hyped garbage

Good idea lost in the noise

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

For all those who love to have a good time, this movie is for you. In "Get Crazy", a theater owner who thought he was going to die realize he's soon be having fun every year rather than worrying. His theater has the best guests, the best music, and the best surprises. He has some obstacles he must avoid. A former worker(Ed Begley, Jr., "St. Elsewhere") who wants the building for his own. Along with his cronies(Fabian Forte & Bobby Sherman) would go to extremes to get it. With a lot of performers in there. One of them Reggie(Malcolm McDowell) kinda finds himself in a personal rut. He has the Countess(Anna Bjorn) but ends up preoccupied with other women. So when she sees the stagehand, she seduces him. Good for him, bad for Reggie. While the party goes on, the countdown to New Year's is yonder way. And everything is good to go. This movie is a bit of a spoof of a lot of stars, but the tribute is for real. I thought this movie was a lot of fun. But it is now a tribute to Lou Reed, who played the reclusive hit maker of the day. It is a always and forever, a true gem! R.I.P. LOU REED! 3 out of 5 stars.

You haven't seen an outlandish movie like this in a long time. Or more correctly, you haven't seen a movie like Get Crazy, ever and you never will again. It's a unique, one of a kind, smart satire, set on New Years, 1983. I know exactly where I was that night, but it wasn't really memorable, yet this movie will be, once you've seen it. It's set in the Saturn Theatre, where the biggest rock concert ever, is under way. The enterprising owner Max Wolfe, (a great Alan Arkush, in a performance, unlike his others) is propositioned by a greedy developer, Colin Beverly, (a fantastic Ed Begley Jnr, hamming it up-nearly every actors fantastic in this) and his goons (who act as a Thesaurus to Beverly's remarks) to sell his theatre to make way for a bigger, more stylized and modernized one. Chili dog, eating Max, unobliging, and defiant, finds at the end of the night, a bomb has been planted in the theatre, set to explode at of course, Midnight. But before that we meet an array of the most craziest rockers every assembled, though you can't top idolized and aging punk rocker, Reggie W..ker, a real well you know, wonderfully played by Malcolm Mcdowell in one of his best ever performances, the last of the three best, all just mentioned, although Miles Chaplin good too, runs forth as Max's parasitic nephew. The pleasant performances of Stern and his new woman, provide a nice romantic element to the film. The crazy s..t, and rib poking humor is so original and consistently funny in this movie, and you just gotta meet, Bob Dylan lookalike rocker Audine, played brilliantly by too a famous rocker. Even Fabian gets in on this, adding to his acting resume, plus rocker Lee Ving, plays an uncaged and feral drummer and ornament to a rebel girl's band, who likes to headbutt walls, but also give strange signatures. And you can't leave without meeting, druggie robot, electric Larry, who lights up like a Christmas tree with his big case of colored goodies. The send up Blues character's scenes are classic. There's just so much original and funny s..t in this off the wall 80's flick one, as if a movie buff, this is one to put on that bucket list. That granted, your New Years will never be as wild as this one, or may'be some of you, wish it could be. I did think Chaplin kicking that poodle, though was in bad taste, although it did bounce back, barking on cue again.

This movie is a great parody! I love it! Being a musician I loved how all the acts play off King Blues. Lee Ving is Piggy and is at his best in this movie. Malcolm Mcdowell plays the part of the Egotistical Rock Star as only he can. Howard Kaylan of Flo and Eddie (AKA the Turtles) plays a great parody of Jerry Garcia. Fabian and Bobby Sherman make great henchmen for bad guy Colin (Ed Begley Jr.) Lou Reed As Folk Singer Auden is eccentric and closes the movie as only he can. Director Allan Arkush captures the world of Rock Concerts perfectly with all the characters you would fine at any event. If you can't tell I love this movie. A must see for any rocker who enjoys a good comedy about the industry. Needs to be on DVD!!

I saw this movie, many years ago, during the Christmas season. I remember feeling very bored while waiting for my woman to get home, and being willing to try just about any movie. When I found that Lou Reed was a star, I had no doubt that I was not wasting my time. Sure, it was silly, and even a bit affected (or over the top, camp), but some movies are simply meant to entertain a specific market (or type of viewer). In this case, I would say that this is a musician's movie, not because there is so much good music, but because it parodies that "rock and roll" lifestyle.My favourite parts are, Lou Reed's journey while writing the song (I believe that the journey is supposed to be influencing it, but "Death Bed Request" is not a real song, as far as I know), and the dog being kicked across the room, by the person whom I believe to be the antagonist.