This documentary, made over a period of eight years, tells the remarkable story of an extremely influential rock'n'roll band. Starting from their mid-60's garage band roots (sounding amazingly like the Sonics), the Motor City 5 deveoped into an icon for a brand of loud, crushing music reflecting their industrial roots. Even if you don't care for their music (and you're bound to like even a few of their songs), their story is fascinating. It combines 60's protest, youthful braggadocio, and a style of music that would help carry one to the likes of Iggy and the Stooges (not to mention certain aspects of punk rock). This film is clearly a labor of love, combining extraordinarily rare live shows, still shots, a nearly-continuous backdrop of MC5 tunes, penetrating interviews with the remaining members and their spouses, and even FBI surveillance shots. It's the ultimate testimonial to a band that only gains in stature as time goes on.
MC5: A True Testimonial has generally received very positive reviews.
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MC5: A True Testimonial was released in 2002 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 15 reviews, giving MC5: A True Testimonial (2002) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 97%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 79%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with MC5: A True Testimonial than critics were.
With a score of 82%, MC5: A True Testimonial is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2002, which stands at 59%.
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