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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: NEW VIDEO GROUP INC EAN: 0767685989036 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: DOCURAMA Languages: Manufacturer: DOCURAMA MPN: NVG-9890 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: DOCURAMA Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 28, 2007 Running Time: 81 minutes Studio: DOCURAMA Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Editorial Review: Product Description: A battle of naked ambition played out on the national and ultimately world stage Air Guitar Nation chronicles the birth of the US Air Guitar Championships as legions of aspiring rock stars live out their dreams on a quest to become the world champion in a strange world where musical ability plays second fiddle to virtual virtuosity.Two rock legends emerge and strum their way towards glory and the coveted national title.Samurai warrior "C. Diddy" emerges as an early favorite but Bjorn Turoque is not far behind.Will Bjorn's technical prowess attitude and "airness" be enough to take him to the top or will C. Diddy conquer all to become America's first supreme being of air guitar?System Requirements:Running Time: 81 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 767685989036 Manufacturer No: NVG-9890 Amazon.com: Is it a sport? A game? An artform? It may be hard to define, but it's easy to see that air guitar is a lot of fun and immensely entertaining, and so is director Alexandra Lipsitz's Air Guitar Nation, an utterly charming documentary about the young men (and a few women) who in 2003 competed both at home and abroad to determine whose "airness" would rule. Having visited Finland, the longtime home of the World Championship finale (who knew?), the previous year to check out the scene, Kriston Rucker and Cedric Devitt realized that no Americans were included, so they organized the first U.S., er, air-off in New York. It's there that we meet guys who are restaurant managers, software developers, budget analysts, and such in daily life, but who assume names like Air Raid, Krye Tuff, and The Shred when they hit the stage and perform to the music of Motorhead, Judas Priest, Steve Vai, and others while the crowd goes nuts (judges include Tom Morello, who plays real guitar for Rage Against the Machine). Two stars emerge from the pack--David "C-Diddy" Jung (an Exeter-educated actor whose immigrant parents wanted him to be a doctor or lawyer) and Dan "Bjorn Turoque" Crane ("to err is human, but to air guitar is divine")--and we follow them as they head to Oulu, Finland, to take on competitors from all over the globe (more than one of them compares the event to the Olympics). They must first endure Air Guitar Boot Camp, with lessons in "Air Guitar and Groupies" and "Maintaining Your Instrument," but the film takes off when it gets to the competition itself; the performances, all of them about a minute long, are an absolute riot, with all the laughs (intended and otherwise), macho grimacing, and showy moves used by real heavy metal axe-grinders. But while these are basically young folks having a good time, most see air guitar as something, well, transcendent. "It's instant meditation," says one. "It's about freedom to be yourself," adds another. "I'm going to out-weird the world," says C-Diddy. About 40 minutes of bonus material includes deleted scenes and additional performances. --Sam Graham Average Rating:
 Rating: - Make Air, Not WarAir Guitar Nation is a truly wonderful documentary on the United States first entry into the Air Guitar Championships. This film is just a great look into the comradery of international participants, the hell-bent fury of contestant, Bjorn Turoque, the intensity of the participants attending seminars on air guitar, etc. It will make you wonder, it will make you laugh, it will make you go "hmmmm". Overall, it is an honestly fun movie. Rating:  - wacky fun"Air Guitar Nation" is probably the best documentary ever made about a non-subject. Air Guitar, for those unfamiliar with the term, is the art of playing heavy metal guitar sans the actual guitar. It's what every spastic, tone-deaf teenager with dreams of one day becoming the next Jimi Hendrix has done in the privacy of his own bedroom since the late 1960's. Who could ever have imagined that a whole subculture and cottage industry would one day spring up around an activity that most of us probably ... Read More Rating: - Full of AirnessNo doubt about it, Air Guitar Nation rocks. The competition is fascinating, as well as the stories of the film's two main subjects--C-Diddy and Bjorn Turoque. After watching this film, I've been rocking on my imaginary guitar along with any song I hear...probably not the safest move while driving, but my chops need some work before the 2008 season starts. Rating:  - A fun flick3.5 stars The hyperbole of the other reviews here is extreme; comparing this to Spinal Tap is way off base. It's nowhere near as funny, fresh, or ingenious. Yeah, it's good, but it ain't one of the great documentaries of all time. This is indeed a fun film, full of good vibes and nice guys. But damn, it's just slooow at points! The filmmakers keep it basic, and I think they lost a lot of potential humor doing that. I may be biased in that I saw The King of Kong a couple of ... Read More Rating: - BUY THIS MOVIEThis is not a goofball subject. Air guitar is one of the unspoken truths associated with American culture since the early stages of rock. Most of the people you see at one point in time indulged themselves in the apparitional past time. This movie comes at a time when wielding the symbolic guitar is now approaching reality. I was struck early on by the feeling of magical metal tempo surrounding me as I contorted and muttered the groans of approval on my stage I could take wherever I went. ... Read More |
