The Naked Brothers Band - The Movie (DVD Only)
Starring: Cooper Pillot, Alex Wolff, Grant Monohon, Cicely Osborne, David LeviStudio: Nickelodeon / Paramount
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release: April 3rd 2007
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DVD Review
The Naked Brothers Band is a kid rock band that performs surprisingly catchy original songs written by 9-year-old Nat Wolff and performed by Nat, his 6-year-old brother Alex, and young friends Cole Hawkins, Allie DiMeco, Joshua Kaye, Thomas Batuello, and David Levi. Contrary to its name, the band performs fully clothed. The Naked Brothers Band--The Movie is a mockumentary comedy that blends the story of Nat and Alex's sudden and sometimes difficult road to stardom with a satirical take on the popular rockumentary genre with its requisite focus on the stormy, sordid details of the lives of famous musicians. Produced by Nat and Alex's mother Polly Draper (thirtysomething) and jazz musician father Michael Wolff (The Arsenio Hall Show"), the movie follows Nat, Alex, and the other band members through home footage of the band's early preschool days (when they did indeed perform mostly naked and simply banged away on whatever was handy to make "music") to more professional footage of current day concerts which highlight a remarkably poised group of young musicians performing increasingly popular songs like "Crazy Car" and "Got No Mojo." Interview footage makes up the bulk of the program and is immensely satirical, featuring exaggerated scenes that detail Nat's uneasy habit of speaking to Rosalina (Allie DiMeco) with a fake accent to cover his attraction to her, Alex's development of a lemon-lime soda addiction that lands him in a rehabilitation Soda-holics at Sea program, and Alex's tendency toward inappropriate "potty-mouth" remarks. Obviously, guest stars like Arsenio Hall, Cyndi Lauper, and Uma Thurman found the parallels to the extreme behavior of famous adult personalities humorous, but what speaks to some as a funny spoof on the Hollywood rockumentary genre is so over-done that other viewers will find it distasteful, offensive, and/or inappropriate for children. (Ages 9 to 13) --Tami Horiuchi
User Reviews
UTTERLY HORRIBLE MOVIE! - Rating: 1/5
Don't let the reviews fool you, because this movie is absolutely horrible. The music is horrible, the acting is horrible. Why buy something so horrible? Why not just save your money for an iPod, or put it in your bank account. The only reason you should buy this movie is either so that you can watch it and get a good laugh with your friends at how horrible it is, or you could buy it just to smash it. Also, Natt and Alex Wolff are ugly, and they are not funny at all. I bet they pay people to cheer for their horrible music and laugh at their corny jokes. You'd have to pay me a thousand $s to do that!!!!
*DON'T BUY THIS MOVIE!!!*
Well, I warned you, and if you buy it and hate it, don't blame me. And if this review changed your mind about getting it, that's great!
the naked brothers band - Rating: 5/5
The dvd was in excellent condition and my daughter absolutely loves the movie...since I received it, she's watch it 10 times.
Cute and fluffy - Rating: 4/5
Bought this at request of my eight year old daughter. The movie captures the TV debut of this totally engineered for TV band. It is humorous and appropriate for a pre-teen or older child, no mindless gore and violence/gratuitious sex and profanity. Very bubblegum, not that there's anything wrong with that. The kids are cute, and there are a few nice bits of visual interest with time lapsed action sequences, some music and slapstick routines. Nothing terribly surprising in this light fare.
ADORABLE!! - Rating: 5/5
My 6 and 4 year old daughters absolutely adore Nat & Alex Wolff, and I must admit that I do too! They are both so stinking cute, I could squeeze them silly ;) I find myself watching the show/movie when my kiddos have left the room at times. Very clean, fun entertainment for parents and kids to watch together. I love the interaction between Nat and Rosalina, Alex & Jesse and the sheer goofiness of Michael Wolff and that accordian ;) So much fun. These kids are all TRULY talented at acting and music alike. Great songs that keep your toes tapping...very infectious. The impromptu nature of the "mockumentary" film is captivating. Order it today!! Only snafu is that the bonus CD is *not* included as previously offered with the DVD. You have to request a copy of the 5 song CD from Paramount. But it ships via UPS quickly and my kids have just about worn a hole in it from repeated use :) We all LOVE it!
Great kids movie - Rating: 5/5
My grandson loves the show and the music. Wasn't happy with the marketing of the bonus CD, but finally received it....he loves it.
