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Rock, Rock, Rock!

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The reviewers who hate this are scrooges. One negative reviewer even claims Chuck Berry was a "doo flop" performer! Some people just don't get it. I had a great time watching this movie and I grew up in the 90's. It's a good cheesy time with some great songs. The cheesy moments are fun, Alan Freed is awesome, the music rocks!

Okay, I saw this on a Saturday afternoon when I was about 8 on television and later on "Night Flight" (of blessed memory). Anyone who has seen this knows how bad the acting and how cornball the story was. Actually, that's part of the appeal. But the MUSIC! That's where the fun begins! Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, LaVern Baker (of "Jim Dandy") fame, original doo-woppers the Moonglows (a few years before Marvin Gaye joined), etc. Alan Freed's band isn't half bad either.

Now the goofy acting and dumb story provides lots of unintended laughs. Especially when Teddy Randazzo and his buddies try to rock with outrageously bad singing and dancing that makes Al Gore look like James Brown! What a hoot! Get it, program it to the good stuff, and enjoy.

Hi everybody, my name is Gert 34 years old living in New Jersey. First of all I want to thank the publisher responsible for bringing this masterpiece on the market, THANKS!! Do not expect too much about the plot in this movie or acting skills, but to see the clips in it, that is awesome. I am a big oldies and doowop fan and started to get bored by seeing always the same names on greatest-hits-kinda-like video clips. I know that there so many clips available from the fifties, of artists other then Fats Domino or Elvis, no offence because I like them too. But I know that there are many people out there (all ages) that are dying to see more rock and roll movies of the fifties and early sixties come out. I hope that it will not stop with this movie alone... But American Anthems like "Go Johnny GO" or "The big beat" and more should be available too on the market on DVD if possible.
Now back to the movie Rock Rock Rock. The quality is awesome and if you want to skip the storyboard of the movie and hit the music...? No problem just select the Chapters and select any song you want to hear. And as a big bonus you will find a documentary about Alan Freed, one of the first Rock And Roll DJ's who lived and died for the Big Beat. In other words, if you are into doo wop, Rockabilly, Jive, Rock and Roll then... THIS MOVIE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!...

this is a must have movie for all 50's rock & rollers simply because it has the real stars of the era. it is always a great thrill to see real class acts e.g. chuck berry, lavern baker, moonglows, frankie lymon, johnny burnette etc in their prime and in full flight. thank god for the movie camera for now we have frankie lymon forever, and why wasn't lavern baker in more films? i would have been very happy as a teenager in 1956 if a new film was released every week. after all we didn't have music television then did we!! forget about the acting & story line in "rock, rock, rock" ... it's on a par with every other 50's r&r movie in that department, and that's why i've knocked off a couple of stars. buy the dvd because it's allan freed and 1950's rock & roll.

The movie I first saw on AMC channel last summer and thought that the music was great but then I saw the acting and said "Oh My God"!Where did they get these people.But awesome perfomances by Frankie Lymon & Others help the movie.This is a collecters item and if your a fan of Doo Woop & Rock'N'Roll you should get it.

For many years I listened to rock and roll oldies but this film features Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon and the teenagers, music from Connie Francis. Actually the best thing about this film is all about the music and I dodnt care much for the storyline. However I cant wait to see the DVD version when it comes out this year. Currently I do have the old beta version of this video.

Hi everybody, my name is Gert 34 years old living in New Jersey. First of all I want to thank the publisher responsible for bringing this masterpiece on the market, THANKS!! Do not expect too much about the plot in this movie or acting skills, but to see the clips in it, that is awesome. I am a big oldies and doowop fan and started to get bored by seeing always the same names on greatest-hits-kinda-like video clips. I know that there so many clips available from the fifties, of artists other then Fats Domino or Elvis, no offence because I like them too. But I know that there are many people out there (all ages) that are dying to see more rock and roll movies of the fifties and early sixties come out. I hope that it will not stop with this movie alone... But American Anthems like "Go Johnny GO" or "The big beat" and more should be available too on the market on DVD if possible.
Now back to the movie Rock Rock Rock. The quality is awesome and if you want to skip the storyboard of the movie and hit the music...? No problem just select the Chapters and select any song you want to hear. And as a big bonus you will find a documentary about Alan Freed, one of the first Rock And Roll DJ's who lived and died for the Big Beat. In other words, if you are into doo wop, Rockabilly, Jive, Rock and Roll then... THIS MOVIE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Gkassel@comcast.net

Rock! Rock! Rock!, on its own, isn't a good movie at all. Poor acting and poor plot.

BUT (I repeat, BUT) it is filled with some of the best 1950s rock and roll that you will ever find put together (and on film no less!)- Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Chuck Berry, Johnny Burnette Trio, The Moonglows, Lavern Baker, etc.

When watching this movie, you will find that you will have to skip through the movie just to watch the rock and roll acts. But boy are they worth it!

Get this film for the great performances and music. There's nothing like seeing some 1950s rock and rollers in their prime!

I don't care about the movie itself but I consider it as a real
cult movie showing an era when Rock & Roll was just starting and kids
were kind of innocent. The "raw" musical interpretations are so
well done by the various artists that, while watching the movie,
you're completely transported to those wonderful good old early
authentic Rock & Roll days. Elvis had just come out with his first
big hit when this was filmed and the "inventor" of the expression
"Rock & Roll" Mr. Alan Freed is an important part of this cult movie,
probably the best one to describe those unforgettable days we lived
through at the age Tuesday Weld made her film debut.

13 year old Tuesday Weld wants money for a prom dress, along the way the viewer gets to view some of the great RnR acts of the day. This was one of Weld's first movies. Her singing is overdubbed by a then unknown Connie Francis (who had the dubious honor of serving Jayne Mansfield--of al people and Freda Jackson in "Jamboree" several years before her own superstardom).

A minor but enjoyable film that shows early promise of Weld's gifts that would be explored in later years.