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Originally Posted by flippyshark (Post 161537)

Since I actually own the appalling SGT. PEPPERS movie, and actually watch it on rare occasion

I LOVE THAT MOVIE!

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt (Post 161538)

I LOVE THAT MOVIE!

It's kind of a "guilty pleasure that makes me wince." I inherently love rock musicals, from Tommy to Hair to Hedwig, and hearing Beatles tunes in this context is an appealing idea. But mostly, Sgt. Peppers is a jaw dropper of awfulness. Still, Earth Wind and Fire are great, and Aerosmith's "Come Together" needs no defending. Some (not all) of the Frampton and Bee Gees covers are respectable if uninspired. Some of it is so awful I have to zip past it. (Steve Martin's "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," Alice Cooper's 'Because," there are more.)

I know others who open-heartedly love it, and in most cases, they saw it when they were kids, so it has nostalgia going for it. Was this the case with you, CM?

Yes, without that movie, I wouldn't appreciate the Beatles as much as I do now, and that movie got me hooked on Aerosmith.

I HATE Sgt. Peppers, but have better hopes for Across the Universe.

Though, and even if it's to be expected, I had to groan when I learned the lead characters are named Lucy, Jude, Jo-Jo and Max.

Ugh.

Oh, and I've now seen Inland Empire.

But there's nothing for me to discuss, monsieur mousepod.

I've nothing to say about the film ... except that David Lynch should be locked away in a dark cave ... and Laura Dern should be shot.

That sounds like a discussion starter if there ever was one, iSm.

But back to Across The Universe - what's the latest on the version that's going to be released theatrically? Is it Taymor's or the studio's?

It's Taymor's.

It's already been reviewed, and I've read some not bad things about it. Basically, it's a so-so love story thinly strung along a plot of Beatles songs. The movie looks to be about 96% music, with little bits of dialogue as connective tissue.

As such, the film is only as good as the cover songs and how they are filmed/choreographed/performed. From what I hear, most of them are good. A lot of them are bad.

Sounds like the kind of film that, good or bad, I HAVE to see it out of pure curiosity.

Whenever there's a new movie out that I want to see, I try to read the first and last couple of paragraphs of the New York Times review to get a gist of what they think and still avoid spoilers. Here are the first two and last paragraphs of Stephen Holden's review of Across The Universe:

Spoiler:

I wanna see it. Now.

The trailers have been appealing to me. I will definitely try to go see this in the theater, since it seems that the visuals will be much more rich on a big screen.