The Dirt

Blaendulais · March 2019

Licking piss off the floor thats real rock and roll

andyp · March 2019

I really enjoyed it!

I was never a fan of them until I read the book, which must be 20 years ago now?! But some of their stuff is pretty damn good in a fun and never to be taken seriously kind of way.

Maybe slight spoilers to follow... please don’t read if you don’t want to know anything about the film.

The film seemed to take them from initial meeting to playing big shows really quickly. I can’t remember if that’s how the book had it, but I think it spent much longer on their progression from the early days to being the “house band” as the Whiskey... It didn’t detract at all though, I thought it was a really fun film but definitely more entertainment than biopic.

Philly_Q · March 2019

andyp said:
The film seemed to take them from initial meeting to playing big shows really quickly. I can’t remember if that’s how the book had it, but I think it spent much longer on their progression from the early days to being the “house band” as the Whiskey... It didn’t detract at all though, I thought it was a really fun film but definitely more entertainment than biopic.

Isn't that the nature of biopics though? They're trying to compress decades into hours so you end up with a few little snapshots - troubled childhood, teenage rebellion, form band, record deal, success, marriage, divorce, decline, drug hell, etc...

I'd still like to see it if I ever get the chance.

stimpsonslostson · March 2019

I enjoyed it. It flew through things (as you'd expect) but managed to make me care about a bunch of misfits that I've never appreciated.
They all came off reasonably well & I appreciated the credits sequences showing the band Vs actors.

Vince's daughter nearly broke me though.

andyp · March 2019

Philly_Q said:

andyp said:
The film seemed to take them from initial meeting to playing big shows really quickly. I can’t remember if that’s how the book had it, but I think it spent much longer on their progression from the early days to being the “house band” as the Whiskey... It didn’t detract at all though, I thought it was a really fun film but definitely more entertainment than biopic.

Isn't that the nature of biopics though? They're trying to compress decades into hours so you end up with a few little snapshots - troubled childhood, teenage rebellion, form band, record deal, success, marriage, divorce, decline, drug hell, etc...

I'd still like to see it if I ever get the chance.

Yeah, I agree. It would definitely drag if they went into too much detail and the trend of films all being 2.5hrs or more now is crap. It was pretty spot on at 1hr50m or so.

heavyrocker · March 2019

Worst band in history.

andyp · March 2019

stimpsonslostson said:

I enjoyed it. It flew through things (as you'd expect) but managed to make me care about a bunch of misfits that I've never appreciated.
They all came off reasonably well & I appreciated the credits sequences showing the band Vs actors.

Vince's daughter nearly broke me though.

Absolutely agree with all of this! It was brilliantly done and that was a tough scene.

Keiko · March 2019

Anyone else nerdy enough to notice that when they first practised together (1981) Mick pulled out the boot of his car what appeared to be a Marshall MG series cab (only made from 1999 onwards)? Stop getting Marshall wrong.

Also what was with the epiphone les paul? Pretty sure he used an actual gibson.

Simon_M · March 2019

Keiko said:

Anyone else nerdy enough to notice that when they first formed Mick was using what appeared to be a Marshall MG series 4x12 cab? Stop getting Marshall wrong.

Also what was with the epiphone les paul? Pretty sure he used an actual gibson.

Yeah and he definitely played 11s but I'm pretty sure those strings in the film are 10s. Talk about gaffs!

Keiko · March 2019

Simon_M said:

Keiko said:

Anyone else nerdy enough to notice that when they first formed Mick was using what appeared to be a Marshall MG series 4x12 cab? Stop getting Marshall wrong.

Also what was with the epiphone les paul? Pretty sure he used an actual gibson.

Yeah and he definitely played 11s but I'm pretty sure those strings in the film are 10s. Talk about gaffs!

Well I wasn't going to go there, but yeah that completely ruined the whole thing for me. They were ernie ball too, instead of d'addario. Just ridiculous.

LuttiS · March 2019

Watched it last night. Overall was good, faithful to the book. They did miss out a lot of Mick Mar's sections it seems..
Vince's daughter bit was really tough though liked the end sequences.

Been a Cruel fan for a long time, saw them on farewell tour. I also liked the Corabi album.

Brize · March 2019

Watched it last night thanks to this board. When I told my wife I was going to watch it she turned her nose up, but after a few minutes she decided to watch it with me.

She didn't take kindly to my suggestion that we re-enact some of the scenes, though.

stonevibe · March 2019

Dumb film, dumb band. But that is what you expected with them

I read the book and it was about the same.

Throwaway and fun.

I met Mr Sixx about 12 years ago and we the nicest bloke, invited my mate to their show that night and got him backstage.

Even though I think their music is rubbish, I have respect for them after meeting him and talking to him.

Good watch for a Saturday night with a few beers / lines etc

Reverend · March 2019

Loads of little errors are being picked up. Records in nikkis room that were not out. Wearing a judge dredd shirt in 1978.
Vince Neil hitting notes. Any notes.

joneve · March 2019

Watched last night. Enjoyed it overall. I had no idea about Vince's crash that killed the chap from Hanoi Rocks or the fact he lost his Daughter to cancer, absolutely heartbreaking.

And Nikki Sixx still being alive is some sort of miracle.

Not bothered about the timeline errors, don't watch that closely to care, so didn't detract from the viewing.

FarleyUK · March 2019

Loved how Tommy just came across as being a big kid.

But if any band ever personified karma... it would be these guys. The way they treated people, and their attitude... boy, it sure came back to bite them on the arse.

Cols · March 2019

Watched this last night with Mrs Cols. 30 seconds in... yeah, not one to watch with the kiddies. If Mrs Cols wasn’t already a massive Motley Crue fan and fully aware of their shenanigans I suspect I would’ve got a massive boot up the hole. Lots of gratuitous nudity.

Handsome_Chris · March 2019

I enjoyed The Dirt a lot more than Bohemian Rhapsody. It seamed to be a lot more honest than BR and the timeline errors were not as shockingly poor.

Cols · March 2019

Handsome_Chris said:

I enjoyed The Dirt a lot more than Bohemian Rhapsody. It seamed to be a lot more honest than BR and the timeline errors were not as shockingly poor.

I think a lot of the timeline errors in Bohemian Rhapsody were intentional for dramatic effect.

breakstuff · March 2019

Watched it yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Seeing Ramsey Bolton playing Mick Mars felt strange at first, but he did a pretty good job.

Agreed, the opening scene is definitely not for kids, but it is extremely funny, as was the scene with Ozzy.

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