This documentary is made up of a lot of talking heads. Lots of people who know, or knew, the band. Some of it is rumor, some may be fact, it's hard to say. As for actual Green Day content, they appear in a couple of very brief interview clips for a total of maybe 2 minutes. They even repeat the same clip at the beginning and the end!
Outside of the talking heads, there is a decent amount of old pictures of Green Day that are trotted out on the screen. Not to mention the generic lame knock off music filling in the gaps in and around the dull narration.
Bottomline. It doesn't matter if you are a fan or not, this disk is not worth your time. It is boring, not terribly informative, and doesn't have any Green Day music. Skip this, wait for something official from the band. The best thing about it is the title.
Not Recommended.
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Article comments
1 - Jones Violet
The best thing about it is the title.
Seriously, it's true. My review of this was pretty much the same.
2 - Chris Beaumont
Well, the cover art isn't bad either. hehe
I just read your review, very well put.
3 - Lani
I saw it when it was called pogo paradise. It was shit then, and with a new cover its equally shit, if not shitter. NOBODY buy it! Please wait for Live At Milton Keynes. It's by Sam Bayer so it's going to be good. And its all about the band. With them in it.
The only bit I liked in the whole thing was the little interview with the band and Tre was talking about Billie Joe being a great tattoo artist.
4 - Kati
Yeah, the DVD sucked. I got it before there were ANY reviews...... AHH now i cant take it back cuz i lost the receipt, but ya, you did put it well :-D
5 - Lee
if i were to buy this thing, i'd be super pissed to find out i already OWN it. (and im sorry i bought it the first time). that's a shitty thing to do and if they dont give returns they should except plenty of nasty phone calls from 16-year old girls' moms!
6 - Sydni
same here. i am a pretty big fan and this dvd was really really boring.. i cant believe they could put something like that out.. there is nothing that really has them in it.. its just a bunch of people that no one knows... BORING!
7 - Stacy
I agree in all of your comments. Im a big fan of greenday and they supposed to be fun not borring!!!!