Tonight my wife and I went and saw the Rock of Ages movie. We loved it and thought it was lots of fun, but then we’ve seen the musical so we’re kind of biased. My wife had been following the development of the movie and was less then impressed with the casting choice, but after the movie we can both say that we where wrong. The cast worked out fantastic, even Tom Cruise as the hard rocker Stacee Jaxx, was a great choice.
This is a musical so be prepared for lots of singing from the cast, but it’s all fun and I found myself getting excited when I knew what song they where going to do next. If you have seen the musical then expect changes between that and the movie. But don’t worry, all the changes where good and made the story flow better, which made me quite happy. So if you’re a child of the 80’s or a fan of 80’s rock and roll, I recommend checking it out. It would make a great date movie I think ^_^
During my 10th anniversary with my wife we went to see Rock of Ages in Toronto. It’s a Canadian cast musical show of the same show that plays in New York. It’s biggest draw is that all the music in the show is from the 80’s. The glam rock era of the 80’s. Now I was born in 1977, so I was only 8 by 1985, but I totally remember rocking out to Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister, Extreme and so on. Ahh, the memories and totally an awesome show so run out and see it. I highly, HIGHLY recommend it.
Also, just the other day I was listening to the radio in the van and Guns n Roses, Paradise City came on. I was like “Oh yeah!” so I turned it up and felt like I was a teenager again. Even my daughter sang along with it. ^_^
I don’t listen to new music too much. I mostly listen to things I grew up with. I guess it makes me feel young again. I like to remember the fun times I had while listening to music.
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