We're Gonna Rock!

It's summer time and that means, lots of movies coming out. The Editor's Guild offered us Rock of Ages and being a big fan of music, I was in.

I didn't quite know what to expect, but I was curious to see if Tom Cruise really could sing.

Let me put your fears to rest, yes, Tom can indeed sing and he can channel his inner Rock God.

I kept wondering why my eyes were tearing and I finally realized it was because I kept laughing so much.

I totally enjoyed the movie and I won't go into the plot, but will just touch on some things that I found off.

Here are a few.
The first one was the fact that the songs that were featured were from much earlier in the decade. The year the movie was set in, was 1987. As my Husband pointed out to me, the songs did not have to have been released the year the movie was set in, they could be from any time before. I guess he is right, but it still was a little unnerving.
Another was the fact that there was so many Journey songs used. I can take a Journey song or two, but it felt like it was way too many of them. I am sure Journey was thrilled.
One of the biggest things that bothered me was the fact that they recreated the feel of the Sunset Blvd area of Hollywood. It was nowhere near exact though. It was like they took blocks and moved the buildings around until they had them where they wanted, rather then where they really belong. Of course they have editorial license and in this case, the set was built in Miami. What do people in Miami know, anyway... ;-)
The final piece of business was the fact that they showed the 2 lead characters up at the Hollywood Sign. The second time, a taxi drove up there to drop off the girl. Say what? That sign is inaccessible to all. You just can't get there, period!
So now we will have thousands of young adults hitting the mean streets of Hollywood, thinking they can get up there to check out the view. Let me set the record straight, that is not happening folks!

Looking for a fun 2 hours, go see this movie.