Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Console best movie i've ever seen.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

cheesecrop Live Forever takes it's title from a 1990's song from the band Oasis, one of the premier English acts from the period 1991 - 1997, which is roughly the era this film hopes to chronicle. It does a fine job of highlighting the major players of the period, especially the bands Oasis and Blur.The problem here is that sometimes the film feels as though it is only the "Blur and Oasis Show". Other groups of the period, such as Supergrass, Elastica, Pulp, Suede, etc., are mentioned, but one sometimes has the feeling that they are perceived as supporting players to the big story. In addition, if you are not of a political bent, you may find the linking of the movement to future British Prime Minister Tony Blair to be a drag on the film. While it is relevant to what was going on, you may find yourself wishing for a few extra minutes of band footage, or footage of the audience of the times.In addition, you may be put off by the (quasi) American bashing of some of those being interviewed. In England, Britpop was king, but in America it skimmed the surface for the most part, which will make some of the claims of a worldwide phenomenon seem grandiose. Still, as a primer for those interested in discovering something new, this film is a solid place to start.

Markmainwaring This documentary about Brit Pop of the 1990s could have been great. As I was a teenager in the 1990s it felt like the next big thing had happened. It felt like our Sex Pistols. But this is no Filth and the Fury.All the way threw it is made out like the whole thing only started because of the Stone Roses forgetting other important bands like the Happy Mondays.It also misses out great moments from the time such as Noel Gallagher saying that he hoped Damon Albarn died of AIDS and other such classics.There are some great moments along the way and some funny. Mostly all with the Gallaghers. The sad moment when Robbie Williams started making music that sounded like Oasis and Noels love of S Club Juniors.But you don't feel like you are transported back to the 90s like you were the 70s in the Filth and the Fury.Flawed but funny and occasionally interesting.PS Listen for Damon Albarn's accent as it goes from Cockney to middle class and back again.

insomnia "Live Forever" is a brave attempt to document what has come to be known as'Britpop'. Unfortunately, it fails miserably. Most of the 82 minutes running time is devoted to the band Oasis, and the band's frontmen, Noel & Liam Gallagher - is Liam Gallagher that much of a dimwit? While Damon Albarn, and Jarvis Cocker,leaders of Blur & Pulp, respectively, don't get too much of a look in. In fact, after sitting through "Live Forever", you could be forgiven for thinking these were the only bands around.

baby_phil Why was this film made? 'Britpop', as a phenomenon (if it was that) finished less then a decade ago. Indeed, it hadn't even started a decade ago according to this film. At least some time should have been given to see how history remembered certain events, rather than embellishing them almost as soon as they've occurred. Why would anyone would want to see or hear the views of 'wonderwall', a shockingly witless oasis tribute band, when the film can afford more insightful perspectives of Jarvis or even Noel? Damon does himself no favours in this documentary. as the frontman of blur, one of the greatest pop bands we've had in the last 20 years, he tries to come across too much as a social commenatator, rather than the purveyor of just simply great pop songs. His refusal to comment on certain events merely riles the viewer, and his self-importance is rightly satirised in the closing sequence as we see him losing himself as he plucks away at a banjo(?). Noel, however, is the main source of interest, and his brother provides the humour and arrogance which made oasis so exciting in the first place. Louise Wener is perhaps the most articulate of the lot, the frontwoman of sleeper-turned-author retains a sense of keeping her feet on the ground.Although some of the music is indeed brilliant and some events were as equally exciting (common people came at a perfect time, and pulp heroically headlined glastonbury at the last minute), the inclusion of massive attack (although my favourite group) just furrowed my brow - why include them and not radiohead, not the spice girls? Radiohead in particular, who have gone on to arguably greater success than oasis. maybe they had a few problems getting interviews with the actually relevant people of the time?There are too few interviewees for this to be a broad essay on the scene in the mid '90's (maybe this is why they had to include Wonderwall?). whereas 24 Hour Party People managed to entertain, excite and sympathise with some of the absurdities and fickleness of the music world, this film fails to be a worthwhile exercise in anything other than over-glorifying a period which has effectively only just ended.Although as i've said, some of the music is great...