Just what I expected

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Hard Core Logo is one of the better Canadian independent films made. I liked Hard Core Logo and I do not like indie style films which says a lot. Another fake documentary which gets across as so real! Hugh Dillon, who is the lead singer of the headstones, added many real life experiences in the movie. One experiences what a van ride/tour for five days would be like! The Winnipeg meltdown, and the stage performance memorable. When Hard Core Logo plays, there is an real life performance. (Authentic) The movie's foreground is about a friendship between John Dic and Billy Talent. John is a real friend and is a in your face does not care guy. John Hates phonies, and is self- destructive. Billy is angry at John for wrecking his career, and wants to grow as a musician. One experiences a real friendship in the movie between the two protagonists, but as the movie progresses the past strains the relationship. Hard Core Logo show everyone uses everyone, and getting back stabbed. John the guy who does not actually care, does care and the unbreakable breaks. John gets broken and one experiences real pain/tears and a horrible ending. Seven out of ten stars.

Really interesting film for anyone familiar with the hardcore music scene that deals with the problems and moral dilemmas of a reunited band. The problem is the movie is mismarketed as a comedy. Humor in the movie is quite present though dark and dry (though still very funny). This movie is actually quite a bit better than spinal tap. It's not mocking a bad band of a genre, but exploring the problems of the scene by looking at what's viewed to be a good one. The only similarity between this film and spinal tap is the narrative framework, which is that of a documentary, though in this film, that device becomes less obtrusive, and in all honesty could have been removed. Also, this movie has much more of a human heart than a film like spinal tap or fear of a black hat (another movie that got lumped into the "mockumentary" genre). The big problem I think is that this movie is represented as a comedy, and it's as dramatic as it is humorous. Terrific ending too. Recommended to those who enjoy dark comedies and punk rock.

I've seen most of director Bruce McDonald's films. He's pretty well-known in Canada, and almost all of his films are "road movies" in one sense or another. In this film, he follows Hard Core Logo, a Vancouver punk band reunited for one last tour across western Canada. Though there are lots of laughs, This Is Definitely Not Spinal Tap. Even though his characters look like typical rocker louts, there is so much going on under the surface that it breaks your heart. A funny but heartfelt exploration of perpetual adolescence, male bonding, ambition and desperation, Hard Core Logo is even more enjoyable for anyone who's ever been (or wanted to be) in a band. (As a bonus, the film stars Canada's own version of Brad Pitt, the excellent and very cool Callum Keith Rennie). (8/10)

I was taken for a 3000 mile ride that simply rocked. The band portrayed reminded me in many ways of bands I have been with in the past; they set the scene very believably and the writer deserves several pats on theback. The punk scene was captured well, as were the rigors of touring & staying together and focused on a common interest. The plot developed quite well, and the characters were simply dead-on. I liked thedocumentary aspects, the way they included the 'crew' in shots. And kudos to the twist at the very end. Brilliant picture.