Motley Crue Week: Thursday

We're just one day away from the big Netflix debut of The Dirt, the movie about Motley Crue!

Here's a little treat: we actually have a person in our midst who got to attend the red carpet premiere on Monday night... and he emailed me some tidbits!

BBG! reader and author Thomas Scott McKenzie (that's a link to his book!) attended the premiere for fun and here is what he told me:

--The movie is really good. It does the era justice. While it's funny and it points out some of the funny clothes, it's still treated seriously. It's representing the era, not making fun of the era. 

--All the actors did a great job with the mannerisms of the musicians. But in the theater and afterword, everyone was talking about Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee. He was eerie in his portrayal of Tommy's childlike enthusiasm.

--It's no secret that the movie really only focuses on about the first 15 years. That has been speculated online and it's largely true. 

--The Ozzy Osbourne scene is amazing.

--And they do a "day in the life of Tommy Lee" that is a lot of fun.

--Whenever you take a book of that size and complexity, you have to make cuts and do different things. I appreciated that --as a geek-- whenever they took liberties or changed things, I thought "Oh, yeah, I see why that had to happen. That was a good way of dealing with that."

--All in all, it's a movie that I think most Crue fans can be proud of. 

--Be sure to watch all the way through the credits. Fans will appreciate what they see. 

After the movie, McKenzie attended some after parties, too. He saw some celebrities and musicians, including Dj Ashba and Billy Rowe. He thinks he saw Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters. Motley did not perform during the party at the Whisky but there was an all-female Motley tribute act called Girls, Girls, Girls (I've actually written about them before). 

Also, our own Kari is an extra in the film. I can't wait to stare frame by frame to see if I catch a glimpse of her! Much of the film was made in her hometown of New Orleans. 

Guys, I think we brought back glam!