Critical
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An aptly titled piece of merchandising, Remember Me This Way is a promotion film for pop star Gary Glitter and his new album (recorded live at the concert which is the film's climax) thinly disguised as a documentary. ... Any depth or insight into the difficulties (as opposed to the complexities) of creating and maintaining a saleable image is strictly avoided in a series of simple, image-building scenes: a very unconvincing screen test which has Glitter, in slow-motion, kung-fu style, destroying some attackers, and the star posing in a collection of progressively more outrageous costumes. The interviews with Glitter and the scenes where his management team plan their promotional campaign are all marred by the extreme self-consciousness of the participants. ... Certainly his appeal would not appear to be sexual (as, say, David Cassidy's is), for when he gyrates across the stage – which he does often and with great output of energy – he resembles a graceless, plump, outlandishly dressed and even more frenetic Jagger. The final shot says it all: Glitter's face in close-up fills the left of the frame singing "Remember Me This Way", while a series of stills of the star in action slowly replace one another on the right-hand side, all beautifully designed to create and further the image." [3]
The Scotsman described the film as a "ghastly mock documentary ... wherein Glitter appears as a wheezing, paunchy narcissist with as much glamour and sophistication as the average pot noodle. It was his only film. [4]
