Pirate Radio BD

[j_garcia]

I liked this one. Funny, decent story, great characters, and it didn't take itself too seriously not unlike the real story AFAIK. Basically, at the height of the foundations of Rock & Roll, British radio was giving popular music little or no air time, presumably at the government's hand. Some DJs got together on a boat in international waters and broadcst 24hrs of whatever they wanted and advertisers flocked in which allowed them to keep themselves funded. There's another story that is layered on top, that I don't know if it is true or not, but it gives the backbone on which to lay out the various stunts are strung together. The way the DJs mess with each other is really the draw here. There are also some very funny deleted scenes as well. AQ is very good, and there is a lot of good music as one would expect. PQ is grainiy at times, but overall pretty decent. This being Audioholics after all, I'd say this one is a recommended rental.

I think this bit of dialog will give a good idea of what this one is like:

Quentin: So... expelled?
'Young' Carl: That's right.
Quentin: What for?
'Young' Carl: I suppose smoking was the clincher.
Quentin: Drugs or cigarettes?
'Young' Carl: Well, both.
Quentin: Well done! Proud of you. So your mum sent you here in the hope that a little bracing sea air would sort you out?
'Young' Carl: Something like that.
Quentin: Spectacular mistake.

 

[just-some-guy]

i liked it.

 

[XEagleDriver]

So did I

XEagleDriver

 

[Alex2507]

Very funny with great music. This is pretty close to a keeper for me. As it is I'm already looking forward to watching this one again in a year or so.

 

[skizzerflake]

I thought it was a completely enjoyable, light hearted flick. I liked the music, the attitude and the story. I guess it's at least partly true, so that's good enough for me.

 

[j_garcia]

Yeah, the key points in the story are not true AFAIK (them being on the ship), but the underground broadcasting and them passing laws to try to stop them was.

 

[skizzerflake]

Yeah, the key points in the story are not true AFAIK (them being on the ship), but the underground broadcasting and them passing laws to try to stop them was.

According to several stories on Esquire and NPR, there were ships broadcasting from the sea east of Britain, in international water, that introduced the eastern areas to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, etc. They were eventually shut down not by arrest, but by laws that were passed outlawing anybody from providing them with food, water or ladies of the night. Ironically some of the DJs ended up back in Britain working for a slightly more tolerant BBC.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120358447

 

[TLS Guy]

According to several stories on Esquire and NPR, there were ships broadcasting from the sea east of Britain, in international water, that introduced the eastern areas to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, etc. They were eventually shut down not by arrest, but by laws that were passed outlawing anybody from providing them with food, water or ladies of the night. Ironically some of the DJs ended up back in Britain working for a slightly more tolerant BBC.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120358447

I remember the era of the pirate radio ships well. Radio Caroline was the first and longest running.

They were moored off Shrewsbury Ness. The turntable engineering was very ingenious. Ghastly racket they broadcast though.

I enjoyed the BD a lot though.

 

[MidnightSensi2]

Great flick.

Philip Seymour Hoffman is a favorite of mine, and I also found it very funny.

I agree about the picture quality to some extent, but I think we are getting conditioned to these digital red camera and stuff and filmy looking ones don't have the same 'pow' Just a thought.