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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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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Hungarian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Arabic ( Subtitles ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Hungarian ( Subtitles ), Icelandic ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: In mid- to late-'60s Britain, an unusual yet colorful subculture sprang up and thrived as a product of the upswing in British pop music, only to meet its doom within a few short years. Though the BBC functioned as the country's main source of news and music, its programmers offered very little airtime to rock & roll -- which left an overwhelming need unfulfilled. In response, small bands of "pirate" radio enthusiasts set up broadcasting towers on boats just outside of English boundary waters, and transmitted signals to an estimated 25 million listeners, 24 hours a day and seven days per week. Unsurprisingly, the DJs who took charge of these broadcasts could rival just about anyone in terms of flamboyance and outsized personalities. With The Boat That Rocked, writer-director Richard Curtis (Love Actually) travels back to the Swinging Sixties and takes a headfirst plunge into this colorful realm. The story opens in 1966, aboard a rusty fishing trawler christened Radio Rock and equipped with pirate broadcasting equipment. Here, the slightly daft elitist Quentin (Bill Nighy) presides over a motley crew of joint-toking, sex-hungry disc jockeys including Dave (Nick Frost), a heavyset boob who nevertheless considers himself a hot property with women and loves to chase skirts; "The Count" (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an American DJ who aspires to be the first ...The Boat That Rocked ( Good Morning England ) ( Radio Rock Revolution )
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is a must see if you have recollections of the pirate radio era. It conjures up the spirit of the time, if you are young then it's a good fun film which will give some idea of what brought about the sixties radio revolution in the UK. Great sixties rock music features throughout.
There are parallels with events that happened to Radio Caroline. The Boat That Rocked [DVD] [2009]
In addition to the main feature there are some very humorous director's cuts which deserve watching -they just couldn't allow the screen time.
There are parallels with events that happened to Radio Caroline. The Boat That Rocked [DVD] [2009]
In addition to the main feature there are some very humorous director's cuts which deserve watching -they just couldn't allow the screen time.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
There are some films that just take you out of yourself and transport you back to 'the good old days'. This is certainly one of those and as a bonus it's well produced, cast, acted and is very funny from start to finish. A great buy that I will watch time and time again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A supremely funny film with great one liners from the wonderful Bill Nighy. Any film with him in is always worth watching.
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The Boat Did Rock
I saw this at the cinema and really enjoyed it, as it brought back memories of listening to pirate radio under the covers, in bed when I should have been asleep, so I wanted to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. A. Rulton
Brilliant!
I watched this film when shown on tele and found it superb. It was such a laugh and described pirate radio wonderfully.
Published 1 month ago by Tweetee Pie
the boat that rocked carries on rocking
what can I say, to those of us who remember this time the memories came flooding back. It reminded us just how good the music was back then, yeh I know that's a cliche but so what. Read more
Published 3 months ago by kizzywizzy
Classic rock & roll
I'm amazed I hadn't heard of this film until recently ! I'm not quite old enough to remember pirate radio - but that doesn't matter. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Andrew D
dreadful
Only reason for giving this a try, was purely having enjoyed a few Curtis films in the dim and distant past, if anything therefore would have been easily pleased. Read more
Published 4 months ago by midnightrider
I LOVE THIS FILM
I can't believe this film has such a low rating! (Well, its not THAT low but definitely a lot lower than it should be! Read more
Published 4 months ago by MonaLisaSmiles
A Boat With A Void
I really expected me to like this film but I couldn't have been more disappointed after finishing it and thought "oh.. Read more
Published 4 months ago by jaggysnake
Just over a year old, and offered for 2.99 NEW?
This film is a train wreck of a movie. A lousy script was dumped upon an excellent cast, and that was coupled with the fact that it is set in 1966, but the soundtrack is... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Nagronsky
Takes me back to my youth
I don't think the film is as good as some other reviewers suggest but for those of us who were part of the young generation depicted in the film it's certainly a trip down memory... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gay Londoner
Not Enough
A few 1960s hits do not rescue the film's poor direction, bad jokes and ham performances. A good drama about pirate radio deserves to be made and this is not it.
Published 7 months ago by music lover
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