Roger Daltrey, Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret
A boy born and raised in post-WWII England grows up seemingly deaf and mute due to a traumatic experience in his youth. He eventually gains fame as a pinball champion, is billed as a messiah and attem...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 21, 1999
Stats: 1,578 reviews
Composed as a "rock opera" by The Who, this is a weird tale of a boy struck deaf dumb and blind by a traumatic event. He becomes a "Pnball Wizard" and at the same time a Messianic-like figure. The music is great, the film just freaky.
I love the album! The movie has some interesting visuals and Tommy becoming something of a messiah makes for some deep metaphors. However, seeing the story performed like this was disconcerting. I couldn't really connect with all the twisted psychedelic images. Oliver Reed an...( read more)
A very odd story and musical, that made me laugh all the way, not because it was a comedy, but it was pretty amateur stuff and seeing Ollie Reed singing like that really couldn?t have done his hard image any good.
A decent movie version of the Who album; it all makes sense with images applied, but ruins some of the mystique of the original songs. It gets damn cheesy in parts, applying literal symbols to some of the concepts. I didn't understand all the religious messages they were getting ...( read more)
A brilliant rock musical from The Who. Ann-Margret rolling in baked beans, Tina Turner as the acid queen and Elton John as the pinball wizard all add to this great movie. Brilliant songs as you'd expect.
A classic from the mid-1970's.....
1. Based on the classic song from The Who.
2. You have Ann-Margret,Oliver Reed,Elton John(as the Pinball Wizard),and Tina Turner(as the Acid Queen)in the role of their careers.
3. As psychedelic as you can get!!! And this is just the beginning!!! A cult classic and weirdly devine rock opera musical from the 1970's,and its right up there with "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" as one of the greats!!!
If you like one of the best rock bands WHO made one of the best cds and put that cd on to one of the best movies then watch this movie :)
ToMmY RuLeZ!
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