Let's Talk Movies: Pirate Radio

I watched Pirate Radio last night at home with Obi. Also known as The Boat That Rocked in the United Kingdom, this movie is really a great movie that talks about a piece of rock and roll history.

The story pretty much revolves around Radio Rock, one of the many pirate radio stations that played pop and rock music over the United Kingdom back when radio stations were only allowed to play pop  and rock songs for 45 minutes every day.

I think it's no fun if that were the case today.

With Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman heading the pack, the movie was a lot of fun to watch. The music was what got me. I enjoyed the tunes they were playing on pirate radio back then. So much so that Obi told me that I really should have lived during that period.

I can't say that I disagree with that, though. Haha.

Anyway, I don't have much to say about this movie except that it's amazing. Each and every radio personality in the movie was so unique and animated that you can't help but love them all, however asshole-ish some of them may be.

For a full list of the actors that appear in the movie, visit Pirate Radio's IMDb page here.

Photo obtained from the movie's IMDb page.

Thoughts: On Ronnie Lazaro

I've always thought that there are very few Filipino actors who can really act. Especially nowadays where the movie industry is filled with cute faces and hot, steamy bodies that don't have what it takes to act.

Don't get me wrong. I'm no expert critic or anything, I just have eyes that work well enough to see that they can't act for shit. Pardon my French.

Then, I came across Ronnie Lazaro in a recent local horror flick. Now, you don't often see him in a lot of movies. But when he does appear, he puts on a really convincing show. He's acted the part of a loving husband, a doting father, a deranged lunatic, a crazed addict, a local quack doctor, and many more. And every time, he gives the audience a commanding performance that leaves them loving or hating the man for the role he portrayed.

Anyways, this is my way of saying how great an actor Ronnie Lazaro is. My hat goes off to you, sir. Carry on with your astounding performances.

Photo from rogue.ph