Strange Frequency
Strange Frequency
| 24 January 2001 (USA)
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A Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: "Disco Inferno," where metalheads find themselves in hell; "My Generation," where hitchhikers help you die before you get old; "Room Service," rock star room-trasher vs. the hotel maid; "More Than a Feeling," an A&R man feels talent in his gut but can't hold on to the artists he finds.

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Lightdeossk

Captivating movie !

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Nessieldwi

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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TrueHello

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Brendon Jones

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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triple8

SPOILERS THROUGH:This was really creepy but REALLY GOOD! First I must start by saying this was a GREAT idea!! To bad it wasn't released as a major motion picture. I think there's an audience for this and it would have done really well! This is basically The Twilight Zone-rock-n-roll style. There are four stories, one right after the other and each one is rock oriented while keeping the original Twilight Zone premise. Whoever thought this up is a genius.As for the stories-they all varied. The first one, Disco Inferno could have been a story in itself and concerns two metal heads(boys) who....WARNING-MINOR SPOILER ON THE DISCO INFERNO STORY!Find hell as one big Disco. That's all I'm gonna say. This was supposed to be funny and it WAS to an extent but I actually found it rather creepy as well. Seeing these tough biker/metal dudes morph right on screen into disco guys freaked me out. I also felt a little hypocritical laughing because I LOVE BOTH METAL AND DISCO!! But that didn't detract from empathizing with these kids for the idea of being trapped forever in their worst nightmare. Definitely the best story.The 2nd one was REALLY creepy but the bantering about the different musical generations was funny too and the storyline in general was fascinating. Actually, I take it back about Disco Inferno being the best, the first two were equal.The third one about the maid and the rock star(room service?) again-familiar theme-both comic and sad, the lady who played the maid was GREAT-this story was good too.The LAST one however(more then a feeling I think it was called) I DID NOT LIKE AT ALL!!) MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD!!This was not only just plain sad, but heartbreaking and rather twisted(scratch the "rather" on that.) Didn't go with the rest and didn't belong in the movie. Lousy way to end a great hour or two.This is a must see for any music fan- a MUSTSEE-VH1 should make more of these and I am surprised this, or something similar hasn't been brought to the big screen yet.

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THEHELLHECOULD

A very original movie (in a derivative kind of way!!!) First saw it on cable and it was a nice surprise as I was not expecting anything of it. Particularly liked the hitchhiker story .

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Phantom-43

I was pleasantly surprised by this little anthology film. It's not half-bad. A little bit Twilight Zone, a little bit Urban Legends, a little bit...well, VH1. It takes a lot of legends and conventions about rock starts, the music business, and the effect of music on our lives and does some pretty cool things with it. But as is the case with most anthology films, not all are created equal. There's one story that's very good, a couple of cute ones, and one bad one. But even the bad one isn't THAT bad. The first story, "Disco Inferno" is that one. It's not so much bad as it is very predictable. A couple of stoners who don't have much going for them except that they're rabid rock fans get into an accident driving home from a concert, and find themselves at a mysterious club where disco lives all night long. I'm probably spoiling the ending, but it's pretty obvious that they've died and gone to hell...and for them, hell is disco. I can relate. The best thing about this tale is that it features Danny Masterson putting a spin on his "That 70's Show" character. The second tale, "My Generation" is weird and darkly funny. It's about two music-loving, philosophically-minded serial killers who meet up and square off in the Pacific Northwest. If you can get over Eric Roberts as the psychotic Deadhead, you're in for a rather humorous satirical statement on music of this generation and the one before, how they compare and, perhaps, how the statement of the music of the 60's was lost on both generations involved. The third, "Room Service," is pretty straightforward. The story of the constantly-escalating battle of wills between an excess-loving, hotel-room trashing rock star (Geez, they still do that?), and the ultra-efficient housekeeping matron who manages to clean up all his messes with superhuman skill. It's fun to watch because it's so contrived, so based on legend that the tale seems familiar (and check it out, the guy from Duran Duran! An actual excess-loving rock star playing himself!). Not great, but fun. The final tale, "More than a Feeling" is the darkest and the best. It's the story of a recording company exec with a conscience (and no, that's not the fantasy part), who has a talent for picking the next rising star. Unfortunately, every one of his charges rises fast and crashes and burns even faster. This leaves him with guilt beyond all measure, and leaves him ultra-protective of his latest - and last surviving - artist, a young and talented female vocalist played with big-eyed innocence by Marla Sokoloff. I was a little thrown by this one, it being so dark and having Judd Nelson playing a character that wasn't a total sleaze, but in the end I was impressed - especially by the ultra-chilling final scene. Not a mast

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MadRain

I think it's hilariously ironic that the writers of the "Disco Inferno" episode of STRANGE FREQUENCY made hell into a disco. I find that would be my luck... I die and go to hell and it's just YMCA playing again and again on an endless loop. I was definitely into the second episode, "My Generation". How true it is.... how growing up and listening to my father's music I would chide it because it was not good like the stuff I was listening to (and that stuff, growing up was all hair bands...). It takes the argument of whose generation of music is better to a whole new scary level... I should have paid more attention to the third episode, as I clean up peoples' messes for a living. However, it lost me on its moral revenge message. The final episode disturbed me. I find it very unnerving a father would actually trick his daughter like this one did at the end. I understand his motives, but still find that he was a little slightly off his rocker.

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