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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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Nick Schager Slant Magazine 07/15/2006
2.5/4
An aggressively kinetic record. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/02/2020
3.0/4.0
About as close as a rock band can get to creating a true love song to their fans. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 05/11/2020
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... Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 04/20/2009
C-
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. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 07/10/2007
I had fun, even if I'm not a huge fan of the group... Go to Full Review
Michael Ferraro Film Threat 04/16/2007
5/5
Awesome; I... Shot That! is exactly that; it's f...in' awesome! Go to Full Review
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08/04/2013 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. See more 08/01/2013 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. See more 01/28/2013 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. See more 12/24/2012 IF you like the Beastie Boys, you'll like this. Concert video like no other. See more 11/02/2012 An epic way to live a Beastie Boys concert, now that there'd be no more... See more 08/25/2012 The extended scene where one of the fans went to go pee in the middle of the show was quite unnerving See more 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