Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 245

CoasterMatt · 09-12-2007, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

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

I LOVE THAT MOVIE!

flippyshark · 09-12-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

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?

CoasterMatt · 09-12-2007, 10:41 PM

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

innerSpaceman · 09-12-2007, 10:52 PM

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.

innerSpaceman · 09-12-2007, 11:03 PM

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.

mousepod · 09-13-2007, 10:43 AM

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?

innerSpaceman · 09-13-2007, 03:26 PM

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.

xharryb · 09-14-2007, 03:59 AM

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

mousepod · 09-14-2007, 08:16 AM

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.

Stan4dSteph · 09-14-2007, 08:26 AM

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.

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09-12-2007, 10:52 PM	#2444
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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09-13-2007, 10:43 AM	#2446
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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09-13-2007, 03:26 PM	#2447
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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09-14-2007, 03:59 AM	#2448
xharryb D'oh! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield Posts: 104	Sounds like the kind of film that, good or bad, I HAVE to see it out of pure curiosity.
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09-14-2007, 08:16 AM	#2449
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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: From its first moments, when a solitary dreamer on a beach turns to the camera and sings, unaccompanied, the opening lines of the Beatles' song "Girl," Julie Taymor's '60s musical fantasia "Across the Universe," reveals its intention to use the Beatles' catalog to tell two stories at once, one personal, the other generational. That young man, Jude (Jim Sturgess), is a cheeky Liverpool dockworker with a twinkle in his eye. He quickly emerges as a winsome vocal composite of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with a personality to match. From here the movie only gets better. Somewhere around its midpoint, "Across the Universe" captured my heart, and I realized that falling in love with a movie is like falling in love with another person. Imperfections, however glaring, become endearing quirks once you've tumbled. ... "Across the Universe" believes wholeheartedly in the quaint communitarian spirit it exalts. You share the joy of the blissed-out hippies in the grass. You feel the deepening friendship between Jude and Max that is sealed in Max's incandescent performance of "Hey, Jude." And during the time it lasts, the intoxicating passion of Jude and Lucy, both innocents by today's standards, convinces, for a moment, that love is all you need. I wanna see it. Now. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	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.
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