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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne [Blu-ray]

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A wonderful documentary film by Ozzy's son, Jack. Lots of concert footage and fun, but in the end the result is that we find that Ozzy (apparently) believes in "Him upstairs." He has been clean from drugs and alcohol for 5 years now, is much happier, and has a lot of confidence that he never had before. It would be a great film for anyone who loves Ozzy and anyone who needs a little inspiration in their "bad habit" battles! I could tell you more, but it would ruin some of the surprises! GO SEE IT! YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

The documentary is worth buying for the low price, although it could have been so much better. At least half of this is stuff you've all heard before a gazillion times. The saving grace for this is the fact that the footage and filming is done very well and gives you new and different glimpses of Ozzy and the quality is excellent as well, which makes alot of the recent/older stuff obsolete. Also included is interviews with Ozzy's 1st marriage children, along with Amiee, the daughter who stayed out of the "Osbournes" reality stuff.

However, there were some glaring misses as well, such as :
1. I wish the Randy Rhoads discussion would have been longer and that there would have been more talk about circumstances surrounding the fateful day in 1982 that he died.
2. Not one mention of Jake E. Lee. How can someone that was your lead guitarist right in the heart of your career (1983-1987) be completely ignored. His contributions are noteworthy and they should have been gracious and included what he did for the band, etc, etc.
3. Zakk Wylde. Man, the guy's been a part of the band for over 20 years and they barely show him for about one minute and again, no talk of his importance to the band. A huge miss. I understand the movie's about Ozzy, but Zakk's a big part of that band image and wrote a bunch of the music that Ozzy and his family profited big-time from.
4. In fact, not much of anything about past band members such as the late Randy Castillo. A discussion about him would have been a great addition to this movie, he was instrumental to Ozzy at the time. And it goes w/out saying, it's a crime to banish Lee Kerslake and the great Bob Daisley from any of this. Differences should have been set aside. And nothing from Tommy Aldridge? Don Airey?
5. Not enough discussion of the Ozzfest years and the launching opportunities of up and coming bands. From '97 to 2006, the Ozzfest was a huge part of everything rock. Basically a passing mention on here.

To summarize, Ozzy the person is this film, but the band/music, while discussed, is mostly absent. The older "Don't Blame Me" and "Behind the Music" stories cover that a little better, but are quite dated at this point.
Also, i expected much more in "bonus" features. Again, very little here.
A good effort, but a big miss at the same time. The most accurate reading i can come up with is 2.5 stars.

I attended this film's limited theatre release expecting something different from the multitude of documentaries and profiles that came before. After all, his son was involved in making the film and the documentary was promoted as revealing a side to Mr. Osbourne we had never seen. Unfortunately, the film proved to be a rather stock effort, depicting the same stories and person we've seen in previous works.

Considering that the documentary was created "in house", one would expect some footage, pictures, and/or archival content which hadn't been shown before. Yet, there is nothing to be seen here which hasn't appeared in just about every other documentary on the subject. With Jack Osbourne being involved, there was the promise that we might witness an unguarded moment or gain access to a seldom heard party. But, we see no special moments and the interviews are conducted with the same people we've heard from before, sharing the same reflections we've almost come to expect from them. About the closest we come to a unique voice are a few brief moments with Ozzy's children from his first marriage, Jessica and Louis, and some blunt commentary, on Ozzy as a parent, from some of his second brood. At best, we learn the less than surprising fact that Ozzy wasn't involved in his children's lives as much as he should have been and we see that he is a bit more spiritual than one would expect.

In summary, the documentary isn't bad. The problematic issue arises in that no new ground is covered, nothing new is revealed. In what should have been a unique expose, from a fresh point of view, we end up with the same old story.

Saw this movie at a special screening at a local theater in Sept-2011. As a true metal fan of nearly 30 years with a more than passing knowledge of Ozzy and Black Sabbath I found it rather boring. The movie, although well made and informative [to new fans], brings NOTHING new to the story of Ozzy and Sabbath. I realize it's not a documentary [which I would have preferred], but a study of the man behind the music. Unfortunately all the anecdotes and intimate moments the movie makers share with us are rehashes of things we've seen on The Osbournes TV show, Behind The Music specials, and 'behind the scene' spots from various Ozzy concert DVDs throughout the years. If you're new to metal and want to learn how Ozzy became the man he is now, this movie is for you, but for real fans who knew of Ozzy before his TV show, you can skip it.

If you were looking to get into the Ozzman with this, get his first 6 solo records and his first 6 albums with Black Sabbath. If you already have those great Lps than there is nothing for you here, the title of the dvd alone should show you this is some cash grab from Sharon. This dvd may be interesting to those who never heard the ozzy story before but everyone else should save their cash. How about finishing your sabbath collection? You may be suprised to find that you love Dio and Martin fronted Sabbath albums as much as the ozzy ones!

This is a good documentary if you have maybe just heard about Ozzy like yesterday. If you are a die hard fan or life long fan, you will hate this poorly made POS. The VH1 Ozzy specials are a million times better. The stuff on the BIO channel was a million times better. This film is poorly shot, poorly edited, and leaves out content that real fans want to see. I would have loved to hear stuff I have never heard before like song writing process, relationships with his bandmates through the years, their takes on Ozzy (Joe Holmes, Mike Bordin, Newstead, Zakk, Jake E Lee, or anyone else who is a musician besides Tommy Lee) The Lemmy Doc puts this flick to shame in such a big way because their careers parallel each other in so many different ways AND that was done by two super fans - not the guys son. It's a shame that this is all a bunch of stuff that we have seen and heard before. Plus, if it was supposed to be about him rehabbing completely - you still feel jipped at the end because it isn't presented in a serious enough way. It just seemed like one big complaint about Ozzy and then a happy ending you could see coming a mile away. Sorry, but 2 thumbs down; way down. I wish I had two more hands so I could give this movie 4 THUMBS DOWN!

When someone gets the idea to take a TV show and turn it into a movie, the results aren't always good and that is what this DVD feels like. Let's take the Osbourne's reality show, expand it to two hours and the end result is quite boring. I really wanted to like God Bless Ozzy Osbourne but it was like beating a dead horse. Whether you are a fan or not, we have all heard Ozzy's story before and other documentaries like the VH1 Behind The Music and the recent 30 Years After The Blizzard tell it so much better than this DVD. There are a few instances of cool rare video and film footage but all the other archive footage has been seen before. I also get the feeling the producers wanted to use the stellar Rush documentary "Beyond The Lighted Stage" as a template and then surpass it. But they didn't and the results are embarrassingly dull!

What I would rather have instead is an honest to goodness Black Sabbath DVD (similar to the Led Zeppelin DVD or even the KISSOLOGY series) that has the complete Paris concert from 1970 as well as the complete California Jam concert from 1974. It could also include various TV appearances like Top Of The Pops from 1978 and the Midnight Special appearance from 1975.

I would recommend Tony Iommi's book as an alternative to this DVD because at least his memories of Black Sabbath are a lot more lucid than Ozzy's memory and I don't feel that is a glib statement. While Ozzy is an icon, I do get tired of hearing about the hazy and overexposed "drink and drugs" excuses which seemed to be every 3rd or 4th line of the documentary. There is nothing new here at all.

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
This DVD By Jack Osbourne is fantastic.
A True account of Ozzy's path to Stardom
Ozzy is a survivor
and is Blessed with a great family
One that supports him and loves him
Ozzy is Blessed by fans as well.
And He is definetly Blessed by GOD
Bahama Kin

I cannot or will not understand how anyone could possibly complain about this blu-ray. It is an insightful journey into who Ozzy really is. Yes, as loyal fans we have heard many of these stories before but the truth does not change. It's a miracle he is still alive after the life he has lived. Ozzy not wanting to relive what was obviously a painful part of his career by talking about Randy should not be held against him. Maybe it's reserved for a separate blu-ray, ever think of that? Or saying he forgot to talk about Jake or anyone or anything should also have no bearing. I am sure there was no disrespect intended. There are most likely hundreds of other people that Ozzy could thank or give honorable mention to but this is not an award ceremony. This is his story, in his own words, and on blu-ray! God Bless Ozzy Osbourne for who he is, the entertainment he has given us, the love and loyalty to his fans and the legacy he shall leave behind!

Been an Ozz fan for 30 years. I held out on getting this for a while due to the not so gushing reviews, but finally picked it up cheap from Best Buy and got to watch it.

A few reviewers complained that this was too redundant and not as comprehensive as previous Ozzy docs, but what sets it apart is that this one obviously isn't meant to be an Ozzy career retrospective. It is somewhat chronological up to the death of Randy Rhoads, but it's really more about Ozzy's private life and the fallout to his family relationships from his addictions.

Another reviewer categorized it as just a "fluff" piece, but I'd disagree with that. There are parts of this film in which Ozzy comes across as VERY ugly. After watching it, I realized that I feel much the same way about Ozzy as I do Ace Frehley. Both are heroes to me in terms of the music they played a large part in creating, but I'm much less fond of them as human beings.

Yes it's a little unfortunate we have to hear the dove and bat stories yet again, but I thought that the input from his non "Osbournes" family and particularly long time assistant Tony Dennis did provide a lot of new and interesting insight into what living with Ozzy was like over the years. Tommy Lee sums it up perfectly and provides comic relief with a story I'd never heard that really illustrates just how far off the rails Ozzy was in the 80s. It's always great to see and hear from his Sabbath bandmates and man, it's hard not to be impressed with his daugher Aimee. She is beautiful and very articulate. Has there been a DNA test to prove she's actually the offspring of Ozzy Osbourne??? ;)

I didn't care for the ending scene and thought it was a bit of pandering. I really couldn't care less whether or not Ozzy prays; it doesn't influence my opinion of him at all. Overall, I'd give this film 3 and 1/2 stars out of 5. It pretty much succeeds at what it sets out to do. Sure it's disappointing there isn't 30+ minutes of newly discovered vintage Ozzy and Sabbath concert footage, but there were a few nuggets from old interviews I'd never seen. Yes it's mostly a familiar story, but still a fascinating one. Ozzy has truly lived a crazy life and it's not over yet.