Punk's Not Dead serves as a diehard's scrapbook of three decades of living punk, not a eulogy for an extinct underground retrofitted as a fashion trend.
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07/23/07
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:18
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.2/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 27, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, and yes, shopping malls and stadium shows where... [More]
Director: Susan Dynner
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Dynner delights in presenting a wealth of contrasting testimonies, and has no intention of delivering a judgment on any of it.
10/18/07
Punk's Not Dead is a documentary of immense personality and information...a film that enlightens the debate and demonstrates without a doubt that when punk disappears, it never truly dies.
07/05/07
Whether you’re a kid with a fresh coat of shellac on your Mohawk or an aging hipster still clinging to the Johnny Rotten school of snot, it’s a film that enlightens the debate and demonstrates without a doubt that when punk disappears, it never truly dies
07/10/07
[It's] a documentary that's more about the enduring lifestyle of basement shows, crust-punk houses, and aging rebels than the music. And that can be fascinating stuff.
07/24/07
Play this movie loud. Really loud.
07/26/07
Punk might not be dead, but it sure has seen better days.
07/27/07
It's a hell of an accomplishment to make a kinetic, hard-driving and visually arresting talking-heads documentary.
07/30/07
Susan Dynner's documentary about the past 30 years of punk music doesn't exactly break any new ground. But it does offer an entertaining overview that is leavened with humorous philosophical digressions.
08/10/07
This film has an absolutely stellar cast of interviewees, so if you like punk music you’ll be in hog heaven watching it, I guarantee you.
07/10/07
Filmmaker Susan Dynner finally turns in the punk music documentary we all deserve, and one that punks can finally relate to.
08/14/08
About as in-your-face and raggedy as its subject, Dynner's film is really less of a history than a psychological profile, rooting around for the meat of what makes punk so resilient, cross-generational and communal.
07/26/07
Punk's Not Dead is more than a nostalgia trip. Rather than just capturing what punk sounds like, Dynner shows us what it feels like, what punk really means -- present tense.
07/24/09
Poor punk. Such a bundle of complexes, most of them encapsulated in the needlessly defensive title of Susan Dynner's documentary Punk's Not Dead.
07/27/07
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04/23/09
A documentary for the thinking mosher.
08/30/07
Pacy, broad-based overview of the punk rock scene from 1977 to present packages a who's who of luminaries and rare performance clips into a vibrant proof-of-life statement underpinned by keen analysis of sociopolitical issues.
06/24/06
Director Susan Dynner’s documentary Punk’s Not Dead is an ambitious documentary that seeks out to portray exactly the idea expressed in its title.
08/06/07
It could've used a little more clarity and context, but, then, that's not very punk, is it?
09/07/07
The movie covers a lot of time and territory, and some of its questions are great ones. (The biggest, for true punks: Is getting a big record deal a sign of ultimate success, or final defeat?)
07/27/07
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