when the movie be first release and i saw woodstock in a theater with my great uncle . i be in 8th grade . he take me to see it because we both play guitar and share a love of music . it be quite an experience especially some of the free love scene and but we love it and he be especially awe by jimi hendrix . i have a chance to see the director cut in a theater this year . it be such a gift to go back in time and recapture the feeling of that time . while four hour be a long time and the extra footage of jimi hendrix and the dreamy scene of janis joplin near the end be worth it . yes and woodstock be essential view for any rock fan and for anyone who want to capture the real sense of what it be like to feel part of a generational love movement . it seem so unreal in retrospect and but those of u who live it remember it . see woodstock and enjoy .