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The Boat That Rocked [DVD] [2009] |
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Staring:
Nick Frost, Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Tom Sturridge
Director:
Richard Curtis
Average Customer Rating: 
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £3.44
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Richard Curtis turned his talents to telling the story of 1960s pirate radio with The Boat That Rocked. And while the film may not have scaled either the commercial or critical heights of some of his earlier work, there are still plenty of reasons to commend the film. Chief among them is the excellent cast. The Boat That Rocked brings together a welcome collection of British talent, including Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Gemma Arterton, and then they’re joined by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Between them, they effectively recall the Radio Caroline story, as a pirate radio station is set up on a North Sea cruising yacht, broadcasting to England. Said broadcasts become wildly popular, making celebrities out of some of those concerned. Yet naturally enough, the authorities, led by Branagh’s Sir Alistair Dormandy, aren’t best pleased. Curtis then laces The Boat That Rocked with plenty of comedy, and a killer soundtrack. But he loses his focus when editing the film down, as it’s a movie that, try as it might, still manages to outstay its welcome by a good 20 minutes. It doesn’t help that he’s simply trying to cram too much in here, and contrasted with the tight screenplays of some of his earlier films (take the script of Notting Hill as an example), it’s curious that he chooses to do so. Yet quibbles aside, The Boat That Rocked is still a fine comedy, with a real love for its subject matter. It arguably works best in the home, too, over the big screen, and with many laugh-out-loud moments, and some memorable characters, it’s ultimately hard to resist the film’s many charms. --Jon Foster
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 A rival for Mama Mia, 2010-07-27
"The Boat that rocked" must be in the running for the award of the worst film of the decade, up there (or should that be down there?) with other such masterpieces as Mama Mia. Having lived through the pirate radio era, I am not reminded one bit of the atmosphere of those years. The film is anachronistic in its use of language, the "storyline" is tenuous to breaking point, it is so tedious that both my wife and I decided to jack it in after an hour's boredom and go to bed, whereas we had thought beforehand that we might end up rocking around the telly. Dream on. If any other director feels like doing a film supposedly set around pop music, then the template could be, say, "American Graffiti", a highly watchable film with a proper storyline that has something valid to say about adolescence, growing up, rites of passage etc, and a proper sound track that has a dramatic function, a role to play. TBTR has nothing to recommend it. It is utterly vacuous. What on earth Kenneth Branagh is doing in it is beyond me. The only reason must have been that he needed the money, very badly.
Don't buy it. Donate the price to charity.
PS the tags Amazon suggests are laughable. "Awesomely awful" might fill the bill I suppose.
 The Boat That Rocked., 2010-07-18
`The Boat That Rocked' is a fairly decent comedy about a pirate radio boat that floats in the north sea during the sixties and which the government (in the guise of Kenneth Branagh) wish to shut down. The captains god son visit's the boat and sees the adventures the crew get up to first hand and joins in the fun and frolics aboard the boat. There is a decent cast in this film and the camaraderie amongst the various DJ's onboard really makes this film. Philip Seymour Hoffman is especially good as The Count, a brash American DJ who has a softer side for his friends as well. The soundtrack is one of the best parts of this film and the selection of rock, pop and soul music on offer is superb. Every track is a gem. There are some genuinely funny moments in this film and I did laugh out loud at some points, but the only thing going against this film is it's length. At just over two hours, with not much of a storyline, it does feel a touch long at times. But that aside, this is still a decent comedy that makes for an entertaining and relaxed way to spend an afternoon. Worth checking out at some point.
 Out to sea, 2010-07-22
I will take this movie as a parody on how we view the 1960s today, with the dubious benefit of hindsight that automatically makes idiots of all authorities and the older generation and mixes it with anachronisms galore.
It is, indeed, true that BBC Radio by 1966, when this film begins, was playing very little of the kind of music we now describe as "rock". That left a market open to pirate radio stations basing their economy on advertisers. The British government, believing at the time that radio broadcasting should be non-commercial and purely based on quality, looked for ways to shut down these pirate stations, which not only played music but also commercials of the most stupid and annoying kind and probably didn't pay the musicians the royalties they should.
Also, it is only fair to say that after having managed to shut down the pirate stations, the BBC learned from their mistakes. It employed many of the DJs who had previous been working for the pirate stations and turned into the most wonderful, non-commercial, exciting and cutting-edge presenter of modern music in the world. It has stayed that way ever since.
But such a story wouldn't make much of a film, would it? Neither would conscious grown-ups being genuinely worried that their teenage daughters become pregnant or infected with sexually transmitted diseases. No, in the world of film we want colour on the screen but black and white morality, and what could be a better subject matter then than the mid-1960s?
Lets get a bunch of popular actors in and make them play some role they played a several times before ... and then let the anachronisms begin. I'll list but a few of them.
1. The term "rock" and "rock and roll" runs through this film from its title onwards, but in fact nothing could be more unfashionable in mid-Sixties Britain than subscribing to this term, then only associated with the 1950s, greasy rockers, etc. Instead, youngsters would be into R&B, Soul, Modern Jazz, Motown, Blue Beat, Beat Music, Mersey Beat etc. Or simply pop music. But never, ever "rock and roll", and most certainly not the abbreviation "rock", which only came into use during the late 1980s, later to be flogged ad nausiam by Jack Black. Another term belonging to the 1980s is "vinyl" used for LPs and singles.
2. Loosely knitted hippie vests were not yet invented in 1966. You're at least half a decade off the mark there. Likewise, shoulder long hair and shaggy beards were not a feature for any men other than genuine tramps until very late in the 1960s. No girl would openly declare herself a lesbian to complete strangers, and if she did they would have a stroke on the spot. Men didn't talk openly to each other about their emotions, lack of sex life etc., and that's putting it mildly.
3. About half of the songs played in this movie had not been recorded or released by the time the plot unravels. No wonder the film makers have omitted the dates of issue on the soundtrack credits.
4. About half of the records played in this movie display label designs from subsequent decades. Likewise, LP covers are nearly all reissues, displaying none of the characteristics of the period. It's actually dubious that these stations would play many albums at all, and certainly not in the modern CD stereo sound we get here.
5. Pirate radio station DJs in the 1960s weren't generally middle-aged, flabby, grey-bearded men. However, such people are the most likely to watch this movie, so I'm sure they're grateful for being given the impression that they are walking sex symbols constantly hunted by silly, giggling teenage dolly birds wanting nothing more than having casual sex with them under crammed, smelly conditions on board a rusty old fishing boat in the middle of the North Sea.
Finally, I have to say that the acting, camerawork etc. is very good indeed. While nothing here makes you scream with laughter, there is a general humour running through it all which I like. However, with its pretty adolescent obsession with sexual issues and general lack of some major concept idea, this would have been much better suited for a TV sitcom than a feature film.
Good film. Plenty of Nostalgia., 2010-07-27
All in all agood film. You have to remember, it's 'tongue in cheek' so don't take it too seriously.
The 'deleted footage' is well worth watching. Theres one sketch that is better than anything in the film. It's a shame they didn't have enough time to have left that in.Anyway, well worth a watch I think if only for a reminder of better times.
 so disappointed, 2010-07-24
I had been looking forward to watching this film, as I remember tuning into the pirate stations in the sixties, but this film was an opportunity missed.
Bill Nighy, one of my favourite actors didn't seem particularly enthusiastic in his role as Quentin and overall I didn't think there was much screen chemistry amongst any of the actors.
The film is long, the songs inaccurate at times, and it wasn't particularly funny. I liked the sketch where the Count was going to swear on air and if there had been more scenes like that I would have awarded it more stars.
The sub plot where Quentins godson arrives on the boat and finds his father should have ended up on the cutting room floor as it added nothing to the story. This could have been a great film, but instead it ended up as a B grade British comedy farce.
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Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5050582702309
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
Label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Pictures UK
Region Code: 2
Release Date: 2009-09-07
Running Time: 129
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Theatrical Release Date: 2009 |
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