They played arcade games! Funny! And everyone bought LPs! Isn’t that funny? How funny is that? Soooo funny. Because, guysguysguys listen…cell phones…were HUGE back then.
#All songs in rock of ages movie movie
The movie is “inspired” by the glam/punk/hard rock scene of 1980’s LA, but it feels more inspired by both weary romance clichés and lame jokes about the 1980s. It’s all based on a 2006 Broadway show that, from what I hear, is campy, funny, fun, and worth your money. And if you think you’ve heard the story before, that goes doubly so for the music, which is a compilation of 80’s rock hits, integrated none too cleverly and performed none too well, like a karaoke night that only begins after everyone has finished drinking. Ironically, when it’s not being those things, it’s obsessed with being the squarest movie musical you could possibly see, yoking itself to a plot so ancient and predictable that Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney would have been rolling their eyes in 1939. It’s stupid, loud, shallow, callow, ugly, frequently disgusting and–on occasion–downright hateful. Rock of Ages is a movie musical that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Starring Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul Giamatti, Bryan Cranston. Produced by Jennifer Gibgot, Garrett Grant, Carl Levin, Tobey Maguire, Scott Prisand, Adam Shankman. Screenplay by Justin Theroux, Chris D’Arienzo, Allan Loeb based upon the stage musical by Chris D’Arienzo. Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand discover that they are trapped in a horrible jukebox rock musical called “Rock of Ages.” Brand searches for an exit while Baldwin falls into despair.ĭirected by Adam Shankman.