saw an advance screening and it was just ok, unfortunately. lots of great early footage though.

What are the details on the premiere and party? I can't find anything on the film site or the theatre site. Can I just show up and pay or is this a guest list only kind of thing?

Sara, what made it "just ok"?

On other hardcore fun, check out this fantastic DC walking tour thing: http://yellowarrow.net/capitolofpunk/

invite only for the premiere and the party. sorry guys!

invite only for the premiere and the party. sorry guys!

invite only for the premiere and the party. sorry guys!

Sara, what made it "just ok"?

On other hardcore fun, check out this fantastic DC walking tour thing: http://yellowarrow.net/capitolofpunk/

well, as i said the footage they got their hands on was great- awesome, even- so if you're a big hardcore fan you'll definitely like that part. but the way the documentary is put together is sort of sub-par. as in, the interviews aren't that great, they don't give a good sense of the roots of the genre, and it moves kind of slow given that it has such an interesting topic.

of course that's all just my humble opinion. would be interested to hear other opinions as i'm coming from nerdy film-land.

"Emily," how do we know you're telling the truth about the premiere and the afterparty being invite-only and not some shmuck who's lying to discourage others in order to improve her chances of getting in?

Because she said it three times.

and because she controls the guest list!

Sara, thanks for the additional thoughts on the film. I'm mostly in it for the footage anyway, so I'm happy to hear that at least that part is solid. I'm sure I don't need more of Henry Rollins blathering on about the good old days. Anyway, I hope to see it next week sometime.

Enjoy.

Hardcore. invite only. hmmmm. well, Sony did make it. . .

prob a dick suck cheese fest.

"Hardcore. invite only. hmmmm. well, Sony did make it. . ."

yeah, ends up the premiere was just a press thing, but the movie opens in theaters this weekend -- in NYC its at the Angelika:

Sept 22, 2006
Angelika Film Center
18 W. Houston Street
New York, NY 10012
11:00am |1:15pm |3:30pm |5:45pm |8:00pm |10:15pm |12:30am

I wonder if any of the "hardcore was for all the people society rejected!" musers in this movie will ponder on the exclusivity of the opening party as they quaff down several bottles of free champaign? Probably not.

Sony didn't make it, they bought it. Ready made.

Any hard core kid could've got in, just by waiting outside til Vinnie Stigma and Jimmy G showed up.

It was great to see some old school NYC'ers like Jerry Williams and Jack Flanagan in the movie.

A notable omission was the DK's, apparently left out because of the legal BS, but they could have said something. Also there was no AF footage?

At the afterparty, sponsored by Vans and Dos Equis, there was no free champers, but there was free beer. Flipper played and were joined by Moby (!) on bass for Sex Bomb. He wouldn't stop playing and had to be thrown off stage by the band so they could get on with the next song..

I look forward to the film....

this stuff can be tough

as it is hard to tell the history

I am very excited about the CAPITOL OF PUNK link

will have to toss that up on my BLOG

The movie American Hardcore was dreadful!

it SUCKED so bad we thought it did a disservice to the forms of hardcore punk and documentary film making. (No, it was not cool that the look was sloppy "DIY." Only a major media critic would be so ignorant and insulting to say so. Since when does DIY mean SHIT Quality? Playing records over live performance footage instead of live sound and trying to lip-synch it up is just the beginning of where this video falls on it's ugly ugly face).

No matter what, don't PAY to see this crap. We would not even recommend buying a boot-leg, stealing the dvd, sneaking into the theater, or downloading the bit-torrent, because it really is a waste of your time.

The makers are probably nice people but the book was horrible
and this film is even worse! Don't kid yourself.

In fact, everyone is entitled to their opinion and each has their own perspective,
but the agenda of these filmmakers is so skewed from the reality, it was practically depressing to watch for people who were really there and involved at the time this was all going down, or for those who are really into this period of music and it's incredible culture.

It's not bad the video was made, it's good that some one tried, but this is a feeble attempt, it's really really bad. it's a shame that Sony pictures classics is distributing it because #1 it will give it some credibility it does not deserve, and #2 it goes against the entire DIY ethic the whole movie goes so into promoting. And yes there are some great heroes of hardcore in this film and most of all the greatest bands of the time are at least name-checked, and some of the great individuals interviewed and some even said some good things, but anything good in the film (maybe 5-7 minutes total) you've heard before and can see or hear better in other places. (The trailer actually does make it look pretty cool too, but it's all downhill from there).

Check this out: A younger friend of ours, who did not live through the period, but who loves listening to Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Black Flag, etc. saw the film and said it turned them OFF to hardcore punk as a culture!

Here's another opinion we heard from a person at a popular magazine, they had an advance copy in their office, saw it and said:
"Totally lame. Sub-par footage and absolutely aimless."
We'd have to agree 100%.

pass it on!

you can find better footage and sound and interviews on YOU-TUBE if you look for it.

If you wasted your time or money seeing this, don't hesitate in sharing your views so no one else has to waste their hard earned cash or valuable time on this garbage. it's your responsibility as a fan of hardcore music and culture to discredit this video to the point where it has no credibility with anyone.

Are you kidding. This film kicks ass. Saw it at the Melbourne Film Festival in Australia last month and loved every minute of it. Now I'm an ancient old dude who was around before this scene even happened so don't just listen to your friends opinion. Check it out yourself. Great clips and great interviews with all the people in the scene.