End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones Reviews

Stellar docu on influential punk band; talk of drugs, drink.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

Everything you want to know about the Ramones, as told by many of the people who were there to remember.

Full Review | Original Score: B

Necessary viewing for any music fan.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

an extensive, bittersweet scrapbook... (that) pays tribute to both the band's punky, never-say-die spirit and to the hard-driving, often exhilarating music they created.

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Rise and fall of punk rock pioneers

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One of the most appealing themes running through this rock-doc is the admission by all concerned that The Ramones were never great musicians and never needed to be.

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An exhilaratingly brilliant film about the rise and rise of the punk band that was too tough to die.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

A deliriously musical portrait of a band that became famous and legendary without the headlining stardom that usually accompanies that.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

1) it's a richly human story about friendship, originality, professionalism and success, and 2) there's hardly been any new music worth a lick in the past 30 years that the Ramones didn't somehow inspire.

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A comprehensive look at the punk pioneers that never wears out its welcome.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

A portrait of an unpretentious band whose sum was greater than its very flawed parts.

| Original Score: 3/4

The revelations may even deepen your appreciation for the music -- it's incredible that so much dumb fun was generated out of such pain.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

In the spirit of Ramones' songs, the movie should have been twice as loud and half as long and it would have been perfect.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The Ramones have been commodified, deified, even gentrified, but seldom have they been so thoroughly analyzed.

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The inclusion of some little-seen musical performances by the band and the examination of its musical legacy make this documentary worthwhile.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

It's heartwarming, if a bit spooky, to see these rock heroes speaking to us now that they're dead.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

A film that does a fine job explaining their importance without airbrushing their foibles.

Full Review | Original Score: A-

A satisfying, straightforward documentary with great archive footage and interviews with band members ... and those they influenced.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Engaging documentary.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

This documentary works best for those who understand 'Hey, Ho!' and really want to go.

| Original Score: 2.5/4