I dont know how they can make a movie about this but overlook a movie about milli vanilli. That that I would go see.

The Germs?

Their ‘music’ is crap. Darby Crash was a talentless poseur only remembered today because of how he died.

To say that “the punk band’s influence on music and culture was epic” is hilarious and makes me think the writer is somehow related to Darby Crash.

Plenty of other punk bands from the era are deserving of a biopic because of their music and influence, not because of how their singer posed and died.

The Germs were epic – anyone who saw them live won’t forget the shows. Unbelievable how stupid some people are on forums and how little they actually know of who set trends

Call me when he gets himself a Germs burn.

The Germs sucked.

the coolest stories they could come up with were
1) a sprained ankle
2) calluses
3) ’shes hot playing me’ and
4) i listened to their music

wow, yeah, shane west and bijou phillips earned some real street cred with this one…the only difference between me playing junior league hockey and them making a germs movie is that i cant say some one pretending to be me looked better than i did.

the only walk to remember would be if shane west took a long one off a short pier.

This movie is going to rule! I admire the dedication they have to this film!And Pat Smear is a guitar god. I wish he would join the foo fighters again. I saw the acoustic tour 10th row at tower theater and pat way over shadowed chris schifflet.

I don’t mean to be critical, but that dude looks nothing like Darby Crash. However, I can get past that if he does a good job of covering “We Must Bleed.”

Hopefully he really commits to the role and commits suicide, just like Darby.

As much as I love(d) the Germs, let’s call a spade a spade – Darby Crash was butt ugly. Let’s hope this ER guy’s acting is better than that lame sneer in the pic at the top of this page. But hey, if the real Germs are on board, who the hell am I to criticize? About time they got a little recognition.

Fred, No offence buddy but you sound retarded. When you look back at punk in the late 70’s, and early 80’s you have to divide up the different scenes, because of the completely different sounds, styles, and attitudes. The germs were one of the 1st true punk bands on the west coast, and by far the most influential out of the early so-cal scene.

It is easy to say that in 1977, the sound of bands, in England or New York was more epic or influential on a mass scale, but simply put they can’t be compared to what was happing in LA.

You call Darby Crash a poseur, who was posing as? What band was out their in 1977, with a sound like the Germs? Who did the band that was only popular, because the lead singer killed himself (after the band broke up, mind you) copy their sound from?

As far as their music being crap. You are entitled to your opinion, even if you are retarded.

Ryan, You are an idiot.

…..but does he have the teeth?

ryan, you’re brilliant.

Let these stupid kids go buy a Ramones tshirt at the mall so they can call themselves a punk.

Forming was the first punk record out of LA. so to call them posers is historically impossible.

I will see this movie and probably love it, but, I wish they wouldn’t do these bogus reunion shows.

To call any band important is giving them to much credit. The Germs though were a GREAT band with much historical significance

Fred read some music history before you post.

Forming was the first punk record out of LA so to call them posers (do people use that word?) is historically impossible.

No band deserves to be called important, but the Germs are very historically significant–something non of these mall punk bands will never be.

The Germs as a band are forgotten or not known by 99% of people for a reason.

They were hacks.

I know Forming is considered ‘the first punk record out of L.A., but so the fuck what? It sucks and it always did.

Darby Crash was a train wreck of a person who’s only talent was finding his vein with a needle.

So yeah, if the E channel or VH1 is making a movie, it sounds like their kind of material.

Yeah. I doubled.

So what?

I’m still right, and you’re still wrong.

Jesus Rocks!

Jesus Rocks!

Jesus Rocks!

I always thought that Peter Case had a bigger chunk of the indie pie out there. He made some great music and continues to do so.

The Germs were a good LA punk band…not even close to the league of X or The Gun Club…but very good. But a movie? Scene one -rehearse. Scene two -get fucked up. Scene three-funeral…the end. See The Decline of Western Civ. Part 1 for the real band.

i wish i was drunk

Darby Crash was nothing more than a slightly more talented Sid Vicious. Useless junkies. Thats how hardcore came along and got rid of the nihilist junkies that had took punk over around 1980.

I’d rather see a movie about X. Much better band than The Germs.

He does have a germs burn. I met the germs after one of their shows last summer. Shane actually did a good job and sounded similar to Darby. And either way it’s awesome to see Lorna Don and Pat! If they think he’s good enough to front the band, who are you all to criticize?

But just in case you’re interested in seeing the film, it opens in New York on Aug. 8th at the Sunshine Theater, and the Germs will be playing that night at The Blender in NYC. Aug 15, the film will play the Music Box Theater in Chicago, IL. And a week later, the film will open in L.A. (Nuart Theater), Irvine, CA (Edwards Univesity Town Center 6), and Boston, MA (Kendall Square Cinema). Cheers.

Darby Crash was a fucking POSEUR. First he tried to imitate his hero from the Sex Pistols Sid Vicious with the same chain and lock around his neck, then a year later he comes out dressed up in face paint exactly like Adam Ant. This lame ass douche bag copied everyone. There wasn’t a band wagon he didn’t jump on. DARBY CRASH WAS A FUCKING RETARDED POSEUR and people have exaggerate his significance for decades. The History of Punk goes: The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, X, The Screamers, The Weirdos, The Dickies, The Zeros, Black Flag, Adolescents, Circle Jerks, T.S.O.L., Dead Kennedys. The film “What We Do Is Secret” was a fucking embarrassment and the Germs with Shane West is fucking pathetic karaoke.

The Germs were one of the ORIGINAL and greatest LA punk bands, their influence has been felt worldwide (they along with The Bags single handedly set the stage for hardcore for crissake!). And how can Darby be called a poser when he was one of the very first ever west coast punks, and set styles kids still follow 30 years later?

also…

there are way too many douchbags posting here.