I hear they recut this for the American release to make it all about PSH's character. (I saw the UK release, which was 2 hours long and actually was pretty good. I bought the DVD a month or so ago and it had 1 hour + of deleted scenes, which really explains why the film feels so hit-and-miss - they had to take most of it out...)

When I saw the previews for this flick, this headline is EXACTLY what I thought!!! And for that reason, I want to see it because Almost Famous and Empire Records are guilty pleasures of mine. The fashion and music make it worth checking out if you are odd like me and find those other two flicks enjoyable. "I'm not a groupie – I'm a band-aid."

Plus Bill Nighy, fuck yeah.

Is it just me, or did Philip Seymour Hoffman base his character on Captain Paul Watson of "Whale Wars?" I haven't seen the film, but it sure looks that way from the previews, which makes it kind of hilarious.

I too saw this in the UK release as "The Boat That Rocked." While it was all pretty silly, it was very entertaining and endearing. Another fun movie in a long line of the new British ensemble comedies. From the guy who made Love Actually.

Several - more than a few - of the songs the DJs are shown playing in the film had not actually been released when the film was supposed to be taking place (the year 1966) but came out in late 1967, 68 & 69 . . . .but Bill Nighy is a God among trolls, esp here

It's astonishing that it doesn't occur to the writer that Marianne's name was chosen precisely to fit that particular song in. I mean, do you seriously think the character's name (of no significance) came before the song, rather than the (obvious) other way around?