{"id":69297,"date":"2021-02-08T23:43:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69297"},"modified":"2021-02-08T23:48:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:48:14","slug":"lets-spend-the-night-together-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69297","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Spend the Night Together (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Let&#8217;s spent the night together \/ Now I need you more than ever.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster-669x1024.png 669w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Poster.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Rolling Stones perform live in 1981 for audiences in Arizona and New Jersey.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concert Films<\/li>\n<li>Hal Ashby Films<\/li>\n<li>Rock &#8216;n Roll <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary accurately dismisses this &#8220;dull concert film&#8221; &#8212; which &#8220;captures none of the excitement of the events or the intensity of the Stones&#8217; performances&#8221; &#8212; as perhaps an instance of director Hal Ashby &#8220;accidentally jettison[ing] the good stuff and [keeping] the reject material.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-You-Cant-Always-Get2.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He argues that &#8220;the camera seems incapable of achieving any intimacy with the performers&#8221;, and that &#8220;even Mick Jagger seems distant&#8221;. Indeed, I was surprised and dismayed to see what a lost opportunity this film is, given the possibility of concert films not only to not only give viewers an up-close view of their favorite performers in action, but to show behind-the-scenes interactions leading to or following the event. We don&#8217;t hear any dialogue here, and the few cutaways to non-performance footage are oddly interspersed. The one semi-cool scene shows a concert stadium being set up for the evening&#8217;s show in time-lapse: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Still2.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>As Peary notes at the end of his very brief review, &#8220;You&#8217;ll have better luck with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3162\"><em>Gimme Shelter<\/em><\/a>&#8221; (I agree).  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Spend-the-Night-Together-Cinematography.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a die-hard Stones fan. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084242\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/film.avclub.com\/let-s-spend-the-night-together-1798166797\">Onion AV Club Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/lets-spend-the-night-together-1982\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s spent the night together \/ Now I need you more than ever.&#8221; Synopsis: The Rolling Stones perform live in 1981 for audiences in Arizona and New Jersey. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Concert Films Hal Ashby Films Rock &#8216;n Roll Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary accurately dismisses this &#8220;dull concert film&#8221; &#8212; which &#8220;captures none of the excitement of the events or the intensity of the Stones&#8217; performances&#8221; &#8212; as perhaps an instance of director Hal Ashby &#8220;accidentally jettison[ing]&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69297\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69297"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69310,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69297\/revisions\/69310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}