It's Gonna Be Nothin', but A Good Time

First, Meryl (not surprisingly) stunned us with her voice in the cinematic adaptation of Mamma Mia and John Travolta tickled us pink with his cross-dressing performance in Hairspray, but nothing will raise our sing-along-voices more than New Line Cinema’s promising film Rock of Ages entering theaters on June 15.  With so many recent Broadway adaptations entering theaters these past years, people can’t help but ask what makes the switch from stage to screen a hit?  Obviously big names like Streep and Travolta alongside heartthrobs like Efron promise initial blockbuster audiences.  Still, something more than stars singing on screen make fans groove to their beats.  Take one guess…right you are…it’s THE MUSIC!  Go ahead gentleman, pretend you don’t hum to those jazzy beats after taking your younger sister or girlfriend to that last film, but be prepared to accidentally MAKE SOME NOISE after watching Rock of Ages and having one too many whiskey drinks.  Big names like Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx and Alec Baldwin promise charm, chuckles and cheers to the audience snarffing on that butter popcorn as they chair dance in their cinema seats.  Mamma Mia and Hairspray are fun, but Rock of Ages is going to power crowds to their feet striking them with a musical MADE for the movies.  With all the lights, dazzle, and ROCK n’ ROLL beats bumping this underdog story, it teases a treat that tempts movie buffs of all genders to the ticket line; inevitably giving them entertainment far from the “same old, same old!”  Hold on to your panties ladies and gentleman, the Bourbon Room might get stripped from the LA streets, but it’s sure to get you “WILD WILD WILD” at your closest Regal.