The Rock ‘n’ Roll Biopic…

I’ve just finished watching the movie “Good Vibrations” about a small time record shop owner in Belfast during “The Troubles”.

An enjoyable watchable  film with a charismatic protagonist and engaging story arch backed up with an authentic punk soundtrack…but….

i’m left wondering how much is true and how much is bullshit.

This is mainly because I’ve been seriously scarred by the recent Alan Turing biopic “The Imitation Game” where 99% of it is Hollywood fantasy designed for the multiplex retard.

Despite Alan Turing’s real story being truly amazing, the filmmaker thought it needed spicing…”by ‘spicing up’, I mean ‘making up’.. ( do some research but it’s really poor)

Now I’m not stupid and I realise that a true tale may need a little bit of sugar to make it palatable for yr man in the street but it would be nice to know exactly how much is a porky

Growing up I enjoyed “The Birth Of The Beatles” (You know, the one where Nick Cotton plays George Harrison) and who didn’t love “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story)

These days it seems that a meal needs to be made (when a snack will do)

I suggest when you watch such a tale…have your smartphone at hand and research the true story….