Becoming Led Zeppelin

If you can see it at an IMAX, please do, because it's like being at a concert. That sound is incredible -- crank it up loud!

Very informative, very clean-cut. Nothing sordid here, except the music.

Why are these guys so boring? It’s a mystery that won’t be probed by director Bernard MacMahon and co-writer Allison McGourty, who tick off the usual gigs and recording anecdotes on the rise to fame with a then-this-happened dutifulness.

The master-musicianship that the press initially overlooked, and which the tales of bad behaviour obscure, is front and centre here.

For the duration of this film I was in a forgiving mood, won over by the visceral thrill of the band’s sound.

A hagiographic look at the group’s beginnings, the movie is as straightforward as it is headbangingly diverting.

The anecdotes are fun, and it’s great to see the band members discuss their meteoric, almost overnight, rise in their own words. However, these only go so far when the director isn’t allowed to actively question the figures of the documentary.

One of the most satisfying films I have seen this year.

...at times it feels too close to an infomercial, a mere exercise in brand management. [Full review in Spanish]

I’ll admit they were never a personal favorite, but Bernard MacMahon’s film makes a pretty great case for them, drawing on a wealth of archival performance footage. Even among numerous fine rock docs in recent years, this ranks near the top.