| | Rock Star DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Music (General) Videos, Rock And Roll | | Starring | Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall, Jason Flemyng, Dominic West, Timothy Olyphant, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rachel Hunter, Heidi Mark, Stephan Jenkins, Carrie Stevens | | Director | Stephen Herek | | Additional Music/Songs | Sammy Hagar, Ritchie Blackmore | | Composer | Trevor Rabin | | Director of Photography | Ueli Steiger | | Executive Producer | George Clooney, Steven Reuther | | Producer | Robert Lawrence, Toby Jaffe | | Screenwriter | John Stockwell |
Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Amaray Case Mark Wahlberg plays Chris Cole, a local guy from Pittsburgh who is a copy-machine repairman by day (still living at home), and the lead singer of Blood Pollution, a Steel Dragon tribute band, at night. (Steel Dragon is a heavy-metal hair band living it big in the 1980s.) Cole prides himself on getting everything exactly right when he's onstage, every note, every costume, every shade of mascara; he even gets a nipple ring right after Steel Dragon's lead singer does. Chris's dream turns into reality when Steel Dragon fires its lead singer and brings Chris in to audition for the job. He gets the gig, but he also gets a lot more than he bargained for.
Wahlberg is brilliant as Cole, playing the role to perfection, both as the young dreamer and the rock star living to excess. Jennifer Aniston is also excellent as Emily, his longtime girlfriend and manager who stands by him for as long as she can. The music nails the 1980s heavy-metal explosion, both in the original songs that Steel Dragon plays and the incidental music, from such groups as Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Motley Crue, and Dio. As good as Wahlberg and Aniston are, Timothy Spall, as Steel Dragon's manager, nearly steals the picture. ROCK STAR is an invigorating, intoxicating, thrilling ride of a movie; at times it even feels like it's the true story behind Spinal Tap. (In fact, it is loosely based on the true story of Ripper Owens and Judas Priest.) As an added bonus, the film features, in small roles, musicians who have played with such metalheads as Dokken, Slaughter, Ozzy Osbourne, and more. Rock Star Reviews: "...[Wahlberg] becomes the spirit of heavy metal....Not since BOOGIE NIGHTS has Wahlberg created so winning and personal a character..."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...Aniston and Spall lead the supporting cast with considerable conviction..."
-- Robert Koehler, Variety "...The film uses its easy sense of humor to convey what is sometimes lost in rock films, the sense of fun involved in playing and listening to the music..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...The film is front-loaded with plenty of funny, authentic-feeling snapshots from the life of an earnest steel-belt metalhead..."
-- Chris Norris, Film Comment "...[Spall] is charming....Mr. Stockwell and Mr. Herek balance mockery with affection..."
-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "...One-time teen-pop idol Mark Wahlberg is a good metal-mimic, and manifestly enjoys the strutting and the squealing..."-- Mark Sinker, Sight and Sound "...There are good performances and the period is well captured..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...Mark Wahlberg gives one of his better performances..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Rock Star | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.23) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2001 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  75647  | | CD Universe Part number | 7977535 | | Catalog number | 1000109793 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 08, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 106 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Rock Star Movie Review  Great movie!!!!
I thought Mark Wahlberg did a very good job of acting in this movie. I dont know if he did his own singing in this movie, If he didnt, Then he fooled me!!!
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Rock Star Rocks
Rock Star succeeds on all levels, excellent 80's style music thrown in with an excellent Soundtrack aand story. And what do you know, Jennifer Anniston can actually act, Mark Wahlberg is truely awesome and pulls off a very convincing performance.
Has a very good ending to a truely entertaining film.
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This review is for a different format. "ROCK STAR" the Movie...
I thought this movie did a great job at capturing life as a rock star and what goes on behind the scenes. For those of us who grew up on the 70's and 80's, we get to go back to the days of bands with long hair, lycra, and raunchy guitars. Mark Walberg does an excellent job portraying the lead singer in this movie, and I have to wonder if he actually did his own singing (he's that believable). Granted, there are portions of the storyline that are a little hard to fathom. (What are the odds your all-time favorite band is going to call you for an audition out of the blue?) Still, the lessons learned by the struggling artist who rises to star status almost overnight make this an enjoyable ride as we live the fantasy through one lucky man. But as the movie progresses, we learn that life as a rockstar may not be as glamorous as we might imagine.
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This review is for a different format. Rock Star rocks!
If you were born in the late 50's, 60's and early 70's. Your going to love this movie. Being a "groupie" myself back in the mid 80's, this movie is right on target to the way it really is in the rock and roll world. The thing that makes the movie unique is how Ziggy makes it big. Maybe this doesn't happen in real life, but it isn't far fetched either. The music is good, the acting is good, and it's neat that they have some of the band members from some of the 80's bands acting in the movie. This is a must see movie. My 17 year old son liked it and he listens to rap! Try this movie, you won't regret it.
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This review is for a different format.  THE METAL YEARS!!!
GREAT MOVIE! SOME OF THE METAL STEREOTYPES WERE OFF, BUT FUNNY. MARK WAHLBERG IS A GREAT ACTOR. THEY TRULY GOT THE BEST SINGER TO FILL THE VOICE PARTS FOR WAHLBERG. ONE OF THE GREATEST SINGERS OF THIS GENERATION(MIKE FROM STEELHEART)...THE STEEL DRAGON SONGS ARE AWESOME TOO!!!
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