Hollywood Rocks: The 50 Greatest Rock Movies Ever

[Shaun Ponsonby]

From Classic Rock Magazine...the 50 Greatest Rock Movies of All Time

Whaddya think?

50. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
49. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
48. It's a Complex World (1992)
47. Down On Us (1984)
46. Up In Smoke (1978)
45. Cry Baby (1990)
44. Roadie (1980)
43. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
42. Slade in Flame (1974)
41. Stardust (1974)
40. Tommy (1975)
39. Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984)
38. Stunt Rock (1978)
37. Get Crazy (1983)
36. Johnny Suede (1991)
35. Eat The Document (1966)
34. Rockstar (2001)
33. Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)
32. Still Crazy (1998)
31. Rock N Roll High School (1979)
30. Airheads (1994)
29. Empire Records (1995)
28. Tapeheads (1988)
27. Wayne's World (1992)
26. Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same (1976)
25. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
24. The Wall (1982)
23. Quadrophenia (1979)
22. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
21. Down and Out with The Dolls (2001)
20. Wild Zero (2000)
19. Heavy Metal (1981)
18. Woodstock (1970)
17. Performance (1970)
16. The Doors (1991)
15. More (1969)
14. FM (1978)
13. Backbeat (1994)
12. Velvet Goldmine (1994)
11. Detroit Rock City (1999)
10. Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (1970)
9. Sex Pistols: The Great Rock N Roll Swindle (1980)
8. Sex Pistols: The Filth and the Fury (2000)
7. Easy Rider (1969)
6. The Who: The Kids Are Alright (1979)
5. The Beatles: Let It Be (1970)
4. T. Rex: Born To Boogie (1972)
3. The Band: The Last Waltz (1970)
2. Almost Famous (2000)
1.Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967)



And...given the title of the worst rock movie ever..."Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park"...


I certainly would have put "Quadrophenia" and "Slade in Flame" further up.

[Matt White]

A HARD DAYS NIGHT #1

[binnie]

How did Almost Famous get that high? Its a good movie but there are far better ones on that list.

I would personally have put "Some Kind Of Monster" much higher: it takes a lot of balls to be that candid and to allow yourself to be seen in that bad a light, and I think it gave a pretty accurate, if disturbing, insight into the band at that time.

And how Wayne's World comes in higher than This Is Spinal Tap I'l never know - love 'em both but Tap is a much better movie.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

A lot of Spinal Tap bores the hell out of me.

It's accurate, but not particularly entertaining IMO.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

And Still Crazy should be higher as well.

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
A lot of Spinal Tap bores the hell out of me.

It's accurate, but not particularly entertaining IMO.

Same here. It's just plain boredom, at times.

I did laugh my arse off at Stonehenge, though. :lol:

Cheers! :bottle:

[binnie]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
A lot of Spinal Tap bores the hell out of me.

It's accurate, but not particularly entertaining IMO.

Ok, I can accept that. I was just pointing out that it's a far better film than Wayne's World and deserves to be higher on the list.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Nah...Wayne's World all the way...

Excellent!

[Mr Badguy]

Where is "Beavis and Butthead do America"?

[Redballjets88]

fuck bob dylan. I fucking hate how totally overrated that twat is.

[rustoffa]

Heavy Metal Parking Lot should be a little higher...
:)

[Dave's Bitch]

Rock Star is the best rock movie of all time

[sadaist]

I would have put The Wall in the top 10.

[FORD]

How in the FUCK could "Decline of Western Civilization Part II" make the cut and NOT the Original?????


Especially with The Great Rock n Roll Swindle and Rock n Roll High School mentioned, they obviously weren't excluding punk movies. Except the best of them all :mad: And where's The Clash's "Rude Boy", for that matter??



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[FORD]

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[binnie]

Originally posted by FORD
How in the FUCK could "Decline of Western Civilization Part II" make the cut and NOT the Original?????


Especially with The Great Rock n Roll Swindle and Rock n Roll High School mentioned, they obviously weren't excluding punk movies. Except the best of them all :mad: And where's The Clash's "Rude Boy", for that matter??




The point about Punk movies is interesting, and I think that is a part of music that Classic Rock pretty much ignores...

[SweetSecrets]

I don't really know why that Metallica Some Kind of Monster made the list. I just felt depressed when I watched it. No solos, no classic Metallica melodic metal. What happened to Metallica!

I don't know about the order either...

The Song Remains the Same should be first, and Spinal Tap should be a close second! That is my opinion at least.

[SweetSecrets]

Sorry I just repeated myself. It is not letting me delete this, so I just changed the message.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

But...nobody is denying that "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park" is the worst rock movie ever?

[Jack68]

Originally posted by Matt White
A HARD DAYS NIGHT #1
Thankyou for posting this.It is unquestionably #1,the dvd that came out a few years back is classic i still watch it.

[FORD]

And how could they leave out "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains"??

That movie launched Diane Lane's acting career, for fuck's sake!

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[rustoffa]

"Dead Or Alive" is missing for one main reason. Overdubbing.

Doesn't change the fact that this is some LOL shit!!!

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[Mr. Vengeance]

Like most lists, this one makes you scratch your head. Rock n Roll High Shcool should be much higher. Some don't even belong on the list.

Dylan's Don't Look Back is a classic documentary, and does deserve the #1 spot. Stones Gimme Shelter should be #2, Woodstock #3 IMO.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Phamtom of the Park is great! Ace steals the show, despite deing so drunk during shooting that he couldn't deliver any of his dialogue, so they just had him make laughing sounds.

[binnie]

To me it seems that there should be two lists: one of great documentaires, and the other of great rock movies.

That would make more sense to me.

[monkeythe]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
But...nobody is denying that "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park" is the worst rock movie ever?

I think KISS beat themselves with Detroit Rock City which somehow is #11 on the list

[Unchainme]

Originally posted by monkeythe
I think KISS beat themselves with Detroit Rock City which somehow is #11 on the list

Are you kidding?

I LOVE that movie...one of the best teen movies and best soundtracks ever!

[FORD]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
But...nobody is denying that "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park" is the worst rock movie ever?

I don't think even Chaim Witz himself denies that!

[Matt White]

THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT

Now THAT is ROCK'n'ROLL....

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[Bill Lumbergh]

Originally posted by FORD
I don't think even Chaim Witz himself denies that!

What, no love for Aquaman's voice? :D