Review of BoyTown (2006) by Adel I — 17 Feb 2008

Enjoyable but the gimmick of middle age men performing in a boyband gets old fast. The execution could be a lot better.

This review of BoyTown (2006) was written by Adel I on 17 Feb 2008.

BoyTown has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sally A (349) on 06 Sep 2009

There is something both disturbing and hilarious about five grown men wearing linen suits and riding shetland ponies…

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By Dan B (1,694) on 20 Mar 2007

Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy are lucky they are as funny as they are, otherwise they would be shunned for eternity for making this…

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By Kylie. D (17) on 25 Mar 2007

Amusing for the most part (Bob Frankin is one of the funniest men alive) however the ending was both surprising and severely disappointing…

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By Lynda L (37) on 04 Apr 2007

The world greatest boyband... if only they existed. :(…

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God this movie let me down. Big time…

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By Neil S (279) on 11 Feb 2007

I saw this as part of a weekend-long Australian film festival in Toronto, and all I gotta say is I'm glad the tickets were free, and I really…

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By Jason B (1,741) on 17 Feb 2008

Songs were funny and made the movie. The ending sucked, but it does produce a few giggles. Worth a look…

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By Mike B (1,929) on 19 Oct 2008

An Australian film, based around the fictional 80's boy band Boy Town…

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By Jasmin K (10) on 09 Jun 2007

I felt I was being generous by giving it 1 star, it was crap…

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By Terror A (214) on 05 Mar 2007

This Aussie comedy is about a formerly successful 80's boyband called BoyTown who, after breaking up two decades ago, decide to regroup to…

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