I was... I guess... a *kinda* SubG.
Well... Guess I should admit: I'm an irredeemable pinkboy.
BUT!!! I certainly dug the SubG Church, back in the day.
And it was *great* to see the great patriarchs and matriarchs of the Church in all their glory!
I laughed out loud constantly during the viewing... while marveling at the wonderful *heart* the filmmakers brought to the enterprise.
PRAISE... ***"BOB"*** !!!
J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius
2019
Action / Documentary
J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius
2019
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
This film explores the underground movement that has galvanized the imaginative, the artistic, the nerdy, even the deranged - to examine the simmering dystopia in their culture, and do absolutely nothing about it - except, maybe, poke fun at it all.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
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Laff-a-Minute... But Only IFF you live long enough to *get* the Punchline!
PRAISE BOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed the whole ride it is great i will always keep the church of the subgenius in my heart!
An important slice of counter culture history
Unlike most Church of the SubGenius content out there, this feels more honest and behind the scenes. Some good interviews of people out of character talking about success, failure and confusion.
The film does an excellent job of covering a sub-section of people in the 80s, 90s and beyond. It talks about the world of eccentrics who don't fit in, finding each other in a pre-Internet world. Music, video, performance art and alienation.
The movie shifts quite a bit post 1998, and it's easy to consider this an inferior section. However, the Church itself went into a sort of hibernation mode/existential crisis at that point and continues to do so. Yet it's still here. The film does a good job covering why, with real world events that forced the organization to reassess it's place in the world.
I would have liked to see a few more things mentioned. Like anything about the Arise! video. Or how the Church's clipart collage messaging likely helped shape Internet memes. But overall I think it's worth watching to see a little behind the scenes of something that impacted (and still does) the lives of some very interesting and often talented people.