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• Actors: Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Sturridge
• Directors: Richard Curtis
• Producers: The Boat That Rocked (2009) ( Good Morning England ) ( Pirate Radio ), The Boat That Rocked (2009), Good Morning England, Pirate Radio
• Format: Import, Blu-ray, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal
• Run Time: 135 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002D0L0XG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,286 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), German ( Dolby DTS 5.1 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: They Rocked. They Rolled. Then They Sank. In 1966 - pop music's finest era, a bunch of ramshackle DJs play rock and pop 24 hours a day, broadcasting from Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the North Sea. On board arrives 18 year old Carl, who is instantly plunged into a series of hilarious and life changing adventures and misadventures. His mother thought the boat would straighten him out, a spectacular mistake! From Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually) THE BOAT THAT ROCKED is a brilliant comedy featuring the best pop music ever made and an all star cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans & Kenneth Branagh, and is "an energetic comedy romp..blessed with a soundtrack of period hits" - The Age Fabulous Feature ...The Boat That Rocked (2009) ( Good Morning England ) ( Pirate Radio )

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Movie - What A Soundtrack, November 8, 2009

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Doneit (WV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Boat That Rocked (2009) ( Good Morning England ) ( Pirate Radio ) [ Blu-Ray, Reg.A/B/C Import - Australia ] (Blu-ray)

The Boat That Rocked AKA Pirate Radio is set in 1966. When Great Britain was only playing rock and roll 45 minutes a day. There was a group of DJ's on a ship in the North Sea that's playing rock and roll 24 hours a day. Of course their are those who want this to end at any cost. This is also a coming of age movie for early rock and roll and young love.


I have no idea why this movie has been out since 2007 and no one has seen it. It is a quite long movie, but keeps your interest to the end. This is not a no name movie. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kennith Branagh, Talulah Riley and many more.
Pirate Radio aka The Boat that Rocked must have one of the best soundtracks since A Hard Day's Night (1964). This is one movie you should not MISS.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Only Rock 'n' Roll But I Like It, December 3, 2009

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Bob Drake "BobDrake" (Bronx, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boat That Rocked (2009) ( Good Morning England ) ( Pirate Radio ) [ Blu-Ray, Reg.A/B/C Import - Australia ] (Blu-ray)

Released in the US recently as Pirate Radio, the DVD and BD discs have already been released in other regions as The Boat That Rocked (UK, Oz), Good Morning England (Fr), and Radio Rock Revolution (De). When you see the number of outtakes on the DVD (45 min worth), and the love the director has for each one (by way of his introductions), you can understand why the film is long. Decisions, decisions. Some of the best stuff ended up on the cutting room floor, but its inclusion would not have moved the plot forward, he claims. (A long scene in which Rhys Ifans describes to young Carl why he returned to Radio Rock, set in a Mexican cantina, is particularly poignant.) All the disc jockeys in the film are very "real". Ralph Brown as Bob sort of reprises his role as Danny in Withnail and I. Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Count, the token American, is as irreverent as the rest. Tom Sturridge is perfect as the lost boy, a fatherless, virgin, 18-year old sent to the ship as punishment. Kenneth Branagh, as the civil servant wanting to sink the ship, is an old-school villain born many, many drinks short. But music is king here, and the tracks are sometimes chosen to reflect the names of characters in the film. Too long? Maybe, but I bet you watch each one of the outtakes once you start. Perhaps it should have been a miniseries!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overcoming adversity, January 22, 2011

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M. Bailey "Wonderful Life" (Newport News VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boat That Rocked ( Good Morning England ) ( Radio Rock Revolution ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2.4 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)

This is the British version of "Pirate Radio" and is formatted for Europe. I play it on my computer and it works fine. There are some big differences, making this purchase rewarding if you are a fan of "Pirate Radio". The characters are developed better in this version. Sometimes different music is used. The scene of Mariannne's second visit is staged for the night they become illegal which is highly improbable. The American cut is much better for this scene. The assistant of the Labor Party bad guy, Kenneth Brannaugh, actually boards the ship and the inference of sabotage is established. I remember in real life the suspicion that the Royal Navy planted a remote detonated mine on a radio ship. At any rate this version is very entertaining and a must for "Pirate Radio" fans. The music is great.