Please don't spend money on this.

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

I just finished watching the movie and I'm surprised that I actually got to the end. It was so horrible that I was considering to stop watching many times during the movie. First of all, the events are not historically in the right order. Many little details are missing such Sav playing guitar in the beginning instead of bass. In the movie Steve and Phil are writing the Pour Some Sugar on Me intro riff right after the Pyromania tour, although the song was actually the last one written for Hysteria and the idea was actually by Joe, the intro riff was originally a country riff by "Mutt" that Phil gave that Leppard sound. There are many more little flaws like that. These really spoil it for a real fan I think. In addition, the personalities of the characters don't match to the real ones. Def Leppard have always said they have always had democracy and peace in the band, however in the movie it appears to be the other way round. I've got to point out that "Mutt" Lange was awfully portrayed as well. As a Def Leppard fan I think this movie shows no respect to the band, its members and songs. This movie will most likely give a non-Leppard fan a really wrong idea of Def Leppard.

I have seen this movie and thought that it was great . I even know one of the actresses in this movie . Her name is Amber Valletta she played Steve Clarks' girl friend . I thought that this movie was right on the money , there were only a few things that I learned , that I did not know about my favorite rock group. I was given the awesome opportunity to see them live and FRONT ROW on their current sold out YEAH tour . What an experience that was . It was amazing , I so wanted to meet them so bad but to no avail next time right JOE ? You did promise us next time you would spent time with us .... WE'll be waiting !!

I have been a Def Leppard fan for quite some time now and ever since I heard that a movie was made about Def Leppard ... I was dying to see it. So after months and months of waiting for Hysteria : The Def Leppard Story to appear on VH1 ... it finally did!! I was so excited! I immediately set my VCR to record it! I was in love with this movie form the moment it began! I think I watched it about 5 or 6 times in like 4 days! I am huge Steve Clark fan so I was very happy that the movie really went in depth with everything that he was going through while he was in Def Leppard. I am probably more obsessed with Def Leppard more now that I've seen this movie.* For all you other Def Leppard fans dying to see this movie for the first (or fiftieth) time * It will be on VH1 Classic tonight Thursday December 1, 2005 at 9pm (E.S.T.)!! And it will be re-aired at 1 AM (tonight) So hopefully all you Def Leppard fans have VH1 Classic and a working VCR to record it!! I also just purchased the DVD for this movie on www.SamGoody.com for a very reasonable price! (about $24) I am expecting to receive in the mail within the next couple of days!! YEA!!So ... all you Def Leppard fans out there * remember it's on TONIGHT! * I hope you enjoy! I know I did!!!

When Def Leppard returned to MTV with Hysteria, it was a revolution. The band members were adolescent friends who aspired to leave their Sheffield lives behind them. Instead, they became a leader in the music industry. Hysteria's legacy still lives on to those of us who remember it. The film reminded me of their ability to triumph over tragedy. They were all young when they rose to success. Of course, they hit obstacles like alcohol, drugs, and money. When Rick loses his arm in a car accident, he is determined to return to the band. I admire the band for not turning their backs on their friend. When Steve Clark is battling alcoholism, his friends are there for him as well. The film is not great but I bet it could have been better. I liked the flashbacks in the end to show the change in their appearances. They have grown older, wiser, and better for it. The road to Hysteria was marked by tragedy and triumph at once. The song "Pour Some Sugar On Me!" was a hit video on MTV. I must have seen it a hundred times or more. In the 1980s, musicians and bands like Def Leppard created lyrics with music. Today, all there is vulgarity, sexual references, obscenity, and violence in the most popular music today. Gone are the music videos that inhabited MTV all those years. It was once a music station. I saw this film on VH-1 which was also begun as an alternative to MTV. Both now dedicate themselves to reality shows and other programming. I miss MTV and the videos like Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me, Hysteria, Photograph, Love Hurts, Animal, etc. Of course, young actors who play larger than life band members do a superb job in portraying. For a minute, I believed the band was actually playing themselves. I had to see the credits. I bet they could have marketed and released this film in the theaters and they would be rocking to the sound of Def Leppard. Too bad they placed it on television as documentary. To Def Leppard, keep rocking on.