Hype!
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Movie Reviews of Hype!
Movie Review: Yup, That's how it was!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hype really captured the time well. Seattle was a magical place to live in the late 80's and early 90's. There definitely was a greater creative energy that took over the town although most of the "Grunge" thing and the label itself was created by Hollywood. Seattle has always been a city that doesn't pay much attention to what other city's cultures are up to. We live under our own overcast (literally). We've always had a great music scene. It doesn't always jive with what Hollywood is paying attention to. But in the early 90's it did and they came and swept up a few of our more prolific bands. Suddenly the world was wearing flannels and wool hats and Doc Martens, even if they lived in 90 degree weather. Go figure. If you want to know a little more about the scene, this movie is a great place to start and see the life that inspired great bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. You will see rare early footage of Layne and Kurt. Hopefully, you'll also take the time to check out a few of the other bands featured in the movie, bands that didn't quite experience the same success but made some amazing music nonetheless.
Dave
Seattle Local and Musician
Movie Review: About time they put this thing on DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this rockumentary on HBO way back in the day (1997 it think) it blew my socks off. This was my kinda music (I have all the soundagarden albums) and someone made a movie about the history and back story. It was awesome. Last year my friends and I were having a conversation about Nirvana. I asked them if they had seen Hype! They just shrugged and looked at me blankly. I looked for it online and could only find it on VHS. Then last month I saw it was coming out on DVD, so I pre-ordered it on Amazon.com with out a second thought. Watching it reminds me of those by gone days when it was cool to be a loser. I also really liked all the special features brought to us by the DVD format, including additional live preformances by Pond, and The Gits. If you were ever into the punk fused metal movement called "grunge" or just a music lover, this DVD will show you the anatomy of a major cultural movment, like San Francisco in '70s, or London in the '60s, and it's consiquences.Movie Review: HYPE!
Summary: 5 Stars
After watching HYPE for the first time last year, I was left in awe at the beautifully created masterpiece that I had witnessed. It came as a shock to me that this film was largely unheard of, and very upsetting when I tried to get my hands on a copy for myself but could not find one. Therefore I am very pleased that Lionsgate decided to take on HYPE and release it in DVD format. This movie opened my eyes to the wonders of the Seattle "scene" and the grunge music that I had previously ignored. The film even inspired me to travle to Seattle and explore it myself! You do not need to be a fan of NIRVANA or Soundgarden to enjoy this film as it deals with many other grunge acts besides the popular ones, and it is more of an exploration into the societal aspects of this large cultural movement than a direct focus on certain bands. Enough said, I highly reccommend this movie to anyone interested in musical history. HYPE is a crowning achievement in my books!Movie Review: Life changing...
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this sometime back in 2001, I believe. A friend of mine bought it on VHS for a dollar from some bargain bin somewhere.
Being a huge fan of heavy music and rock over the past 20+ years, this movie opened my eyes to a whole new scene like nothing ever had before. Of course I had been a fan of Nirvana, AIC and Soundgarden in the early to mid 90's, but this film exposes you to the origins of all that. With a little independant research, you can then find all sorts of gems of bands and albums you might truly enjoy. Mudhoney, The Supersuckers and The Murder City Devils are three of my favorite bands and I first sought them out as a direct result of watching "Hype" and then doing my own investigating from there. It won't steer you wrong. What's up with the new cover though? Used to be black and white stage diving scene with red letters.
Movie Review: Ahh, to be there again!
Summary: 5 Stars
Very enjoyable film of the best music scene in the last twenty years - i was 15 or so when i first heard Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger in 1991, a week or so later picked up Nevermind and i was sold. Then it was Mudhoney and after that Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Gas Huffer etc. Still listen to those bands all the time and this film reminded me how good so much of that music was and is. A real nostalgia trip for any 30 somethings like myself who were saved from a Thrash Metal dead end by all things Seattle!