Rock of Ages

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Rock of Ages

Post by Kooky » 14th Jun, '12, 20:22

Look, I only went because I was invited by our new corporate travel agent and I wanted to establish contact with the Account Manager and consultants I'll be dealing with - well that and the promise of Gold Class, food and lots of bubbly.

It was very traumatic. I never ever ever again want to see Tom Cruise in a bejewelled cod piece.

Honestly, it was so shit my jaw aches from gritting my teeth. Why did Russell Brand have a Brummie accent? Isn't his own annoying enough? Actually he slipped so much it was more Essex than Birmingham anyway. And seriously, his love scene was just...ack.

Don't. Just don't.

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Pinklepurr » 14th Jun, '12, 20:51

[smilie=rotflmao.gif] ...and you expected it to be any better? I think you did well to suffer all the way through it. Well done!
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Monkey Hanger » 15th Jun, '12, 15:24

Kooky wrote:Look, I only went because I was invited by our new corporate travel agent and I wanted to establish contact with the Account Manager and consultants I'll be dealing with - well that and the promise of Gold Class, food and lots of bubbly.

It was very traumatic. I never ever ever again want to see Tom Cruise in a bejewelled cod piece.

Honestly, it was so shit my jaw aches from gritting my teeth. Why did Russell Brand have a Brummie accent? Isn't his own annoying enough? Actually he slipped so much it was more Essex than Birmingham anyway. And seriously, his love scene was just...ack.

Don't. Just don't.

Bet you loved it really. ;)

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 10th Sep, '12, 09:09

I saw it last night and loved it. For the people here who saw it and hated it, the only way can explain is ... think of it this way. You know that crappy hair band Def Leppard? Pour Some Sugar on Me? They kicked out rock anthems that made pimply American boys' private parts tingle, but in their native Great Britain Def Leppard was a national joke.

Well, IMHO Rock of Ages was for all those pimply boys and the girls who loved them to look back at a very ridiculous era and laugh at themselves. Every single element of the plot and characters were purposefully, perfectly cliche. Even the stupid parts were brilliantly stupid - about as stupid as the entire genre itself. There were a LOT of laughs in this for me, and big ones too.

It was just a giant send-up of a genre. And I guess for people who weren't really part of that genre, or who hadn't paid attention to it, it won't be that much fun. But trust me, for people who were part of it, that shit was funny.

Oh, one caveat: they got one thing wrong. The female lead sang all wrong - her singing style should have been rock 80s, like Ann Wilson or Pat Benatar, but it was auto-tune 90s a la Britney and Christina. Totally out of place, because girls just were not singing like that in the 80s. That did bug me.

Oh, and Kooky's comment about Russel Brand's accent, I wouldn't be surprised if he did that on purpose because American's don't know shit about English accents or what they mean, but after Spinal Tap everybody from England just sounds so much more ROCK.

So, if you're in the mood for a giant, ridiculously testosterone-fuelled piss fest, I highly recommend this movie.
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Kooky » 10th Sep, '12, 09:23

You're kidding me.

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Post by Tas » 10th Sep, '12, 09:57

:D I'd probably like it haha.
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 10th Sep, '12, 11:01

Kooky wrote:You're kidding me.
:lol: hahahahaha!
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by slinky » 10th Sep, '12, 11:50

Based on that review and particularly this line: "So, if you're in the mood for a giant, ridiculously testosterone-fuelled piss fest, I highly recommend this movie" I just might have to download it one of these days [smilie=w00t.gif]

Def Leppard [smilie=rotflmao.gif]

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 10th Sep, '12, 12:21

Slinks, I think that you and Mr S will laugh yourselves silly. You just can't take a single second of it seriously and you'll have a blast.
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Kooky » 10th Sep, '12, 13:13

Horses for courses but, honestly, I thought it really missed the mark. I didn't find it funny in a spoofy kind of way - I was just embarrassed for them.

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Morrolan » 10th Sep, '12, 15:01

Def Leppard... ZOMG.

i'm ashamed to admit the existence of one Leppard album in my collection... even Cheap Trick was better.

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Monkey Hanger » 10th Sep, '12, 15:15

[quote="Morrolan"]
i'm ashamed to admit the existence of one Leppard album in my collection...quote]


[smilie=rotflmao.gif] Oh dear

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by BoD » 11th Sep, '12, 02:14

I had a Def Leopard CD in the car while driving around France in July. It is damn good driving around in the sun music
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Post by BoD » 11th Sep, '12, 02:15

Saw them in concert in Singapore once too.. Must have been 1996 ish!
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Morrolan » 11th Sep, '12, 09:57

What's "Def Leopard"? [smilie=24.gif]

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Kooky » 11th Sep, '12, 10:09

Yeah BoD what's Def Leopard? Are you telling porkies just to appear cool?

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 11th Sep, '12, 10:09

Morrolan wrote:What's "Def Leopard"? [smilie=24.gif]
They opened for Lead Zeppelin.
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Kooky wrote:Are you telling porkies just to appear cool?
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by canuck » 11th Sep, '12, 10:50

Morrolan wrote:What's "Def Leopard"? [smilie=24.gif]
questionable?

it could have been a cougar

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Morrolan » 11th Sep, '12, 12:20

Lili Von Shtupp wrote:
Morrolan wrote:What's "Def Leopard"? [smilie=24.gif]
They opened for Lead Zeppelin.
[smilie=bowdown.gif]

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Pinklepurr » 11th Sep, '12, 15:42

Lili Von Shtupp wrote:
Morrolan wrote:What's "Def Leopard"? [smilie=24.gif]
They opened for Lead Zeppelin.
:fblike: [smilie=rotflmao.gif]
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by BoD » 12th Sep, '12, 02:12

Alamak! :)
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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Spike » 12th Sep, '12, 11:39

Lili Von Shtupp wrote:They opened for Lead Zeppelin.
Is that a tribute band to Led Zeppelin? :D
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Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 12th Sep, '12, 12:25

Oh Spike, this is a tribute band to Led Zeppelin:

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Re: Rock of Ages

Post by Spike » 12th Sep, '12, 16:02

Lili Von Shtupp wrote:Oh Spike, this is a tribute band to Led Zeppelin:

Umm...can only see a white space. If you like rock/blues guitar heroes, go and see Joe Bonamasa at the Esplanade on Monday.

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