After viewing the first 10 minutes of this movie, I went out and bought it the next day. The Battles provided the perfect intro and I was hooked.

First the bad, I wanted more footage of Belle & Sebastian and Mogwai and less Nick Cave is always appreciated. Also, this movie, whether intentional or not, feels like an homage to indie music and its fans. I consider myself to be a fan and therefore do not have a problem with this. However, it is difficult to imagine anybody who does not like these bands enjoying this movie at all.

Now the good, the footage in this movie was shot by the fans and it really captures the festival well. You get the performances, the drunks, the venue, Daniel Johnston and a pissed off David Cross. In short, this film is a celebration not only of All Tomorrow’s Parties, but of a tribe of people to whom music is a big part of their lives. I quickly got into the movie and turned up the volume and wished I had spent some money on surround sound. Much like pizza, even when it was bad it was still good, because it had a celebratory vibe running throughout which was contagious. I enjoyed the film and the extras in their entirety. No, I did not skip over Nick Cave, even though the guy sucks.

After viewing All Tomorrow’s Parties, I’ve noticed that I check tour dates a little more often, I play the iPod a little louder and think about music just a little bit more. Basically, the movie acted as a motivational seminar on music.