Pirate Radio Review

Okay guys, the review for today is "Pirate Radio" (or as it's called elsewhere "The Boat That Rocked').  First things first, this movie is inspired by true events in the U.K. where at that time (the mid-1960's) Rock & Roll was banned on the radio stations by the British government.  Pretty much the only music that was allowed to be played was classical/instrumental music.  However, an American DJ called "The Count" (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and a band of other English DJ breaks these rules and broadcast their radio station 24/7 from a big ass boat in the middle of the ocean.  Of course with this being the only station that plays the popular songs of the 60's, people all over the U.K. notice this event and becomes attached to the radio station and their famous DJ's.  But I'm not here to talk about the people listening to this station, I'm here to talk the DJ's and the crew who are on this ship together and becoming more close towards each other day by day with the power of Rock & Roll.  The thing that makes this movie click is the fact that all of the characters are brought into this film in a very proper and detailed way.  Everyone one of them has their own story and all of them has a reason on why they're on this boat and why they're risking being arrested for their actions.  Even though this film seems like a rebellious approach, truth is, it's both a rebellious film and a romantic comedy.  And these two elements are what make this film a lot of fun to watch.

This movie comes from famous British director Richard Curtis (Notting Hill, Four Weddings & a Funeral and Love Actually) and I have to say that this movie was very cool to me.  I'm not really a fan of the 1960's but with the style, humor and music that was brought into this film, I have to admit that I kinda taken a different approach on how the 60’s were (especially in music).  This movie will immediately appeal to people who're either a fan of music, a fan of the 60's, or just a fan of comedies where a group of people (one day) decides to take a stand in order for them to fight what they believe in (kinda like Revenge of the Nerds).  There’s a tad bit of flaws in the movie (maybe 1 or 2), but with this movie being so fun and hilarious it kinda goes unnoticed and if it is noticed it's willing to be forgiven with whatever approach it took.  I highly recommend anyone to see this movie and to be prepared on what wild ride you'll be going on by watching it.  This movie truly shows that the power of music can bring everyone into unity.