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Rock and Rule reflects the confusion of the animation industry in the early '80s. Yellow Submarine and Fritz the Cat had proved there was an audience for hip, edgy animated features. But nobody could make a good one, and a series of bombs caused animation to be labeled box-office poison. More than 20 years later, Rock and Rule holds a curiosity value for fans of old rock, but it's not a memorable film. (Rated PG: violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol, drug, and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Clive A. Smith |
| MANUFACTURER: | Ventura Distribution |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Animated, Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, Surround Sound, Special Edition |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Pop/Rock |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 634991243926 |
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Customer Reviews of Rock & Rule (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Rock & Rule Rocks but... I bought this Collector's Edition DVD for two reasons, I LOVE Rock & Rule and I LOVE The Devil and Daniel Mouse. Both of these films mean a lot to me since I have been watching them for all of my life. I am so pleased that Unearthed Films did justice to Rock & Rule! It was incredible to watch it the way it should be seen for the first time in my life. But sadly I was very, very disappointed with The Devil and Daniel Mouse. Having watched it all my life I'm pretty familiar with the story and couldn't help but notice it's not in it's entirity. The sound and visual quality was great but it's cut in such a way you can't help but notice where parts are missing (IMO). It was so unbearable to watch for me that I only watched it all the way through once to play it side by side with my old tape to make sure I wasn't just imagining things. <
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>So in short, if you just love Rock & Rule you will be completely happy as it is done to perfection. But if you are also a fan of The Devil and Daniel Mouse you'll probably come away just as disappointed as myself. So if you fall into the latter category just save your money and buy the non-collector's DVD instead.
If you like animation do yourself a favor, and BUY THIS!
This movie, released in the eighties, flopped in the states.. What a shame.... As far as sheer animation goes, it was better than Heavy Metal(IMHO). This print is immaculate, and the colors are vivid, with the exception of the Canadian release on disk 2. Apparently the master was lost in a fire, so they had to re-master for DVD from a 2nd generation print.. I saw this movie for the first time as rental VHS when I was 15 and was blown away! For years you could only find this as a bootleg(VCD's on ebay), or second generation VHS tape... Finally Nelvana released it, and I feel like I'm 15 years old again. Thanks for the memories guys!
Maybe it's the nostalgia talking...
...but I simply do not get a lot of "official reviews" of this film. While I do not wish to impugn the above editorial review (his opinion is certainly as valid as any other), with the possible exception of "Heavy Metal" many animated films of the early 80s simply seem to be ignored or berated. Somehow, movies like this and Ralph Bakshi's equally brilliant "Fire & Ice" just never clicked with the populace at large and fell through the cracks, where only a few managed to see them.
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>But, thanks to the miracle of DVD and the dedicated staff at Unearthed Films, maybe the film will finally reach an audience that can appreciate it.
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>The movie itself, if you are unfamiliar with the plot, takes place in a dark, sinister future, many years following a nuclear war which has eradicated mankind from the planet. The cities are now inhabited by mutants that evolved from dogs, cats, and rats.
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>Enter Mok, a declining rock superstar who more than slightly resembles a cross of Iggy Pop and Mick Jagger. Utilizing black magic, he seeks revenge on the world that is turning its back on him by opening a dimensional gateway and releasing a demon. All he needs is a certain voice that can open it...and as the movie opens, that voice just happens to be singing at a local bar. When Mok spirits her off to work his evil will, her band, led by the co-singer/jealous boyfriend, follows her...ending in a concert finale of epic proportions.
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>While the movie has confusing sequences and a slightly disjointed narrative, it is cleverly written, with plenty of slapstick, visual gags, and dark humor which work really well...all crammed into a scant 79 minutes. Like many of the Japanese animation films of today, it is a movie not really intended for children (though I saw it when I was 6; go figure). It is dark, edgy, and has a lot of music industry jokes (the good guys are not only musically vocalized by Cheap Trick, they look a lot like them, too) that might go over the heads of younger viewers. It ain't rated PG for nothin'. This is also the reason the movie gets four instead of five stars...let's face it, it's too off-beat to appeal to everyone.
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>But the real strength is in the music. With a soundtrack specifically written for the movie by artists like Cheap Trick and Debbie Harry, it is a movie best experienced with the sound turned way up. A major point of the film is the power of music, and on this end it does not disappoint; unlike other films which merely use music to heighten the mood, here the soundtrack is actually an interwoven part of the story.
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>The DVD version of the film is extraordinary. The 5.1 mix, which on many older films tends to merely provide it with better music while the rest of the sound goes to the center channel, is actually quite remarkable. While I do remember my VHS tape being slightly more dynamic (some vocals during one of the Cheap Trick songs on the VHS have a more gimmicky-sounding surround than the DVD version, for instance), it is clear, vibrant, and most of all, best heard loud on a good surround system (the end sequence sound so powerful I almost wept; seriously). The 1.85 anamorphic widescreen looks crisp and clear, and considering the limited budget the clean-up crew did an amazing job removing scratches and burns (there are a few dinky ones, but nothing to cry over). As for those of you with the two-disc edition...well, let's say "Collector's Edition" actually applies here. Besides a two-page booklet, commentary, and bonus features like a still gallery, the second disc includes two bonuses worth purchasing on their own: namely, an alternate version of the film with different footage and more sarcastic, cynical voice for Omar (voiced in the theatrical version by Paul LeMat, who is much more laid-back and wisecracking) and "The Devil and Daniel Mouse," an entertaining twenty-minute short made in the late '70s which is more family-friendly, humorous, and an obvious inspiration to the longer film.
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>DVD has proven to be a great resource for those of us who have waited far too long for our films to get the recognition they deserve. If you like your animation a little less "Disney," or the darker films of the early 80s, or you just like offbeat stuff, check it out.