MC5*: A True Testimonial

Name: MC5*: A True Testimonial
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 23, 2004
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 75

2004

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Avatar Films | Release Date: April 23, 2004

Summary: The hidden and forgotten history of an incredible group in an incredible time in America, this documentary profiles the Detroit rock group MC5. (Future/Now Films)

Director: David C. Thomas

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 120 min

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Joan Anderman

MC5 is everything a rockumentary should be and usually isn't. Then again, MC5 was everything a rock band should be and usually isn't. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Wide-ranging and beautifully edited -- it's a vivid evocation of a moment when even the ugliest guitar feedback could be taken as a serious political statement. Read full review

Keith Phipps

MC5's mix of showmanship, hippie idealism, and brawling Detroit muscle makes it tough to categorize, and A True Testimonial carefully moves through each step of the progression. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Should please die-hard fans as well as viewers who have never heard the band and its anthem, "Kick Out the Jams." Read full review

Joel Selvin

The film is a touching, detailed portrait of an important and often overlooked band. Filmmaker David C. Thomas has done a wonderful job of stitching his filmed interviews together with the extensive vintage footage he scrounged. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Thomas does an excellent job exploring the incendiary environment that shaped the band in the late 1960s. His primary interest, however, is simply to express and explain the thrill the MC5 still inspires. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The music continues to speak for itself. Play loud. Read full review

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ClarkstonGuy

Oct 21, 2013

I was lucky to be there to hear the 5 in their heyday. I had always hoped to see it and now I have and it is everything I had hope it would be. Inspiring, touching, sad, but ultimately satisfying. If you are a true fan or just curious about this force called the MC5, you have got to seek outI was lucky to be there to hear the 5 in their heyday. I had always hoped to see it and now I have and it is everything I had hope it would be. Inspiring, touching, sad, but ultimately satisfying. If you are a true fan or just curious about this force called the MC5, you have got to seek out and see this documentary. The producers did a near perfect job and I wish I could thank them personally. Incredible!… Expand

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