IMDb-BEWERTUNG
6,3/10
15.183
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Ein neues Kind in der Stadt versammelt eine noch junge Rockband - gemeinsam verwirklichen sie ihre Träume und treten gegen die Besten im größten Event des Jahres an, einem Kampf der Bands.Ein neues Kind in der Stadt versammelt eine noch junge Rockband - gemeinsam verwirklichen sie ihre Träume und treten gegen die Besten im größten Event des Jahres an, einem Kampf der Bands.Ein neues Kind in der Stadt versammelt eine noch junge Rockband - gemeinsam verwirklichen sie ihre Träume und treten gegen die Besten im größten Event des Jahres an, einem Kampf der Bands.
Elvy
- Irene (Cello)
- (as Elvy Yost)
J.W. Wright
- Dylan Dyer (Glory Dogs Guitar)
- (as J.W. Wright II)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesDavid Bowie agreed to take part in the film because he was a fan of director Todd Graff's previous film Camp (2003).
- PatzerWhen Will first meets Sa5m in the high school cafeteria, Sa5m writes her name on a notebook of lined paper. A close up shows plain paper. The next frame is again showing lined paper.
- Zitate
Will Burton: I think if you tried signaling, people would honk less.
Charlotte Banksasks: They don't need to know my business.
Will Burton: ...It's not really a privacy issue.
Ausgewählte Rezension
It's corny, it's predictable, and I liked it!
Will Burton, has just moved to a new school. On his first day, he meets Sa5m (the 5 is silent), finding out about an event called Bandslam, a competition for local bands to win a record deal. Charlotte is forming a band, and decides to make Will the band manager...
On paper, Bandslam shouldn't work as well as it does. The story is predictable, it's very clichéd, and in places corny. The plot also has a number of plot holes in it. But despite all this, it is very enjoyable, and very well done.
One of the key reasons for this is the script. Co-written by the director, Todd Graff and Josh A. Gagan, the script takes time to flesh out it's main characters, although in parts the character Sa5m does feel under-written, but this could be due to scenes being edited out. There are twists to each character, which helps explain their actions, especially towards the end. Graff as director handles the material well, right up to the musical finale.
The cast are pretty good too. Vanessa Hudgens is the one getting most attention due to the High School Musical movies, does okay as Sa5m, an outsider. Aly Michalka, as Charlotte is better, but as I said, I think this is due more to her part being written better. However the real stand-out performance is from Gaelan Connell as Will. Lisa Kudrow gives good support as his mother, and in fact there isn't a bad performance in the movie.
The songs themselves aren't that bad, if not entirely memorable, which in a movie about a music contest is important.
At a time when the bigger summer block-buster movies are sacrificing character for visuals, it's good to see a movie that while not setting it's sights very high, gives it's movie proper, rounded characters. It deserves huge credit for that. In fact the best complement I can give this movie, is that it has a John Hughes vibe to it.
And that isn't a bad thing at all. Go enjoy.
On paper, Bandslam shouldn't work as well as it does. The story is predictable, it's very clichéd, and in places corny. The plot also has a number of plot holes in it. But despite all this, it is very enjoyable, and very well done.
One of the key reasons for this is the script. Co-written by the director, Todd Graff and Josh A. Gagan, the script takes time to flesh out it's main characters, although in parts the character Sa5m does feel under-written, but this could be due to scenes being edited out. There are twists to each character, which helps explain their actions, especially towards the end. Graff as director handles the material well, right up to the musical finale.
The cast are pretty good too. Vanessa Hudgens is the one getting most attention due to the High School Musical movies, does okay as Sa5m, an outsider. Aly Michalka, as Charlotte is better, but as I said, I think this is due more to her part being written better. However the real stand-out performance is from Gaelan Connell as Will. Lisa Kudrow gives good support as his mother, and in fact there isn't a bad performance in the movie.
The songs themselves aren't that bad, if not entirely memorable, which in a movie about a music contest is important.
At a time when the bigger summer block-buster movies are sacrificing character for visuals, it's good to see a movie that while not setting it's sights very high, gives it's movie proper, rounded characters. It deserves huge credit for that. In fact the best complement I can give this movie, is that it has a John Hughes vibe to it.
And that isn't a bad thing at all. Go enjoy.
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- kevin_crighton
- 16. Aug. 2009
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- Bandslam
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Box Office
- Budget
- 20.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 5.210.988 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 2.231.273 $
- 16. Aug. 2009
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 12.225.023 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 51 Minuten
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- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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By what name was Bandslam - Get Ready to Rock! (2009) officially released in India in English?
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