Lovedolls Superstar: Fully Realized's primary appeal is in its first-rate list of 80s Alternative/Post-Punk, heavy-hitters including: Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Steve and Jeff McDonald (Redd Kross), the Meat Puppets, Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), Sky Saxon (The Seeds), and Sonic Youth. A nod goes to The Lovedolls performance of "Love Machine", which rocked more than a lot of 'real' bands, who currently try to exist in this musical space.
The bottom line is that this film is an enjoyable, albeit goofy, piece of nostalgia from the burgeoning, post-punk, underground music scene of the mid-80s that will is best viewed with a bunch of your Indie music afficianado friends, a couple of cases of cheap beer, while wearing your Black Flag t-shirt. This flick will either make you want to drag all of your vintage, 80s Post-Punk vinyl down from the attic or obsessively search Web for their mp3 equivalents.
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