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Post by héad.casé on Dec 23, 2012 13:52:15 GMT -5
I saw this movie in cinema's, and loved it so much that I bought it on DVD a couple of months ago. To me, being a huge fan of hair metal, this never gets old. Camp, cheesy fun and Tom Cruise was brilliant as the eccentric rock star, Paul Giamatti was brilliant as the douche agent, and Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin were hilarious.
Catherine Zeta Jones hammed it up, but for this kind of movie, I didn't mind. I ended up singing along to all the tracks and it just puts me in such a good mood.
Anyone else love this movie?
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Post by Cela on Dec 23, 2012 13:59:38 GMT -5
It wasn't a good movie and the two main leads were awful and sounded like every pop star ever.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 23, 2012 14:05:23 GMT -5
Even those of us who really liked the movie tend to agree that the leads were the worst parts of the movie.
And the fact that Alec Baldwin is a surprisingly mediocre singer.
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Post by Legion on Dec 23, 2012 14:08:49 GMT -5
I enjoyed and had no issue with the leads.
Zeta Jones needed more screen time though, she plays a hammy bitch really well
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Post by Bone Daddy on Dec 23, 2012 14:09:02 GMT -5
I was SO EXCITED for this movie and hated it, but...
STACEY JAXX IS AMAZING! Tom Cruise is my new favorite actor
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 23, 2012 14:21:34 GMT -5
I was SO EXCITED for this movie and hated it, but... STACEY JAXX IS AMAZING! Tom Cruise is my new favorite actor If the movie had done better, Cruise would be a solid contender for Supporting Actor. As as much as people rag on the guy, Cruise was great in this, he was great in Knight and Day and from what I hear, whatever is wrong with Jack Reacher, it isn't him.
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Post by Legion on Dec 23, 2012 14:29:24 GMT -5
Tom Cruise is a fine actor, he's just a nutter in real life
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Dec 23, 2012 18:37:36 GMT -5
Tom Cruise is a fine actor, he's just a nutter in real life This, pretty much. I love him in basically everything I've ever seen him in. He's extremely talented. He's just absolutely crazy.
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Post by Shy Guy on Dec 23, 2012 18:46:46 GMT -5
julianne hugh or whatever really got on my nerves about half way through the movie with her singing, but i enjoyed everything else about it. it's fun.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 23, 2012 19:26:26 GMT -5
I also found it odd that they gave Brand and especially Zeta Jones so little to do.
They had both established they could sing in their previous films, they could have put more on their shoulders.
But Cruise did a pretty good job singing.
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Post by edtheripper on Dec 24, 2012 8:30:15 GMT -5
Loved this movie.
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Post by Cela on Dec 24, 2012 15:59:15 GMT -5
I was SO EXCITED for this movie and hated it, but... STACEY JAXX IS AMAZING! Tom Cruise is my new favorite actor If the movie had done better, Cruise would be a solid contender for Supporting Actor. As as much as people rag on the guy, Cruise was great in this, he was great in Knight and Day and from what I hear, whatever is wrong with Jack Reacher, it isn't him. I have a theory, based on reading the Broadway summary on wikipedia, that Cruise used his starpower to demand massive rewrites for Rock of Ages. In that, Jaxx was the villain.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 21:47:12 GMT -5
Best Musical Experience I have had in a LONG time
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 25, 2012 0:38:57 GMT -5
If the movie had done better, Cruise would be a solid contender for Supporting Actor. As as much as people rag on the guy, Cruise was great in this, he was great in Knight and Day and from what I hear, whatever is wrong with Jack Reacher, it isn't him. I have a theory, based on reading the Broadway summary on wikipedia, that Cruise used his starpower to demand massive rewrites for Rock of Ages. In that, Jaxx was the villain. And it was a good change, the Broadway version sounds weirdly depressing.
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Post by unoriginalalex on Dec 25, 2012 0:51:41 GMT -5
I have wanted to see this movie for a while.
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Post by Cela on Dec 25, 2012 0:59:35 GMT -5
I have a theory, based on reading the Broadway summary on wikipedia, that Cruise used his starpower to demand massive rewrites for Rock of Ages. In that, Jaxx was the villain. And it was a good change, the Broadway version sounds weirdly depressing. That's Broadway for you. Happy endings? HA!
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