I’m definitely excited for this film, and it sounds like I’m not the only one. In my opinion, air guitar is an art-form whose time has come, and this documentary is the perfect vehicle to bring it to the masses.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I am not a complete bystander in the world of air guitar. A good friend of a good friend of mine is Miri Park (aka Sonyk-Rok), the 2004 world air guitar champion. She’s a cool girl, and a fantastic performer, and to this day, one of the best video clips I’ve ever seen is her performance on the Conan O’Brian show (you can find it here, if you’re interested).
I should also mention that a close friend of mine, who also happens to be marrying Julie in a few months, tried his hand at air guitar a while back and finished a respectable third place in a major NYC competition (I believe Bjorn Turoque, who’s featured in the movie, finished first).
However, even if I didn’t have any association to the ridiculous spectacle that is air guitar, my recommendation for this movie would still be to SEE IT. Air guitar is a fun, high-energy, and completely irreverent art-form. And I can tell by the trailer that the creators of this documentary were able to take the absurdity of air guitar to the next level. Not only is this a movie about rock and roll without the instruments; it’s also about a battle of supremacy to be the champion of a competition that nobody actually cares about. Air Guitar Nation is mindless entertainment at its best, but unlike most examples of mindless entertainment, the performers aren’t taking themselves any more seriously than you will.
Air Guitar Nation is rated R and it opens sometime in late spring (or in NYC on March 23 and L.A. on March 30). (Official Site)
I think this looks AWESOME.
I feel like breaking out my air guitar whenever I see the trailer!
I have talented friends… it’s true.
I am so glad you found this trailer! I had wanted to see Air Guitar Nation when it was at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006, but J and I missed it. Bjorn Turoque (one of the main American guys in the trailer) actually hosted J’s competition, and Sonyk-Rok was a judge. The whole contest was HILARIOUS. The guy that won did a flip on to the stage while performing to an Ashlee Simpson song. J did an amazing job, but there were some newbies there who showed all of us that Air Guitar is actually much harder than it looks. The pros make it look easy, but trust me, what they are doing is truly an art form.
Wow, I was just rockin’ out to the trailer in my office and got a bunch of stares from colleagues. Screw ‘em, let your fingers glide and your tongue move. I want to SEE it BAD.
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