I am a hardcore Nirvana and Cobain fan. This movie was such a major let down. It seems like the company that produced this just grabbed some audio clips from Cobain interviews and shot some random footage of what I guess is supposed to be his hometown, but it could be any town they are just random clips. Nothing in this film fits together. It all just seems to be thrown in there. I am still a Nirvana fan. I gave this movie 2 stars just because it was about Cobain and nothing else.
April 24, 2008 |  | An unusual bio-pic in Cobains own words |  |
This film is an unusual documentary, as it merges audio recordings of interviews with Kurt Cobain with visual video and stills recorded to illustrate the settings and events and themes discussed by Cobain. There are no Nirvana recordings in the film (though you'll hear some classic rock and punk tracks by the likes of Queen, Bowie, The Vaselines, and other acts who inspired Kurt Cobain). The interviews with Cobain are filled with thoughtful, poignant comments, social commentary, and very candid autobiographical material recorded in the last 2 years before Cobain's death. The scenery in Washington State ranges from the majestic Cascades and evergreens to the mundane of local clubs, libraries, and unkempt apartments. The score for this film is actually quite beautiful, it has nice ambient guitar work and is rather haunting, accentuated by the physical absence of Cobain, who appears in the film only in a photo montage near the end. This is an interesting film and provides much insight into Cobain... it's his interviews that are the foundation of the film, with the visuals just being an artistic overlay. Anyone who has an interest in modern rock music, in the generation that accompanied Cobain into adulthood, or just likes to see unique biographical films, is encouraged to check this one out.
April 22, 2008I loved this documentary. It was unique because all of the narration was through Kurt Cobain, through an interview that he had with someone who I believe was writing a book about him. The visuals were really awesome and it just kind of gave you one of those shudders like wow, that's what he was thinking. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who likes Nirvana, or good documentaries.
April 6, 2008I'm a huge Kurt Cobain fan so, quite naturally, I loved this movie. If you're not so much into Cobain, you probably won't find it that interesting as it is nothing more than interviews with him without actual footage of him, which I thought was great because what he says is the important part. If you happen to be of the opinion that he's just a whiny rock star, this movie will certainly change your opinion of him. Anyway, check it out for yourself.
April 6, 2008it is a great opportunity to be able to hear something from Kurdt Cobane in which he was completely honest and clear. i heard that michael and kurdt used to talk from midnight till the morning while they were having these conversations. yes i think it is a conversation between the two of them it is too honest to be an interview. you just hear them talking and watchin the views from aberdeen- where he was born- and listening to the songs the people chose who made this dvd.they must have worked a lot to collect everything together and put them in a perfect order. it was just amazing to hear something new from Kurdt's mouth, something unheard before.
R.I.P. KURDT COBANE
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