'Beastie Boys Story' (2020) is not just a film for fans but also a documentation of the measurement of the close friendship, growth, and maturity that the Beastie Boys had done over their respective lives.
It's a live documentary which makes it seem like a Ted-Talk or a theatre piece with properly rehearsed narration and carefully placed music and video throughout the film. This gives the film such a different and more personal feel to the film as you hear from Mike D and Ad-Rock in what feels like a personal conversation.
This live style is more touching but I feel that its almost too personal at times although that's because I was under the impression it would be a regular music documentary based off both the book and show. Again I was smiling the whole film, but I feel like there was so much more to tell if it wasn't done live.
It's worth watching for anyone because the friendship of Mike D and Ad-Rock and their in-depth narration make everything touching regardless of your knowledge of the band. Its good just not great.
It's a live documentary which makes it seem like a Ted-Talk or a theatre piece with properly rehearsed narration and carefully placed music and video throughout the film. This gives the film such a different and more personal feel to the film as you hear from Mike D and Ad-Rock in what feels like a personal conversation.
This live style is more touching but I feel that its almost too personal at times although that's because I was under the impression it would be a regular music documentary based off both the book and show. Again I was smiling the whole film, but I feel like there was so much more to tell if it wasn't done live.
It's worth watching for anyone because the friendship of Mike D and Ad-Rock and their in-depth narration make everything touching regardless of your knowledge of the band. Its good just not great.