So what did everyone think? I went last night, thought it was a pretty decent movie overall. It's a shame that a lot of the video footage (and audio) from that era is so mediocre, of course that adds to the rawness of it all. But that being said, I think a lot of the music came off as being one-dimensional. To really appreciate hardcore, you have to sit down with the records and lyrics, but being at an actual show back in the day would have been really ideal. The movie did a good job trying to capture it, and express the power of the scene. I loved some of the interviews too. My favorite part was Mugger being bought out for 25% of SST Records and then basically retiring and being independently wealthy as he sips wine during his interview. CLASSIC. Guess that's where a lot of the money from bands not being paid ended up going.
