- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Mar 16 2010
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00364K72S
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #19,883 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
captures how music captures us,
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This review is from: Bandslam (DVD)
High school dramas often get slagged for being full of stereotyped situations and characters. The funny thing is they really aren't stereotypes. They are complete misses.This movie nails the whole high school experience in a much more realistic way by focusing on a group of kids who have a shared love of music (and when I say music, I'm talking kids who have such eclectic tastes as the Velvet Underground, Cheap Trick, the Pistols right up to the Killers). Throw in the idea of casting actors who can actually play their instruments and sing and this movie is one underrated winner. Now those of you who might figure having High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens in it would be a recipe for disaster. Give her a shot as she plays totally against her Disney character in that film to play an intelligent, cool, unaffected bookworm who loves the movie Evil Dead 2 (hey, the scriptwriters know their stuff as anyone with a brain knows how much the sequel ups the ante from the first one). Throw in another Disney star Aly Michalka as not only another total hottie but one who rocks (check out her singing "Amphetamine"--guaranteed to blow you away) and this is a movie that defies stereotypes. The star of the movie though is lead actor Gaelen Connell who plays the teenage loner not by choice but by pure bad luck who blossoms once his love of music is channeled into the right people. All the bit players are classic, too, from the cello to piano player, to the daycare kids to mom Lisa Kudrow. The extras are decent with some cool deleted scenes that get the director's commentary, too, as well as a couple of music videos tossed on. Look, any movie that pays homage to the famous NYC punk dive CBGB (not it's not CBGB's actually, trivia fans) and does it right gets my vote. A very underrated gem of both the high school flick genre and music genre.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Kids...and adults,
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This review is from: Bandslam (DVD)
Wow. This movie is awesome. I had never even heard of it so I'm guessing it was somewhat ignored in theatres. However it is witty, fun, inspiring and somewhat original. Will, a nerdy teen, moves to a new community. He starts to fit in due to a love for music. He begins managing a band and puts it into a band competition. For the most part the movie avoids boring cliches (for example Will doesn't end up joining the band and receiving the accolades). He instead overcomes his unpopularity by using it against those harrassing him. This movie has almost NO bad language. It is appropriate for children (mine loved it) but also great for Adults. It reminded me of Sky High meets High School Musical (even though I never actually saw High School Musical). Great soundtrack and funny script.
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