Nonureva Really Surprised!

Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

mwartoad I was just listening to the radio this morning and found it to be an audio wasteland. Old recycled songs, babbling morning DJ's proving their stupidity to the world, homogenized-musical crustaceans, that were probably run through the marketing department. Basically the same crap as everyday.So if it is the same crap as always then why would someone keep turning it on all the time? The reason is that when I was young radio was not like that. It was this freewheeling truly rebellious format with DJ's who really cared about the music. Sure many of these DJ's were bought off but not all. There was areal sense of excitement when a new band or artist came out. I remember one station had what was called side Sunday, where they would play one entire side about 4-7 songs from an album, uninterrupted.This movie catches that spirit of the fight for the soul of radio. One side are there rebels lead by Jeff Dugan who are going to do it there way at all costs. On the other side are the corporate marketing types who just want more money.It is not a very heavy movie and probably resembles a light Marx brother flick. But, it still has it's moments. I like who Dugan keeps on fighting the battle and finding funny ways to thwart his antagonist while having to deal with the insanity of his staff. Eileen Brennan is especially good as the burnt out and weary mother character.I guess the real sad ending is that the force of the spirit of radio may win the battle but, in the long run they lose the war, the number crunchers win out and destroy the that goose that lays the golden egg.

moonspinner55 Torpid comedy about radio disc-jockeys banding together to prevent the hostile takeover of their station by corporate suits is a would-be free-for-all, mired in a rabble-rousing rut. The trouble with these kind of plots, where the good guys are goofy rebels and the bad guys are smarmy jerks in ties, is that the screenwriters have to give us something to go on in the way of character development--and most don't have the energy. "FM" is all a contrivance; we're automatically supposed to be charmed by the hard-working DJs and hiss the big business bullies. I didn't particularly find the wacky DJs charming, and the live concerts with Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett are nothing special, either (they have nothing to do with the story anyway). The film might appeal to fans of the TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" (which may have been inspired by this mess), but others should find comfort in a different station. * from ****

Twins65 I just watched FM for the first time in almost 29 years, and while I certainly can't say it's a bad movie, there surely is a reason I hadn't revisited it since The Jimmy Carter Era. It just doesn't entertain like a movie should.The main story with Michael Brandon as a "stick-to-your-guns" radio station GM was OK, but other than the scene with the dope-smokin' army pitchmen, there weren't many attempts at laughter. And this sure looks like it's presented as a comedy.Alongside a low-key Eileen Brennan's smoky voiced hippy DJ and Alex Karras' woefully miscast "country rebel", there was no way I could believe these were the main jocks at the top-rated rock station in LA. Only Martin Mull's Eric Swan (and his over-inflated, fragile ego) seemed to ring true.So look at it on face value...if you care to see what bland, mainstream FM radio looked and sounded like in the late 70's (Eagles, Foreigner, Boston---god, they're still in heavy rotation in Chicago in 2007!), give FM a viewing. Just don't expect to enjoy it..

John Seal Watched after a quarter century of big media conglomeration, when radio stations nationwide were swallowed up and turned into carbon copies of each other, FM leaves me pondering this question: was radio just as bad before as after all the mergers and buyouts? This vapid attempt to present rock radio as some sort of 'counterculture' establishment actually proves the exact opposite. Believe this film, and you'll believe that FM stations were an endless sea of dreadful pop music; where The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Foreigner and their wretched ilk ruled supreme. Some alternative. The truth is that, for the most part, FM rock radio was as bad--if not worse--in 1978 as it is today. Just as in the late 1970s, your best bet is still to tune in to your local college radio station. For those who think Dan Fogelberg is the bee's knees, this is your film.Any positives? Well, it's amusing to see Norman Lloyd in a cowboy hat, affecting a Texas accent, and Tom Petty brings a shred of credibility to the proceedings. Otherwise, it's as boring as a Steely Dan song.