that Young@Heart is about a group of singing senior citizens as they prepare for and then perform a concert with a repertoire consisting of songs by the likes of Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and James Brown. Can this premise, basically a novelty, sustain itself for nearly two hours? Will the director give in to the temptation to make it schmaltzy and sentimental? Will we be laughing at these oldsters, or with them? The answers: yes, no, and a little of both. Directed by British filmmaker Stephen Walker, the 2007 film takes place primarily in Northampton, MA, home to the Young@Heart chorus, whose average age is 80. Most readily admit to preferring classical and musicals to the pop and rock given to them by music director Bob Cilman, and some of the tunes--Sonic Youth’s 'Schizophrenia,' Allen Toussaint’s 'Yes We Can Can' (once a hit for the Pointer Sisters), and Brown’s 'I Got You (I Feel Good)'--prove especially vexing. But the singers’ good natures and determination to master the material over some six weeks of rehearsals carry the day. Most of all, while they thoroughly enjoy themselves, it’s no joke to them, and thus not to us, either. Of course, folks this age are bound to have health issues; indeed, the specter of death hangs over the scene like a banshee, occasionally making itself right at home. But the chorus members’ insistence on carrying on in the wake of tragedy makes for a climactic concert that’s moving and powerful--Fred Knittle, who had withdrawn from the group due to heart issues but whose beautiful bass voice remains intact, returns for this one show to deliver a version of Coldplay’s 'Fix You' that will bring a tear to the eye of the most flint-hearted cynic. Mixed in along the way are the group’s 'videos' of songs like the Ramones’ 'I Wanna Be Sedated' and David Bowie’s 'Golden Years'; bonus features include deleted scenes and a brief featurette about Young@Heart’s gig in Los Angeles. --Sam Graham




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Customer Rating: - beautiful documentary
A really beautiful film, which was trully funny in places and trully sad in others. Well worth watching.

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Customer Rating: - We all should be "Young@Heart"!
Young@Heart

This documentary was such a surprise as music,
inspiration, humor, drama, and joy. It connects
us with our oldest generation, showing their lives,
struggles, triumphs, and tragedies, but mostly their
determined spirits.

I bought it to take to the nursing home where my Mother is. We will be serving Christmas cookies and sharing
the laughs and tears!

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Customer Rating: - Rock on
This is a little gem of a movie. Not smarmy and sentimental but feel-good with plenty of depth. The oldsters in the movie certainly give ME a model for growing older: open minded and enjoying every bit of life.

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Customer Rating: - Inspiring !
I loved this video. First saw it in the theater . Shows people living life to the fullest. It has it all . Laughter!tears! The joy of living!