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DVD : American HardcoreIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Dez Cadena, Dave Smalley, Alex Gonzalez (IX), Alvin Robertson, Vic Bondi directed by: Paul Rachman  List Price: $14.94 Amazon.com's Price: $10.49 You Save: $4.45 (30%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396170940 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: February 20, 2007 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Sales Rank: 12544 MPN: COLD17094D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Fueled by a ferocious soundtrack, director Paul Rachman's American Hardcore gives fans an all-access pass to the rise and fall of the U.S. punk scene, an explosive musical and cultural phenomenon that shaped everything from the grunge movement to the emo and pop/punk music currently riding the charts. Set against the conservative early '80s political landscape, American Hardcore chronicles the homegrown hardcore scene that was a swift kick in the head to corporate rock and mainstream complacency, as disaffected teens adopted the same collective credo - harder, faster, louder. From downtown warehouses to suburban bedrooms, the scene spread from city to city like wildfire, uniting bored, angry outcasts into an authentic underground revolution. A raw blast of politics, passion, and rage, American Hardcore features never-before-seen live footage from Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, MDC, SSD, DOA, DRI, The Adolescents, 7 Seconds and many more, plus exclusive interviews with punk icons like Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, Keith Morris and H.R. (Paul Hudson). Amazon.com: The history of hardcore punk--the tougher, faster, and more politically minded stepchild of the '70s punk movement that arose in the '80s--is examined in exuberant detail in Paul Rachman's documentary American Hardcore. Rachman's cameras careen across the landscape of the U.S. to trace the movement's beginnings in cities like Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and New York, and cherrypicks interviews with the musicians that helped shape its sound and impact, including Henry Rollins and Greg Ginn of Black Flag, H.R. (frontman for the highly influential, all-African American outfit Bad Brains), Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat (and now Fugazi), and many others. Hardcore's violent reaction against the Reagan administration and the complacent mindset of middle-class America is also detailed in countless performance footage clips and poster-art reproductions, which do much to dismiss the popular opinion of hardcore as nothing more than mindless hooliganism. Some fans may find the omission of certain bands a considerable oversight (San Francisco's lethally satirical Dead Kennedys are not mentioned only in passing), but for most punk devotees, American Hardcore will be vital and essential viewing. The DVD includes several deleted scenes and bonus performances, commentary by Rachman and writer Steven Blush (whose book of the same name provided the inspiration for the film), and a gallery of photos from photographer Edward Colver, who covered the hardcore scene in detail during its heyday. -- Paul Gaita Stills from American Hardcore (click for larger image)
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 Rating:  - okAn ok attempt at explaining what really happened during this era. Most of the concert footage was pretty unsatisfying for someone who was there. Bad Brains were depicted well and Keith Morris is always entertaining. The movie title references years 1980-1986 but I am not really sure why the only Gang Green concert footage was from 1987. There was no mention of Dead Kennedys, Social Distortion or Misfits which seemed strange. Rating:  - American Hardcore - The Special Features Make This ProductAmerican Hardcore is not a definitive history of hardcore music or punk rock. It's a documentary about a connected group of hardcore music scenes in cities across the USA. The documentary isn't only about the music but more about the culture of hardcore and the world inside and outside of the scene. While there are some shortcomings to American Hardcore, all of them fade away once you start making your way through the special features. I will list both positives and negatives ... Read More Rating:  - Your cage is cleanGood documentary, but leaving out Dead Kennedys and the Misfits is like doing a documentary on hippie culture and leaving out, I don't know, Jimi Hendrix and the Greatful Dead. I find mistakes that are this obvious really annoying. You wonder what the makers of the film were thinking. Another oddity is some bands getting as much attention as Minor Threat, or Black Flag. It's democratic giving everyone some time to tell their story and that's in the spirit of that scene, but there are some bands that ... Read More Rating:  - Hardcore: Being part of the clubI am not a fan of Hardcore music, but this documentary sure makes me wish I was part of the club. The general message is: the peak of Hardcore was a moment in time where suburban kids created a musical movement that can never be duplicated. What's great to see is the camaraderie that existed between the bands and the underground nature of their followings. The great juxtaposition is the violence of the music, up against the endearing feelings it created between the people involved. ... Read More Rating: - Important view of musical history....This is a great and entertaining view of US hardcore. For those of us who lived this in the 80's it was fun and nostalgic. We knew this music and the scene was something special at the time....nice to see it given it's due credit. Browse for similar items by category:
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