Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Btexxamar I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

rdoyle29 I love The Minuteman, so it would be very hard for me to dislike this documentary. Still, I thought it had some pretty serious structural problems. The backbone of the film is Mike Watt telling the story of the band in chronological order, using primarily clips from two lengthy interviews. This part of the film tells a compelling story. It is inter cut with performance footage and snippets of interviews with dozens of other major and minor figures in the band's story. This talking head footage has a tendency to undermine the film at time. The director obviously collected so much interview footage that he seems compelled to use it, but what's being said is often repetitive and not pertinent to the point that Watt's story has reached. It gives the film a disorganized, scatter shot feel that really undermines its effectiveness at times.

pm-52 Always did love this band. Can't believe D Boon's been gone 20 years now (that's the spoiler). Saw it last night at the ICA in London. Many laughs, and a few teary eyes. The film really does capture their passion for music and their utter passion for their own music.There is quite a lot of live footage. Hopefully a DVD release will have these in full. The comments from folks around at the time are funny, insightful, charming, touching and so on. I'd love to show this to someone who has never heard these guys - I have a feeling the film would still be compelling viewing as, as I say, it really does communicate the intensity of this unique trio.PM

trux_32 Although a lot of the footage is of poor quality, the way the movie is edited taps into the enthusiasm the band garnered during it's live performances. After a screening at the Rice University Media Center in Houston, several attendees mentioned the urge they felt to get up and applaud 20yr old concert footage. The filmmakers did an excellent job of breaking up current interviews with footage they shoot throughout the band's early years. Surviving members of the band and other music contemporaries reminisce about why the Minutemen stood out and were so important. These ideas are then highlighted by concert footage or an archived interview with the band shortly before the death of D. Boon. For example, seeing Mike Watt today talk about growing up in San Pedro and the aggravations of trying to start a band in a small town is accentuated with comments he makes twenty years prior as the band is starting to taste national exposure. Whether you are a fan of the Minuteman, or alternative rock in general, shouldn't matter in choosing this film. The story resonates around the childhood friendship between D. Boon and Mike Watt and how it produced a sound that was one of the most creative in the history of rock n' roll. Imagine a twenty-year class reunion but only the people you liked are going to attend. That's the feeling I walked away with.

devojane-2 I saw this picture at its world premiere in San Pedro at the historic Warner Grand Theatre on Feb. 25. The place was packed with Minutemen fans, (1500 seats, and it sold out!) and everyone was waiting to see if the filmmakers had done the band justice. We had nothing to worry about, because this is an awesome documentary! The selection of interviewees, the great archival performance and band interview footage, and editing which contributed to a coherent chronological storyline all came together to make this a definitely superior doc! If you don't know that the Minutemen were one of the greatest bands ever, you should see this film and be converted!