cyntax2000 Man, WTH! Seriously WTH!I assume this film was made for FANS! of The Monkees. Anyway Spoilers ahead, I guess, This is supposed to be a biopic. What is the matter with the people that made this movie. There are so many continuity goofs in this thing to put The A Team to shame. First of all Why is Micky's hair curly right off the bat. And by the way they wore those stupid yellow shirt suits in one episode, The Pilot, that's it. we never get to see the signature red or blue eight button shirts which i loved as a child. That really ticked me off. I suppose all the other goofs were forgivable but those 2 mess ups alone rendered the whole thing redundant. So true fans beware. no care was taken to make this film anywhere near accurate. It was slapped together for drama sake.

Libretio DAYDREAM BELIEVERS: THE MONKEES' STORY Aspect ratio: 1.33:1Sound format: StereoThe rise and fall of a manufactured pop group - America's answer to The Beatles - who struggled to be taken seriously as bona fide musicians.Appropriately for a band as airbrushed and stage-managed as The Monkees, Neill Fearnley's entertaining biopic is equally airbrushed and stage-managed, dispensing with unpleasant reality (for the most part) in favor of feel-good party tricks. Ron McGee's innocuous teleplay (based on Harold Bronson's book 'Hey Hey We're the Monkees') sketches the group's history in broad narrative strokes, from the audition which brought Davy (George Stanchev), Micky (Aaron Lohr), Peter (L.B.Fisher) and Mike (Jeff Geddis) together, to the international success of their madcap TV show (used as little more than a marketing tool) and their subsequent disillusionment, sparked by management's refusal to allow them greater creative input. Events are depicted in pastel shades, rather like the TV show, but without the laughs. Peter is shown smoking pot, and the guys' bickering descends into chaos as the band falls apart (they disbanded in 1970), but the script refuses to take risks, which means viewers are short-changed by a lack of historical accuracy: For example, there's no mention of the resentment caused when Peter Tork became the first to jump ship in 1969, only a bittersweet ending which barely mentions their break-up at all.Fans will be astonished by the physical resemblance of the actors to their real-life counterparts (except for Lohr, whose similarity to Micky Dolenz is superficial at best), and their impersonations are equally remarkable, especially during the lengthy musical interludes (including a meticulous recreation of the famous 'Daydream Believer' promo, and the opening montage of the TV show), all realized with startling accuracy. If nothing else, however, "Daydream Believers..." reminds us that The Monkees produced some of the most enduring pop songs of the 1960's (including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'I'm a Believer' and the excellent 'All of Your Toys'), reproduced here in their entirety (the actors mime to original recordings). Devotees will either be outraged or enthralled.NB. 'Jack Nicholson' and 'John Lennon' turn up in brief cameos, both played by uncredited actors.

Ivanhoe As a movie, <i>Daydream Believers</i> seemed rather hastily put together, especially in terms of the script.  This is, perhaps, not the most informative or accurate bit you'll ever see about the Monkees.  However, the movie succeeds in telling a good story and championing the Monkees for their talent as entertainers <i>and</i> as musicians, as well as explaining with clarity some of the things about the Monkees that are commonly misunderstood.  It receives bonus points for very good casting, and for prominently featuring “All of Your Toys,” one of the Monkees’ great “lost” songs (and among the first the Monkees recorded together as a real band).Where the movie is good, the DVD is great—not for any spectacular audio/video presentation, but in the extras.  Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork each have their own commentary tracks, on which they discuss various points on Monkee history from their own points-of-view.  These are very revealing and informative, and bless the movie for providing the platform for the Monkees to comment on the types of things that never come up in interviews.  But if you want interviews, the DVD also delivers rather lengthy ones by the three participating Monkees.  New Concorde should be commended for getting Monkee participation on this disc.  It transformed a somewhat inconsequential (albeit entertaining) movie into something really worthwhile.

Smith Ok, here goes--I am a Monkee fan from way back--from when the original series was on TV. (Telling my age now, huh?) I was prepared to hate this movie because movies of this type never really seem to "hit the mark" and do justice. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Although I realise that it was not a "perfect" movie AND that the script could have possibly been better, AND that there wasn't nearly enough "Monkee Music", I almost forgot that these guys were not the "Monkees". I think the actors did a great job, especially Aaron (Micky)--great job on the lip-synching close-ups. (Hey, it's hard to make it look like you're REALLY singing the lyrics--especially close-up!) Maybe my hearing isn't what it used to be but I thought George (Davy) did great on the accent (but lose the wig!). L.B. (Peter) reminded me of a blonde Keanu Reeves from Bill and Ted (they oughta get him if they ever need a guy to play Keanu's brother). Jeff (Mike) was the Monkee you loved to hate--hey, Mike was never my favorite anyway. Got a real kick out of his portrayal as the blonde princess though!! As for the casting people getting look-a-like actors, I think they did a good job. If you wanted better or exact ones, we'd have to "clone" them--hey, there's an idea--Ha! I learned a lot about these guys that I didn't know. I agree that the opening scenes (modern day) were really DUMB--I almost thought I had rented the wrong movie at first. Out of a possible 10, I'd give this one an 8!!!