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During the 60’s when
British rock & pop
music was better
than it’s ever been,
normal radio didn’t
play that music.
They might have
played an hour a
day. The job of
moving the UK’s
population with that
music belonged to
pirate radio
stations. These
pirate stations were
on boats in
international waters
around the U.K. and
a huge chunk of the
country’s population
listened to them.
Pirate Radio
is about a
fictitious pirate
radio station, Rock
Radio. The movie
follows young James
when his mother
forces him to go out
to sea on Rock Radio
to spend time with
his Godfather,
Quinten. You follow
James on the boat
but you also get to
know all of the
unique personalities
on the boat that
staff the radio
station from the
engineers to the
on-air talent. You
follow James and the
gang as they spread
the message of rock
across the UK and
overcome constant
attempts from
British government
officials to shut
them down.
Pirate Radio
comes from Richard
Curtis, he wrote and
directed
Love,
Actually.
It has a few of the
same traits as
Love,
Actually
but mostly it’s an
splendid movie all
on its own. The
music in the movie
is amazing, the
design of the sets
and the boat (there
was a real boat) is
consuming for the
audience and the
characters that were
written for the
movie power the
story.
Bill Nighy plays
Quentin the station
manager. He’s great
as the care-free
boss who loves the
music and everyone
on the boat. The
Count (Phillip
Seymour Hoffman) is
the American DJ
who’s the coolest DJ
on the ship. The
Count is risqué and
rebels against
everything and
everyone in the
spirit of the music.
Doctor Dave (Nick
Frost) is the portly
ladies’ man. Rhys
Darby plays Angus
Nutsford is the butt
of everyone’s jokes,
and young James is
the window to most
of the plot points
involved in the
movie.
Pirate Radio
is a great movie,
especially for fans
of music from the
particular era. It
has a nice, steady
pace to it and there
are plenty of laughs
to go around.
There’s really not
much to talk about
with it being a
disappointment. Even
the special features
are stellar with
lots of deleted
content and
featurettes. If
you’re looking for a
great comedy to
watch at home, look
no further than
Pirate Radio.
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