I'm not a pissed off 'grunger' but I do think that Reality Bites succeeded in bringing back all that Gen X 70's stuff in a way that did not take itself too seriously. For that matter who could take the plot of the film seriously. Haaated it! But again, I did love all those references from my childhood. Hell, I even had my own Dynamite club with three members. I feel that some of the backlash against this film stems from the fact that some people RAVED about it (critics). Anyone who is 20-30 should see it, if just to be reminded of stuff that is probably best left forgotten.