American Hardcore (DVD, 2007)

This is awesome movie for hardcore punk fans. Takes you back to the roots of hardcore. Great interviews but could of used more show footage. I would recommend purchasing this video for punk fans.

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This documentry takes back when Hardcore Punk was born.
From the striaght edge scene in D.C. to the Suicidal Punks in L.A.

AWesome movie about the american hardcore punk scen during the 80's If your a fan of hardcore then this is a must see.

The age in which i Grew up in and had know idea i was a part of. Which in turn lead me to N. Hill. The culture its self changed with time and a stream of thought.

heard about it, needed it, loved it, got it! Very informative, great interviews of the people who mattered of the early years of Hard Core Punk.

The focus of this film should have been on the LA scene more than NY, and DC. There was hardly anything with regards to SF as well. These are the areas where the hardcore scene started, truly blossomed as well as imploded.
Dorks are dorks I guess, as we have seen many of these young punkers tried to find their fame and fortune, by working at your local fast food joint or lying in some sort of gutter keeping it real! They have the world up their ass, and I get to pay my taxes to cover their medical expenses.

The Adolescents ruled that scene and the movie should have wrapped itself around Tony. He as well as the rest of the band had a handle on their path, views, and power! . Where were the descendants???? So many missed opportunities geez... Keith Morris, and Hank Rollins, go die..

....Besides this is a great documentary on real hardcore. all you people who think Thrice and Thursday is HARDCORE, you're wrong. Watch this documentary, it will change your whole outlook on what HARDCORE really is. If you're interested in the history of one of the most DIY punk movements there is, grab this movie.

American Hardcore is an excellent film for the simple fact that it documents what was the uprising of hardcore punk rock circa early 80s. Where "straight edge" sprouted from and where the scene kinda built its own demise. Overall excellent documentation, having members of Black Flag, TSOL, Circle Jerks, Cro-Mags, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Bad Brains and many others describe exactly how it was growing up and being part of that Hardcore Movement. The only fault I found in the production of this Document is that the Dead Kennedys were mentioned, but no interview was done with any member of that band. Jello Biafra, being the main voice of DK and a Huge influence of the DIY Hardcore Punk rock movement was no even acknowledged. Yes you had all members of Bad Brains telling you all of their movement, but that was east coast, West Coast was the Dead Kennedys. The film makes it as if Black Flag were the ambassadors of the west coast given they founded SST records, and yes Black Flag was great, but you cannot deny that DK were the ones that started or at least had a huge influence on the Hardcore movement( on the west coast at least). There is great insight to be found of what was the mentality of these "punk rockers", the film does not disappoint and many great forgotten bands are featured as part of the ongoing soundtrack through the film. A "where are they now" feature would have been entertaining, but this is aint not VH1 behind the the music, its Punk Rock. Love it or Hate it, it was the voice of a generation. Dig it.

"Normal people didn't listen to hardcore, and we liked it that way!" Oh man, another trip down memory lane! Unseen footage of all the great bands I grew up listening to. Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, Black Flag and so many more I can't begin to name them all. From D.I.Y. to Straight-Edge from coast to coast, it covers it all. What I loved most was seeing all the old timers from back in the day and how they look now. When you're old and feel like one of the dying breeds in a town full of Joe Blows, it's nice to see these guys still kicking. Their uniqueness and character still hold true. This video documents the real hardcore subculture from it's roots. It's sorta of the hardcore version of Decline of Western Civilization. The misfit kids of the Reagan years are sure to enjoy this and I am sure the younger crowd who have a nostalgia of this era will love and respect it as well.

if you like documenatry on punk then this is a great movie to watch it shows you how punk started till it ended

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This video brought back some great memories. I'd recommend it to anyone that went to shows in the 80's.

AMERICAN HARDCORE.....LET'S SEE...WELL THE BOOK WAS REAL GOOD, BUT THE MOVIE WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTING. THEY GO OVER AND OVER WITH THE SAME BANDS AND LEAVING OUT A TON OF BANDS THAT HAD A BIG INFLUENCE IN THE SCENE BACK IN THE DAY. MOST NOTABLY THE DEAD KENNEDYS AND THE MISFITS. I EXPECTED THIS MOVIE TO BE MORE LIKE THE BOOK BUT IT WASNT.