"Across the Universe" or End of the Universe?

Discussion in 'Movies, TV and Music' started by Crimen y Castigo, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My wife and I had a joint "What the hell?" moment the other night upon seeing a commercial for the new Julie Taymor directed Beatles montage-o-rama "Across the Universe."

    Then I saw there was an article on the film in the NY Times lying on my dining room table, which I scanned.

    But of course nothing really compares to this: a clip of "I Want You" that seems to be a cross between Cop Rock, Hair, an OK Go video and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation.

    [youtube]9qPnQ7jB04Q[/youtube]

    Cirque du Soleil should either sue for the theft of their theft of intellectual property or be jailed for encouraging this.

    Oh, and Bono's in it. So, you know, it won't be over the top.


    There seems to be quite a few clips from this on YouTube which I can't bear to watch at the moment, but feel free to terrorize this forum with them.
     
  2. SirManchester

    SirManchester Member+

    Apr 14, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I was actually invited to a pre-screening for this, but it was changed in the last minute by the studio and I got bumped off. :mad:
     
  3. speedcake

    speedcake Member

    Dec 2, 1999
    Tampa
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I had planned to go see it based on the one preview I saw earlier this year.

    I guess I'll have to check out some of the youtube stuff to re-evaluate my decision :p
     
  4. Stogey23

    Stogey23 Member+

    Dec 12, 1998
    San Diego, CA
    I was wondering when this was gonig to come out. The trailer has been playing on HDNet's trailer show, and it looked brilliant.

    I guess I just figured that it was already released and got no buzz.
     
  5. TheSlipperyOne

    TheSlipperyOne Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Denver
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I read in an article about the movie that Paul McCartney saw it and absolutely loved it.
     
  6. obie

    obie New Member

    Nov 18, 1998
    NY, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My wife read the NYT article and told me that the lead characters are Lucy and Jude. That alone makes it sound nauseating.

    With that said, it's got Julie Taymor directing and an Eddie Izzard cameo, so you never know. I will withhold judgment until the reviews come out. I mean, it can't be as bad as the Bee Gees & Frampton in the Sgt. Pepper movie, can it? Can it?

    [youtube]wKNVa5jnKmw[/youtube]
     
  7. nancyb

    nancyb Member

    Jun 30, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    obie - I had forgotten that travesty. Thanks, a lot - NOT!

    Now, something to cleanse that mess.

    The Yellow Submarine Trailer.

    [youtube]avfGUEDMWZY[/youtube]
     
  8. nancyb

    nancyb Member

    Jun 30, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anbody else remember the Beatles cartoon show? My sister and I were drawn and repelled by this show - bad animation, bad English accents, but Beatle songs each show. We couldn't resist.

    [youtube]nxYdFY94Jek[/youtube]

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  9. nancyb

    nancyb Member

    Jun 30, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    God, I love the 60s

    [youtube]LO3pfEVT9CU[/youtube]
     
  10. nancyb

    nancyb Member

    Jun 30, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ok, back on topic. This is bad.

    [youtube]P35WWj0DSKY&NR[/youtube]

    I'm not sure I like her voice. And he looks like some current-day hipster in most of the clips I've seen.

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  11. obie

    obie New Member

    Nov 18, 1998
    NY, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The consensus on Rotten Tomatoes is straight-down-the-middle -- some love it, some hate it. Very little is middling. So, you either buy into the premise or you don't.

    The Times review by A.O. Scott was a total rave.
     
  12. Motterman

    Motterman Member

    Jul 8, 2002
    Orlando, FL
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There you have it, the man singularly responsible for "Wings" loves it.
     
  13. NoodlesMacintosh

    NoodlesMacintosh New Member

    Aug 24, 2004
    Salt Lake City
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I read your post without seeing who you were quoting, so for a second there I honestly thought you were talking about David Angell, and I was like, "Wait a second, that guy's dead, how could he be talking about this movie?"

    I've had nothing but negative reactions to the previews. I've made it through some pretty weird/dumb/bad movies with a smile on my face but this film doesn't strike me as anything but pretentious and showy, like the film is screaming, "Look at me, I'm Art with a capital 'a'! Watching me will make you hip and cool and better than those philistine friends of yours who don't like me!"

    Of course, I could be wrong.
     
  14. JC7rox

    JC7rox Member+

    Manchester United FC, LAFC
    Jun 11, 2004
    West Coast, Cali!
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Is there anything that lauds this man that he doesn't absolutely love?

    As long as it seems as if it is hailing his greatness, he'll give it a thumbs up.

    [​IMG]
     
  15. nicephoras

    nicephoras A very stable genius

    Fucklechester Rangers
    Jul 22, 2001
    Eastern Seaboard of Yo! Semite
    The man singularly responsible for Yesterday and Hey Jude loves it.
     
  16. TheSlipperyOne

    TheSlipperyOne Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Denver
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Every review I've read so far is the viewer will either love it or hate.

    Ebert loved it.

    From the previews I'm intrigued enough to see it in the theater.

    It opened in limited release last weekend and per screen made a boat load.
     
  17. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Saw it last night. Very interesting from a visual and musical standpoint. The plot was completely generic. Some characters were extraneous. Not an [R] thread, so that's all I'll say. If you like Beatles music and don't mind non-Beatles performing it, worth seeing.
     

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