Powerful

Fresh and Exciting

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This movie really goes everywhere. Jakarta, Thailand, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Australia, even Austin, TX. Super comprehensive, and a superior movie than shorts I've seen on graffiti culture. I've never been that INTO graffiti, but this movie is great. I could hang out with these artists all day long -- just have it on in the background. It's so interesting how everyone is very aware of why they graffiti, and how their aesthetic choices come out of that. I found the artists from Copenhagen and Jakarta especially interesting -- but, the artists in Tel Aviv make some incredible stuff. The most interesting parts of the film for me were artists talking about the repercussions of graffiti, as well as the political nature behind the art. Really, really smart people, and obviously a smart filmmaker. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Jon has out done himself this time with a fast paced globe trotting vision into how the graffiti world has evolved and expanded over the years. Since this was a Kickstarter project there is a sense of community through out the whole piece. I really enjoyed seeing how styles have changed over the years and how the motivations for doing street art around the world differ from the political to the pursuit of beauty. It is also very interesting to see how different communities react to the art. There is the typical disdain all the way to pure admiration of skill. Even people wanting the art on there walls. It is amazing to watch as street art becomes a more accepted medium. Of course the term street art casts a large net. That net is full of innovation and experimentation all across the world which is what Bomb It 2 is so good at showing.

The music, the editing, the characters! This entertaining documentary shows there is a street art scene in Asia. Everyone thinks Asian people are orderly and it's refreshing to see a documentary that explores the richness of the cultures and how connected we are with art. The music is great, the artists are fascinating people who have great stories. I especially loved the characters in Singapore who talk about the criminal consequences because I never knew anyone would dare commit that crime there after the Michael Fay case! So scary! They are either really stupid or really brave. Either way they are determined to share their ideas!

Very few documentaries actually warrant a sequel - Bomb It was one of those rare exceptions. There are so many subcultures built around graffiti around the world that it would be impossible to exhaust them all in one film. Director Jon Reiss returns in top form for Bomb It 2, gleefully steering us from nation to nation to scope out the local color. The film, like so many indies these days, was made possible through a Kickstarter campaign. One might attribute the sudden demand for street art documentaries to the success of Exit Through the Gift Shop, but the Bomb It movies are sui generis - rather than zeroing in on one artist, they instead choose to take us around the world, introducing us to a broad array of characters.It probably won't inspire you to take up a spray can yourself (one segment takes place in Singapore, where many infractions merit corporal punishment), but it certainly is an entertaining glimpse into the high-stakes world of graffiti art. I'd highly recommend its predecessor as well, but it's not required viewing for enjoying Bomb It 2.