Detroit Rock City works on me as a cross between Suburbia and the Wizard of Oz. The Story and script was pretty good by having a 4-some of gross-out teens in 1978 going after their Oz, KISS. Like the Wizard of Oz, they run into a lot of trouble, including the equivalent of the wicked witch (a conservative Catholic mother played well by Lin Shaye).
But not all the elements are in place here for a comedy (actors like Furlong and Andrews aren't the best at comedy), and though there are a few laughs here and there, it doesn't pack a bang like I though it would (KISS which I like doesn't appear until the end). But, watching the DVD version, I noticed many different scenes and some other things I didn't see the first time around. A good effort by writer and director wise, but not quite fully dandy. B
But not all the elements are in place here for a comedy (actors like Furlong and Andrews aren't the best at comedy), and though there are a few laughs here and there, it doesn't pack a bang like I though it would (KISS which I like doesn't appear until the end). But, watching the DVD version, I noticed many different scenes and some other things I didn't see the first time around. A good effort by writer and director wise, but not quite fully dandy. B