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Scratch (2001) Rank 4 Reviews
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DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
Scratch is an excellent documentary on a fascinating topic and this DVD is virtually the best presentation imaginable. By giving it DVDTalk's highest possible rating I'm not suggesting that every man, woman and child run out and buy it, sight unseen. ...read the complete Scratch movie review at DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
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Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Among the film's highlights are an interview with Grand Wizard Theodore, who is generally uncontested in his claim to have invented the idea of scratching vinyl. ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Highly entertaining and encouraging documentary. ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
LA Weekly (Ernest Hardy)
Simultaneously hilarious and deeply informative thanks to the vibrant personalities at its center. ...read the complete Scratch movie review at LA Weekly (Ernest Hardy)
New Times (L.A.) (Gregory Weinkauf)
The miracle here is not so much that Pray captures the DJs in peak form, but that he comprehensively captures SO MANY of them. ...read the complete Scratch movie review at New Times (L.A.) (Gregory Weinkauf)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
So upbeat it might as well arrive on a sunbeam. ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
As mainstream hip-hop succumbed to the worst excesses of both gangsta rap and music-biz hype, something interesting was happening in the late '80s/early '90s underground: Groups like the Bay Area's Invisibl Skratch Piklz and New York City's X-ecutioners ...read the complete Scratch movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Doug Pray's previous music doc -- 1996's Hype! -- chronicled the rise and fall of the Seattle grunge scene; by film's end you realized for all the crazy beauty in front of you, what you were really witnessing was a death knell. Not so with Scratch, ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Some interesting insights are given, though. DJ Qbert, regraded as one of the best in the world, is described by someone else as being one of the few role models that Filipino-Americans have. There aren't any Filipino actors or athletes; "we have our ...read the complete Scratch movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
So even if you don’t think you’ll enjoy a movie about scratching, even if you find yourself agreeing with the accordion salesman who calls scratching “unpleasant to the ears,” give Scratch a chance. If you remain unconvinced that ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Scratch is a great documentary about the birth of a new musical instrument. On that level, the DVD is worth renting — heck, rent the VHS if you don’t have a disc player. But beyond the movie, the DVD is packed not just with extra features, ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
filmcritic.com (Warren Curry)
At the core of the documentary Scratch is an infectious love of the art form and world of the hip-hop DJ. While in the wrong hands this characteristic could spell certain doom and a pandering, hero-worship approach, director Doug Pray digs so deep into ...read the complete Scratch movie review at filmcritic.com (Warren Curry)
Reel.com
However, hip-hop isn't for everybody, as Pray hilariously proves in a sequence at a Los Angeles music trade show. In a flurry of interviews, he elicits the reactions of everyone from an aging hippie guitar-merchant, a baffled German accordion-vendor, ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Reel.com
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
While others attending Sundance tend to flock to the Premieres and Dramatic Competition, I always make sure to see the Documentaries. Sometimes these films rarely see life outside of the festival circuit. I make it a point to catch every documentary, ...read the complete Scratch movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
DVD Verdict
Scratch is a surprisingly entertaining and informative documentary that highlights the world of the DJ. Now this isn't the "typical" DJ you might be imagining. We're not talking about the guy you hire for a wedding, sets up his little table in the ...read the complete Scratch movie review at DVD Verdict
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