Punk: Attitude, 2005

I was pleasantly surprised with the production values on this documentary- mostly the coverage of bands such as the Dictators and the Screamers. I've seen plenty of punk docs that never so much as mentioned these bands in passing. It's also nice to see go-to commentators like Legs McNeil, Rollins, etc with information that hasn't been spewed a dozen times in other films of this sort. Director Don Letts did a nice job of compiling a fairly comprehensive overview of the influence punk has had on the musical landscape. Seeing as how the intention of the film was to explore the attitude of punk, and not it's history, I can't really complain about a lack of coverage of any given band or artist. I also enjoyed the "Where are they now" text feature in the extras section, where you can catch up on a bevy of prominent figures seemingly lost to the dustbin of punk history.

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