Reviewed by strangers!
There are a few reviews for Nerdcore For Life floating around on-line but they were written by folks from the Nerdcore world that I sent advanced copies too. Here's a link to the latest review which comes from the King of Nerdcore himself, Ytcracker:
http://www.ytcracker.com/nerdcore-for-life-a-review/
Excerpt: The masterpiece is completed - and it truly is a masterpiece......the bottom line is i don’t think a finer film could have been made, and
people that don’t get it or find it riveting are stupid idiots.
Agreed.
But now that the film has been shown in public TOTAL STRANGERS are posting reviews of the film and guess what? They're not "stupid idiots!" People actually LIKE the film. Thank God. Check these out:
Excerpt: Against my better judgment, I decided to stay up late Saturday night and hit the 11:15 p.m. world premiere screening of the documentary "Nerdcore For Life" at the Bartell. Boy, was I glad I did. What a fun doc, and what a totally fun screening that was well worth the lack of sleep.
Dan Lamoureux's immensely entertaining film looks at the exploding subgenre of "nerdcore" rap -- basically, nerds putting together hip-hop songs about their favorite "Star Wars" characters, "World of Warcraft" exploits, computer programming slang, and the like.
The screening was a riot, in part because several well-known
nerdcore rappers (The Former Fat Boys, Monzy and MC Router) were in attendance.
MC Router, who admitted getting hammered before the screening (she
explained they don't carry Pabst Blue Ribbon in 40 oz. containers in her
native Fort Worth) sat front-row center, hollering and throwing signs at every
artist on screen that she liked, booing and flipping off all those she didn't.
http://www.madison.com/tct/blogs/280525
Excerpt: Speaking with Nerdcore For Life director Dan Lamoureux you can tell he cares deeply for the subjects in his film. That love and respect translates perfectly to the documentary that follows some of Nerdcore’s most prominent artists from their basements to the stage.
Nerdcore and it’s history, beefs, influences, and it’s
future are covered masterfully by Lamoureux. I don’t think Nerdcore will ever
be a widely accepted genre as it is often focused like a laser beam on specific
geek topics, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of it’s artists gain wider
notoriety in some Independent Hip-Hop circles. If I should be wrong and
Nerdcore blows up it will owe a great deal of gratitude to Dan Lamoureux for
opening the world’s eyes to the genre.
http://www.dane101.com/arts/2008/04/07/wff2008_reviews_nerdcore_for_life
And look at this…our very first print review. That’s a landmark right there. It’s just a short blub but I count it as a review because it includes an adjective! It was in the local paper as part of an article about some of the docs that were set to play at WFF. Full disclosure: The “perfect 10” title doesn’t refer to our film, but to the “perfect 10” years the WFF has been running. Then again...maybe he was talking about us. Who am I to say what the author's intent was, huh?
Nerdcore for Life
Saturday, Bartell Theatre, 11:15 pm
In the grand tradition of Air Guitar Nation and Heart of an Empire, Nerdcore for Life introduces us to a subculture that's ready to let its geek colors fly. Nerdcore is rap music as written and performed by...well, by nerds — science nerds, comic-book nerds, videogame nerds, Star Wars nerds, even Lord of the Rings nerds. And if you think it's all an Al Yankovic parody, think again, because some of these guys are actually capable of busting a rhyme. And like Jay-Z and 50 Cent, they're keeping it real, singing about their own nerdy lives. Whether the next big thing or a flash in the pan, nerdcore is a fascinating near-contradiction in terms, like "Christian rock." And Dan Lamoureux's documentary, which provides lots of concert footage, is a nice introduction to a surprisingly diverse field.
