Four teenagers named Hawk (Edward Furlong), Lex (Giuseppe Andrews), Trip (James Debellow) and Jam (Sam Huntington) receive tickets to see the band Kiss. However, their tickets get destroyed by Jam's religious mother (Lin Shaye). It's up to the four boys to get new tickets to see their idols in concert. During their search, they go on a crazy misadventures that lead up to serious trouble.
Our four main characters are likable and funny even if some of them are a bit bland. The leader Hawk is a cool character and I'm happy that the kid who played the young John Connor in "Terminator 2" is playing him. His best scenes is when he kicks peoples butts, and strips to Kiss music at a disco club while being intoxicated. Trip gets a great laugh in almost every scene he's in, he's just full of non stop fun and comedy. Lex is sadly a very forgettable character and a bore and aside from trying to sneak into the concert, there's nothing that interesting about him. The only character out of the four who actually has development is Jam. He's weak at first but as the movie gets further, he becomes tougher and independent and says one of my favorite lines that I dare not spoil for you.
Our supporting characters are all really funny characters. There's the over the top tough school hall monitor Elvis; the mean and sloppy priest Father Mcnutly; the tough teenagers on the road; the cool D.J. player at the radio station; the odd scalper; the little kid and his big brother with his gang of thugs; and the two evil Chop Shop workers. The young girls in the film are all really bland, especially Jam's love interest. If I had to choose who has the best performance in the supporting cast, it's Jam's mother. She's like a crazy mix between Carries Mom from "Carrie" and Kyles Mom from "South Park". She's just god awfully crazy and does things that are out of the ordinary who also hates Kiss with a passion. I also find it funny that she smokes in almost every scene after she has a break down. She's just a really funny character and the kind of character you hope to see Jam stand up too.
Another reason why I like the film is it's Nostalgia to the 70's. It really brings that "American Graffiti" feel to the film with its over the top comic-book style which seems fitting since Kiss' design is comic-book based. You see classic cars; hear classic rock music; and meet characters that you might have seen or known from the 70's in it's crazy over the top depiction of that era. The dialogue is really funny and sounds like what people felt about music in that time. As for the soundtrack it's beyond awesome and is full of killer classic songs by Kiss, Black Sabbath, Marylin Manson, Van Halen and more. I also love that in the films opening we see a montage of Kiss and other things that happened in the 70s, kind of like what the film "Grease" did. The story and humor is really hilarious and I love the many things the kids try to do to see Kiss.
Now finally what about the band Kiss in this film? Just like seeing them in concert, they give an epic performance. They play the films title song, fire explodes on the stage, they breath out fire, ooze blood out of their mouth and throw stuff at the audience. It's probably one of the most epic concert moments to ever be put on film. If you haven't been to a Kiss concert, this will defiantly give you the feel and thrill of it.
Even though there are some bland characters, there's still a lot of characters including some of the main characters to give you a laugh. The humors fun, the stories funny, the music is awesome, the 70s feel is nostalgic, it's atmosphere is over the top fun, and Kiss give an outstanding performance.
RATING 4/5
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