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Awesome; I F... Shot That!

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On Oct. 9, 2004, music group the Beastie Boys perform a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden. They distribute 50 cameras to be used during the performance, to members of the audience, thereby gaining many different perspectives on the energy and spectacle of one of their live concerts.

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Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 3/4 Nov 24, 2006 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Aug 4, 2006 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Jul 15, 2006 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com About as close as a rock band can get to creating a true love song to their fans. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter In a time when the music business is in bad shape - having been sliced and diced, segmented, ghettoized, bootlegged, downloaded, pirated, stolen and just badly managed - Awesome, I Fuckin' Shot That restores some of the raw power... May 11, 2020 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com The Beastie Boys relive their former glories in an inspired live performance at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 2004 where 50 members of the sold-out audience use handheld cameras to capture the show. Rated: C- Apr 20, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I'm completely setting impartiality aside, I absolutely loved this. Some music you like, some you love and some if you encounter it at the right moment in you life helps to define the person you are. The Beastie Boys through their music, style and personalities will always be one of those groups to me. I went to this tour so it brought back great memories but also tinged with incredible sadness at the loss of MCA, he is sadly missed. The film itself is a concert film but with the twist of giving out handheld cameras to audience members and backstage, it works brilliantly and helps to convey what the Beasties were all about, love for New York, Hip-Hop, each other and their fans. One of a kind...oh and Mix Master Mike is as always incredible. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member A very novel way to make a live concert film: hand video cameras to 50 audience members and get them to shoot it for you! Result is variable though, despite some good editing. Some great shots and some mediocre. Still, a very different, and less sterile, approach. Music is good, of course. Great performance by the Beastie Boys. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Concert movies are always for the fan boys, so how was I not going to love this! Interesting direction for the genre in handing out 50 video cameras to the audience and back-stage personnel; to get their take on this Madison Square Garden gig. Its all then mashed up to tell the tale of the 90 minute NY concert, and expertly captures both the exuberance and music of the Beasties. This 2004 experiment also points the way to today's sharing of smartphone video clips (of concerts) you find dotted around on YouTube. The finale when they rush around and appear at different parts of the venue, sharing their final tune with the fans sums up the love people feel for this band. And obviously this is directed by MCA, sadly missed. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member IF you like the Beastie Boys, you'll like this. Concert video like no other. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member An epic way to live a Beastie Boys concert, now that there'd be no more... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member The extended scene where one of the fans went to go pee in the middle of the show was quite unnerving Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On Oct. 9, 2004, music group the Beastie Boys perform a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden. They distribute 50 cameras to be used during the performance, to members of the audience, thereby gaining many different perspectives on the energy and spectacle of one of their live concerts.
Director
Adam Yauch
Producer
Jon Doran, Adam Yauch
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Oscilloscope Films
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 2006, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 5, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$161.4K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital