Bad Brains, Black Flag, Circle Jerks
Generally unheralded at the time, the early-80s Hardcore Punk Rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Pepper...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 20, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (930)
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March 9, 2009This was good in that it was bolstered by testimonials from the hardcore scene's biggest names, generally, but its scope was simply too broad. There is a lot of new information served up in a short period of time, for the uninitiated, and without the proper context and analysis a...( read more)
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March 17, 2007How can a documentary about the rise of the fiercely energetic, riotously entertaining and badass hardcore offshoot of punk be so boring? The film is grossly unfocused, travels all over the place and never seems to find the right chord. Interviews with some of hardcore punk's mos...( read more)
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February 21, 2007This was fantastic to watch especially for the lovers of true punk rock. You here all these people talking about how much they love punk rock. Punk rock is pretty much dead and you see the end of true punk rock in this movie. A lot of the bands that we know and love today stemmed...( read more)
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September 4, 2009punk is my favorite type of music, and this movie documented the 80's hardcore scene very well
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August 17, 2009It's interesting to see the rise and fall of hard punk rock in North America during an era when Disco and contemporary took over the mainstream. But this rockumentry lacks direction. At times the progression of story telling takes a chronological approach then at other time geog...( read more)
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July 25, 2009American Hardcore was a documentary that gave me as much info on the 80's Hardcore scene as the book did. I really enjoyed this flick, my only gripe was that the Bad Brains was featured more than other bands, but in all honesty, Too much Bad Brains is never a bad thing.
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May 27, 2009Not much of a punk person but I love documentaries! And oh yeah The Misfits are in it. So this will be cool.
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Critic Reviews
October 13, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
October 1, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
This is the 80's like you have never seen them, brilliantly brought back to life in this fascinating new film. full review
September 21, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Based on the 2001 book by Steven Blush, Paul Rachman's raw and riveting documentary traces the rise of of hardcore punk through Los Angeles, Boston, D.C. and the Big Apple. full review
June 20, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
A routine nonfiction trip back in time but a fiercely rough-around-the-edges one. full review
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January 9, 2008You MUST see this if you love punk rock. A fantastic collection of performance footage plus interviews with the people who made the music happen. Great stuff.
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November 14, 2006HEY!!!!!!YOU LIKE PUNK ROCK, ME TOO. I CAN NAME ALOT BUT DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.....
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October 31, 2006Punk rock is like the best music ever. This movie looks amazing. I half to see it because punk is the king of all rock. But only the 80s punk, this new shit like green day should be drug out into the road and shot.
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