Pirate Radio
Jan. 13th, 2011 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The Count and Dr. Dan in Pirate Radio
I've had Pirate Radio on Netflix DVD at my home for over a week. I really had wanted to see it in the theaters, but I just didn't get around to it when it was released. Tonight, I finally managed to settle down and see it.
The story involves a crew of misfit DJ's playing rock and roll music in 1966 Britain. The pirate radio group broadcasts from a boat in the North Sea until bureaucrats work on getting a law passed prohibiting such radio. It views like a mix of Animal House and British Rock Movies of the 1960's. It stars a bearded Philip Seymour Hoffman and a lengthy scene with a naked, furry Nick Frost.
While the movie didn't do well at the theater, I thought it was pretty entertaining and has a fantastic soundtrack of 60's rock music. Definitely worth the rental.
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Date: 2011-01-14 03:42 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-01-17 04:14 am (UTC)Oh interesting, it's called The Boat That Rocked here...not sure why they felt they had to change the title for the US release.
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Date: 2011-01-17 11:49 am (UTC)And I don't know why they decide to change titles for British films here. I just watched "Nanny McPhee Returns" here on DVD and found it was called "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" in Britain. I like the British title better.
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Date: 2011-01-17 09:42 pm (UTC)