Quadrophenia (DVD)

It's London in the 1960s, and Jimmy, with his miserable mailboy job and restrictive parents, is desperate to find a point to his life. He loves his scooter and his music - loving the whole Mod culture to which he is becoming addicted. He spends his nights out on the town, drinking and doing drugs, then struggles to get to work the next day. Then August Bank Holiday is on the horizon and there is a Mod and Rocker event due in Brighton. Jimmy and his friends decide to go to Brighton, where he finally gets together with the lovely Steph and becomes involved in a riot between the Mods and the Rockers. Will he manage to get home unscathed? And how will his experience affect ...  Read the complete review

'We are the mods, we are the mods. We are, we are, we are the mods.' Quadrophenia uses the music of the Who and their double album of the same name as its inspiration and as a testament to the times and the music of the 60's and the whole 'Mod' culture, it's unmissable. If you don't know much about the way 'Mods' and 'Rockers' used to interact with one another, then Quadrophenia is a good place to start. In fact, there hasn't been another movie about this particular group of people to my knowledge, so it's worth checking out for this fact alone. Jimmy is a delivery boy, who uses his scooter to deliver parcels for an advertising firm, but at weekends ...  Read the complete review

Franc Roddam's tale of teenage disaffection in the 1960s has recently enjoyed something of a renaissance, earning the critical acclaim it was unfairly denied upon release in 1979. It was re-released on DVD with a new subtitle, ‘A Way of Life’ in 1997, handily timed to coincide with an upsurge in interest in British cinema – I had heard of the film a few years ago, but never really knew what it was about. However, a quick look at the cast list reveals many stalwarts of British film and music from the past couple of decades: Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels, Toyah, Leslie Ash, Sting, Michael Elphick, and Mark Wingett (DC Carver from ‘The Bill’, ...  Read the complete review

This movie made in 1979 stars Phil Daniels, Mark Wignett,Leslie Ash, Sting and the legendery Toyah Wilcox. London 1964 is the set year and the war between Mods and Rockers is raging. Jimmy (Phil Daniels) is the main charecter from London with not much of a caring attitude or family, Takes drugs on a nightly basis.Two rival youth cults emerge, the Mods and the rockers, with explosive consequences. For Jimmy and his sharp suited pill - popping scooter riding mates, being a Mod is a way of life. Together they head off to Brighton for an orgy of drugs, thrills and violent confrontation against the rockers. Will Jimmy emerge a hero or will he be dissoluioned ...  Read the complete review

Why should I care? A film full of hits from beginning to end. The average 'Jimmy' of every street is made centre stage in this film. It is a rollercoaster ride of emmotions from zero to hero back to zero. When Jimmy is in London he's a no-one, but when he meets up with his mates at Brighton he's a Mod. We are the mods, we are the mods, we are the we are the we are the mods. Brighton is a Mecca to Jimmy and his mates, when he returns home he realises he is alone. He gets kicked out of his home by his mum, he tells his boss to stick his office clerk job, he finds out his girlfriend is not his girlfriend, but rather his ...  Read the complete review