emybdc Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, alfierose said: We should crowd fund and do the definitive MyGnr Guns N Roses documentary. It would amazingly detailed, chronologically accurate and about 8 hours long! This! I'm sure we'd be able to gather a lot more accurate information. I mean, there's a topic in which people are hardcore talking about Axl's hair lines through the years. That's commitment. It's not bad, it's just... poor, at least for those of us who have been following the band for years. 8 minutes ago, Carburetta said: The razor sharp audience footage from a UYI arena show was cool, felt like you were there, as was the Back of Bitch from '86. Axl sounded awesome back then (or if it wasn't audience footage it was extremely weird cam pro-shot) Did anyone notice what was written on the front of Axl's white t-shirt which had GN'R on the back? Hm... I've noticed a shirt that said "Versace" on the back and "GnR" on the front, I think. But I doubt that's what you're talking about. I thought it was a cool detail 'cause I've never paid attention to that before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterDay7 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 33 minutes ago, alfierose said: I really enjoyed the old footage (Marc's presumably) some great stuff I'd not seen before. Worth a watch for that alone, there was a few interesting quotes and bits of information that perhaps add a new angle to one or two things. A lot of it of course was stuff we all know here on this forum but that's to be expected, for a casual fan who had left the story back in the nineties I think it would be really fascinating. Not sure about the whole Alice/Rabbit sub plot, it felt a bit clunky and unnecessary. Overall though it was a reasonably good, entertaining watch which owes a lot to Marc's film footage. I think the Alice down the rabbit hole thing was a way for the director to say to the audience, "Hey, kids, I'm taking you on a 'kkkkkerrrrazzzy' trip into the underbelly of rock n' roll." But he didn't, sadly. Duff's book and Slash's book are way better than this. I'm evangelistic about Duff's book! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emybdc Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just now, BetterDay7 said: I think the Alice down the rabbit hole thing was a way for the director to say to the audience, "Hey, kids, I'm taking you on a 'kkkkkerrrrazzzy' trip into the underbelly of rock n' roll." But he didn't, sadly. Duff's book and Slash's book are way better than this. I'm evangelistic about Duff's book! Yes, me too! Duff's book's my bible lol altought I'm skeptical about how he tells the contract story... I think there's more to it than they (Duff and Slash) want us to know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterDay7 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Ha! Don't know what the game is with the contract story really but yes, I love the book. You don't even have to be a GNR fan or even a rock fan to get a lot out of it. It always takes me to another place! (A better one, I mean!) Edited February 6, 2016 by BetterDay7 typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, emybdc said: This! I'm sure we'd be able to gather a lot more accurate information. I mean, there's a topic in which people are hardcore talking about Axl's hair lines through the years. That's commitment. It's not bad, it's just... poor, at least for those of us who have been following the band for years. Hm... I've noticed a shirt that said "Versace" on the back and "GnR" on the front, I think. But I doubt that's what you're talking about. I thought it was a cool detail 'cause I've never paid attention to that before. About four hours could be given over to the hair topic alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Did anyone else react Zutaut´s comment about what happened to Axl in the air force museums when he was younger? My god! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Dijon said: Did anyone else react Zutaut´s comment about what happened to Axl in the air force museums when he was younger? My god! Yes, I don't think I've heard that so explicitly put before. Pretty awful :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 This was the highlight of my week. I might watch it again tomorrow. Thank God for Canter's footage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/393a032b-ae04-4fd9-83c1-f44b89f78552 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route66 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) This available anywhere yet to watch in the US? BBC link no use for us Edited February 6, 2016 by Route66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 It was a really nice Gn'R documentary only made possible by the invaluable Marc Canter inputs... Made me pumped up about what's about to happen with the reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Am streaming it on my youtube channel if anyone wants to check it out. It starts at the 32.15 min mark Edited February 6, 2016 by Gibbo 27 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfanx6 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Dijon said: Did anyone else react Zutaut´s comment about what happened to Axl in the air force museums when he was younger? My god! What did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) I thought it was quite good. It obviously played up the sex, drugs and rock n' roll angle but it was good for what it was. Edited February 6, 2016 by DieselDaisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Good thing they replayed it. Missed the first airing. Nice to run the whole thing with no commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIST Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Steven: "we were the rolling stones...and POISON WERE THE BEATLES" Hahaahha That illusions tour footage is AMAZIN... Can't wait for the perfect crime doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOSIER GUNZ Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 perfect crime doc? thanks gibbo goodnight.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Someones uploaded it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 It was kinda cool and corny. Once again GnR diied from the book of history in 1996. No words on Chinese. Also the other main problem is that we saw Steven, Marc, Niven or Slash views on GnR history the whole film. Always the same side of the coin. Then Use Your Illusion came out and then we've got Matt Sorum talking for like half an hour, hoping for a reunion, he's obviously portrayed as an original. Shit so funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route66 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Gibbo 27 said: Am streaming it on my youtube channel if anyone wants to check it out Dude thank you. Fuckin enjoyed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just now, Route66 said: Dude thank you. Fuckin enjoyed that No worries mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventino Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, Gibbo 27 said: Someones uploaded it Thanks, watching now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makkonen Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Gibbo 27 said: Someones uploaded it Thank you, thank you very much Edited February 6, 2016 by makkonen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanity_lost Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) It seemed a little haphazard to me. Almost like a project someone procrastinated on then threw together at last minute. The through the rabbit hole bits were just plain weird. I don't know how they did it, but I liked that they used GnR's music. I also liked some of the cuts between pro-shot and the not pro-shot footage. More footage would have been great though. But I did like it well enough. I am not sure fans will ever be happy with a documentary unless it is comprehensive. It'd have to be a multi-part series of at least two hours dedicated to each part of their history. Pre-Guns, Forming of Guns and that time period, Appetite era, Creating the Illusions era and issues and triumphs, top of the world and crashing, time they were apart. Then in the future they would have to have a follow up epilogue of how they regrouped and how that regrouping went. Then we would still be upset they didn't include things. Everyone else in the world would think we were insane and all the short little documentaries that came before were good enough regardless of how many errors were in them. Edited February 6, 2016 by sanity_lost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Money Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Funny how there were six motorcycles, but nobody interviewed Dizzy. Unless they just included Matt and Steven into the equation and left Dizzy out. I think the part where Axl added Dizzy against the band's will might have been an interesting part. A little underplayed in GNR history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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