Blu-ray Movies Item ID: #5500Buy Pirate Radio [Blu-ray] for SaleProduct Information:Buy Pirate Radio [Blu-ray] Universal Studios In Stock. Shop Online Today! Item DescriptionPirate Radio [Blu-ray]
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In the mid-1960s, rebellious DJs decide to live on a boat and broadcast rock music over the airwaves against the wishes of the British government. Amazon.com: Pirate Radio recalls American teen exploitation films of the 1950s, in which square authority figures wanted to keep rock 'n' roll's corrupting influence from children, who just wanted to dance. Though set in 1966 Great Britain, this high-spirited comedy will strike a resonant chord in anyone who ever snuck their transistor radio under their pillow at night to have their world rocked. Musically, 1966 was the best of times (the killer soundtrack spins a Who's Who of vintage vinyl, including the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, and, yes, the Who). But the kids weren't alright. The BBC broadcast less than an hour of rock music a day. Pirate radio stations broadcasting from ships anchored off the coast exemplified rock's rebellious spirit. Like Almost Famous, Pirate Radio views this outlaw world through the eyes of an innocent, Carl (Tom Sturridge), sent by his mother (Emma Thompson in a saucy cameo) to the good ship Radio Rock, operated by his godfather (a dapper Bill Nighy). He comes aboard a "posh tosser," but he gradually forges a bond with these fellow misfits who have dedicated their lives to making musical waves. Richard Curtis, who wrote and directed Love, Actually and wrote Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, has assembled a see-worthy crew, including Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Count, the scruffy resident Yank; Rhys Ifans as Gavin, his rival; Nick Frost as randy Dave; and Rhys Darby (from Flight of the Conchords) as fall guy Angus. Curtis doesn't run the tightest of ships. He's a bit montage-happy, and he allows Kenneth Branagh to go overboard as the uptight politician bent on shutting Radio Rock down. Some, too, may carp that several of the songs weren't made for those times. But if you're going to lose your virginity, it's best lost to Herb Albert's 1968 ballad "This Guy's in Love with You." While a bit choppy, we rate Pirate Radio at least a 7: it's got a great cast, an even better beat, and you can dance to it. --Donald Liebenson Average Rating: 
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Brand: Universal Studios Number Of Discs: 1 Release Date: 2010-04-13
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Subtitled: English Subtitled: French Subtitled: Spanish Original Language: English Dubbed: French Dubbed: Spanish
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Pirate Radio sports a stellar cast including
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Emma Thompson (all too brief appearance)and Kenneth Branagh. When rock and roll exploded in the UK, the government and radio stations banned play over the airways. Rogue radio stations broadcast from ships offshore. Pirate Radio captures the exuberance and the bigger than life radio personalities that emerged with the new culture. Rated R for profanity and sexual situations, this film is full of laughs and any weaknesses are compensated for with an awesome soundtrack. Great way to spend an evening.
Pirate Radio sports a stellar cast including
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Emma Thompson (all too brief appearance)and Kenneth Branagh. When rock and roll exploded in the UK, the government and radio stations banned play over the airways. Rogue radio stations broadcast from ships offshore. Pirate Radio captures the exuberance and the bigger than life radio personalities that emerged with the new culture. Rated R for profanity and sexual situations, this film is full of laughs and any weaknesses are compensated for with an awesome soundtrack. Great way to spend an evening.
Pirate Radio sports a stellar cast including
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Emma Thompson (all too brief appearance)and Kenneth Branagh. When rock and roll exploded in the UK, the government and radio stations banned play over the airways. Rogue radio stations broadcast from ships offshore. Pirate Radio captures the exuberance and the bigger than life radio personalities that emerged with the new culture. Rated R for profanity and sexual situations, this film is full of laughs and any weaknesses are compensated for with an awesome soundtrack. Great way to spend an evening.
Pirate Radio sports a stellar cast including
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Emma Thompson (all too brief appearance)and Kenneth Branagh. When rock and roll exploded in the UK, the government and radio stations banned play over the airways. Rogue radio stations broadcast from ships offshore. Pirate Radio captures the exuberance and the bigger than life radio personalities that emerged with the new culture. Rated R for profanity and sexual situations, this film is full of laughs and any weaknesses are compensated for with an awesome soundtrack. Great way to spend an evening.
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Just finished it. Complete waste of time. Terrible. Philip Seymour Hoffman on auto-pilot. Script dumb. Dialogue worse.
Just finished it. Complete waste of time. Terrible. Philip Seymour Hoffman on auto-pilot. Script dumb. Dialogue worse.
well it was cute didnt really get to reality of this but we know movies do not include reality ever, just little bit
well it was cute didnt really get to reality of this but we know movies do not include reality ever, just little bit
well it was cute didnt really get to reality of this but we know movies do not include reality ever, just little bit
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Pirate Radio is an important a film, for the rock historian and lover of the genera, as Woodstock, Monterey Pop Festival, Gimme Shelter and Let it Be. Another film, Telling Lies in America, is also an essential look into the payola days of early rock and roll. Pirate Radio is a great film; entertaining not only for the music but for the great acting.
very entertaining but not totally factual but thats ok took it as a light heart movie.
Great movie especially if you like: rock and roll, british accents, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Bill Nighy, and Richard Curtis…. and a fun time with some twinge of history.
This movie is loosely based on historical events. I lived in England for a short time and listened to Radio Caroline, a pirate station. I enjoyed the movie for this fact, and the sound track was fun.
This movie is loosely based on historical events. I lived in England for a short time and listened to Radio Caroline, a pirate station. I enjoyed the movie for this fact, and the sound track was fun.
I watched this movie with great anticipation AND even greater disappointment. I am old enough to remember the incident and the times.
“Pirate Radio” is nothing but a cheap sex/comedy movie and little else. If that is what you want, then you found it!
There was NO discussion of the issues of freedom of speech which were the grounding of the entire matter. Yes, some bureaucrats in the British government were made to look like fools, but there was an ABSENCE of the very important issues involved.
Incidentally, the Brits are WAY ahead of us here in the States when it comes to humor and sexuality. If you ever want proof, buy a DVD from the Red Dwarf series!