CBGB

The main complaints I hear seem to be that this wasn't reverential enough to its subject or that it made fun of it. I love this music, I love these bands and these artists, and I thought it was great. If it made anyone seem silly, I saw it as a playful jab and never disrespectful. Also, I thought the musical sequences were amazing! Especially the guy they got to play David Byrne. And the Iggy Pop and Blondie "I Wanna Be Your Dog" sequence was very cool. The guys playing the Ramones were hilarious. Definitely my favorite portions of the movie (though I did miss their music; dang legal issues!). Despite what critics might say, if you love the story and history of the foundation of punk or CBGB I think you'd want to see this movie anyway. Personally, I had a great time.

Everything was oK BUT it just didn't make sense. The script was poorly written, makes me so bummed to write this 'cause the actors attached to this film are top notch.

It had good intentions but it fell short by about a mile and a quarter.

I enjoyed it very much !!!!!!! To each is own.

Yes, a good movie but even though The Ramones were properly depicted in the movie, the producers were apparently unable to license any of their signature tunes, so they are shown playing some generic tunes which were too slow-tempo'd in my opinion. Other than that significant flaw, it was OK. But a movie about a music club without the music of it's most influential band is not going to get more than 3 stars.

The world deserved better. Only reprieve was Mickey Sumner's portrayal as Patti Smith, though her performance lacked the righteous indignation that Patti radiated.