Starring country singer julianne hough and diego boneta leading an ensemble cast that includes russell brand, alec baldwin, paul giamatti, catherine zetajones, malin akerman, mary j. In the hairmetal musical rock of ages, tom cruise plays louche rock icon. This movie even works great if you play it in the background and just listen to it while working. I know they lip synced the scene in the movie, but did they actually record them singing beforehand, or is it completely fake. If you are a movie, actor, geek like me or just want a a flick to put you in a great mood and make you sing def leopard, journey and extreme for days, get it. My flesh was crawling so vividly during every minute of the mindless, sanitized, secondrate karaoke movie rock of ages that by the time it ended i was sitting in one seat and my flesh was four seats over.
Rock of ages is a comedy and musical film that is an adaptation of the 2006 broadway show of the same name. For rock of ages, he worked hard on his singing with axl roses former vocal coach ron anderson. Jun, 2012 instead, rock of ages portrays the slogan of the 1980s sex, drugs, and rock and roll very accurately. To be honest, there isnt anything particularly original as far as story is concerned. Julianne hough on singing in rock of ages with tom cruise vanity. I really like seeing tom cruise do these character parts. And so they hire the famous rock star stacee jaxx, who is preparing for this last gig with his band arsenal in order to be able to pay his debts.
Whitesnake, night ranger, def leppard, bon jovi are just some of the artists featured on the rock of ages soundtrack, their songs performed by the movies stars including tom cruise, russell. So after having had a few really great vocal coaching lessons for rock of ages i was like. Rock of ages is a 2012 american jukebox musical comedydrama film directed by adam shankman and based on the rock jukebox broadway musical rock of ages by chris darienzo. Impossible ghost protocol, but he said that wasnt any scarier than the singing required for his first musical, the justwrapped rock of ages.
Rock of ages stars julianne hough, diego boneta, tom cruise, among many others. Its there, at the apex of the clubs financial woes, that sherrie comes. Tom cruise risked life and limb filming action sequences at the top of the worlds tallest building for mission. David fincher was the force behind the film, so i guess those of us who ragged on the girl with the dragon tattoo are really the ones to blame. Julianne hough and diego boneta rock of ages interview. So, who embarrasses himself the most in rock of ages. The movie can be pretty silly at points but its got some good humour and is very rock of ages is a must see for all rock and roll fans. I was like a 15yearold girl hearing tom cruise sing video.
Jun 14, 2012 the real reason to see rock of ages, though, is tom cruise. Reviewers posting they walked out after 15 minutes, really shouldnt contribute here. To clarify, mark wahlberg is singing during the tentative parts of the audition. If someone doesnt appreciate 80s music at all, then they will not appreciate this film whatsoever. Rock of ages is a despicable, politically correct movie. Rock of ages is the best movie based on a jukebox musical based on. You cant have that many sexual references in a pg movie and have it be ok for yearolds. Tom cruise and i made a gentlemens agreement that if the vocal thing doesnt work out, well just shake hands and look for something else. While the treatment of characters varies, it is really all about the amazing music. Jun 15, 2012 i was like, god, i really enjoyed singing. The song list they had chosen to sing in this movie went along with the storyline and flowed throughout the movie. Impossible star was cast in the upcoming musical rock of ages, based on the jukebox broadway show.
Blige is also on the soundtrack, but alas, there are no. Their rock n roll romance is told through the heart. If you love rock, and grew up with 80s rock, this movie is for you. Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.
Malin akerman on rock of ages love scenes and playing. Julianne hough and diego boneta talk rock of ages, the cut lap. A small town girl and a city boy meet on the sunset strip while pursuing their hollywood dreams. If you love musicals or 80s music in general, rock of ages is a safe bet. Every single song in this movie is a classic that you will recognize and love. I had some issues with rock of ages, mainly that its rated pg and should be rated r. Jun 15, 2012 diego boneta is the mexican actor who won the lead role in the new movie rock of ages, which is based on the popular broadway musical. The director adam shankman has said that cruise actually has a fantastic voice. So me and my friend jack daniels actually sat down to watch and give you a blowbyblow of the entire thing, which, as it turns out, is not just bad, but also racist and sexist. As the rock singer stacee jaxx, he will perform tracks by guns n. They book stacee jaxx tom cruise, a detached and self indulgent rock star. Before it became a popular trend to showcase actors real singing voices in musicals like rock of ages, mamma mia and les miserables, many vocal dubbers went uncredited to preserve the illusion that our stars were really belting it out on the big screen. This 80s kid just had his fill with two versions of rock of ages, both stage and screen. But this movie has some really amazing performances by a group of bigtime hollywood stars.
Rock of ages is an abhorrent rock musical with something to offend everyone. But going back to the movie, we were told they ended up using roughly 23 songs including mashups of two or more songs and while the def. With julianne hough, diego boneta, tom cruise, alec baldwin. Top model stars who dont look anything like they used to duration. Its relatively safe to say rock of ages has builtin appeal. Of that era, her goto bands were unfortunately not featured on the rock of ages soundtrack. Tom cruise, alec baldwin, russell brand, paul giavanni, and catherine zeta jones.
He doesnt sing much, and the one big onstage number hes givenshredding def leppards pour some sugar on me under a rain. The main reason to see rock of ages is to see whether or not tom cruise. The key to liking a musical like this is the music itself. The club owner dennis dupree and his right hand lonny barnett have financial problems themselves, but hope that the spirit of rocknroll will somehow help the club to prevail.
Rock of ages comes out on dvd on october 9, and someone at warner bros. Another project of his will definitely be makings its way to a theater near you, and thats the big screen adaptation of the hit broadway musical rock. Out bon jovi for rock of ages hear him sing in even more movies. Rock of ages, a ragstoriches rock n roll musical set mostly in a music club on sunset strip, wins no prizes for originality. Heavily loaded with dirty dancing, strong sexual innuendo, and alcohol, it makes the rock music scene look absolutely horrible and christians look worse. See if you can tell who was really singing, and who got some help. Jun 15, 2012 elliott second from right and the rest of the band at rock of ages l.
On june 15, rock of ages makes its debut as a hollywood movie. Some actors do their own stunts, others do their own singing. They make their stale buddy routine and romance amusing and, as with the rest of the adults, make the movie bearable. Rock of ages is a must see for all rock and roll fans. We can all take a page from cruises book, because he doesnt try to do these things on his own. The movie can be pretty silly at points but rock of ages is a must see for all rock and roll fans.
Rock of ages is the best movie based on a jukebox musical based on the idea that a bunch of dreamers inspired by the poetry of twisted sister and whitesnake can change the world. Diego boneta brings latin heat to rock of ages fox news. My favorite bands growing up were metallica, led zeppelin and acdc. The way they reworked the songs for the movie works really well. Starring country singer julianne hough and diego boneta leading an. Rock of ages tells the story of small town girl sherrie and city boy drew, who meet on the sunset strip while pursuing their hollywood dreams. Tom cruise to sing on rock of ages soundtrack telegraph. Tim grierson on rock of ages and rock n rolls dark ages.
Julianne hough on singing in rock of ages with tom cruise. Nov 21, 2018 celebs who had babies when they were really young nicki swift. A lot of it is zesty entertainment, with some energetic musical numbers. May 01, 2020 the rock of ages cast has a special message for nick cordero and his wife amanda kloots. Kloots took to instagram on thursday to share a video of the shows stars singing. Did the actors actually sing in the new rock of ages movie. Jun 14, 2012 the rock of ages musical was a smash on broadway and celebrated an age when hair metal ruled the airwaves. I watched rock of ages so you dont have to metalsucks. Rock of ages stars julianne hough, diego boneta train their. Diego boneta talks about jamming with tom cruise, singing dont stop believing, and more on the rock of ages set. With mark wahlberg, jennifer aniston, dominic west, jason bonham. He asks for help and hires the best trainers and coaches to get him where he needs to go.
Each character was playing such a big role with the almost ensemble cast it seemed. Alec baldwin agrees that rock of ages was a horrible movie. This maxim is perhaps best illustrated in rock of ages, opening friday, which. Oct 23, 20 the most noteworthy aside was an admission that adam shankmans 2012 adaptation of the jukebox musical rock of ages, in which baldwin costarred, was a horrible movie and a complete. Blige, giving tom cruise a lap dance and more on the set of rock of ages by steve frosty weintraub may 30, 2012 share tweet. They book stacee jaxx tom cruise, a detached and selfindulgent rock star. I would sincerely like to kick this movie to death. Its based on a hit broadway musical of the same name and features a slew of alist actors singing and dancing along to some of the. Sep 09, 2008 this is the audition scene from the movie rock star. The singing actually sounded like the actors voices, so i was wondering if they actually sang or not. This is the audition scene from the movie rock star.
As for the singing, well it was spot on and delightful to listen to. The movie itself isnt spectacular, but youll still probably have fun with it in the end. Jun 15, 2012 rock of ages follows two young aspiring singers who work in a bar on the sunset strip while they try to make it in the rock n. The film is a tremendous movie that goes in depth on the story of a young girl and a man who strive to make their dreams reality in hollywood. Nick corderos rock of ages cast sings dont stop believin. In rock of ages, did the actors themselves sing for the film, or did other people sing and they dub over the actors. Julianne hough talks about the movie musical rock of ages, starring tom cruise, in this onset interview. Rock of ages executive music producer rates tom cruises.
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