Remaining Joy Division members, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, have given director Anton Corbijn's biopic of the band's late frontman Ian Curtis, Control, a big "thumbs up."

Speaking to XFM, Morris said that while he enjoyed the film, in his eyes "none of it's true."

It's good, very good. It's a bit hard to watch when you're involved in it as much as Peter and I have been though, but Anton's done a really good job, it's not as funny as '24 Hour Party People' though. None of it's true really. It's sort of true but you have to take liberties when you're making a film because the truth is too boring."

Hook went on to agree with Morris in the interveiw, but conveyed feelings of discomfort regarding the audience's enthused reaction at the film's Cannes Festival premeire.

I really enjoyed it, but it was as I said like having your heart stamped on. The weirdest thing was at the end, when it really hurt and everybody started clapping. It would've been nice to have a dignified silence. You're sat there thinking 'Fuck me I lived that!' It was like being dissected.

The other surving member of Joy Division, Bernard Sumner, has yet to publically declare his feelings on the film. However, the ever-candid Hook revealed that Sumner took a short break during the film's screening.

Then I went to take a piss and Ian and Bernard Sumner were next to me... well the actors that played them and I was like that... 'Aaaaah!'. That was surreal.

The way I always like to look at it is that you can judge how good a film is by how many people go to take a piss during it, and only two people who went for a piss (during the film was) Bernard and a 70-year-old woman."

The film opens in U.K theatres on October 5th. Stateside audiences may have to wait a bit longer as no official date has yet been set by its U.S. distributor, The Weinstein Company.

Recommended Viewing:

Footage from Control, plus audience members' reactions.

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

JUN 29, 2007 08:57 PM

Christ, I cannot wait for this film.

jtemperance

Chicago, IL

January 2004

JUN 29, 2007 09:06 PM

I will be there.

JumpStreet

Davenport, FL

January 2004

JUN 29, 2007 09:14 PM

Read "Touching From A Distance" if you haven't already . . . I cannot wait to watch this film either!!!

BlueLionSven

White Lake, MI

July 2006

JUN 29, 2007 11:04 PM

Is New Order really broken up?

I can't wait to see this. It looks extremely movie-ized and inaccurate just from the trailer, but it also looks like a damn good movie.

TowrOfStrength

Cold Spring, NY

May 2003

JUN 30, 2007 04:17 AM

I am so fukin' psyched about this film.

I think I just came....

Lekkerleen

Netherlands

October 2005

JUN 30, 2007 06:50 AM

Been waiting for this one to come out. As usual Holland is one of the last countries to have the picture released...
myspace of Fetish: joy division tribute

Mythicus

Lawnside, NJ

May 2004

JUN 30, 2007 09:57 AM

suh-weet!

ageless34

Richmond, VA

June 2004

JUN 30, 2007 03:57 PM

I've been tracking the progress of this film for two years.
Corbijn is a hero of mine plus I love Joy Division.
I can't think of a better filmmaker to make a film on Joy Division.

Franpire

SUICIDEGIRL

Netherlands

JUL 01, 2007 03:43 AM

I've been waiting for this film for ever. I'm sure it will not be as accurate as touching from a distance but just hearing the music will be amazing and it looks like Sam RIley is playing Ian damn good!