ACROSS THE UNIVERSE- how do you fuck THAT up?

[BENDIS!]

seriously!!

yawn city... with the best songs ever written.

[LenNWallace]

Actually, that looked like they fucked that up very easily.

[BENDIS!]

its almost shocking.

[SAVETHEB]

what are we talking about here? the movie? i liked the movie.

[SgtPepper]

*ahem*

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/860721684_3249bab81b.jpg?v=0

There's that or when American Idol desecrated the Lennon/McCartney songbook.

[BENDIS!]

everytime he says: my name is jude,

i'm dying for someone to say: hey jude.

[Albert]

More DC bashing from Bendis.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N0XHG3KNL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[Jonathan Callan]

More DC bashing from Bendis.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N0XHG3KNL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

So typical.

[TonyFleecs]

Plus Taymor made great movies up until now....

Makes you wonder if her version was headed down this sucky path or if it went to shit when they took it away from her.

[c. page]

ah well.

at least you'll always have xanadu.

[SgtPepper]

everytime he says: my name is jude,

i'm dying for someone to say: hey jude.

People I know immediately assume I loved the movie because I'm such a huge Beatles fan.

I tell them, I felt ambivalent about it and they're surprised and look down on me.

Then I'm like, "Bitch, you don't even know who the fuck Magic Alex is much less, the date Sgt. Pepper was released in the UK and the U.S. So don't talk shit about my Beatles!"

[Jonathan Callan]

People I know immediately assume I loved the movie because I'm such a huge Beatles fan.

I tell them, I felt ambivalent about it and they're surprised and look down on me.

Then I'm like, "Bitch, you don't even know who the fuck Magic Alex is much less, the date Sgt. Pepper was released in the UK and the U.S. So don't talk shit about my Beatles!"

What do you think of Pet Shop Sounds?

[SgtPepper]

What do you think of Pet Shop Sounds?

Haven't heard it.

I assume it's a mash up of The Pet Shop Boys and Pet Sounds.

[Jonathan Callan]

Haven't heard it.

I assume it's a mash up of The Pet Shop Boys and Pet Sounds.

Jesus. It's late. Ignore me.

[SgtPepper]

Jesus. It's late. Ignore me.

Oh, you meant Pet Sounds.

Yeah, I dig that record.
Although for my money if I want to hear an album full of melancholy and nostalgia, I'll take Village Green Preservation Society.

[Jonathan Callan]

Oh, you meant Pet Sounds.

Yeah, I dig that record.
Although for my money if I want to hear an album full of melancholy and nostalgia, I'll take Village Green Preservation Society.

I think I've said this before... but let's be friends.

[SgtPepper]

I think I've said this before... but let's be friends.

Yeah, I think you did in whatever thread it was that I posted Your Emotions by the Dead Kennedys in response to something you said.

[Jonathan Callan]

Yeah, I think you did in whatever thread it was that I posted Your Emotions by the Dead Kennedys in response to something you said.

It's just weird. I was listening to that exact Kinks album tonight.

[SgtPepper]

It's just weird. I was listening to that exact Kinks album tonight.

It was the dating site thread from back in July.

I bought the deluxe edition last weekend. It's worth it. There's lots of cool stuff that wasn't on the original album.

Especially this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3d7G4pnso

[Darthdaw37]

Oh, you meant Pet Sounds.

Yeah, I dig that record.
Although for my money if I want to hear an album full of melancholy and nostalgia, I'll take Village Green Preservation Society.

I still can't believe my dad had that.


I love The Beatles and enjoyed Across the Universe, yeah some of the songs could have been done alot better, but I thought it was visually entertaining.

[Big Poot!]

I'm a huge Batles band, they're my favorite. Read the entire anthology, know way too much about them and all the music, etc.

I did not watch this movie, because it would just upset me. And the preview just seemed horribly stupid. So yah, too bad about this film sucking. I would enjoy a good one.

[BENDIS!]

adding an hour to this would not help it. yikes!

her name is prudence- get it!!

this is almost as bad as hancock.

[BENDIS!]

bono doing a voice! now its a great movie.

[WillieLee]

I saw this today and it was seriously lame.

[SgtPepper]

bon doing a voice! now its a great movie.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/resources/2008/06/aabf18_sarcasm_detector.jpg

[Darthdaw37]

bono doing a voice! now its a great movie.

I think they were getting high off his ego.

[Pat Shatner]

I fucking hate Prudence. I want to remove her from my copy of the movie.

[Boris the Blade]

It just made me want to hear the original versions again and forget I ever saw it.

And it's one of those movies where there's no characters, no chemistry, no emotion. You're always fully aware that you're watching actors. And it's soooo aware of itself. They brought in Prudence to sing "Dear Prudence" to, and then she fucks off until the end of the movie. The main character is named Jude. I WONDER WHAT THEY WILL SING TO HIM. And what bland, bland covers.

There's a few great scenes, as a movie it's just... a trainwreck.

[Mattman]

I'm kind of surprised that you're shocked at how easily they could fuck this up.

For the most part (Aerosmith being the only exception that I can think of) anyone who isn't The Beatles singing Beatles songs suck sweaty ballsacks. And as someone already pointed out, the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton already proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that any movie made out of their music sucks sweaty ballsacks AND takes an infected money-shot up the right nostril and down da troat.

[Boris the Blade]

I'm kind of surprised that you're shocked at how easily they could fuck this up.

For the most part (Aerosmith being the only exception that I can think of) anyone who isn't The Beatles singing Beatles songs suck sweaty ballsacks. And as someone already pointed out, the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton already proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that any movie made out of their music sucks sweaty ballsacks AND takes an infected money-shot up the right nostril and down da troat.
Bands should totally make movies out of their music. The Wall was fucking awesome.

...

When you're stoned.

[SgtPepper]

Bands should totally make movies out of their music. The Wall was fucking awesome.

...

When you're stoned.

Tommy's pretty interesting up until he beats the shit out of Elton John then I get bored.

Quadrophenia was really boring.

[Darthdaw37]

Tommy's pretty interesting up until he beats the shit out of Elton John then I get bored.

Quadrophenia was really boring.

I didn't really like Quadrophenia all that much, the film or the Album. I have to say it's my least Favorite by the Who.

[Darthdaw37]

I'm kind of surprised that you're shocked at how easily they could fuck this up.

For the most part (Aerosmith being the only exception that I can think of) anyone who isn't The Beatles singing Beatles songs suck sweaty ballsacks. And as someone already pointed out, the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton already proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that any movie made out of their music sucks sweaty ballsacks AND takes an infected money-shot up the right nostril and down da troat.

come on Joe Cocker

[Big Poot!]

"A Hard Day's Night" is the actual 1964 movie The Beatles made, with them in it playing their own songs. That is one of the only great Beatles movies one could see and hear. (Along with their others) The Ed Sullivan DVD with their live performances is awesome too, though not a movie.

[Boris the Blade]

Tommy's pretty interesting up until he beats the shit out of Elton John then I get bored.

Quadrophenia was really boring.
I really don't know how a Tenacious D movie ended up being shitty...

[Mattman]

Bands should totally make movies out of their music. The Wall was fucking awesome.

...

When you're stoned.
I'm kind of confused here. Are you talking shit about the Floyd?

Because if you are...
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w15/baxterbunny_2007/1189690280441.gif

[SgtPepper]

I didn't really like Quadrophenia all that much, the film or the Album. I have to say it's my least Favorite by the Who.

:no:

Quadrophenia is a kick ass album. Keith and John play their best on that record. The sound is epic.

Man the Hollies did a shitty version of If I Needed Someone.

[Mattman]

come on Joe Cocker
Okay, Joe Cocker...

...and the Thompson Twins.

But that's it! No more exceptions!

[Boris the Blade]

I'm kind of confused here. Are you talking shit about the Floyd?

Because if you are...
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w15/baxterbunny_2007/1189690280441.gif
No, I said it's awesome! I've just never seen the flick while sober.

[Michael Blacklist]

Okay, Joe Cocker...

...and the Thompson Twins.

But that's it! No more exceptions!

Pearl Jam's cover of I've Got A Feeling?

[Mattman]

No, I said it's awesome! I've just never seen the flick while sober.
I just realized what you were saying.

Sorry. I'm about to make my second martini so I'm a little slow on the uptake and fast on the posting.

[sonnylarue]

well, now I want to see it for the humor of it.

[Mattman]

well, now I want to see it for the humor of it.
It's definitely deserves it's own drinking game.

[Boris the Blade]

The leads had nooo chemistry at all. They were pretty, but I never really bought why they would fall in love. Jesus FUCK. They can't get that theme right? A boy in love with a girl? A girl in love with a boy? With the Beatles catalogue? Uggggh.

It's still got a lot of Julie Taymor's visual flare, and some drop dead stunning sequences.

[Darthdaw37]

:no:

Quadrophenia is a kick ass album. Keith and John play their best on that record. The sound is epic.

Man the Hollies did a shitty version of If I Needed Someone.

I like songs on it but not my favorite album, I'm sure we've had this conversation before.

[Mattman]

I'll admit, when I heard that the chick who directed Titus (incredible fucking movie if you haven't seen it yet) was doing a movie based on the Beatles catalog I had a brief moment of excitement.

But I suddenly had visions of this and all hope was lost. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQf5Q9NQvhA)

[SgtPepper]

I like songs on it but not my favorite album, I'm sure we've had this conversation before.

Probably.

You'd probably like it more if you were a moody fucker like me.

[Darthdaw37]

Probably.

You'd probably like it more if you were a moody fucker like me.

good point

[ERNIE_E]

Kyle Cooper's animation sequences were the best thing about this movie.

[FedEx Fanboy]

seriously!!

yawn city... with the best songs ever written.

Well DUH, that's an easy question.

They didn't use songs from THE MONKEES!!!

Fucking Beatles...

[Michael John Wheeler]

Fuck all of you. I loved it.

[Talannon]

Fuck all of you. I loved it.

And here I thought I was the only one who liked that movie on this board. But then again I get the feeling that my taste is really different from a lot of people around here ;)

[Darthdaw37]

And here I thought I was the only one who liked that movie on this board. But then again I get the feeling that my taste is really different from a lot of people around here ;)

I liked it to

[Ryudo]

Yeah...

*crosses ATU off "movies I might rent" list*

[silverboy]

The music arrangements were great.

The movie was horrible.

[Darthdaw37]

The music arrangements were great.

The movie was horrible.

I can see that.

[Jef UK]

How DON'T you fuck that up? You don't pull shit like that with the best songs ever written.

[Rafiennes]

Has there ever been a movie that took existing rock songs and made it int oa successful movie with a coherent story?

[Ben]

I thought it was okay. The songs were good, so it kept my attention.

[bartleby]

Has there ever been a movie that took existing rock songs and made it int oa successful movie with a coherent story?

Does MOULIN ROUGE! count?

[Rafiennes]

Does MOULIN ROUGE! count?

No. Cause the movie sucked.
It was like looking into a strobe light with the CD sountrack on.

[Sam Little]

I liked it quite a bit. Very cool visually. Seventy-two times better than Mamma Mia which was nausea-inducing from two minutes in.

Moulin Rouge was also spectacularly great. Nicole Kidman's best work by far.

[Petey Parker]

I liked it. I like Moulin Rouge too

[BGPu]

The music was okay. The visuals were great. The plot was an absolute mess. Some of the casting was ridiculous.

[Boris the Blade]

Yeah...

*crosses ATU off "movies I might rent" list*
Hey, I'll give almost anything a chance, wouldn't count it out yet.

The other person I went with loved it. It was an experiment.

[Jen Grunwald]

seriously!!

yawn city... with the best songs ever written.

I absolutely loved this movie and I'm not ashamed to admit it. :-P


:rogue:

[LenNWallace]

It was such a mess because they took a mess of Beatles songs and analogies, loaded them into a shotgun, sprayed them into a wall, and then played connect the dots with plot points. Every second of it made me cringe and dig my nails into the arm rest of my sofa.

[EasyE726]

Has there ever been a movie that took existing rock songs and made it int oa successful movie with a coherent story?

Mamma Mia!

[MIKE D]

I felt the film was a mess. The biggest crime is that it took the most engaging song catalog in history and made a film that was pretty to look at but ultimately forgettable. It just didn't work, but not for lack of trying. And of the covers, the only one I really liked was "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Turning it into a plaintive song of unrequited love was a nice touch.

[GelfXIII]

seriously!!

yawn city... with the best songs ever written.

Sorry, Bendis, I couldn't disagree more. I loved that film. I have it on my iPod and watch it all the time.

[KAK]

I LOVE the Beatles, I grew up listening to them, my parents played them cooontntly, I know all of their songs by heart. I had NO interest in this movie, looked like shit, despite me liking the director. Bummer its a waste of good songs(and by that I dont mean the covers in the movie, but the originls), but sounded like a hack idea anyway. I'll take my Beatles in Rock Band or GH4 instead of crappy movies thanks much

[SgtPepper]

I absolutely loved this movie and I'm not ashamed to admit it. :-P


:rogue:

Of course you liked it, you're a girl.

And with that, I'll see you people in a month as the ban hammer is going to come down on my head like one owned by a certain med student.

[silverboy]

Moulin Rouge is tits.

That movie gets you laid.

[Skatonic10]

Plus Taymor made great movies up until now....

Makes you wonder if her version was headed down this sucky path or if it went to shit when they took it away from her.

I'd guess B. Things like this always go down the toilet when studios get too involved in things like this. Especially when its a director who has a very unique vision.

[Jonathan Callan]

Tommy's pretty interesting up until he beats the shit out of Elton John then I get bored.

Quadrophenia was really boring.

I haven't seen Hard Days Night in many years but I remember really, really enjoying it.

[SgtPepper]

I haven't seen Hard Days Night in many years but I remember really, really enjoying it.

A Hard Day's Night, Help!, and Yellow Submarine are all good.

I guess I was only thinking of movies based on albums when I wrote that.

[LenNWallace]

Yup. It's a day later and the movie still sucks out loud.

[The Cable Guy]

I don't think it was that bad. It's definitely not a classic like Tommy or Hard Day's Night but I thought some of the music sounded pretty good.

[tdaniel]

what!?! it was far from yawn with some very inspired set peices (recruitment, bono/walrus number/bowling alley choreography). taymor is like burton, she's an art director and while their movies are always inventive and beautiful to look at they don't always hold up over time or multiple viewings.

but yawner, no. let's take a cruise and work this out.

[BENDIS!]

I don't think it was that bad. It's definitely not a classic like Tommy or Hard Day's Night but I thought some of the music sounded pretty good.

really? you thought some of the music was good? :)

[SgtPepper]

really? you thought some of the music was good? :)

To be fair, it's hard to do a crappy version of Flying.

[Simps]

Never before had I been so completely turned off by a trailer. And I think it running before SPIDER-MAN 3 didn't help either. Everything I heard from anyone who'd seen it indicated it was a mess, and a filmmaker vs. the studio situation probably didn't help that.

[The Cable Guy]

really? you thought some of the music was good? :)


Yep, I actually bought the soundtrack. I love the Beatles. As a kid I used to love the movie "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Club Heart Band" with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton until I recently got the DVD to show my ex and then I wondered what the heck was I smoking. By making this statement I think I might feel the same way about "Across the Universe" in the future.

[comicbookink]

bono doing a voice! now its a great movie.

Could be worse...

Could be George Burns singing FOR THE BENEFIT of MR. KITE.

Or Alice Cooper singing BECAUSE.

Or Steve Martin singing MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER.

[Glixy]

Ugh, this movie was awful. I was just waiting for it to end.

I went out for a cig it was so bad.

[Ben]

really? you thought some of the music was good? :)It actually made me appreciate some Beatles songs I haven't listened to too much. Of course, the Beatles versions are better, but I might not have given them much of a listen if it weren't for this movie.

[Genius J]

The first hour of this movie is great.

The last bits... meh.

But otherwise I really like it. Haters, line up and lick mine.

[Natty P]

They should have ponied up the dough for the original recordings, would have worked much better. The I Am Sam soundtrack was one thing, but this is another.

[bartleby]

They should have ponied up the dough for the original recordings, would have worked much better. The I Am Sam soundtrack was one thing, but this is another.

I think using the original recordings would have made it worse. Who wants to see a musical where the actors are just lip syncing to the original songs?

[VitoDGK]

I liked it.

[Natty P]

I think using the original recordings would have made it worse. Who wants to see a musical where the actors are just lip syncing to the original songs?

That's a good point, that would be uberlame.

[Zack_Hunter]

Umm its an amazing musical with really strong visuals, great acting, a powerful story and overall tight package.

But I'll respect your opinion sir...even if I think its wrong.

[Boris the Blade]

what!?! it was far from yawn with some very inspired set peices (recruitment, bono/walrus number/bowling alley choreography). taymor is like burton, she's an art director and while their movies are always inventive and beautiful to look at they don't always hold up over time or multiple viewings.

but yawner, no. let's take a cruise and work this out.
Every time I hear "She's so... HEAVAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY" when I listen to the Beatles track, I do now get a mental picture of the soldiers carrying the Statues of Liberty on their back through the muck of the warzone. Now THAT was a great sequence.

In a really bad movie.

[Genius J]

See, I think that was the WORST sequence in the film. I thought they took the lyric and turned it into a cheesy and obvious interpretation that just didn't work.