This Is GWAR

I'm Bohab #234,958,683,842. I am biased because I love our lord and masters, GWAR, but, since I'm here, I might as well mention that this was one of the greatest rockumentaries I've ever laid my pathetic eyes on. Watching them murder and slay as they talk about their rise to fame is so enticing and thrilling. GWAR will forever reign supreme. Bow to your kings! Hail GWAR!

For real though, watch this film. 11/10.

I went into this knowing that GWAR were that band that ate Mark in Empire Records, and was what Beavis and Butthead watched a lot in their TV show, but absolutely no knowledge of them otherwise.

I finished it with tears streaming down my face and a new-found appreciation for the music.

A wonderful chronology of the bands' history told from the perspective of the myriad various members and collaborators that shaped their trajectory over the years, this feels like a very personal love-letter to the band as told by some fans and lot of the band members past and present.

Is it just me who got incredible Sid Barret vibes FROM Dave Brockie? An immense talent that was thankfully able to spend decades expressing his vision, and for that I am grateful.

Highly recommended.

If you love GWAR you'll love this documentary. I can't believe it's taken so long to get such a great road map of the legendary band. Makes me even more proud of being a Richmonder. Such an important band that can never be replicated! RIP Dave. MUST WATCH!!

How to describe GWAR? Barbarian, alien warriors coming to earth? A very underrated band, like Motörhead and Rose Tattoo once called from some people who have no idea of music the worst band in the world, when in fact GWAR is just like the other two bands mentioned musically brilliant with a great show and the favourite band of Beavis and Butt-Head, with even some Grammy nominations. For people living outside of the US it is hard to understand this whole freedom of speech or freedom to express in their performance and art problem, getting dropped by a record label, cuddlefish taken by police, not a big case as the 2 Live Crew ones loosing the first court case, but more importantly for music winning the second and third court case against Navarro. From a music documentary perspective not a top notch one like Searching for Sugar Man, but there is a lot to like and a lot to love about this music documentary, I am still giving it a 9/10. Arts and music are not always about money, keep loosing band members is difficult and they still keep going on and on, a very honest in depth documentary, it is just what they love to do, with a lot of passion, it is their life, at times very emotionally.

This was educational and I am a fan of the band but this should have been about 30 minutes shorter. I did like the interviews but a lot of the content seemed redundant.