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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:29

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.6/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language.

Theatrical Release:Mar 31, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: On October 9, 2004, the Beastie Boys handed out 50 cameras to audience members at their sold-out performance in New York's famed Madison Square Garden. These 50 different passionate perspectives,... On October 9, 2004, the Beastie Boys handed out 50 cameras to audience members at their sold-out performance in New York's famed Madison Square Garden. These 50 different passionate perspectives, shot from the point-of-view of the audience, take the viewer deep inside the world of a live Beastie Boys show, prismatically and kinetically capturing the experience of a live musical performance like no film has ever done. AWESOME; I FUCKIN' SHOT THAT! is a cinematic celebration starring, Mike D (Michael Diamond), Adrock (Adam Horovitz), and MCA (Adam Yauch) as the Beastie Boys; along with other special appearances by other special guests who are special, especially the camera operators who were especially special. The film was photographed, as director Nathanial Hörnblowér says, by "a bunch of untrained camera operators. But that gives the film sincerity. The people that shot it, were feeling it." --© THINKFilm [More]


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A Beastie Boys concert is filtered through the giddy, spastic, amateur photography of 50 fans lent video cameras in this hyperactive exercise in democratic documentary.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/30/06
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
New York Times

A killer concert film, an ecstatic testament to the joys of fandom and a tribute to the democratizing potential of moviemaking technology.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
03/30/06
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

A swirling, kaleidoscopic take on a familiar concept, and a raucous, you-are-there atmosphere.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/30/06
Jessica Reaves
Jessica Reaves
Chicago Tribune

All the digital footage has been manipulated within an inch of its life, the result being close to the same film that would have been made had real cinematographers shot it. Of course, real cinematographers would have insisted on being paid.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
03/30/06
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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No new ground is broken here. From a cinematic point of view, Awesome represents simply a monumental postproduction salvaging effort.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
03/30/06
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Only hardcore aficionados will have the stamina to endure the full-on assault -- the movie starts to drag near the end and feels longer than its 90 minutes -- but that’s cool. It’s a love letter to the faithful in the first place.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/30/06
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

A wiggy head film seemingly destined for midnight movie screenings, cult fame, and stoned viewing by the home-video crowd...

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
03/30/06
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

This kind of thing probably sounds like a really cool idea when you're high.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
03/29/06
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

The editing, and the psychedelic tinting, perfectly captures the Beasties' relentless groove, and there are any number of funny diversions.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
03/29/06
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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The perfect vehicle for the Beastie Boys' boundless energy.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
03/29/06
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

The concert comes off like a blast.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/28/06
Laura Sinagra
Laura Sinagra
Village Voice

Really makes you feel as if you had been there ... on acid.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
03/27/06
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

The result is a free-flowing, hyper-edited pastiche of sight and sound, real and unreal, and the occasional bathroom break. It's a lot of things, but it stays true to the title: it is awesome.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
03/27/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Will be a staple in the DVD player of every Beastie Boys fan around the world.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
03/24/06
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

Get ready to be shaken and stirred.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
03/21/06
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Reminds one of the kitschy pop cultural sphere that the Beasties inhabit, a place made up of somewhat hackneyed allusions to Scrabble, Star Wars, and, as seen in a tongue-in-cheek opening text crawl, Scarface.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/11/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

Those who love the Beastie Boys will love it, while those with only a passing interest will be only passingly interested.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
02/04/06
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

I suspect that the hardcore Beastie fans will devour this flick with two greedy fists and come up begging for more.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/26/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/24/06
Film Threat

This isn't good cinematography by any formal standard, as the operators are amateurs; shots frequently bounce to the beat. But the sense of immediacy and excitement is contagious.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/23/06
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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