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Detroit Rock City (Widescreen)

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4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is an awsome movie!! If you haven't seen it go out and rent it or, buy it w/e i don't care, today...it really is one of my all time favorite movies (the others being dazed and confused, almost famous, adn fast times) This movie is kickass! The soundtrack is great too. This movie makes me wish i lived in the 70's. and all the main characters are hotta!! Anyway you don't have to be a kiss fan to watch this movie, but if you are it won't dissapoint you...Ok well um i'm gong to stop writing now...so go out to your local video store and get this movie you won't regret it...well at least if you have any taste in movies you won't.

This movie is really funny, but there is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much swearing and too little KISS.

"Detroit Rock City" is a film that is excellently staged and acted. It captures well the atmosphere of the time period. It also captures excently the true soul of Rock n' Roll, and what it really means for people. With perfect actors for the characters, vivid imagery, and just the right amount of quirkyness, "Detroit Rock City" is a fun movie that you will never get tired of.

Everything about this movie rocks! great plot, great characters,and its very funny. I thought the dvd menus were lacking, but overall it didnt bother me too much, the qaulity of the movie makes up for it, many classic moments in this one. This one goes so well with a spliff, i would reccomend it to rent or even to buy, i purchased and watched it many times, decent amount of extras, has everclear and donnas covering KISS songs , Worth checkin out.

The film deserves about 3,5 stars - it's an innocent, goofy, coming-of-age comedy with a certain charm. However, its DVD, in spite of all the extended features, has the most revolting, nauseating, user-unfriendly pseudo-menu I have ever witnessed. To begin with, the menu has NO TEXT (sic!) - all options are described by some soulless voice played in the background. As for the look of the options themselves, this is the most repulsive example of pseudo-innovative pseudo-creativity since those performance "artists" who throw feces on paintings and on themselves... the screen is randomly slashed into awful, ugly figures "illustrated" with blurry, oversaturated snapshots from some of the film's scenes (mostly the bad ones). Of course, there is no text and the graphics are as unrelated to what they're supposed to represent as possible (Example: a cut photo of a screaming guy's torso with gamma set to about 4 means "Main Menu"). Sadly, I could not bear suffering this schizoid "menu" and after pressing some keys at random to access any extras, I found myself back in the main menu after a while...

Well, at least the film plays by default after the disc is put in. Considering how the "mind" of whoever thought of this "menu" worked, I'm surprised that it doesn't for instance start playing a bunch of laxative commercials instead.

Note to studios: employing patients of the locked wards of mental asylums may give you tax breaks, but do NOT have them think up and design any DVD menus next time.

This is a good movie. I've seen it twice. But I thought I would see lots of KISS, when actually they only perform one song at the end of the movie. It's a film about 4 boys who bought tickets to see their favorite band KISS. Then the mom of one of the boys, finds the tickets and destroys them because she claims the band is "SATANIC". Now what are they to do? Will they make it to see the band, or will they have to wait another until another tour? I'm not going to tell you what happens, you have to get the movie and see for yourself. The one thing I like about the film is that it is pretty accurate with the way it was in high school in the 70's (I know, I lived it). The guys remind me of people I went to school with. In that time, there was disco freaks and hardcore rock and roll fans. Rock and roll prevailed. At the first of the movie, you get to see bunches of clips on KISS, but they are brief, plus, you get shots of KISS memorabilia, and KISS fans dressing like band members. The ending of the movie is both inspiring and C-O-O-L!!! It's got strong language, but not like SCARFACE where one four letter word was used over 140 times. If you like movies with a lot of action, suspense, drama, comedy (the part where they go in the girl's bathroom at school is hilarious), and overall great acting, you are sure to love this movie.

This I find was one of the best movies I've seen all summer. It's witty, exciting, and edgy as Trip, Jam, Lex, and Hawk try to make their way to Detroit, Michigan. The guys are all hyped up about seeing the once in a lifetime KISS concert but are slowed down by Jam's mom burning the tickets, guidos and stellas stopping them on the highway after an unfortunate pizza incident, and having their Volvo stolen. I won't give away the end but if your looking for a carefree movie that's extremely random, Detroit Rock City is a must see.

This has to be my all time favorite movie, along with "Office Space". It's seriously one movie I could watch 3 times in a row and want to watch 3 times more :) I am quite surprised at how under rated it is... probably just because Vin Diesel isn't in it, you know how the critics hate anything that doesn't have him in it... Anyway, here's the plot:

It's 1978, and there are 2 big things in the music world: KISS, and disco(ugh). If you're in high school, you're either a KISS freak or a "stella", ie: a disco lover.. But a certain 4 guys who are together as the band "Mystery", are certainly no "stellas"! They just want to do one thing and one thing only: See their favorite band live, and to no surprise, that band, is KISS! However, seeing them is not an easy task...

Drummer Jerimiah's mother is a very overprotective Christian who states that "KISS is the devil's music!" and will NOT let her son listen to them, have any pictures of them in his room, and NO WAY IN HELL see them live! Of course, Jerimah tries his best to be a KISS fan without his mom knowing(ie: poster on the window blind that his mom doesn't see...), but unfortuantley, she discovers the KISS tickets in his jacket while he is at school.. and that pretty much destroys the boys's chances of going to see them.... That is, until they think of a nice little plan to get him out of the boarding school his mom has taken him to...

But of course it doesn't stop there- from running into a bunch of "stellas" who didn't take kindly to them throwing pizza on their car, to trying to avoid the M.A.T.M.O.K.(Mothers Against the Music of KISS),, these boys will do ANYTHING their little hearts desire to see their favorite rock group.....

If you grew up in the 70s, this movie will be a fun flashback... I didn't, I'm only 20, but it's movies like these that make me wish i DID grow up in the 70s... I mean the 90s had their fun moments don't get me wrong, but this was back in the day of great rock groups like KISS, Thin Lizzy, Blue Oyster Cult, etc.. unlike today where I'm stuck with Linkin Park, Korn, Limp Bizkit, and other crap of the like...

Also, dare I say it, this movie is slightly educational towards the history of rock music/pop culture- it deals with a lot of things that were big in the 70s, especially including overprotective parents who claim that 'heavy metal is the music of Satan!'- You know it's pretty funny,, back in those days they thought KISS and AC/DC were the worst that music could get,, NOW look what we have- Marlyin Manson & etc..

Well anyway back to the movie... The 4 kids all do great jobs acting, and are all very funny (oh and just to let you know- the guy who plays "Trip", the long-haired, loudmouthed stoner, is not Jason Mewes, who plays Jay from Jay & Silent Bob- yes I thought this too at first, but he's not...) Also this movie has a great soundtrack- classic songs from Thin Lizzy and Van Halen, and a great cover of KISS's "Cat Scratch Fever" by Pantera.

I was fortunate enough to be able to see KISS live in the summer of 2003, and I remember how it felt the day before I saw them, when I watched this and thought "That's gonna be ME tomorrow NIGHT!!!!!" ahhh, fun times :)

A must-own for any rock music lover- it'll look great next to Wayne's World and This IS Spinal Tap...

"YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST, THE HOTTEST MOVIE IN THE WORLD, DETROIT ROCK CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

GET UP, everybody's gonna move their feet, GET DOWN, everybody's gonna leave their seat.....

KISS rocks, thats what the 4 band loving boys go to the concert with some disapprovales from some KISS hating parents. along the way they trash a disco loving fan group, they pick up a prostitute. when they arrive at the concert one of their mothers is there, they get beaten up and their tickets stolen but eventually they cleaverly get them back and they see KISS rock the hizouse. of course the main title based on KISS' song "Detroit Rock City" we get Gene Simmons sprouting his tounge out from the tounges point of view. Shannon Tweed, Simmons wife appears also. its a rockin and a rollin, fun, fun, fun.

I had never heard of "Detroit Rock City" (1999) when it went out in theaters. I'm guessing it did bad since every good movie is usually panned by reviewers. I saw it bits and pieces of it on T.V. I laughed at some of the parts and generally liked it. I decided to buy it just to watch a few times. Now I can't stop watching it! The cast is done very well. Edward Furlong (T2, Pecker), James DeBello (Scary Movie 2, Cabin Fever), Giuseppe Andrews (Cabin Fever), and Sam Huntington (Not Another Teen Movie) play the four teens of whom the movie is focused on. The music was amazing! This was a major highpoint. I'm not speaking about the KISS music (some of it's good). There were just so many other great songs. The plot is a bit more complex than you think also.

In the beginning of "Detroit Rock City", we meet Hawk (Furlong), Trip (DeBello), Jeremiah "Jam" (Huntington), and Lex (Andrews). They are best buds and have a garage band named "MYSTERY". Their band was inspired by their favorite band, "KISS". They have four tickets to see the KISS concert in Detroit. When Jam's over religious mom (Lin Shaye), thinks that KISS is the devil she burns the tickets and takes Jam to a Catholic boarding school to get away from the devil. Back at school, Trip wins four tickets on a radio show. The tickets are being held in Detroit. The guys cut school, get Lex's mom's car, help Jam escape, and are on the way to Detroit. They make it to Detroit, but some surprises may be in store for them.

Plot - Yes, the plot is a bit simple. Yet, there are a lot of twists and turns that you wouldn't expect. There are a few gross out jokes, but nothing like "American Pie", "Road Trip", or any other of those movies. A plot doesn't need to be very complex. It just needs to take the viewer to a different place where anything can happen. This is what this movie does.
Plot - 94

Acting - I thought the acting was great! Many people hate teen actors because they seem to make up stupid lines, gross dialogue, and some bad language. But the actors in this movie remind me of real teenagers. Edward Furlong did very well, but seemed to be missing something. Sam Huntington was very good. I think he deserves a lot of credit. Giuseppe Andrews plays the quiet guy pretty well. He has some funny lines that just stick in your head. The scene stealer is James DeBello. I have not seen "Scary Movie 2" or "Cabin Fever" but I want to now. Every single line he said was hilarioius. I would say some, but there are too many. His best scenes were definitely when he was in the Smiley Mart. Overall, the acting was very well done.
Acting - 96

Comedy - I thought this movie had a great bit of comedy. It does have some drama though, but it's mostly geared towards the comedy part. There are a lot of funny scenes that I won't forget.
Comedy - 95

Music - The music was so awesome. I totally loved it! I loved David Bowie's "Rebel, Rebel". I also liked "Fox On The Run" and many others. As I said before, the music was a major highpoint. I don't think this movie would have been as good if they had not had this music choice. Good job to whoever picked it out!
Music - 100

DVD - The DVD of this movie is amazing! There are so many special features. It isn't even funny! There are two ways to navigate through screens. You can have text option or let the cast talk you through. I prefer text, but that's just me. There are commentaries, original theatrical trailers, deleted scenes, music videos, miscellaneous things that the cast has done, and much more. Also, the sound and clarity are beautiful. The sound is just great and the clarity is as clear as water! So buy the DVD and skip out on the VHS tape!
DVD - 100

Overall - This movie is a must have. It has everything from comedy to music to romance and to some drama. Pick up a copy today! It's a movie that will make you laugh and in the end make you feel good.
Overall - 97 A+

Rated R for drug content, strong pervasive language, some violence, and some crude sex-related humor.