80,s rock will never die

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2009)

When I saw the add on TV. for ROCK STAR I went to the theater and re severed a seat for the opening night. I was ready for a movie that tells the story from the arena rock as to the band starting out in the basement dreaming of glory. (First of all I have to state that I sang in a tribute band for over 7 years and you really want to copy the band you are doing well maybe sometimes it overtakes you). The first part of the film is top notch. The live performances are great. From what I read the scenes on stage were shot between bands at a real concert(I can,t remember what bands they were).But what I really wanted to see was the business side of the story you never see him sign any contract, you never find out if he is made a partner in the group or is just payed a salary like a hired gun, and what did he have in finances in the end. The second half of the film is pretty predictable but the end really had me scratching my head. What singer would walk away from one one the biggest groups in the world? Just because they would not let him write songs for the group? I personally think the end would have been better if he would have died in the end (which is what I thought was going to happen (I guess to cliché). Or better the old singer comes back (IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST fans anyone?)Let me just say for the most part I enjoyed the film but I was disappointed when the video release had no deleted scenes (I am sure there were some)