The Bourbon Room - Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages - Broadway

When I first hear that the Broadway Musical Rock of Ages, I was a bit skeptical.  Who could blame me? Most, movie adaptations of Broadway Musicals have just fallen short of the expectations.  The additional hype coming from having Tom Cruise headline the cast, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin and Russel Brand just made expectations skyrocket through the roof!

Rock of Ages Official Trailer 

I have read early criticisms that some parts of the movie were disappointing, most of the criticism were directed at Cruise for being a good actor but "he is not a rock star."

In addition, the local production of Rock of Ages headlined by Filipino-Australian Broadway Star and Rockstar Finalist Migs Ayesa, Vina Morales, Jett Pangan and Nyoy Volante just made watching the movie more interesting.

Rock of Ages Movie

So it was with a little bit of expectation and trepidation that I watched the movie version of Rock of Ages.

After going through the entire movie without flinching, I would have to admit that this time, Hollywood got it right!  Maybe Rock of Ages was just the kind of Musical made for the movies, or maybe the directors and producers just had the right idea and made the transition from Theatre to the Silver Screen flawless, regardless of which you want to believe, the movie was truly an enjoyable experience.

It is one of the movies you would want to watch over and over again, you just can't have enough of the nostalgic music and mash up of beloved rock music from the 80's.

Watching the movie made me want to buy tickets to the local production of the play!

Tom Cruise played his role to perfection, you could not imagine anyone else playing Arzenal's Stacy Jaxx.

If you have the time, watch the movie in the silver screen.  It is just one of those movies that should be seen in the movie house.   Of course if you have a state of the art Home Theatre, you may want to wait for the Blu-Ray, but just the same, it would be a waste not to see this movie or play once, especially if you grew up listening to the music of REO Speedwagon, Poison, Journey, Styx and The Foreigner.

It is the kind of movie you want to watch over and over again, not because of the story, but because of the experience and nostalgia!  With that I'll leave you with the second official trailer for the movie.

Rock of Ages 2nd Official Trailer