Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage

As a young teen male in 1999, Woodstock 99 was the place I wanted to be despite being way too far to actually go. There is no hyperbole in this documentary -- this was the biggest collection of rock bands in 1999. However, now as an old senior male in 2021, this whole weekend feels like my version of hell. This documentary swerved everyone by making you think Fred Durst would be the villain, but then just let the promoter speak for more than a few minutes.

Hell is waking up at Woodstock ‘99

Gen X at it's nadir, the Revolution five years dead. Enter corporations and Men to exploit and destroy. The whole "festival scene" and our current era of bankrupt pop are nothing but continued degeneration from this moment (Astroworld and incels and Chappelle's anti-trans crusade.) It's telling that Kid Rock's "politics" are as relevant today as then (for the worse, worse, worse): "I don't give a shit, but Monica Lewinsky is a whore and Bill Clinton is a pimp." Trump Nation, here we come...

John Scher should hang.

College-aged white men who listen to Limp Bizkit are responsible for every problem in the world. Not sure if it deliberately missed the point to be relevant, or is really this oblivious.

Bad exploitation in the sense of creating a moralistic aura of common sense (and alleged good taste) about every shit that took place and then diving in the mud just to make us sick. It jumps up to bizarre conclusions -- trumpism, Columbine -- and it misses the point of these megafestivals as the ultimate gold-digging source for promoters exploring a bunch of angry youngsters trying to "prove a point" about absolutely nothing while abusing women, setting things on fire and listening to nu metal

A lot of ideas being kicked around to forensically piece together what went wrong at this infamous event. Some of these commentators are insightful, some are oblivious. But leave it to the promoters to make no bones about their ethically bankrupt and downright offensive attitudes, who bear more responsibility with utter incompetence and refusal to accountability than the dumbest frat bro or most incendiary Limp Bizkit song.

30 for 30 for music - and a horror show to kick it off. terrifying.

Pretty good doc about the shit show that was Woodstock '99. Everyone knew this was just a cash grab from the on-set and that it was never about peace, love and whatever other nonsense hippie shit. Who would have thought that bringing a bunch of angry young men together out in the middle of nowhere, would turn into something akin to Lord of the Flies? Could have done without all the finger pointing at the straight, white men...but I guess that's the norm in 2021. J.B.W. __ Just Blame Whitey!

College-aged white men who listen to Limp Bizkit ARE responsible for every problem in the world. Fuck you if you don't get that ^^ * I'm sure the original Woodstock was dumb and rapey too, though.

Speaks to many if not all key actors, has a coherent argument that doesn't lose its narrative focus and doesn't go for just shock or awe. Solid documentary, could have worked better as part of a larger narrative about 90s music.

competent recounting of the disastrous Woodstock '99 festival, interspersed with all-too-woke commentary by forgettable contemporary opinionoids.

It's crazy that I had never heard about this catastrophic event until now, but not as crazy as the fact that ANYONE thought that this would be a good idea.

When in Rome?

A documentary about a bunch of millennial shjtheads collectively showing how big a shjthead they can be. I was not amused and certainly did not enjoy this. A lot of entitled a-holes turned a beautiful thing into a piss and manure covered crap fest. Boo!