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Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Mary J. Blige, Eli Roth, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bryan Cranston, Malin Åkerman (mehr)Streaming (3)
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Los Angeles, 1987. Sherrie ist neu in der Stadt, träumt von einer Karriere als Rocksängerin. Vor dem Mikro will auch Drew stehen, der ihr einen Job im Club "The Bourbon Room" verschafft. Die keimende Liebe der zwei Youngster wird vereist, als Rockstar Stacee Jaxx im Club auftritt und vermeintlich durch Sex mit Sherrie aus seinem mentalen Tief geholt wird. Haben diese Liebe oder der Rock noch eine Zukunft, wenn sie durch Eifersucht, heuchelnde Sittenwächter und ein neues Phänomen namens Boygroup gefährdet werden? (Warner Bros. DE)
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…oder Wie Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti und Tom Cruise ein Musical nicht gerettet haben, obwohl sie es wahrscheinlich versucht haben. Den "Haupthelden“ würde ich am liebsten treten (jedes Mal, wenn er den Mund geöffnet hat, hatte ich ehrlich gesagt Angst und dachte: "Nein, nicht schon wieder singen!“). Seine quietschende Partnerin sollte ausschließlich das Repertoire von Hanna Montana singen und die Leute, die dafür verantwortlich sind, dass aus Rock Pop geworden ist, würden auch eine einfallsreiche Strafe verdienen… Es war echt schlimm. Außerdem muss ich zugeben, dass ich nicht so ganz verstanden habe, was ernst gemeint war und was nicht (mindestens zwei Duette – das von Cruise und Akerman und das von Baldwin und Brand – befinden sich an der Grenze zu einer Parodie). Vielleicht sollte mich die fantasievolle Choreographie oder irgendetwas anderes, das fantasievoll sein sollte, umhauen. Ich habe nichts dergleichen bemerkt, von daher ist auch kein Wow-Effekt gekommen.
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It's hard to say why exactly an enthusiastic and completely unserious musical can evoke so many negative emotions, but it happened. For me, the story of the Bourbon Room works as pleasant nostalgia, as a perfect showcase for Tom Cruise, and as a pleasant romance touring the most famous clichés. To the film itself, the fact that the modern era favors musical adaptations and I had already heard most of the songs performed elsewhere (see the series Glee, which Adam Shankman himself directed multiple times) could be seen as a bit of a drawback, but even that doesn't matter. When Alec Baldwin bravely starts singing, I completely lose interest in nitpicking. This is simply a feel-good movie that aims to entertain based on catchy familiar melodies, and accusing it of disrespecting some kind of rock spirit would be incredibly naive.
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This is a missed opportunity that doesn't pay homage to rock 'n' roll at all, not only because the musical numbers lack proper choreography, but also because the real rock, apart from the music, is provided only by the supporting characters (Baldwin, Cruise, Cranston), while the main duo only serves up lemonade pop.
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The maker of this adaptation of the Broadway musical probably believed otherwise, but the truth is that calling a cliché a cliché doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a cliché. The hackneyed plot follows a girl from Ohio who is trying to make it in Hollywood. Though one of the characters makes fun of the familiarity of this situation right at the beginning, Rock of Ages does not in any way draw more attention to its faithfulness to naïve stories grounded in the 1980s. It only responds to the current crisis of values in an utterly calculated way by dusting off the American Dream in its purest form. ___ The path to fame thus isn’t disparaged because of its predictability, but it isn’t followed consistently enough to give nostalgic lovers of ’80s retro what they want. In conflict with the overall impression that the film aims to make, some scenes are entirely derisive of the symbols of the 1980s and the episodic narrative is “impure” in its modernism as it constantly and nonsensically switches focus from the protagonist to other characters. The film thus points out that it wasn’t made to tell a story, but to exploit the commercial potential of the idea of “let’s put together a bunch of rock ballads and a few famous actors.” ___ The songs are frequently used only to be heard, not as a means of commenting on the action and the famous faces are given space because it is (occasionally) fun to watch them, not because their subplots would somehow sensibly complement the core of the story. Neither Cruise, Zeta-Jones, Cranston (whoever can justify the presence of the S&M scene for me will receive a guitar pick signed by Stacee Jaxx) or the duo of Baldwin and Brand are important enough to the main storyline to justify the amount of time that they are in front of the camera. Unfortunately, not only their characters, but also Sherrie and Drew, who should have been the primary focus of the film, are vacuous caricatures, mere wax figures from a museum of ’80s rock (an impression that is intensified by the large amount of make-up on their faces and spray in their hair). ___ So, why watch this film? Truthfully, no compelling reason comes to my mind. Shankman is not a capable enough director to capture the essence of an era or to convince viewers who know the rock hits used in the film only from playing Guitar Hero that living in the 1980s, wearing leather pants and listening to rock music was damn cool. This is the exact and only thing that Rock of Ages attempts to convey with its undisguised adoration of that decade’s culture and its slight criticism of what happened in the music industry with the rise of MTV (died-in-the-wool rockers might argue that real rock ‘n’ roll experienced its golden age a decade earlier). ___ With the values that it highlights and thematisation of the fight against the corruption of rock music, the film seems very out of date (which is absolutely true of the homosexual parody interlude). In terms of form and content, it has nothing that would drag it into the present. It constantly falls out of rhythm, the timing of the jokes is just bad (and you will know most of them from the trailer) and their coldness is dazzling (they are merely moronically tasteless), the offstage musical numbers are broken up by chaotic editing and the onstage numbers desperately lack a sense of drive, the young actors lack charisma and Cruise’s voice is resonant enough to make you believe he’s a rock legend. ___ Though a promising spectacle on paper, Rock of Ages is ultimately a musical celebrating a style that it fails to take entirely seriously, which causes me to accuse its creators of the same falseness that afflicts the film’s protagonists. The dominant impression is artificiality. Next time, it would be a good idea to focus more on what’s in the characters’ heads and why rather than what is on their heads. 50%
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If you like rock music, you will probably like this movie because the songs that are played here are simply beautiful. Rock music has evolved incredibly since the 50s, and in the 60s and 70s, songs were created that are still the best that has ever been played on our radios and reached our ears. The 80s built on that success, and in the 90s, rock music found itself on the margins because there were other genres trying to replace it. Unfortunately, they were successful. Hip hop and R&B became the main trends of the present, pop music broke records, and techno events were able to attract as many people as Woodstock and similar memorable events. Maybe there are even more people at techno parties. That is why I am glad that movies like "Rock of Ages" are being made. Their artistic value is relatively low, although the film definitely has good moments, but on the other hand, it is a wonderful treasure trove of great rock songs. Hits from Journey, Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Def Lepard, and other great bands will be played here, songs that you almost never hear on regular radio, if at all, but they have created beautiful songs. The film is fortunate to have great actors. Tom Cruise delivers one of his best performances in recent years as a rock musician, he is absolutely perfect, although singing is not his strong suit. Paul Giamatti is a great addition as always, as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, and Mary J. Blige. It is a great memory of the years that are already behind us and that I couldn't experience. I am glad that some bands are still playing and I am glad that they come to the Czech Republic. Bon Jovi has a concert in June. I hope I won't miss it. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/12/milk-az-vyjde-mesic-trhak-noc-v-muzeu-2.html
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