Nashville (1975)

I agree with the good and bad reviews
All criticisms I've read about Nashville on this site and others seem to be right. And I doubt you can find many people around these days who would give this film the time of day.
But as a 20 year old I find this film fascinatingly weird, I try to view it through a 1970s audience members eyes and I can see how this would be engaging at the time seeing how nothing like this was ever made before. Also see how it could be enraging because I have grown up around hardcore country music fans who know their stuff and have also played in Nashville during the 70s who would view this as the silliest s#!t they've ever seen. I can sympathize! However, this movie is just weird to me, everyone seems like a cartoon character. Its like Altman's Nashville exists in the realm of his Popeye movie, this is one of the most seriously crazy implausible feverish nightmare of a movie I think I've ever seen and the distance of the camera from the actors, only a few select closeups, drama not being shoved in your face but melting in with the rest of society. I have to say in this age of extreme closeups and almost pornographic display of "realism" and "emotions" I found this a refreshing change of pace. I can't say I think its great but I enjoyed the fact that its completely different than anything out now. And with every director in a race to be quirky, weird & touching at the same time this movie seemed to master it on the first try. I also enjoyed Ronne Blakely's singing more than any real life woman country singer oddly enough, well not as good as Patsy Cline but I can't think of many past her that don't creep me out.

If you're like me, read about this movie alot but haven't gotten around to it, well get around to it, I mean, really when I think about it, I liked it, didn't think it was great, but it is what it is. After seeing such in your face modern stuff like The Badge, your pick of any smash "indie" director of the past decade and a half & anything by Wes Anderson and the guy that did Magnolia this movie charged me full of life and actually reminded me that being so self centered and obsessive over feelings and small intensified details is a useless waste of time, so I can't say this movie wasted mine.

A great movie
At last, I've seen the classic Robert Altman film from 1975. As always, flawless in direction, acting, vision. I suppose some viewers might say it's slow getting started, but in fact he's painting a portrait of a time and place. There's a reason this guy won so much acclaim, all the awards and nominations, and the freedom to basically just do whatever he wanted.

Gift
I purchased this as a gift for my dad. He enjoys the movie. It arrived quickly and in good condition.