CBGB. OMFUG.

CBGB. 

It's not really the genre of movie that I usually watch, but I decided to give it a try after all the promotion done by the Castle fans, and of course, the amazing line up of actors involved with the film didn't hurt. 

Before I delve into the movie, I'm gonna take a moment and just type this. OMFG Stana Fckin Katic. Braless, Edgy, Kick-ass Punk-Rock and right up there in your face. 

I shall try to keep my creepy fangirling to a minimal and refrain from spewing said thoughts here. 

So, the movie. 

I really like the grittiness of it all. Their mindset and how punk-rock came to existence. The unapologetic attitude and doing something because fuck the rest of the world, you want to do something and you'll damn well do it!

I did not expect to be able to relate to this movie at all. After all, it was set in New York in the 60s/70s? I'm a 90s kid who's never even been remotely close to the States, never mind NYC. 

Anyway, the one part that really struck me was the argument Lisa (played by Ashley Greene) was having with Hilly, her father (played by Alan Rickman). 

Hilly: "You gotta spend money to make money."

Lisa: "You gotta have money to spend money to make money. And since you spend all the money you make, you don’t have any money to spend, so you might wanna think about saving the money you make instead of spending the money you make."

Another part of the movie that got me riled up was towards the end, when one of the members of the Dead Boys got stabbed, and the rest of them went to Hilly, in the end he chucked a bunch of money to Genya and told them to deal with it because he's not their father. 

At which I promptly yelled at my screen, oh you finally noticed that, did you?! 

Yeah, I was totally feeling for Lisa. 

He may have been the godfather of punk, taken care of a whole bunch of people, and I'm sure the world is eternally grateful for his contribution to the music industry, but he was a helluva crappy father. Just sayin'.