Stupid, insulting and a real stinker. The Baby Boss made me wish there was a Planned Parenthood for films.
I can't argue with the people who claim this is more of a wiki page visualization than it is a documentary, but Woodstock 99 is a wiki page worthy of this treatment.
The found footage and framing device of attendee journal entries adds a interesting narration element to this story and provides a unique insight to how the festival was perceived at the time.
The major flaw of this film is choosing to focus on the societal and political factors that led to the angry "white dude bro" crowd and eventual rioting. I am not denying that those forces outside of the festival were a factor, but I believe it was opportunistic and bias driven to make those the main target of the documentary. I believe it is fairly apparent that the prominent white dude bro crowd was attracted by the nu metal heavy lineup and the aggressive angry vibe of the festival was more caused by the poor planning and high water/food prices than it was having first generation feminist parents.
The incredible footage combined with my potent nostalgia for late 90s culture was enough to overcome some of the forced political commentary and enjoy the contextualization of this infamous event.
The movie has an interesting premise, but the execution didn't turn out so well. The difference between surrogate and real humans is clear-cut (technical limitation, I guess). The character appears out of nowhere, didn't have much time to be developed. And the plot... it's the typical one-big-villain-involved-in-all-things. Still a decent watch though.
Decent enough documentary, with some interesting combination of archive footage and talking heads. It draws quite heavily on the podcast Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99, though I think the podcast does a better job of explaining and examining the broader context and some of the almost criminal negligence that went into organizing the festival.
The movie is built upon an amazing movie idea. The way the movie executes the idea is horrifying. I do not post shouts/reviews or comments rarely, if ever. I would suggest a movie like "I, Robot" instead. This movie could have been a great success with Willis in it. Reminds me of his previous work in the Die hard series. Even if you have the free time to watch it, DO NOT!!! Again, watch "I, Robot" or even "Real Steel". I knew it wouldn't be great but I also didn't expect it to completely fail as it did.
Informative movie but the pacing made it feel like it was dragging in some places and rushing in others. The scene where Christina Ricci is trying to convince Percy that he turned the tide made me feel like she was trying to convince me too as the movie sorta went nowhere.
