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Emperor Morphetine
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The Boat That RockedI went to see this today and I must admit it was a lot better than reviews have made out in my opinion! It's all set around a fictional 1960s pirate radio station, Radio Rock- run by Quentin (Bill Nighy) with a motley crew of DJs- Simon ( Chris O'Dowd), The Count (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and Dr Dave (Nick Frost)among them. There's a nice sort of 'coming of age' storyline involving Quentin's godson Carl (Tom Sturridge) who meets Marianne ( the lovely Tallulah Riley), Quentin's niece, as well, and it seems quite faithful to the pirate radio ethos as well as comedy conventions- the government take a good comedic pasting throughout as just one exampe.
Of course, being about music you want it to have a good soundtrack and it does- 'All Day And All Of The Night' by the Kinks, ' I Can See For Miles' by the Who and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' by the Beach Boys among the choice cuts. There's a nice mix of styles in the music too- at certain points its more entertaining than the narrative! But overall I'd give this at least a solid 7 out of 10, its probably best enjoyed if you like your music and/ or yearn for a return to around 1966..........
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Lucifer_666
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i did hear good reviews about this movie but it does seem to be played down alot or not getting that much publicity for some reason  the music sounds very good too 
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Catnapper
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It looks a fun film going off the trailer, with a great soundtrack too
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Emperor Morphetine
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Oh, it's so much fun, the trailer isn't lying!
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