Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage
Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date (Streaming): July 23, 2021
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StatewaveAug 15, 2021
Horrible! I really wanted to like this but the crazy bigoted commentators ruined it. I really can’t believe the racist sexist things they were saying. DISGUSTING!
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FlastieSep 1, 2021
...just imagine dropping the blame of FYRE festival failure on their atendees.

Reality: absolute failure of promoters, lack of drinkable water, hygiene facilities, overpriced water and food at 35+C temperatures, which resulted in riots....just imagine dropping the blame of FYRE festival failure on their atendees.

Reality: absolute failure of promoters, lack of drinkable water, hygiene facilities, overpriced water and food at 35+C temperatures, which resulted in riots.

This "documentary": Blames white males and 90s nu-metal bands.

Total garbage. If you want more accurate and unbiased views of events in woodstock 99, just search youtube. There are plenty independent short docs about Woodstock 99.… Expand
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SIPPIOAug 10, 2021
This is just awful to EVERY GEN-X person..
**The Dude starts off the video by saying " how weird they dressed "
~1st of all my friends & i back in 1999 probably dressed the best in our whole lives. before and after. *Cargo shorts and aThis is just awful to EVERY GEN-X person..
**The Dude starts off the video by saying " how weird they dressed "
~1st of all my friends & i back in 1999 probably dressed the best in our whole lives.
before and after.
*Cargo shorts and a bowling style button up & sometimes unbuttoned w/ a shirt underneath,
and yeah a fitted hat backwards... It was clean..
~Also, 1999 is when alot of us started pulling our pants up(atleast a lil) and the uber baggies we're out.. It was a cleaned up version of the early-to- mid 1990's..
~I am a good judge of this because i was a manager & head of security for TWO major downtown WPB aka 'Clematis' nightclubs and the majority of people dressed pretty dope...

~Then there's the lady complaining about "how WHITE" the audience is....
NEWS FLASH Weird Lady= Every concert in America is usually white..
Even a Wu-Tang Clan or Ice Cube Outkast concert is 90% white..
BUT a alternative woodstock is for sure gonna be white so why even say that..
This is the type of person whos whole life is looking for drama and shaming people..

~Fred Durst didn't do anything wrong!
I watched his whole show atleast 3 times since Woodstock99 and he didn't want his audience to "mellow out" and i dont blame him.. Most wouldn't agree to it.. And gimmie a break about him refusing to not play "break Stuff" they knew the type of anger LimpBizkit had when they booked them... If anything Metallica was the heaviest there....
~Nobody i knew who went there had a bad experience.. I heard everyone was having a blast and nobody was beat down.
The trouble makers found trouble and probably found trouble and eventually were dealt with.
This is hands down how me & my crew behave & so do most crews...

I bet this stupid documentary angers alot of people by insulting the heck outta Generation-X..

I was 21 when this concert dropped and it was probably the best year of my life. So yeah im pretty protective..
RIP 103.1 The Buzz… Expand
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frankrog29Jul 28, 2021
This rock documentary is a bummer, but it’s meant to be. If you like your rock documentaries with a lot of pretentious, smug, self-righteous moralizing, then you’re going to love this one. The documentary says a lot about the zeitgeist ofThis rock documentary is a bummer, but it’s meant to be. If you like your rock documentaries with a lot of pretentious, smug, self-righteous moralizing, then you’re going to love this one. The documentary says a lot about the zeitgeist of 1999, but it also says a lot about the zeitgeist of 2021 in that all of the “experts” who are interviewed are extremely uptight, judgmental, and rigid. They’re so preoccupied with criticizing the Woodstock 99 attendee that they’ve forgotten that rock n’ roll is supposed to be about rebellion and subversion, not suppression and finger-pointing. Is it possible that the Woodstock 99 attendees actually had…fun? How dare they!!!… Expand
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drummerJ99Nov 7, 2021
I'll save you 2 hours: White people are bad. Had a very interesting premise unfortunately, HBO had to wokeify it and of course, it sucks. "White kids singing black man lyrics, that's bad" What was 50,000 supposed to do, just stand there andI'll save you 2 hours: White people are bad. Had a very interesting premise unfortunately, HBO had to wokeify it and of course, it sucks. "White kids singing black man lyrics, that's bad" What was 50,000 supposed to do, just stand there and not sing?!? Isn't that more on the black artist for A) writing those lyrics and B) performing them for a mostly white crowd?

The same guy who said above also criticized nu metal because it's white people rapping. And he's mad that numetal doesn't include r&B and hip hop. Well duh, then it wouldn't be nu metal. It'd be r&B or hip hop.

I do love how they talk about how sexist the thing was while literally using every single uncensored photo/video of a topless woman that they could find. As a performer in the video said. "isn't it ironic"?… Expand
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JimmieJonesOct 17, 2021
A documentary that had such great potential but was destroyed by overlaying the political lens of today onto the activities of mainly young concert goers more than 20 years ago. I was not able to last past the 20 minute mark after yet anotherA documentary that had such great potential but was destroyed by overlaying the political lens of today onto the activities of mainly young concert goers more than 20 years ago. I was not able to last past the 20 minute mark after yet another political sermon was delivered by one of the shows "experts" on the evils of young white men, and the victim status of those who are not. I am not a white male btw, but equally tired of this need by some to push their ideological agendas. Even more depressing is that most of their kind inhabit the media who review them, so the fawning and back slapping ensures it continues. Meanwhile the vast majority of viewers turn off.… Expand
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BlastosistNov 7, 2021
The least interesting take on Woodstock is presented in this Doc. Rather than focus on the music or musicians we are served up a woke mix of relativist history.
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ElchubboAug 9, 2021
White male bad. All white male fault. Arghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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90sMusicLoverJul 26, 2021
As someone who was at Woodstock '99, I was really looking forward to this documentary, only to be disappointed and disgusted at how grossly biased it was. I would like to preface that I was, at the time, a 16 year old girl who spent a lot ofAs someone who was at Woodstock '99, I was really looking forward to this documentary, only to be disappointed and disgusted at how grossly biased it was. I would like to preface that I was, at the time, a 16 year old girl who spent a lot of time near the front row of the west stage and was never abused or harassed. I realize there were many mistakes made, but this film only shows a very narrow and overly critical view of this event. First of all, there were free water stations and all you had to do was fill up a water bottle. I did this for the entire time and never paid a dime for water, nor was I ever dehydrated. Second of all, the documentary was shot through the lens of hindsight bias and with a filter of current views and political agendas. What could have been an honest and interesting look at an epic music event in 1999 was turned into a white male hating boob fest. The message that women were taken advantage of was lost in all of the constant footage that concentrated around women showing off their breasts. There was barely any music footage and not even an attempt to show what was mostly going on, a lot of people enjoying a great line up of music. There was no mention or inclusion of the east stage, where I also spent a lot of time, which featured a lot of more relaxed and laid back acts if one didn't want to brave the more intense west stage. It was the minority of people being explicit and behaving like savages. Most of the people were like me, peaceful, enjoying music, and acting like decent citizens. This documentary displayed a microcosm of what has happened to music. It's not about the music anymore, it's all about the politics and money making behind it. I know that drama and sex sells, but this documentary was only a small part of the bigger picture and completely missed the mark.… Expand
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gtols1421Jul 26, 2021
Could of been a great documentary except it wasn't. The commentary was brutal 2 hours of whining about the white man
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VivalafranceJul 24, 2021
Entertaining… but the film tries a little too hard to weave a narrative connecting the events of a single ridiculous music festival with our current culture war silliness. If you can get past all the cringe pontificating historicalEntertaining… but the film tries a little too hard to weave a narrative connecting the events of a single ridiculous music festival with our current culture war silliness. If you can get past all the cringe pontificating historical relativism, the part of the film dedicated to the organizational snafu is compelling tv. Oh yeah, is it really necessary to go after has-beens like Kid Rock and Fred Durst? Can you really punch down more than that? I found the true villain of this film to be none other than Moby. My god that man seems like the most nauseating assclown you could ever end up having to talk to at a dinner party. Eminem was right.… Expand
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TheWayfarer73Jul 26, 2021
The only reason this documentary was made was to paint white males in a bad light. It's the ONLY REASON this documentary was made. Nobody gives an S about woodstock 99(20 years ago nothing to mull over again). This documentary is 100%The only reason this documentary was made was to paint white males in a bad light. It's the ONLY REASON this documentary was made. Nobody gives an S about woodstock 99(20 years ago nothing to mull over again). This documentary is 100% propaganda. PS. I am not white.… Expand
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DasBoot69Jul 28, 2021
Terrible. Way to take a concert and turn it into a narrow scoped anti white, racist, all white men are evil and sexist and angry, documentary. It was a GD concert, why don't you cover the ins and outs of the event for highs and lows insteadTerrible. Way to take a concert and turn it into a narrow scoped anti white, racist, all white men are evil and sexist and angry, documentary. It was a GD concert, why don't you cover the ins and outs of the event for highs and lows instead of focusing on white man bad? The positive reviews, they have a common theme saying this is great and shows how history will repeat itself... Uh, it was a concert 1999 and doesn't apply to everyday life in 2021, calm it down.… Expand
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Mochoa94Jul 28, 2021
I think my favorite part was all the men talking about how disgusting misogyny is - while making sure that the documentary utilized every topless female video they could get their hands on from Woodstock 1999. I'm a woman, just stating myI think my favorite part was all the men talking about how disgusting misogyny is - while making sure that the documentary utilized every topless female video they could get their hands on from Woodstock 1999. I'm a woman, just stating my impression of it. It seemed like a group of individuals trying to backpedal on their participation in this event over two decades ago. In addition, almost all interviewees were white men, talking about how evil all the white men involved were. Odd to watch, gave me a lot of good laughs, so at least it did that. Cheers to giving it your all in this cash grab!… Expand
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GdgipJul 29, 2021
I thought it was an 8 but I gave it a 10 to try and offset some of these disingenuous negative reviews from people who obviously didn’t watch the movie. Yes it is about white male rage but it does not demonize white people. How sad do youI thought it was an 8 but I gave it a 10 to try and offset some of these disingenuous negative reviews from people who obviously didn’t watch the movie. Yes it is about white male rage but it does not demonize white people. How sad do you have to be to get on here and leave an obviously fake review because you’re offended by the label, ironically enough, a modern form of white male rage.… Expand
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ashaman01Jul 25, 2021
Great review of the event, lots of great footage from a crazy event. It was spoiled by hot takes from liberal journalists and commentators, Moby was cringy! The eye witnesses were great and gave great accounts! Hearing from the band wasGreat review of the event, lots of great footage from a crazy event. It was spoiled by hot takes from liberal journalists and commentators, Moby was cringy! The eye witnesses were great and gave great accounts! Hearing from the band was cool too. They tried very hard to turn this into one of today's political arguments, it's just not that. It was a way crazier event than I thought though. Unfortunately, you don't want to miss this so just suffer through the liberal bs.… Expand
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JLuis_001Jul 25, 2021
With everything that has happened in this pandemic, and especially with the new protests that are happening right now in Europe and Australia, my acquaintances tell me that I have no faith in people because I just call them stupid.
And no,With everything that has happened in this pandemic, and especially with the new protests that are happening right now in Europe and Australia, my acquaintances tell me that I have no faith in people because I just call them stupid.
And no, I'm sorry. I have no faith in them, at all.

And why do I mention this? Because this documentary falls at a perfect time to explain my position, and that is that although there are many examples throughout history, when I tell to people I know that if they really want to see an example of how easily people can be pushed to the edge and fall into hysteria and societal destruction, I just tell them to look at what happened at Woodstock 99.
And that was a music festival, and it only took them three days.
Because even if there are people who will flee from the fire, there will always be many others who will continue to feed it.

Some call it a cultural moment. There was nothing cultural about that debacle. They're simply in love with the wrong kind of nostalgia.

I liked this documentary because although it doesn't expose all of the worst that happened there, it calls things as they are.
But I did find it prejudicial to mention that certain bands, like Limp Bizkit, only fueled people's violent behavior. That's giving them a very cheap excuse for their conduct.
Other than that, it was good enough, and I suppose informative for people who were unfamiliar on the subject.… Expand
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ze_zeJan 29, 2022
I don't say it's a bad documentary but it's too much american after I watched it, I went listen to nu metal so hard.
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ChristianZAug 10, 2021
Let’s get to it: This is not a definitive accounting of a sprawling, stupidly organized gathering of a few hundred thousand people on a jet-black tarmac of a monolithic abandoned military base in July of 1999 for the purpose of mosh pitting,Let’s get to it: This is not a definitive accounting of a sprawling, stupidly organized gathering of a few hundred thousand people on a jet-black tarmac of a monolithic abandoned military base in July of 1999 for the purpose of mosh pitting, deliberately busting sewage pipes, sexual assaulting seemingly every woman in attendance, tearing down equipment and burning it while dancing about like witches at a coven. Yeah, it was a 95% white male crowd hoping to reenact Lord of the Flies by the end. That’s the reality some don’t want to see. Too bad. That happened, too. But then, nothing could be could be definitive. Such an event can’t be summarized in 2 hours. What is clear is that the organizers were completely out of their depth and past their prime. This doc isn’t fair to everyone (Fred Durst is a semi-literate jag but he did care about the crowd) but they certainly give the organizers a chance to explain themselves. And boy do they, in some of the most arrogant, crude, and dismissive soundbites imaginable. They blame everyone- MTV, Fred Durst, Brad Pitt, topless women, the list goes on- but never once do they self-reflect and say, “We certainly could have made sure water was allowed in the event. Maybe food would have been a good idea. Yeah, working, safe, private showers might have been handy. Working toilets that can handle such a mass of people? I guess that should’ve been there.” You had a good time if you were there? Great. Your experience is yours. This film is about the big picture. If decades have a way of repeating themselves, look for an even uglier record of the end of the 2020s.… Expand
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Clod_GrondleJan 16, 2022
Like the actual Woodstock '99, this documentary is badly planned, poorly executed, and hopes to recapture the Fyre of its superior forebear.
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