7th Street

Release Date: January 17, 2003

6.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Ratings

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LorieV.Jul 29, 2005

I loved it! It was a moving and sincere documentary capturing the nastalgic reality we all go through as we grow up and visit our childhood neighborhoods. The sadness of the dear old characters long passed, and the happy memories of I loved it! It was a moving and sincere documentary capturing the nastalgic reality we all go through as we grow up and visit our childhood neighborhoods. The sadness of the dear old characters long passed, and the happy memories of childhood traditions unique to a certain neighborhood can be shared by anyone, no matter where you are from. I thought is was brilliant!!… Expand

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RevaJun 26, 2003

I live nearby and I loved this film.

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SarahR.Apr 8, 2004

While I felt the subjects of the film were very genuine and captivating, I felt Pais used them to create a film that he could finally be the star in, as he is ALWAYS in front of the camera. I felt he dealt with them on video to serve a While I felt the subjects of the film were very genuine and captivating, I felt Pais used them to create a film that he could finally be the star in, as he is ALWAYS in front of the camera. I felt he dealt with them on video to serve a purpose, and that the "street family" that he spoke of constantly, was more of a figment of his egomaniacal imagination.… Expand

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juliankennedy23Jun 9, 2014

7th Street: 5 out of 10: Nostalgia about ones childhood is a dangerous thing. It permeates 7th street where Josh Pais is clearly to close to the subject as he bemoans the loss of the crime ridden hellhole of his youth and worries about the7th Street: 5 out of 10: Nostalgia about ones childhood is a dangerous thing. It permeates 7th street where Josh Pais is clearly to close to the subject as he bemoans the loss of the crime ridden hellhole of his youth and worries about the gentrification of said block. (There are outdoor café's now and people are drinking lattés oh the horror the horror)

That said it is a fascinating documentary with a great group of people (especially Reno Thunder who was his mothers occasional boyfriend.) In fact this is quite the high production home movie with many interviews with family who often counteract Mr. Pais's thesis about the neighborhood change and when Mr. Thunder falls on hard times the change is so dramatic there are clearly more forces at work then the neighborhood cleaning itself up.

I wish we had spent even more time with Mr. Thunder after the change and less on Mr. Pais's childhood (especially the endless footage of his late mother and how she was at the center of an art revolution. She actually comes across as kind of a …how does one put this nicely… party girl.) Mr. Pais's brother in a hilarious and all to short clip reminisces on his reaction of finding Marcel Marceau in his living room one morning. He clearly doesn't hold the neighborhood (or mimes) to his heart and seemed glad to escape.

There is a staged and telling scene at the end where an adult Mr. Pais and his friend play in a fire hydrant while yuppies look on disapprovingly, his point is lost in the fact he does look quite silly. There are some things from childhood we just let go.… Expand

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