A fun trip back to the "60s, with a message

Anyone who remembers the music of the Sixites probably also remembers the controversy that it aroused among the older and stuffier elements of the world. The howls of execration about how this evil rock and roll was corrupting our youth, bringing about moral decay, and leading to the decline of civilization as we know it! Well in England, ironically the home of the "British Invasion" that defined the era, they did more than just complain. They actually banned it! As the chief government censor says, "That's the point of government....if you don't like something, you can just pass a law making it illegal". Pretty scary thought, and one that says a lot. In response, a group of irreverent DJ's sailed their boat outside the three-mile limit and broadcast their music to the mainland anyway, much to the delight of rock fans. The scenes of listeners groovin' to the forbidden sounds are great, as are the antics of the wild and crazy bunch aboard ship. In one particularly amusing scene, there's a spirited debate over whether they can say the F-word on the air, and of course the microphone is "accidentally" left open. Like the world will end if that word is spoken on the radio, right? Same debate still going on now, 45 years later. Towrds the end of the movie there's a crisis situation, which I won't spoil by getting into, except to say that it provides some suspense, kind of "dramatic relief" to a comedy, the reverse of comic relief in a serious story. This is a fun movie with a libertarian message...as one character says, "governments loathe people being free". Ain't it the truth! It's a great nostalgia trip and one you can enjoy many times over, which is, of course, why I bought the DVD.Read full review