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stevenleser

(32,886 posts) Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:43 PM Jun 2012

OK, yes, all right already, I'll admit it. I loved the movie "Rock of Ages"

Def Leppard, Poison, Warrant, Journey, Pat Benetar, Guns N Roses, Joan Jett. What's there not to love? Oh yeah, there was a plot, or something.

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OK, yes, all right already, I'll admit it. I loved the movie "Rock of Ages" (Original Post) stevenleser Jun 2012 OP

Glorified karaoke rocktivity Jun 2012 #1

I'll wait for HBO or Netflix. femmocrat Jun 2012 #2

Cruise was surprisingly good, again. I dont like who he is in real life, but he can act. stevenleser Jun 2012 #4

It looks like fun -- I haven't been to the movies in ages, but I'll definitely rent it Flaxbee Jun 2012 #3

lol, that was the only problem I really had with the movie OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #6

I'm waiting for the DVD so I can fast forward through all the Tom Cruise parts. tanyev Jun 2012 #5

well you'll be done with the movie pretty quickly then OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #7

My sister loved it on Broadway. bigwillq Jun 2012 #8

rocktivity

(44,588 posts)

1. Glorified karaoke

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:58 PM

Jun 2012

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I'll stick to loving the real thing, thank you.

rocktivity

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

2. I'll wait for HBO or Netflix.

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:55 PM

Jun 2012

I think it looks like a lot of fun though.

How was Tom Cruise? I don't know what role he played, but I think of him as too "old" somehow.

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

4. Cruise was surprisingly good, again. I dont like who he is in real life, but he can act.

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:02 PM

Jun 2012

They interviewed lead singers from a couple of hair bands who said he was right on. And he was.

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)

3. It looks like fun -- I haven't been to the movies in ages, but I'll definitely rent it

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:59 PM

Jun 2012

Glad you had fun.

Though, I *despise* the song "We Built This City" -- another good reason to rent it so I can fast forward... or mute.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

6. lol, that was the only problem I really had with the movie

Reply to Flaxbee (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 06:14 PM

Jun 2012

the cool guys got "We Built This City" and the uptight authoritarians got "We're Not Gonna Take It" in the big dueling songs scene.

Lyrically it made sense and I understand it but dayyyyyum WBTC is a terrible song.....musically it was an awful choice - but maybe done on purpose because the whole thing was just campy fun.

And it really was a fun movie.