[jimbo123]

Hollyweird FAIL.

[nhoward14]

Tom Cruise being in the film for any reason is why I won’t see it.

[Perdogg]

I might actually go see “Abe Lincoln: Vampire Killer”. It might help me get my mind off “Barack Hussein Kardashian: Amerika Killer”

[cripplecreek]

They should have picked an actor under 50 years old.

Pour some splenda on me...

[BenLurkin]

There is only one Rock of Ages and I don't think Tom Cruise is in fellowship with Him.

[youngidiot]

We don’t watch movies starring “The Cruiser” no matter how good they’re purported to be. I suspect many others feel the same way.

[Nifster]

South Park was right about Tom Cruise. enough said

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

That’s great, cast Tom Cruise an 80s rocker? It’s really a role for him—25 years ago.

[RegulatorCountry]

Maybe it’s weird enough to live on as an audience participation cult classic like Rocky Horror, lol.

[dorothy]

Tom Cruise as iconic rocker proved just too incredulous for audiences. >p>And yet we're not supposed to find this short and softly pretty man "too incredulous" to play Lee Child's 6'5" tall and imposing Marine combat trained Jack Reacher? Looks as if actual casting has given way to the purported "box office name."

[ducttape45]

They expected something different to happen? America is starting to fall out of love with Hollyweird.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

L. Ron Hubbard says "See this movie."

[blueunicorn6]

Hollywood just keeps cranking out junk.

[Snickering Hound]

[greene66]

Less ticket sales, less donations to Obama/Pelosi. Less money for their destroy-America agenda. A good thing.

[altura]

The casting was odd, but I blame the title of the movie.

A bad title can kill a movie or television show.

That’s what killed Firefly and Terriers.

Only great publicity and a good show saved The Good Wife from being killed by the horrible name.

I thought it was a religious movie myself, until I saw some reviews.

[longfellow]

Guess we will see MI-12 soon.

[svcw]

When you have a 50+ year old being a “rocker” and a 60+ year guys with long hair thinking he’s eighteen - fail.

[kingu]

The Beach Boys have a new album out! When I last saw them in the 1980’s, they could barely make it up to the mikes (and the Oak Ridge Boys were tearing it up..) A friend went to a much more recent show, and not only did every band member have a backup artist to play their music, but most never even bothered to pretend to be playing or singing. Just sat on stage to collect their money, then shuffle off.

The premise of ‘taking a stroll down memory lane’ to the 1980’s with ‘stars that were relevant to that period’ looks ok on paper - such a formula might even have a shot at working. Then a marketing blitz for months and months - I've seen dozens of posters for this, malls virtually converted into Rock of Ages ‘shrines’, but, wow, I had no idea Tom Cruise was in the movie, that the movie was oriented towards the 1980’s rock set, etc.

If you had asked me what the movie was about, I'd say it was some sort of movie version of American Idol, and I wasn't going to see it. Now that I know more about it, eh, I've seen enough Tom Cruise for my lifetime. Tom Cruise as a rocker? Wait, did you NOT see Top Gun? Out of tune horrid singing? Are you NUTS???

So I just asked the wife, ‘who's in the movie?’ Russell Brand and some other big stars, don't remember who. ‘What's the movie about?’ 1980’s rock band getting back together and going on the road. ‘Do you want to see it?’ No.

My daughter: I don't know, some kind of old people movie, retro style and no.

So there you go. Russell Brand in some tight pants, some other people, about getting the band back together for one more go. Congratulations, Hollywood, on your multi-million dollar ad buy.

[InvisibleChurch]

alec baldwin is enough to keep me away. he’s one of those actors who always seems to horn his way into what might be another wise tolerable film, kind of like woodyharrelson who ALWAYS plays a psychoticrightwingnut in whatever film he mooches off of

[jdsteel]

I haven't seen the movie, but just from seeing the advertisements it looks like they took the (very good) musical that started off-broadway and totally ruined its feel. It is set in a small, dirty financially failing rock club with talented wannabes in the musical. It looks like Hollywood watched the movie version of “Tommy” (The Who) and thought what had been done was a GOOD idea. Blech.