Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

paulkristjan I just finished watching the movie and I'm surprised that I actually got to the end. It was so horrible that I was considering to stop watching many times during the movie. First of all, the events are not historically in the right order. Many little details are missing such Sav playing guitar in the beginning instead of bass. In the movie Steve and Phil are writing the Pour Some Sugar on Me intro riff right after the Pyromania tour, although the song was actually the last one written for Hysteria and the idea was actually by Joe, the intro riff was originally a country riff by "Mutt" that Phil gave that Leppard sound. There are many more little flaws like that. These really spoil it for a real fan I think. In addition, the personalities of the characters don't match to the real ones. Def Leppard have always said they have always had democracy and peace in the band, however in the movie it appears to be the other way round. I've got to point out that "Mutt" Lange was awfully portrayed as well. As a Def Leppard fan I think this movie shows no respect to the band, its members and songs. This movie will most likely give a non-Leppard fan a really wrong idea of Def Leppard.

larapage Hysteria is the single most hilarious and ridiculous film ever put to tape. It's so bad that I can't work out if it was actually intended to be as cringeworthily funny as it is.I know it's not intended as a totally true-to-life portrayal of what DL went through, but everything about it is too distracting to focus on the 'storyline'.There are three problems here - the set, the script and the acting.Let's start on the set - it's supposed to be hard-up working class factory-filled Sheffield, right? When Joe leaves the factory he works in, he stands outside a sign saying 'Green Grocer' (like all UK 'green grocers' call themselves 'Green Grocer'!) and walks past a road sign that says something like 'Manchester 10 miles, M25 2 miles'. So, London's M25 motorway is 12 miles from Manchester is it? Alrighty then.The script. Jesus, the script! It was apparently put together by two penguins who think that a hardened cockney guitar god like Phil Collen would use the words 'Listen mate, you're Rick b----dy Allen from Def 'Bygone' Leppard!' Er, 'Bygone'? WHAT? The rest of it is beyond embarrassing in a hugely amusing way. It's all so awkward and stunted and basic.Then, god help us, there's the 'acting'. All these lads did OK as vaguely resembling their characters, sort of, but I am beyond amazed that they got past casting with those ridiculous mish-mash of intercontinental accents! Def Leppard, when Clarke was in it, are all from Sheffield, obviously. Phil Collen is from Hackney in London. So, that means 4 accents need to be NORTHERN and one needs to be COCKNEY. Orlando Searle as Joe Elliott and the guy who plays Pete Willis are the only ones who carry the whole thing off. Rick Savage is played by a silent, brooding big bloke who stares into space a lot and says about three things throughout the whole film. Steve Clarke is played by someone who looks AWESOME but hasn't quite decided if he's Irish, Northern, American or Scottish. He sounds like he has a different accent in every line and it's really annoying! Mutt Lange is apparently now 'American' even though he's South African.But the single most hilarious thing in the ENTIRE film is the guy who plays poor old Phil Collen. Because apparently, Phil Collen is actually a stereotypical Australian bloke. Did you know that? I sure as hell didn't! He tries desperately hard to inject little bouts of Cockney into this voice but it just goes Aussie again. In a line when he's talking to Steve, he says 'Oom coomin' for me mooney' in what sounds like a Black Country Accent, then finishes with 'maaayyyyyt' in an Oz accent. Alright then Phil, stick another tube of larger on the barbie and let's get some Sheilas over! He also um...shall we say 'overly gesticulates' when playing guitar - you'll see what I mean from the facial expressions - they'll crack you up for a good month or so after you've watched it! As a journalist myself, I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Collen himself a couple of a years ago when he was promoting his other band Manraze. I absolutely HAD to ask him the question "What did you think of your character in the Hysteria movie?" And he laughed. And laughed. And laughed a bit more.He said it was one of the funniest things he and Def Lep had ever seen and they often joke about it today and quote lines from the film.So I guess if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me - but expect to laugh a lot, rather than sit through a poignant human drama about the fragility of people on the road to fame!

rachelplows I enjoyed the film, but I think, being the big Def Leppard fan that I am, a much higher budget film is in order. I mean, more like, " The Jacksons, an American Dream," or that movie about the Osmond brothers; movies that are about 6 hours or so. I would have sat through that.I think that the saga of Steve Clark should have included some glimpse into his early child development, as I'm getting the idea that he had problems before he ever picked up a guitar. The movie also should have covered his death, and made some mention of his mother. That movie gave me the idea that she didn't care how Barry Clark treated young Steve.As for a comment I read, I felt sorry for Steve, not because of his alcoholism, but because his father, quite honestly, sounded like a real jackass.

roller_ape Back in 1990 when I was 14 years old, Def Leppard was my entire existence. My locker at school was covered with logos/pictures/etc. If your a fan of the band and know the rocky history you will really enjoy to see it all played out on the screen. Especially the saga of Rick Allen. Even if your not a huge DL fan, this movie can still be enjoyed for everyone likes a good rags to riches to insanity and then back to normal. If you have no interest in the band, you'll probably think this movie is a bit lame. While the acting is good, it is easily identified as a made for TV movie. I've never heard of any of the actors (which are all good) until I came across the familiar face of Anthony Michael Hall, playing Mutt Lange. Again just another character that if you don't know the story of the band (or the music industry) it will probably do nothing for you. Pete Willis and the early Sheffeild days were cool to see, and like I said if your a fan and know the material before you actually watch the movie, you'll love it, otherwise it makes for a good watch when nothing better is on.