Sobering view of the Ramones

I watched "END OF THE CENTURY" last night on DVD.
It's the documentary chronicling the rise of the RAMONES, the pioneers of punk.
Viewers learn about the youthful days in Queens of John Cummings (JOHNNY RAMONE), Douglas Colvin (DEE DEE RAMONE), Jeffry Hyman (JOEY RAMONE) and Thomas Erdelyi (TOMMY RAMONE).
The film explores the music and conflicts of the band -- Johnny and Joey quit speaking to each other for the band's final 17 years in operation.
The Ramones were also prophets without much honor in their own country. The band would sell out large arenas in Europe, only to return for gigs in the small, American clubs where they had always played.
Drugs and cancer also took their toll, claiming the lives of three of the four founding members.
It was a fascinating and ultimately sobering view of the Ramones.