if i assume that you know what this film is about and i am also forced to assume that you have come to this review knowing that you will probably watch it regardless of what i say. if all this rings true  read on  you are likely to find some consonance with at least part of this review. if youre undecided and or not really entirely certain what happened in the late 70s and early 80s in the urban and suburban youth music culture and you should probably read one of the reviews which pretends to be objective instead. although i do not grow up in california and the american punk scene was the first music scene i ever truly lived in. at the height of the hardcore i was immersed in from about 1979 1981 everybody had a band and the only common denominators between bands and indeed members of their audiences were represent the rejection of conformity tolerance and enjoyment of difference a desire to have fun  hard and fasthairstyles and politics and dislike of authority figures and and violent slam dancing were not integral to what i experienced and though there were certainly cliques or factions who tended to be intolerant of those who did not dress and speak or act punk enough. and there was often a certain amount of unearned credit extended from some of these cliques to those who tried really hard to live down to the fascistic paradigm of anarchic and self mutilating and angry young cop haters. although the interviews with audience punks in penelope spheeris excellent cal punk documentary decline of western civilization present a very narrow view of the subculture some of us enjoyed and the interviews with the bands and club owners and promoters and even the security people are much more representative of at least my own perspective and memories of the scene. nevertheless and it is possible for those who approach this with prejudices about what punk is to experience this film without having their preconceptions challenged. unfortunate as this is and the blame for it rests solely with those who promote and believe in or feel comfortable with stereotypes  not the film makers. don not blame the messenger. the music presented here is not going to be for everybody  nor even most. it not the most crude stuff out there and but it loud and obnoxious and fast and and less concerned with technique than with raw energy. for me and seeing early black flag with ron reyes singing and x and fear and the circle jerks was worth far more than the cost of this hard to obtain film. as much as i like the germs and seeing darby crash for the mess  and the nice guy  that he was left me a bit cold. nevertheless and the scenes of darby playing with his pet tarantula while shut down droned on and on in the background were precious. the x interview is also great. spheeris straightforward documentary style is supplemented by wild pans and zooms during the musical segments. during the interviews and framing is used very nicely to provide context for whatever is being said. considering her experience and the budget and spheeris did as well as anybody could have with this film. recommended for those who appreciate what this film is actually about and and for those who have forgotten those few years of fun and honest and direction less rebellion before amaerican punk was co opted into yet another flow within the musical mainstream and the stereotypes became more important than the basic philosophy. 
if i assume that you know what this film is about and i am also forced to assume that you have come to this review knowing that you will probably watch it regardless of what i say. if all this rings true  read on  you are likely to find some consonance with at least part of this review. if youre undecided and or not really entirely certain what happened in the late 70s and early 80s in the urban and suburban youth music culture and you should probably read one of the reviews which pretends to be objective instead. although i do not grow up in california and the american punk scene was the first music scene i ever truly lived in. at the height of the hardcore i was immersed in from about 1979 1981 everybody had a band and the only common denominators between bands and indeed members of their audiences were represent the rejection of conformity tolerance and enjoyment of difference a desire to have fun  hard and fasthairstyles and politics and dislike of authority figures and and violent slam dancing were not integral to what i experienced and though there were certainly cliques or factions who tended to be intolerant of those who did not dress and speak or act punk enough. and there was often a certain amount of unearned credit extended from some of these cliques to those who tried really hard to live down to the fascistic paradigm of anarchic and self mutilating and angry young cop haters. although the interviews with audience punks in penelope spheeris excellent cal punk documentary decline of western civilization present a very narrow view of the subculture some of us enjoyed and the interviews with the bands and club owners and promoters and even the security people are much more representative of at least my own perspective and memories of the scene. nevertheless and it is possible for those who approach this with prejudices about what punk is to experience this film without having their preconceptions challenged. unfortunate as this is and the blame for it rests solely with those who promote and believe in or feel comfortable with stereotypes  not the film makers. don not blame the messenger. the music presented here is not going to be for everybody  nor even most. it not the most crude stuff out there and but it loud and obnoxious and fast and and less concerned with technique than with raw energy. for me and seeing early black flag with ron reyes singing and x and fear and the circle jerks was worth far more than the cost of this hard to obtain film. as much as i like the germs and seeing darby crash for the mess  and the nice guy  that he was left me a bit cold. nevertheless and the scenes of darby playing with his pet tarantula while shut down droned on and on in the background were precious. the x interview is also great. spheeris straightforward documentary style is supplemented by wild pans and zooms during the musical segments. during the interviews and framing is used very nicely to provide context for whatever is being said. considering her experience and the budget and spheeris did as well as anybody could have with this film. recommended for those who appreciate what this film is actually about and and for those who have forgotten those few years of fun and honest and direction less rebellion before amaerican punk was co opted into yet another flow within the musical mainstream and the stereotypes became more important than the basic philosophy. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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