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June 15, 2012

At the Movies: 'Rock of Ages' revels in big-haired kitsch

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Just when you thought you'd never hear Def Leppard's “Pour Some Sugar on Me” again outside of a strip club comes “Rock of Ages,” a shiny, splashy homage to the decadence of 1980s rock ‘n' roll.

Specifically, we're talking about 1987 on the Sunset Strip, the birthplace of bands like Guns N' Roses and Poison, and all the big-haired, eye-linered debauchery that defined that scene. Your enjoyment of this musical, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway show, will depend greatly on your enjoyment of this music — because director Adam Shankman (”Hairspray”) crams in a lot of it.


 
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