I agree that the constantly moving video camera was a little bit distracting. the 3-d was kind of cool on fishman and page, but it really didn't do much for trey and page. it had something to do with page and trey having "multiple instruments" around while the other two just had their guitars- more depth perception type stuff to do. i was really hoping to see some cool stuff with the 3d and the light show, but that was lacking.

as for the music, i was not overly impressed with festival 8 as a whole, but they edited it into a very nice tight "show." i thought ghost and fluff head would be a given, but they were left off. i will applaud the old school "set list" though. also, the "show" had excellent flow and hardly a dull moment- sure, i took a leak during sleep again. the new songs really held their own too. the look of sheer fun on trey's face during undermind was great. seeing the acoustic curtain was nice. i did not think they picked the stone's songs well. granted, i'm not a stones fan, but i hated that take of "happy"...horrible. granted, this might be the best loving cup i've heard, with the horns and the vocalist. hey, it was still the best movie i've seen in the theater in 3 years!! bravo phish!!