End of the Century
User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8

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  1. JakubJ.
    Jul 3, 2005
    10
    Great movie.
  2. RobB.
    Feb 22, 2006
    9
    Exceptional music documentary that was a hell of a long time comming. You'll laugh, you'll cry. I mean that too, as a hardened 'Mones fan, I had a few tears. There isnt much worth knowing that isnt covered here. They even manage to get some honestly touching moments out of Johnny. They were the Jesus Christ of the modern music world they truely took one for the team. All lovers of music have to see this film.… Expand
  3. MarkM.
    Sep 11, 2004
    10
    Excellent flick. I also reviewed the Metallica doc for this site, and I find this one to be better. Maybe it's because the Ramones never cheesed out the way Metallica has, but more than that, the filmmakers here are less smitten with their subjects than the "Some Kind of Monster" makers. There's an affection for the Ramones and their foibles, most of which are presented with a light humorous touch. At the same time, the pettiness and sad inevitability of the band's final years together isn't glossed over in the least. His right-wing leanings aside, you have to wonder what universe Johnny's living in as the credits roll. The last we see of Dee Dee in the film is a genuinely sad moment given what we learn about his fate. The concert footage in the film is great, and includes a few extended bits where the band's energy and intensity is impossible to ignore. After watching this movie I feel like I know a lot more about the band members, and I wish I had followed them more closely when they were still touring and recording. They deserved better. … Expand

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Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    A documentary that digs deep inside this most revolutionary and tortured of punk quartets, it's hard not to feel that the Ramones, who never had a hit record, were the greatest band in 50 years to be stonewalled out of success.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    80
    At the picture’s best, it recalls Michael Winterbottom's "24 Hour Party People" in its tribute to the music of the times and the way in which that music provided a voice to a generation of social misfits.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Robert Christgau
    80
    Johnny's analysis and will carry the film. Of course they didn't get along--they were a rock group.
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