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It's All Gone Pete Tong Movie Review
It's All Gone Pete Tong Review

"It's All Gone Pete Tong" Overview

Rating: R
2004
Cast and Crew
Director : Michael DowseProducer : Allan Niblo,James Richardson
Screenwiter : Michael Dowse
Starring : Paul Kaye,Mike Wilmot,Beatriz Batarda,Kate Magowan,Pete Tong
Whatever you think about It's All Gone Pete Tong the movie, it is
unquestionably one of the worst titles for a film I've ever heard.
At first I thought I was reading it wrong: The title was just It's All Gone and
"Pete Tong" was a wayward producer credit or something.
Nope, that's the real title, and Pete Tong is both a real person and a minor
actor in the film (playing himself), in this bizarre and allegedly true* story
of one Frankie Wilde, who gained notoriety as "The Deaf DJ" -- on account of he
was deaf and a DJ. Lovable freak Paul Kaye plays Wilde, charting his rise to
fame (as famous as a DJ can get, anyway) and his wild drug abuse and developing
deafness as a result. After beating up the six-foot-tall drug badger that
chases him around, Wilde cleans up, learns to read lips, and figures out how to
feel the beat by hooking up speakers to special crates that he rested his feet
on. This way, Wilde could know when to slip the little slider control from
right to left -- which is pretty much all that a DJ has to do, if you believe
what you see in this film. Finally, following a triumphant return to a packed
house in Ibiza, Wilde promptly vanished from the public eye.
I may be oblivious about DJ's, but I do know that Tong is far from a great
film. Its attempt to combine mockumentary and narrative styles is a full-out
mess, with talking heads interrupting the action at regular intervals. Kaye is
energetic, to say the least, but he's never been an endearing actor and it's
hard to feel for his struggle here. Dowse ably portrays Wilde's junkie
lifestyle here, with a handful of memorable supporting characters and a few
funny lines here and there. Whether you really dig this film will depend
entirely on your affection for the club scene and you opinion of its heroes.
As for Pete Tong, he's another famous DJ with almost nothing to do with Wilde's
story. The title is meant as a rhyming joke of some sort ("It's gone all
wrong") with a little Bend It Like Beckham kick. Watch for it on DVD with an
entirely different title, I'm guessing.
* Not really. Frankie Wilde is an elaborate hoax that, we have to imagine, no
one is really going to care about.
Pete Tong's hooked on phonics.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
The review given on "It's all gone Pete Tong" is quite exhausting, the film
isnt some pathetic attempt to recreate a "true" story, even if the film isn't
based on a true story at all. It may have its frequent cheesy lines an
ridiculous scenes but there story is quite inspirational. Put yourself in
Frankie Wildes shoes, if you can find them, either that or just imagines
yourself in his shoes, its up to you.
Frankies story isn't pleasant whatsoever, and we all know that the loss of such
an important sence, leading to disability, can lead to people taking desperate
measures, in this case drug abuse and addiction.
Going from such an influential and individual character to a disabled, broke
widdower can be the downfall of any man. Frankie's recover is one of the best
parts of the film, because its different, and it deals with his struggle to
come to terms with his addiction and his not being able to hear, which is
probably the most important thing in his life.
Becoming once again the top Dj in Ibiza is Frankie's realisation that his
disability means nothing, he proves to the world his ability to create music is
far supperior than any other Dj out there, as it is purely from his mind and
body.
I think the main reason for this film being given bad reviews is the fact that
there aren't alot of trance fans out there, yet trance fans who watch the film
will fully understand the message it gives.
If you look at Dj Tiësto and compare it to what Frankie was likes before his
downfall (drugged up maniac), you can prove trance isn't for people coke'd up
to their eyeballs, as Dj Tiësto is straight edge and his ability to create
music is unexplainable. He can live without drugs, alcohol and ciggaretes
because his music and the reaction it bring from his fans is enough for him to
be fully satisfied.
"It's all gone Pete Tong" may be quite tongue-in-cheek sometimes and a bit
unrealistic, yet it deals with some of the most important issues people
procrastinate about dealing with. Overall i felt it was an excellent film which
im sure is the reason for its awards also.
By David Cameron
This movie is an amazing tale about the obstacles one faces and
overcomes.Anyone who has a passion for music should definetly watch this and
praise this for he truely is a star!!!!!!!!!!
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