- Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe
- Directors: Richard Curtis
- Writers: Richard Curtis
- Producers: Richard Curtis, Debra Hayward, Emma Freud, Eric Fellner, Hilary Bevan Jones
- Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 13 April 2010
- Run Time: 116 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00320J6WS
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Little Carl (Tom Sturridge) has led a clustered life (only licked by a cow), and now is mother (Emma Thompson) decided it is time for his real education. In his new environment of perfectly normal associates on a Pirate Radio Little Carl has semi-sexual relationships while listing to 60's/70's rock.
This is a filler film with the lure of fantastic music. This turns out to be a run of the mill coming of age movie. I have to admit that Kenneth Branagh looked like he had fun as the antagonist. Emma Thompson is just as cute and a believable actor as ever. I lived through the real era and enjoyed the music snippets.
Only saw the Blu-ray so I cannot compare to other presentations. The voiceover commentary usually adds to a film. In this case, it is just a voiceover commentary with no real insight. There are other extras as deleted scenes and BD live. However, they do not really contribute much.
This is a filler film with the lure of fantastic music. This turns out to be a run of the mill coming of age movie. I have to admit that Kenneth Branagh looked like he had fun as the antagonist. Emma Thompson is just as cute and a believable actor as ever. I lived through the real era and enjoyed the music snippets.
Only saw the Blu-ray so I cannot compare to other presentations. The voiceover commentary usually adds to a film. In this case, it is just a voiceover commentary with no real insight. There are other extras as deleted scenes and BD live. However, they do not really contribute much.
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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Captures The Essence Of The Era Perfectly
7 April 2009
This film has just come out in the UK. For once, we (in the UK) got this film released here first. Its usually the other way round! Absolutely loved this film from beginning to end. It captures the essence of that era perfectly, and it is a film I could watch again and again. The whole cast's acting was superb throughout. My biggest surprise came from Rhys Ifans who portrayed the sex god DJ Gavin fantastically. What a sexy voice for the radio - shame I can't mention one DJ on air at the moment who sounds the same...!
Unfortunately, I myself, was born in 1979, so wasn't around in that decade. However I took my mum to see this film as she was 21yrs old in 1966. She remembers listening to the pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, and remembers all the political controversy surrounding it. She thought it was a great film too.
If you appreciate the best music of all time, proper rock n roll from the 60's/70's, then you will love this film. It's a real feel good movie that you will appreciate if you ever wished you had lived through that era, or you were lucky enough to experience it first hand.
Unfortunately, I myself, was born in 1979, so wasn't around in that decade. However I took my mum to see this film as she was 21yrs old in 1966. She remembers listening to the pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, and remembers all the political controversy surrounding it. She thought it was a great film too.
If you appreciate the best music of all time, proper rock n roll from the 60's/70's, then you will love this film. It's a real feel good movie that you will appreciate if you ever wished you had lived through that era, or you were lucky enough to experience it first hand.
39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
USA version vs UK version
27 April 2010
Format:DVD
I am heartbroken! When I originally watched Pirate Radio I didn't realize it was the UK version. It was fantastic, the story, the music everything I couldn't wait till it came out on dvd. Then when it finally came out I couldn't find it anywhere to buy it. Not even Walmart was carrying it in their stores which I thought was strange. Finally I came to Amazon and bought mine. Wow what a butchered piece of crap. I don't know why the 2 dvd's are so different. Yeah the dvd's do contain the deleted scenes, most of which were included in the UK version but it's not the same. If you are going to buy Pirate Radio do yourself a huge favor and find a way to get the UK version. Watch out for the coding for your dvd player as UK dvd's don't play in USA dvd players, but from what I understand you can get the blue ray and get the UK version that way.
What a way to butcher a movie that was so great!!!! Someone seriously needs smacked for this one!
What a way to butcher a movie that was so great!!!! Someone seriously needs smacked for this one!
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Loved it...laugh out loud fun
15 Nov 2009
Pirate Radio sports a stellar cast including
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Emma Thompson (all too brief appearance)and Kenneth Branagh. When rock and roll exploded in the UK, the government and radio stations banned play over the airways. Rogue radio stations broadcast from ships offshore. Pirate Radio captures the exuberance and the bigger than life radio personalities that emerged with the new culture. Rated R for profanity and sexual situations, this film is full of laughs and any weaknesses are compensated for with an awesome soundtrack. Great way to spend an evening.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Emma Thompson (all too brief appearance)and Kenneth Branagh. When rock and roll exploded in the UK, the government and radio stations banned play over the airways. Rogue radio stations broadcast from ships offshore. Pirate Radio captures the exuberance and the bigger than life radio personalities that emerged with the new culture. Rated R for profanity and sexual situations, this film is full of laughs and any weaknesses are compensated for with an awesome soundtrack. Great way to spend an evening.
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