MonsterPerfect
Good idea lost in the noise
Seraherrera
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Ava-Grace Willis
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
NijiTheRobot
I found this movie on netflix today. F*ckin loved it like the first one, shown to me by my best friend, the first punk kid i've ever met.So here's why this movie is awesome to me.I was the goth/cyberpunk kid who grew up with punks. We went to shows together, we played rancid to heartbreak. We lived this movie. This was our teenage years, driving 100 miles drunk off our asses down the 101 blasting the f*ck out of punk rock. Going to shows in LA, moshing our asses off for every single song that's played, dripped in sweat and someone else's blood.This movie was great because it reminds me of the first show I ever went to. And the next one. and the next one. Its a reminder that, no matter how old you get, you can wear a tie and work a day job, but you're still a punk no matter what. I wanna say i saw the first one close to 10 years ago. This is one of those movies I'll be buying (along with the first one), showing my kids if DVD's are still a thing, going "listen here you little sh*ts. Your uncle Adam and I lived this. This here is what love looks like. All that f*ckin energy. In short, this movie is excellent because its something anyone in the scene who's getting older can relate to. Its excellent because its originality even when its a story that has been told and experienced over and over by almost everybody, and its excellent because it makes a person remember who they are. Its excellent because it reminds you of your teenage heartbreak, the booze and moshing after, and that cute blonde you make eye contact with on the rebound of your first show. Even with the irony of the title, its a reminder that punk's not dead, because punk is where the love's at. Its one of those movies that make you remember.Thank you heroine bob.
stormofwar
To be honest, this movie isn't a sequel to the first film in any relatable sense. Some characters appear with the same names as some in the first film, there is some narration that happens, a goth kid goes to a punk show, gets hammered, has a revelation while getting the hell beat out of him, and end show? SLC Punk! was a surprisingly great film. This one? Not so much. The production values weren't good, the acting was uninspired, and the direction was horrible. The original was one of those films better left on its own. It was like they were pressured to make it at gunpoint and this was the post-mortem product.This is what happens when you try to recapture lightning in a bottle while standing in a half-full kiddy pool.
socialmediaisdisinfo
We just finished watching the film, though I pre-ordered and have had it for a bit. It just so happens I was feeling in a darker place today, and my wife grabbed it and popped it in. I loved the original, as one who grew up a confused, sometimes crazed, punk n the 80s and into the 90s (I was an adult in the 90s but somethings you just hold onto) I massively identified with so much in SLC Punk. In life with and the death of others, it was all so familiar, a bit like the story of my life, and I know so many others as well. I mean I cried when Bob died, just as teary and snotty as Steveo! I never really expected a sequel. When I heard there was going to be one, I was super excited for it, I had mixed feelings on it. After all, how can you build on such a thing? Well let me just say that it was more than I expected, in so many ways. I saw myself in Ross. Having lost my own father around the same time SLC Punk came out, and not really truly knowing him, it hit home. Walking through life sort of numb, shielded and not letting others in, yes, I identified with that. Being betrayed and shattered when he did, once again I did. Going off into chaos and the unknown, truly trusting his friends and letting them in, once again, I saw something of me. Even him falling for Penny, it was so much like me and my wife. I used to think love was a lie, a thing we deceived ourselves with, just like Ross. It was rather funny, I told my wife, hey it's me and you! Yes the roles were a bit reversed, I was the punk and she was the goth. But exterior aside, inside is where it's at right? Well, dare I ramble on to much, I'll just leave it at this. This was a truly worthy continuance of the story and characters so many of us loved and identified with. In so many ways that I didn't point out, this is a brilliant and moving as well as entertaining film, thank you for your obvious labor of love!
jitterbugduchess
I loved this movie! I saw the Orlando release on opening night and I wasn't really sure what expect. I adored the first one so much and sequels aren't usually known for being as good as the original, but like Heroin Bob would've recommended, I gave it a chance. **SPOILERS** If you grew up thinking that being a punk or a mod or whatever was just a phase and once you hit a certain point, you have to grow out of it, this movie is for you. Why can't you still give in to your passions and just adjust them to your adult life? The film follows Heroin Bob's goth offspring soon after his first heartbreak, on a road trip with his friends, Crash and Penny, to a punk show. Meanwhile, his still odd mom, Trish, is calling her old friends to find out where her son is and why he'd suddenly dropped his straight edge sensibilities and gone AWOL. a lot of your old favorites are back and there all plenty of call backs to the original to give you a nice laugh and let you feel that nostalgia. Its really just a day of self discovery, and even though bob is dead, his narration is almost like he's watching over Ross. it wasn't the original with new characters, it was something different, which is part of its appeal. the old characters i loved are older and different, but they still enjoy their eccentricities, they didn't turn their backs on them, and i think its what i love most. it makes the idea of growing out of something feel ridiculous. punk has no age limit. don't go in expecting slc punk. that time is over. punk's dead is what happens when the scene has changed and you're the older statesman of it, relaying the history to the younguns, OR the new kid just coming out to experience your own scene. just one piece of advice: GIVE IT A CHANCE. its new.
