The Fastest Guitar Alive

As a fan of Roy Orbison's music I can only suggest you view this film with an open mind. Roy was a great singer, was a horrible actor and shouldn't be what he isn't. The music is sub-standard and the idea that Roy could be a matinee idol is beyond his scope in this piece of tripe. It's been said that this vehicle was to be an "Elvis movie" ... it isn't even that good. The plot is thin, if you consider this a plot! The acting slightly above that of a simple children's television show calibre, the directing is laughable and any attempt at humour doesn't reach heights attained by James Arness! Video tapes and DVDs on this release should last in your library for quite a few years, you won't watch it but the once! Remember Roy Orbison for his music: positive, creative and unique!

I know people, this movie is as bad as it gets. I'm was a huge Roy fan but surely when he looked at the days shoot, he had to cringe at his performance. Roy was never one to win a beauty contest and his acting, unlike his beautiful voice, was terrible. Out of respect for Roy, I have tried to watch the movie on three different occasions and each time I switched to Family Guy. Rest In Peace Roy, you were a great singer.

I LOVE Roy Orbison! I saw him perform live on four different occasions and I own tons of his records, tapes, CD's and this movie. He was not handsome enough to become a matinée idol like Elvis, but he was the GREATEST singer ever, even Elvis said so! This movie is a light hearted comedy with singing. A few of the songs are not so great by Roy's standards, but most are good and a few are really good e.g. "Pistolero" and "Roll On Mighty River". I especially love the the title song, "The Fastest Guitar Alive". The plot of the movie is not that bad. Has anybody besides me noticed the similarity between this movie and the Errol Flynn/Randolph Scott western "Virginia City"? I love that movie and those two actors too. Roy's movie was not looking for critical acclaim. It was just a good "B" flick, certainly better than a thousand other grade "B" westerns out there. It had some very funny scenes and it was good clean fun. You could watch it with your children and not have to worry about sex and violence. Roy might have become a better actor if he had made a few more movies, but since this is his only movie and if you are a true Roy Orbison fan, treasure it!

Man, it pains me but this is a bad Elvis movie, even by the Colonel's standards, it's the whole single premise of the story, of the fastest guitar alive. No it's not a spoiler it's in the movie title.

The music is so so but still, it's worth a watch to see a young Roy Orbison, that wonderful unappreciated voice is there.

RIP County boy........ The world misses that three-octave glass-shattering falsetto range.

Mercy.....

I only watched because Roy is in it. Bless his heart, but he tried. Cheesy funny, I even changed my rating from a 3 to a 4 just because the bad jokes tickled me