Review of Hype! (1996) by Bert L — 03 Jan 2008

Great movie about Seattle in the late 80s/early 90s.

This review of Hype! (1996) was written by Bert L on 03 Jan 2008.

Hype! has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hype!

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Jay N (1,399) on 05 Feb 2011

Interesting documentary about the grunge music scene in Seattle…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Jason S (2,514) on 30 Mar 2008

An interesting documentary about the rise (and fall) of the Seattle-sound, aka grunge. Includes some rare vintage footage of Nirvana…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Tom Moon (3) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 18 Mar 2015

Between these lulls is a compact, interesting chronicle of an extraordinarily fertile local music community and what happens when its talent…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Private U (13,627) on 10 Mar 2009

Still one of the best music documentaries I've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Greg Kot (4) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 18 Mar 2015

The movie depicts a Seattle that is a good deal more complex -- and fun -- than the one that survives in most media overviews, a welcome antidote…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Scott C (2,765) on 17 Nov 2012

Fairly boring documentary on the grunge music scene. It was made too late in the game…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Mark B (2,206) on 17 Sep 2008

The only real complaint I have is that it's to short. and that the butt squirts weren't included…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Nathan S (826) on 07 Sep 2008

Its a good solid documentry of the mid-90s Seattle hype of the Grunge phenemon…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Daniel A (1,013) on 10 Oct 2009

Its fantastic how the grunge scene started out in a almost musically lost city, Seattle, at least for the music enthusiasts, and ended becoming…

Read Review

Review of Hype! (1996)

By Jesse C (375) on 03 Oct 2008

Sorry, I thought I had this on here already. This is a must-see for every TRUE Grunge fan…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Feb 2016

Josie and the Pussycats are not dumber than the Spice Girls, but they're as dumb as the Spice Girls, which is dumb enough…

Read Review

Review of Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014)

By Leslie Felperin (768) for Guardian (4,584) on 16 Apr 2014

This competent but underwhelming portrait of the 70s/80s rock star sticks to the usual wave-graph structure of a thousand other rock bio-docs…

Read Review

Review of The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)

By Stephen C (1,119) on 19 Nov 2012

Originally made in 1968 but shelved by the Rolling Stones themselves this rock concert movie is a real time capsule which contains several…

Read Review

Review of Woodstock (1970)

By Marc C (151) on 23 Mar 2008

Lot of great bands playing at their god-awful worst. Easily the worst Hendrix performance i've ever heard…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hype!

1996

79%78 Reviews

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004

68%665 Reviews

Catch Me If You Can

2002

81%907 Reviews

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

84%481 Reviews

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

71%526 Reviews

Videocracy

2009

57%45 Reviews

Together

2002

78%126 Reviews

Grave Encounters 2

2012

47%183 Reviews

Escaflowne: The Movie

2000

63%226 Reviews

A Taste of Honey

1961

77%78 Reviews