gainsbarre13

Aside from the "Pro" Manson bent and factual errors this an excellent & intriguing documentary. The best parts (as I'm sure anyone who has seen this will agree) are the one on one interviews with Charlie himself. Sure he seems pretty nutty, but underneath some of the babble he babbles has a ring of truth to it (his thoughts regarding prison for example). At times the narration gets a little monotonous and boring and some facts are presented wrong. But still over all entertaining and it makes you think. If you're really into this s**t like I am, you should check out the 1973 documentary "Manson". The two together make an excellent double feature.

Though I love The Runaways very much, I didn't like this film. No Joan Jett & the lack of Runaways music definitely hurt. All you get is a pretty shitty cover of Sweet Jane & then Wild Thing. The film itself is well made but the score sucks. Kim Fowley comes across as the sleazy creep we all knew he is (gotta love a guy who can refer to a 14 year old girl as "dog s**t" or "dog c**t" oh wait a minute no not all actually), and Lita Ford keeps repeating herself. ("It all went back to that first phone call from Kim".) But then again, she's kind of lame anyway. Worth checking out, but only if you're interested in The Runaways. Not one of the great "rock 'n' roll" movies like Don't Look Back, Hard Days Night or End of the Century or something.

I won't front, I'm interested in Manson, but I also dig 60's & 70's exploitation movies. If yr like myself, then you might enjoy this.

It's not a direct reference to the Manson story but the whole religious drug/sex cult/family deal is in effect. Lotsa cheesy hippy babble, drug taking and many naked breasts follow. Troy Donahue makes a good Manson-esque character and the music is good. (By Jeff Barry no less!) Definitely worth checking out!