Summer Dreams ( The Story Of The Beach Boys

I am shocked at all of these negative reviews. In fact, Summer Dreams was a lot more enjoyable than the movie focussing on Brian Wilson that I just saw in the theater (Love and Mercy). It is true that for some reason, this movie focusses more on Dennis rather than Brian Wilson. However, it still also focusses on the entire band as a whole and how they got started. I feel the music sounded very good and I actually even thought it was the real beach boys singing the first time I saw it. I also like the fact this movie didn't keep doing flashbacks and followed chronological order, with the exception of it beginning with a flash-forward of Dennis jumping off the boat and drowning. Summer Dreams also focussed on the nastiness of their Father and portrayed Dennis as a womanizer going from one relationship to another, treating every girl he dated like dirt by cheating on them. (Not sure how accurate this was). It also seemed to skip a few years between the time Dennis became acquaintances with Charles Manson to Brian going into his depression. I was always curious as to how Dennis supposedly got involved with Charles Manson in the first place and what business exactly took place between them? Or if any of it was true from the start? I still give Summer Dreams a solid 4 stars because you can definitely feel the authenticity of the different eras throughout the movie that tells a story and not a documentary. It takes you to about 1985 and doesn't focus on any of Brian Wilson's accomplishments after the 80's. I haven't seen a better movie about Beach Boys than Summer Dreams.

This is a good, and interesting, story of the Beach Boys. The songs included all all good songs. I read the songs are not sung by The Beach Boys but you wouldn’t notice they’re not.

BRUCE GREENWOOD as Dennis WilsonRIP is EFFERVESCENT and FINALLY does honor to the difficult role. ALL else, pretty forgettable in this INCREDIBLY RARE and CERTAINLY, WIERDEST take on this NEVER-gets-old subject matter...EXCEPT maybe, for ARLEN DEAN SNYDER who goes so over-the-top MURRY, it's FANTASTIC. &While I'm at it, the MIKE LOVE actor has 'SAND' in his last name! And is big enough to look as though he ATE the real Mike Love, to capture the essence of THAT fascinating character(Which he did); Just like ALL the actors before him and since.

I am a Beach Boys fan. Let's get that out of the way first. I have trouble being objective about them and their music. I also have read, watched and studied many books, videos and articles about them over the last over 30 years.So, for me this movies was a must see based on all of that. And I kind of liked it. It is more from Dennis Wilson's point of view (or at least the writers and producers version of that) and therefore some of the other Beach Boys get short shrift. Also, the music is NOT the Beach Boys performing, however, it is pretty good ( I think former Beach Boys band member and current Brian Wilson Band member, Jeffrey Foskett had something to do with it).As for the movie itself: it is dramatically at least a notch better than AN AMERICAN FAMILY, which suffers from classic "Movie of the Week" syndrome: campy overacting, some ridiculous conflation of parts of the history (this one has a lot of that also) and some stupid writing. Truth is, I like both movies, God help me, because they tell the story, albeit very truncated and Hollywood versions of the story.If you are a true Beach Boys fan, and like me some what obsessive-compulsive and need to have everything by or about the Beach Boys, you will probably want this, if only to have fun putting it down. IF you are someone who does not know much about the Beach Boys and wants to know more, I would go for the documentary ENDLESS HARMONY instead. It too has its bias and flaws, but it features the real Beach Boys talking about their music and their life (and each other!), as well as some great rare performances and recordings.This is more of a dramatic "shortcut", that while not bad, is not great either. It is entertaining though, and not expensive.

The casting couldn't be better: you feel as though you've really seen them. It's been said the story isn't 100% true, but it's well acted and very watchable with some good songs and moving scenes. I think every Beach Boys fan will want to see this for the reasons mentioned.

Good movie, I felt so sorry for Brian and Dennis Wilson.

I must say after writing a very crapy review of this movie today i finaly got the mini series the beach boys an american family i wont say where but waiting too get my hands on that since 2000 and also having the movie for over 8 yrs hears the comparison between the 2 the The movie seems to resolve around Dennies Wilson it only shows the dark times for the beach boys and winds up making them look like common trash.Now the mini serious takes a far better look at the Beach Boys from the start all there ups and downs and ins and outs you see the good beach boys and the druged out beach boys one thing i find weired in the movie is Murry Wilson hates rock & roll in the movie,but in the mini serious it shows Murry Wilson having no problem with rock & roll this i believe is or why would he have stuck out for long.So ive come to a conclusion the movie sucks and i cant belive what you people are asking for a collage of trash the mini serious costed me 17.99 and you get to see the whole real beach boys good or bad but the movie does have better actors and they look more like the beach boys than the actors in the mini serious this is my final conclusion..........

Summer DreamsI saw this many years ago but purchased it now because my favorite actress played a part in it - rather short part but I am trying to purchase all movies with Ms. Gaidry. The movie itself, even though given bad reviews, was very entertaining.

Ich habe diesen Film damals auf Video aufgenommen und unzählige Male angesehen.Ich bin ein Fan der Beach Boys und finde diese Biographie in Form eines Musik-Spielfilms ganzgut gelungen. Die Schauspieler sind bekannt, die Musik ja sowieso!Aber warum wird dieser Film nicht auf deutsch veröffentlich und kommt auch nicht mehr im Fernsehen?Schade, denn dieser Film ist wirklich nett!

Received within allotted time frame and played well, only reason for 4 stars is insert and DVD were printed in French, probably my own fault for not reading closer and no biggie anyway.

good mvie but cheap actors and the tory is good but treated a bit fast but the music is very good even though that the real personns disdn't give their blessing