I am ever so happy that Michael Azzerad created such a masterpiece. Having been a Nirvana fan since 1990 at the fresh age of 13, and really never hearing what Kurt had to say throughout the years, unless I wished to indulge in youtube nonsense or articles. It's nice to own this visual masterpiece that really and truly, without question, brings you into his world. At least a portion of it, and in his words, his voice. It was nice to lie back and just listen. Like rock -n- roll therapy. Looking up every so often to see sweeping views of pines and cartoon imagery, all flowing with Kurt's narrative. Beautiful, a MUST for any die hard Kurt lover.
November 19, 2008 |  | Only the most obsessed and craven people will enjoy this. |  |
sit back and relax folks we are gonna listen to Master Cobain talk about his dragic and unbelievable life while watching pictures of the places he grew up and listening to bands that sound like Mogwai or some other band from way the hell over somewhere far.
above all though Kurt saves this dismal disgrace of journalism but the sincerity by the author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana Michael Azerrad isnt easily overlooked (he makes a cameo at the end).
this is a man that got to be friends with Kurt Cobain and talked with him on the phone until the wee hours of the night! and what you hear are those phone conversations that arent so private as to more revealing than anything else but he was writing a book about the band which looking back was when Kurt still lived (obviously) but only proves once more how truly amazing they were even in their own time and often thats not overlooked enough.
July 7, 2008I am a hardcore Nirvana and Cobain fan. This movie was such a major let down. It seems like the company that produced this just grabbed some audio clips from Cobain interviews and shot some random footage of what I guess is supposed to be his hometown, but it could be any town they are just random clips. Nothing in this film fits together. It all just seems to be thrown in there. I am still a Nirvana fan. I gave this movie 2 stars just because it was about Cobain and nothing else.
April 24, 2008 | | An unusual bio-pic in Cobains own words | |
This film is an unusual documentary, as it merges audio recordings of interviews with Kurt Cobain with visual video and stills recorded to illustrate the settings and events and themes discussed by Cobain. There are no Nirvana recordings in the film (though you'll hear some classic rock and punk tracks by the likes of Queen, Bowie, The Vaselines, and other acts who inspired Kurt Cobain). The interviews with Cobain are filled with thoughtful, poignant comments, social commentary, and very candid autobiographical material recorded in the last 2 years before Cobain's death. The scenery in Washington State ranges from the majestic Cascades and evergreens to the mundane of local clubs, libraries, and unkempt apartments. The score for this film is actually quite beautiful, it has nice ambient guitar work and is rather haunting, accentuated by the physical absence of Cobain, who appears in the film only in a photo montage near the end. This is an interesting film and provides much insight into Cobain... it's his interviews that are the foundation of the film, with the visuals just being an artistic overlay. Anyone who has an interest in modern rock music, in the generation that accompanied Cobain into adulthood, or just likes to see unique biographical films, is encouraged to check this one out.
April 22, 2008I loved this documentary. It was unique because all of the narration was through Kurt Cobain, through an interview that he had with someone who I believe was writing a book about him. The visuals were really awesome and it just kind of gave you one of those shudders like wow, that's what he was thinking. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who likes Nirvana, or good documentaries.
April 6, 2008More reviews at Amazon.com ...
