Died Young, Stayed Pretty (2008)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 28
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 12
Poor organization weighs down this exploration into the subculture of indie-rock poster art, Died Young, Stayed Pretty, diluting the effect of its enthusiastic energy.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 6
Poor organization weighs down this exploration into the subculture of indie-rock poster art, Died Young, Stayed Pretty, diluting the effect of its enthusiastic energy.
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Every rock band, from the most famous stadium-level superstars to the lowly beginners hobbling from one basement gig to the next in a rusty van, needs to let their fans know when and where they'll be playing, and since the late 1960's rock posters have gone from utilitarian advertising fliers to legitimate works of art. Since punk rock changed the rules of visual style in rock music and the rise of indie rock made irony and cultural appropriation key parts of the hipster lexicon, the style of
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It soon becomes apparent that there's no real structure or point of view to it all.
Top CriticThe poster makers... mine the outer limits of violence and misogyny with a garish, pop art palette.
The lack of narrative direction, exploitable drama or character growth strands the film at the level of an animated picture-book accompanied by lots of gratuitous whining.
Yaghoobian proves she has a flair for the telling detail every bit as keen as her subjects'.
Though Died Young Stayed Pretty could have used some serious streamlining, it still succeeds as a showcase for some of this decade's most arresting examples of graphic design.
It's apparent that Eileen Yaghoobian has almost no control over Died Young, Stayed Pretty. Ostensibly, her documentary is about the demise of rock-concert poster art. But few of the artists have anything enlightening to say about their craft.
Died Young is an entertaining film with sharp cultural observations that even dares to examine the collective American psychoses.
Are these cultural artifacts or just more trash littering the light posts and bulletin boards of your city? That all depends on the eye of the beholder.
It's a visually stunning film, even if the subject matter isn't hugely compelling.
What a cool, unexpected kick this film was.
Suffer the perverse undertones and this is a fitting examination of a significant yet overlooked contemporary art form.
The film reminds us of a tactile, cut-and-paste subculture that's still alive and well in the internet age.
The equivalent of being trapped in the lift of an east London style magazine while the entire staff simultaneously shout their theories of civilisation at you, this documentary is that tragic thing.
A decent concept but ultimately a bit messy and unfocussed.
A worthwhile doc about an unreported arm of the alt-rock industry.
Hampered by its director's pretentious, self-advertising style. Eileen Yaghoobian lacks any journalistic sense of the basic information the audience needs in order to grasp what's happening onscreen and the film is often confusing.
Eileen Yaghoobian's indulgent, cut-and-paste documentary hangs loose (and slightly awry) with the unsung titans of the concert poster.
Weird, wacky and full of arresting promo images for bands like Arcade Fire, Teengenerate and Turbonegro.
From an outsider's perspective, Died Young is thorough, diving into minor, specific details like the silkscreen process used by many of the artists.
This "movement" needs context, narration, history, archival footage.
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