This is slapstick farce woven from the corniest threads of the British comedy genre.Parents should think carefully before encouraging anyone over 12 to watch it.Great acting talent that could have been employed to talk about serious issue of artistic and political freedom, without sacrificing any entertainment value. The actual events of the time raised serious issues, but in this script everything (including the massive public support for free radio) is used only as prop for joke.All the figures are caricatures with no depth and it is frustrating to think what Brannagh and Nye might have brought to a less childish script.

Great cast, great story, great music. I really can't understand how Pirate Radio isn't considered an absolute classic. A group of misfit DJs try to bring music to the citizens of England. The coming of age of a young godson and the lack of female companionship causes continual stress. Rhys Darby is brilliant as always, the entire cast does a fantastic job of selling the viewer on their job of bringing rock and roll to the masses despite their challenges. This film compares very strongly to Almost Famous, and shares the talent of Philip Seymour Hoffman. What a fun ride and make sure to watch the closing credits with all the great rock album covers of the last fifty years!

I watched this film as I was 20 in 1966 when it is supposed to have taken place and thought it might be fun. Unfortunately, Richard Curtis the director was only 9 and there I think lies the problem. He was too young to know what the swinging sixties was really like and consequently this film is pretty dreadful. Certainly not much like I recall. Throughout the film I had the feeling that it was made not only for the current youth market, but actually with the actors behaving as if they are the current youth. As I recall, which is quite vivid in my mind, people were not nearly so extrovert as all these characters appear, things like Facebook and Twitter have changed how people behave. I know it's only a current movie but it was quite annoying to endure. I think 50 years ago it would have been a Carry On, it's such a parody. It's a complete insult to women too who all behave as if they've just auditioned for a St Trinians film. Well I noticed Gemma Arterton in there so I shouldn't be surprised. Oh! and not a mention of the biggest name on everybody's lips back then, The Beatles! Like in a Carry On there were obvious characters like Bob to conjure up images of John Peel for example but it's all pretty dire. I spent my youth in one of the major seaside towns throughout the sixties where thousands of young people gathered every weekend to see all the major pop groups of the day and it was a fabulous time, but we didn't talk about sex all the time and swear unremittingly like the characters here do, that's today's youth, not 1966. Oh! and Jimi Hendrix was unknown in 1966, he didn't break through the charts until 1967 but they were still talking about him and playing his hits. I think there could actually be an interesting film made about the pirate radio stations like Caroline, but this isn't it. Thank goodness for Bill Nighy to add a bit of charisma to this mess.

British humor, lovely characters, awesome actors and above all: the greatest soundtrack one could imagine for a 60s film. Fall in love with the music and dream of living on that boat with these characters. This film is full of excellent quotes and the costumes are brilliant (yes, I'd love to wear some of these today) Some might say it is too long and that there is too much unnecessary action for the storyline but this is exactly what makes this film so good. The viewer doesn't have the impression that there is a story to be told but that there was much fun and creativity involved. It all is just a lot of fun if you are not afraid of being took to the sea of peace, love and rock n' roll.