First reviews of Runaways film surface. In Theaters March 19th!
Popular film geek site Ain't It Cool News have posted one of the first reviews of the forthcoming Runaways film starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. The review heaps praise on the biopic saying:
The film follows the evolution and too quick demise of THE RUNAWAYS, that amazing all girl concept band that didn't monkey around. You see a young Joan Larkin buy her first leather coat and suddenly - she became Joan Jett. Joan had a dream of an all girl band that would rock as hard, if not harder, than the boys. Kristen Stewart is amazing to watch - there's a shyness that reads as alienation perfectly in this film.
Dakota is playing Cherie Currie, who was 15 when she joined the band (same age as Dakota). Cherie didn't handle success very well... diving head first into the realm of drugs, sex and rock & roll. In the film, we don't see Dakota naked - so you pervs can forget screen grabs. Instead, the sex and promiscuity is shot in a very non-exploitive, but erotic manner. Her love scene with Kristen Stewart will probably rot a lot of brains - and Dakota is used perfectly to show something more than what Cherie Currie's public image was. Let's face it, Cherie was the highly sexualized fetishized Jail Bait rocker of the group.
Kristen and Dakota are amazing to watch together in this film. THE RUNAWAYS is a fantastic film. It premieres at SXSW and shortly thereafter in theaters nationwide. Like the original RUNAWAYS, these girls and this movie rock.
THE RUNAWAYS Official Trailer!
Just bumpin for the movie that starts playing all over today.
I saw the movie yesterday. I really liked it, but it's hard for me to separate whether I like it as art or as something I can relate to. It was definitely authentic enough to give me some teenage, wild girl flashbacks. I even got my first tattoo on the front of my shoulder in the same place Cherie Currie has hers.
It's told from the Joan Jett/Cherie Currie perspective for sure, but that's a valid view. They have the right to interpret thier life experience as they see fit.
__________________ A remarkably well-preserved early example of the genus "punk rock chick". A prototype of the later sub-genus "goth girl".
among our local peers, i've noticed it's gotten about an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Not bad, considering how many times Hollywood has butchered history.
it was a good movie if you look at it as Joan Jett's memoir and not a historical document. fast paced, entertaining, not for the young kids (highly sexual content- strangely no nudity at all though), but a cool movie.
was it at the rec. center in HB...LOL..thats where i did...welcome to the club
went to some show in 77 or 78...the runaways with cheap trick @ crawford hall at uci irvine.....in a small theatre,on campus,was really good,cheap trick,how funny is that?....
I was there too! My mom worked at UCI and thought She'd send me to it, while she typed in her office... kinda was the beginning of something I am pretty sure she regretted!
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I saw the movie last weekend with my two girls (17 and 14). I was a little uncomfortable with a few of the scenes. I thought the movie was OK. I have the documentery that the bassist (can't remember her name) made, and I believe this to be more actual, but what do you want from these movie people. It's all about money to them. They don't care about facts. I give the movie 3 out of five qualudes. I was actually surprised at how much it did entertain me. I was ready for a total bummer.
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