It’s tough to think of this film in terms of entertainment value, because in so doing that would be missing the point. Gimme Shelter is dark, disturbing, off-putting and real. The raw emotion of the Altamont incident is captured brilliantly by the Maysles brothers, showing the facts as they unfolded uninterrupted and unabridged. As the Stones play their set the cameras begin to show you the confusion in the crowd. It’s a testament to the caliber of the filmmakers to have gotten the footage that they did as the concert was going on. The one scene that always sticks with me is one in which the camera stays on one particular hippie with a denim jacket on. The camera must stay on him for at least a full minute, and you can see this clearly deranged elation and horror in his face as he awkwardly sways to the music. That image has haunted me since I saw it the first time and perfectly captures the moment.