Don't Knock the Rock

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StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 24 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/05/23 Full Review Audience Member another all star musicfest Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member UK television concert. NOT the movie! Obviously the Beatles had a tremendous impact on the performers as most had "mop tops", that hair that was long, far to long for the day. And they shook it too just like the Beatles did! A great look at a time when music REALLY rocked! [img]http://81.25.32.118/covers/2808232.jpg[/img] It doesn't get better than this for hard core sixties music fans. Of course the black n white film is old, but my oh my, the performances are out of sight. Don't give up on a classic live performance by music greats in this fabulous film. Other acts in the film were Little Richard, The Treniers, and Dave Appell and the Applejacks. [img]http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/jBZb0jv_D8E/hqdefault.jpg?feature=og[/img] A fabulous look back then when rock music was just being discovered. The highlight of the film of course was wild man Jerry Lee Lewis. (hey, any guy that would marry his niece just had to be WILD) Little Richard sings solo here with a great backup band. [img]http://www.trashpalace.com/images/DontKnockDVDR2.jpg[/img] SEE the entire film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmS84WtI6v8 [img]http://gene.vincent.fanclub.voila.net/2genesvincentounds1961_WEBSmall.jpg[/img] 100% Gene Vincent, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis are giving a graet performance. Stay watching after advertising breaks! Great public and close shots. I didn't see before. 100% This Little Richard footage is priceless. He retired temporarily right at the pinnacle of his career and there weren't many videos made. Here you have him right at his peak singing a whole bunch with a great band. This is fabulous. [img]http://www.trashpalace.com/images/DontKnockDVDR2.jpg[/img] Directed by Fred F. Sears Produced by Sam Katzman Screenplay by Robert E. Kent Story by Robert E. Kent Starring Alan Dale Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline Editing by Paul Borofsky Edwin H. Bryan Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date(s) December 14, 1956 (United States) Running time 84 mins. Box office $1.2 million (US rentals) [img]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcThEU7EjXY8mCiRRyc2ercd93jCcKNh8CgVAGwK7EH54NToRGWd[/img] Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member First of all this movie was released in 1956 - many of these actors passed away before 2003 so likely that's when the DVD was released. Basically, Don't Knock the Rock is a dramatic allegory to prove that very point to parents about the harmlessness of young peoples music. Good music, great dancing, and twisted hep vernacular make up for a fairly straight forward plot. The film's lead is a fictional crooner that converted to rock a couple years earlier - similar to how Bing Crosby championed jazz. After going home to rest, his presence causes problems for everyone and can only be solved by a concert. And after sorting out problems created by the concert, all is well again. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting. Story is rather basic, and sub-plots contrived, but the movie serves as a historical document of Rock 'n Roll's difficult birth. The establishment may seem overly conservative, and controlling, but that's how it was. The movie was clearly meant as a counter to the unnecessary, unjust and over-the-top backlash against the advent of the great and revolutionary musical form. If anything this movie is rock 'n roll marketing. The acting is so-so. The music is great. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The story is paper-thin and there is some awkward lip-synching. Nevertheless, it's enjoyable schlock (with a weird sexual undercurrent) and sociologically fascinating. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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