a fun enough goof to give it 90 minutes of your time as a feature film.
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08/18/07
Air Guitar Nation (2007)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:51
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: It's up for debate how serious or ironic its subjects are, but Air Guitar Nation is nonetheless a funny and exciting documentary with a killer soundtrack.
Theatrical Release:09-11-2007
Synopsis: A battle of naked ambition played out on the national and, ultimately, world stage, AIR GUITAR NATION chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships as legions of aspiring rock stars... [More]
Starring: David S. Jung, Dan Crane, Gordon Hintz, Zac Munro
Director: Alexandra Lipsitz
Reviews for Air Guitar Nation
Sure, there is an infectious goofiness in watching a grown man in a red robe and Hello Kitty breastplate rock out on an imaginary ax. But the gag is spread pretty thin.
06/22/07
For every dork who has stood before the home stereo speakers and banged away on an invisible instrument, here at last is validation.
06/08/07
As "Seinfeld" proved, shows about nothing can be a lot of fun.
06/07/07
"Air Guitar Nation" does deliver the goods, with some extremely funny scenes and some honest-to-goodness rocking concert footage. Although I fear that the existence of "Nation" has nudged us that much closer to a karaoke documentary.
05/25/07
The film's action footage -- lots of men and women thrashing around with a theoretical Fender in hand -- gets pretty tedious after a while. There is only so much self-inflicted embarrassment one can bear watching.
05/22/07
[Some] may be taken aback by the exhibition of sheer ego in what is clearly a form of replacement therapy for those whose ambitions exceed their talents.
05/22/07
In this pitch-perfect documentary about the very real rise of air guitar competition in the United States, and two of its top performers, stony thoughts will arise as to whether one is suddenly trapped inside a satire that got wrapped in a reality.
05/11/07
It's a limited movie, from the musical palette the performers choose, to the number of players the movie spends time with.
05/04/07
That the event is not only taken seriously by its contestants, but is also surprisingly devoid of irony, makes Air Guitar Nation excellently enjoyable.
05/03/07
There are occasional moments of wisdom, drama and emotion, but we never quite forget the blunt confession of one of the founders of the world championship, who admits that the whole thing began as a joke. Psst, buddy: it still is.
04/27/07
When one character cheerfully announces he wants to "out-weird the world," we want to let him know we're right there for him.
04/24/07
This very funny film should get audiences strumming along on their own air guitars and flashing devil horns in support of these masters of mock rock.
04/21/07
The suggestion is that C-Diddy can be seen as a sort of ambassador for the 'make air, not war' sentiment. Why not? Even as real ambassadors go, we could do worse.
04/20/07
The film is a lovingly hilarious portrait of a bizarre and endearing pastime.
04/13/07
[A] jolly, oddly compelling and genuinely suspenseful documentary.
04/11/07
Air Guitar Nation will appeal to genuine musicians and those who play their fake guitars behind closed doors.
04/04/07
A favorite on the film festival circuit, Alexandra Lipsitz's exuberantly funny documentary follows the triumphant path of an American air guitarist as he rises from U.S. East Coast champ to the top rankings of the international air guitar festival.
04/01/07
It makes me what to pick up an air guitar and rock out.
03/31/07
This is all charming and hilariously real.
03/30/07
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