Rock of Ages??

iKapuniai
iKapuniai Posts: 594 Member
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Okay, so as SOON as I saw commercials for this movie, I knew I HAD to see it. I LOVE 60s, 70s and especially 80s rock. However, considering how damned expensive the theaters are, I decided to do some research on it first and surprisingly came across a LOT of bad reviews, which almost changes my mind about wasting the money to see it. Of course, I hate taking other peoples' words for movies, but if there are THAT many bad reviews, it must be somewhat true, right? lol

Has anyone seen the movie yet? What are YOUR reviews about it? The acting, the story line, the music, etc. Someone make me excited again to see this movie!! lol

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  • iKapuniai
    iKapuniai Posts: 594 Member
    ??
  • golferd
    golferd Posts: 400 Member
    Music was ok. But I was disappointed
  • Nerple
    Nerple Posts: 1,291 Member
    It was ok. I liked the music but some of the acting was awful, and the plot was just ehhh. Tom Cruise carried the movie. Music involved a lot of Journey and Poison.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Saw it yesterday. I loved it - but I graduated HS in 1991 - so I love all that music. It's a bit cheesy - but I think that was the point.
  • mbts08
    mbts08 Posts: 284 Member
    Too bad Tom Cruise is in it.:noway:
  • Lizaggie1
    Lizaggie1 Posts: 14 Member
    I graduated high school in 1988 so loved the music. I am not particularly fond of Tom Cruise but he was fantastic. Not that impressed with Julianne Hough. It reminded me of the original Footloose...
  • hooperkay
    hooperkay Posts: 463 Member
    i saw it. It wasn't bad for a musical. I think they mixed the songs well. It was kinda funny. There were cheesy parts. I would wait till it comes out on DVD or your movie channel. If you really wanted to go then go. I am indifferent. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it.
  • knapowell
    knapowell Posts: 230 Member
    I haven't seen it, but I graduated in '91. Must be the "perfect" age range to enjoy it because all of my fb friends that have seen it liked it. They mostly range from '88-'91.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    It was awful, I thought it would be about the music, it wasn't. Maybe it didn't suit my "taste" in movies. But there was nothing tasteful about it.
  • jenniferlmartinez
    jenniferlmartinez Posts: 95 Member
    I've seen the movie not good and not bad its ok. I would suggest just to watch in when it comes out on dvd!!
  • dorothymiriam
    dorothymiriam Posts: 14
    Thought that parts of it were okay, parts of it were lousy and parts were just plain absurd, but I was a fan of all of the music and owned much of it in its original form (I graduated in 1980). I think it's gonna be right there with Grease 2, though, so you might listen to the person who suggested waiting until it comes to DVD.
  • mcjabber
    mcjabber Posts: 374 Member
    I haven't seen it yet, and I probably will when it gets to the $3 theater near me, but as a rule: movies based on Broadway musicals are generally terrible (hard for film to capture the magic and energy of a live show like that), and Broadway musicals based on a Jukebox are also generally pretty blah... which makes this a movie based on a pretty blah source...

    Then again, I tend to be SUPER critical! :laugh:
  • midschool22
    midschool22 Posts: 1,267 Member
    I've seen the musical twice (Chicago & Milwaukee) and thought it was great. Putting it on the big screen though....No thanks.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I saw it twice at the movies, but that's because I loved the music in the movie. I thought the stage musical was, by far, better than the movie. I guess I liked watching good looking people do daggy 80's.

    I was born in '83, but a hard core lover of 80's music, so I was pleasantly surprised with some of the actors being able to sing.
  • alliegeorge
    alliegeorge Posts: 114
    TBH if I judged movies on their IMDB rating or the reviews that they recieved I wouldn't have watched 75% of the movies that I have in my collection.

    I think I'm a sucker for bad movies though so...
  • leopard_barbie
    leopard_barbie Posts: 279 Member
    I absolutely loved it!!! Normally hate Cruise but he was awesome, plus it's got Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin! It doesn't take itself too seriously and has lots of fantastic music and awesome clothes! I wasn't born til '86 but I'm obsessed w/ 80's rock and any film that has Bon Jovi, Poison, Def Leppard etc songs in it is def gonna be a winner in my book!
  • PrinnyBomb
    PrinnyBomb Posts: 196 Member
    I don't like Tom Cruise either, but I though he was great in this movie. When I started watching it, I hated it. By the end though I loved it. Yes it's cheesy, yes the acting is terrible, however it is funny and if you like 80's 'rock' you will love it.
  • kerrymh
    kerrymh Posts: 912 Member
    Totally cheesy..but I loved it..if you go for the fun of the music and wanna see Tom Cruise give a great performance then go.
  • nileighttig
    nileighttig Posts: 147 Member
    I loved it and have seen it twice last week and will be watching again this week!
  • Cliffy94
    Cliffy94 Posts: 1,265 Member
    me and an ex-gf bought unlimited cinema cards so we payed a monthly fee of £14.99 and we used to go like twice a week.
    Now since we split, i try and get my moneys worth and tend to go about once a week and im hoping to see this on Weds
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    Yes I saw it... And I did love it... Its worth the $... I kinda want to see it again... :wink: Rock On Chickee..
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    lived my formative years in the 80's. loved the music... but there is a 0% chance I will see this movie.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I saw the movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was funny and cheesy, and seeing Tom Cruise play such a random role was interesting. I'd recommend it and see it again.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I saw it yesterday and really enjoyed it!

    The music is terrific, the chemistry between Russell Brand (who i usually try to avoid) and Alec Baldwin is very good, and Tom Cruise puts in an amazing performance.

    The female characters were weak (with the exception of a great cameo from Mary J Blige, and its good to see Catherine Z-J get her dancing shoes on again)

    On the downside, the plot is paper-thin, and some of the jokes are very very tasteless.
  • Nerple
    Nerple Posts: 1,291 Member
    I forgot to mention the best parts of the movie besides Cruise was the monkey and the random cameos of 80's rockers in the crowd shots.
  • Sharon009
    Sharon009 Posts: 327 Member
    I LOVED IT! It's 80's rock music and since I graduated in 1985 it brought back a lot of memories. Also, I hate musicals but this one was great. For me, the music made the whole movie. If you didnt enjoy big hair bands (Journey, Foreigner, BonJovi, White Snake etc) then you probably wont like this movie.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I forgot to mention the best parts of the movie besides Cruise was the monkey and the random cameos of 80's rockers in the crowd shots.

    Like the guy from Skid Row? That was awesome!

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