Review of Hype! (1996) by Spencer H — 16 Aug 2009
Not the best documentary. It covers the basics of the Grunge and beyond, but for the greatest rock movement it feels a little weak, I mean this was the BEST time for music and this movie is good and interesting but it is a little pedestrian.
It continues grunge stereotypes and really makes Nirvana look like the best damn band that ever touched the earth. I LOVE Nirvana but whether they existed or not, the grunge movement would have happened at some point and all these books and movies make it seem like they invented the genre just because they were discovered first.
It glorifies Cobain as a hero of a generation and that really takes away from it. A good movie but could have and should have been better.
This review of Hype! (1996) was written by Spencer H on 16 Aug 2009.
Hype! has generally received very positive reviews.
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