Hey, y’all. Just saw Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked, to you kids in the UK). It’s pretty interesting.
It’s 1966. British people in power (not Parliament, just a few people in power of a local government) hate the newfangled Rock and Roll that’s so obviously corrupting everybody in the entire area horribly. So it’s banned from the airwaves. A ship anchored to the coast begins to broadcast 24 hours a day, making the people happy. Which is what they want. A kid is sent onto the boat by his mother to learn how to stop being rebellious (his godfather is on the boat). This leads to all sorts of hilarity, and… well, I can’t say much more without utterly ruining it.
Anyway. I thought that much of the filming was good, the music was all right (I’m not a great fan of music from that era), and some of the background music was great at keeping tension strung really tight. There’s also some great comedic moments, which I’m not going to ruin.
What I didn’t really like was the music itself. That’s just me, though, because again, I’m not a fan of 60’s music. Just something that bugs me a bit. Anyway.
That’s the review. Pretty good movie, I’d recommend it.
Thought I read somewhere that this was based on a real event. Do you know anything about that?
What was good about the filming?