Review of American Hardcore (2006) by Michael B — 04 Oct 2008

Fun. Not the best documentary I've seen, but I enjoyed it.

This review of American Hardcore (2006) was written by Michael B on 04 Oct 2008.

American Hardcore has generally received positive reviews.

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Great documentary of the early 80's hardcore punk scene, but the book is better and more informative…

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I think my ears may be bleeding. This is a great look at the bands and artists, but it would have been cool to examine the audiences a bit more too…

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By Darrell H (346) on 29 Jan 2010

Good doc on the punk movement. Revealing to me that it had American beginnings. I thought it all came from the dodgy Brits…

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By Jake P (1,308) on 23 Feb 2012

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 19 Sep 2012

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By Rafiq U (162) on 26 Oct 2009

This is a very very good documentary about just an awesome friggin' massacre of an explosion of music, the hardcore punk scene, showing off…

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By Chris E (739) on 07 Feb 2010

A very cool documentary that really gets across what the hardcore punk scene was all about and how it all happened…

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By Ozzie P (17) on 21 Dec 2013

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By Eli C (67) on 12 Oct 2009

Very interesting. Had no idea of the scope of the movement. Great soundtrack…

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By Tim O (288) on 09 Dec 2010

I hit puberty about 15 years too late for the first wave of hardcore, but this doc still got me nostalgic…

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