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Well, it was a nice private screening! Hahaha.
Wow, Lisztomania was not what I expected. I rather liked it, and it was bizarre in surprising ways. I think I'll have to see it again when I'm more awake, but it was far-out enough to keep me interested till 2 in the morning. A couple of great cameos, too.
Terrific print of Quadrophenia that the mousepod downloaded from the internet a couple of days ago. Really looked better than DVD quality.
I didn't dig Breaking Glass as much as my host and hostess did back in the day. Perhaps I needed to see it in its own time period to grow nearly as fond. I'm simply astounded the American version cut out the entire ending. The movie would simply make no sense. Oh, and wow - did the later-released TRON ever completely rip off the penultimate (American finale) scene of this movie.
Phil Daniels starred in both Breaking Glass and Quadrophenia, but I found him a much better performer in the earlier Who-based piece. In fact, since nothing much really happens in Quadrophenia, it's his performance that sells the piece.
Anyway, I think the Who made a wise move in shifting film style from Tommy to Quadrophenia, and Ken Russel made a wise move in following up Tommy with the more free-flowing Lisztomania.
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