{"id":9923,"date":"2019-03-23T12:31:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2019-11-14T13:58:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T18:58:33","slug":"a-fun-trainwreck-motley-crues-the-dirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/9923","title":{"rendered":"A Fun Trainwreck: Motley Crue&#8217;s &#8220;The Dirt&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Lindsey Smith&#8211;<\/strong>Motley Crue\u2019s new biopic \u201cThe\nDirt\u201d might be a terrible movie by today\u2019s standards, but it\u2019s a really fun\nride for fans of the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie follows the\nprogression of the band from practicing in an apartment to playing in front of\nbillions around the world. It currently has an 86% approval rating from\naudiences on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.stereogum.com\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dirt_Unit_0001-1553102914-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for the dirt movie\" width=\"497\" height=\"331\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Machine Gun Kelly, Iwan\nRheon, Douglas Booth, and Daniel Webber play the band members of Motley Crue,\nwith great success. Visually, the actors look nearly identical to the original\nmembers throughout most of the movie and it\u2019s obvious they took the time to\nmemorize how the original members moved and performed to make the concert\nmoments convincing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Dirt\u201d is based off\nof the biography written by the members of the band and it does a good job of\nfollowing the basic biopic style, showing band members struggles in life, their\neventual fallout, and either their make up or continued breakup. What made this\nbiopic different, however, was the actor\u2019s commitment to breaking the fourth\nwall and always speaking in first person. It made it seem like the audience was\nalong for the ride, which is a fun detail for fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The worst part of this\nmovie was undoubtedly the script writing and acting. A lot of the lines between\nband members seemed cheesy and forced. It seems like the band is trying to\ngloss over their bad behavior and hard times with a \u201cbros will be bros\u201d\nmentality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the bad acting\nand cringy, sexual, or downright gross moments, the music saves it. Every time\nthe band takes the stage and the first powerful chords transport you to that\ngrungy concert venue in the 80\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Dirt\u201d is a truly\nmagical experience for fans of Motley Crue and I highly recommend it for those\nwho grew up with the band. I rate this movie an 8\/10 for fans and a 4\/10 for\nnon-fans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lindsey Smith&#8211;Motley Crue\u2019s new biopic \u201cThe Dirt\u201d might be a terrible movie by today\u2019s standards, but it\u2019s a really fun ride for fans of the band. The movie follows the progression of the band from practicing in an apartment to playing in front of billions around the world. It currently has an 86% approval&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[53850,53851,46880,53835,53849],"class_list":["post-9923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","tag-motleycrue","tag-moviereviews","tag-msidelife","tag-netflix","tag-thedirt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9924,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9923\/revisions\/9924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}