Exellant film. Ok, the Clash were the intelects of Punk in 77, but they got there politcal message out and heard. Sadly, like Strummer, the voice of discontentment has been lost too.
Some good footage, and even though I love the Clash not all of it immediatly grabbed me on his life story, even if he did come off as a bit of an opportunist.
My other big complaint is: who are half the people in this movie? There's no caption giving you at least the name of half these people who'ved aged. I mean, should I have known that was a member of the Slits until she mentioned it half-way through? Two clips of Bono is too much as well by the way.
A really great documentary on one of the best frontmen around joe strummer of the clash from his birth to his death interviews with almost everyone that knew him this is one of the best documenties ive seen about a musician and any fan of the clash should check this out
he tried to change the world and not become a commodity. a great time for fans of the only band that mattered. i just don't understand why there's a pirate in it
Great documentary about the man and the music. If there's one message he had, it's to remember that you ARE alive. The world is a little better place because of Joe.
Very good documentary account of Joe Strummer's life and music.Julien Temple did a very good job in presenting the memories of the people that knew him best,with amazing footage of him from childhood to the end.
There is a lot of interesting detail in this bio-doc, especially in regard to his early years. As a big fan of The Clash, I have to admit I was disappointed. The coverage of the band that made Strummer's name felt like it came from an opportunistic outsider who failed to appreciate their achievements. This impression was reinforced by the glaring absence of some people who were close to Strummer and would have had some interesting views. Too much time was devoted to the post-Clash years in which he did relatively little.
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