I recently went into Red Bank, NJ for the Red Band International Film Festival, to see this film. I have seen my share of good music documentaries, and very bad music documentaries, and I have to say this this was an awesome music documentary. It told of the Ramones, the band that coined the term "punk rock". It had some of the best recent interviews with the Ramones, and even the last photographed interview of Clash front man Joe Strummer. It had excellent transitions, starting by showing the Ramones forming in New York and playing Stooges covers and ending with they're induction into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and Joey and DeeDee's deaths. I learned many things I did not know, including the fact that "the KKK took my baby away" is said to be about Johnny stealing Joey's girlfriend. I also learned that Joey and Johnny were political opposites, Joey being a liberal and Johnny being a hardcore republican. I recall it being long, but I can't remember because it was so awesome I was paying acute attention the whole time. 9 out of 10. Minus one because I will never live to see a better music documentary.
