Jimmy Page(!!!) + The Edge(!!) + Jack White (!).

New rock-n-roll documentary aims for a "history of the electric guitar" feel, and will probably be quite interesting, for us who are inclined to be drawn to the music's persuasive nature.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/

This makes TWO movies that I actually want to see in the theater this month.

I just discovered this movie through a friend. It looks like a really fun and interesting film. Sadly, only one theater in town will be playing it, but it's still better than nothing!

Three "rock legends"? I had to look up Jack White. Having done so, I think he's a little outclassed.

I had to look him up as well, although it's within the scope of the "3 generations of rock" approach, so any pick for the current generation would obviously have much less of a history to base it on.

I'm certainly thrilled about Page and Edge though, so 2 out of 3 has me sold.

I am very excited about a film with the likes of THREE great guitarists and a great documentarian as well.  It should be fun to watch!

For those of you not aware of who Jack White is you might want to check him out.  He is THE great guitarist of my generation.  I am 30 years old and am a fan of Led Zeppelin and U2.  Let me assure you that Jack White is well respected by all musicians.  Since 1999 Jack has released 6 albums with his band, The White Stripes.  The White Stripes have been nominated for 8 Grammy awards and won 5.  Mr. White has also recorded two critically acclaimed albums with his other band, The Raconteurs.  And most recently he put down his guitar to play drums (very well I might add) for his OTHER band, The Dead Weather.  If you don't know Jack White you are fairly unaware of what's going on in music.  Those not unaware happen to be Keith Richards and Pete Townsend (names you might recognize) who have recorded with him.

I think Jack White just seems outclassed because he hasn't been around as long as The Edge or Jimmy Page. The simple fact that the three of them were willing to get together for this film shows a degree of respect for each other and their music. Love or hate his music, Jack White's skill on the guitar is pretty fantastic. I can't wait to see this movie.

And although I don't put too much stock in critics and magazines, Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time lists these guys as 9th (Page), 17th (White) and 24th (edge). Regardless, they're all fantastic musicians!

Just watched it, and there wasn't much epic-ness at all.
It was a rather basic "musicians for dummies" for newbies (teens) who don't know there is artistry in music.

thanks to a certain new genre of video game,, most of today's teens dont even know there are strings on guitars...

Nice... that was a good one. But didn't you hear? The genre has reached it's peak:
(http://www.gamespot.com/news/6250760.html) - thank god.

just think,,, 5 years from now there's going to be enough cheap shitty plastic 'guitars' in landfills to create a new island...
kids dont give a rats ass about recycling...

*shrug* Say what you want, the GH franchise used to be a fine vehicle for both killer, twitch arcadey gameplay and killer music that has very little opportunity for exposure nowadays. The whole franchise just took a collective dump as soon as Activision took it over and I'm thrilled that sales are finally starting to show this...lousy song selections in GH 3-5, butt-ugly interfaces, the way the games create "challenge" by simply killing you for a small handful of missed notes, overcrowding the tracks and limiting star power phrases, no thanks. The band specific games aren't a horrible idea, but...sorry, not Aerosmith, not Metallica with the gameplay issues I mentioned before (I feel like I get killed for no reason on the more crowded songs) and sorry, not Van Halen without Michael Anthony in tow and the "modern" vision of the band (and seemingly random support tracks). And Smash Hits is just plain garbage...every song is charted horribly (including the ones in the Harmonix games that were a lot of fun) and the whole thing is simply not fun to play at all.

And Band Hero...no. Horrible idea. In fairness, I feel the same about Beatles Rock Band and Lego Rock Band...both are geared towards casual play and not very exciting overall. The games need more stuff like the recent "Rust in Peace" DLC (which is both challenging and well-charted...oh yeah, and the music from the album itself is definitely a classic).

Granted, there are a fair share of idiots out there that think they can play guitar based on their success with "Through the Fire and Flames" or even "Slow Ride" (lol). But I really think the problem is (or was) more overall quality than over-exposure.

Yeah, I'm not a big Activsion fan. I loved the first two Tony Hawk games (the second game almost made the first game obsolete with the addition of manuals - it's scary how much that added to the gameplay) but the third game seemed so souless. Then they just added more and more things - some of them completely random and out of the dark - to try and salvage it in every release after that. Didn't TH's Ride continue that fine trend?

I remember playing Guitar Hero III and even though I wasn't in love with the tracklist, I was totally shocked how badly they messed up something like a rhythm game that had been laid down perfectly in GH2. I literally threw the game in the trash (I actually threw it behind my chair, when it landed in the trash can behind it, then I took out the trash and couldn't find the game to trade it in...lol). The next year, Rock Band 2 came out alongside World Tour and just smoked it...WT felt boring and lethargic despite its' gameplay additions, while RB2 was loaded with tons of killer songs while fine-tuning the engine from the first game to perfection.