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I saw it today and holy cow was it long! I expected it to be better and it sure was convoluted. A big noisy film that tried to be too much IMO. I felt like leaving early on occasion. I would think that nothing about this film should deserve an Oscar.
If I had not heard all the hype and did not expect more I may have been pleasantly surprised by some of it but as it was I would not recommend this film to most of you on this site.

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I am hard pressed to recall a "good" movie about .... - Jimmy NYC 06:12:10 02/21/07 (10)
... the Pop music world.
They all seem to focus on their personal relationships in a trite way, and always seem to have a naive "rags to riches" story.
I must be forgetting something...right?
- maybe you don't include documentaries as movies - tunenut 18:37:58 02/22/07 (6)
  but Dig is great, as are many other pop music documentaries, including Julian Temple's fabulous Glastonbury, which is released in the U.S. tomorrow.
  - Documentary is easy- dramatic depiction (in the context of Dreamgirls) has me stymied nt - Jimmy NYC 06:33:16 02/23/07 (5)
    Documentary is easy- dramatic depiction (in the context of Dreamgirls) has me stymied. nt
    - I liked Sid and Nancy and 24 Hour Party People (NT) - tunenut 08:01:50 02/23/07 (4)
      NT
      - That's right ! - Jimmy NYC 09:36:11 02/23/07 (3)
        
        In Reply to: I liked Sid and Nancy and 24 Hour Party People (NT) posted by tunenut on February 23, 2007 at 08:01:50:
        
        I love "Sid & Nancy" - haven't seen "24 hour" ...
        
        24 Hour Party People is a fantastic swirling trip... - dave c 12:19:36 02/23/07 (2)
        
        In Reply to: That's right ! posted by Jimmy NYC on February 23, 2007 at 09:36:11:
        
        ... through the most beautiful music made by the saddest people, especially Curtis and Hannett who, in my opinion, were right on the brink of becoming the greatest partnership since the Beatles/George Martin.
        Its a strange moment to find yourself laughing at people you know are about to die.
        Apart from having known the characters, which obviously skews my view, I think its one of the very best films about the music business that I have seen, and its essences are true. Just not a documentary...
        
        there is an Ian Curtis movie coming out in the UK... - tunenut 12:49:31 02/23/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: 24 Hour Party People is a fantastic swirling trip... posted by dave c on February 23, 2007 at 12:19:36:
        
        or it may be out already, not sure, it's been getting good pre-release buzz.
        
        It's now in my queue - Thanks nt - Jimmy NYC 12:48:25 02/23/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: 24 Hour Party People is a fantastic swirling trip... posted by dave c on February 23, 2007 at 12:19:36:
        
        It's in my queue - Thanks nt
- Hmm - late 06:51:46 02/21/07 (2)
  Depends on what you mean by pop. I love the Blues Brothers.
  I also like the movies about Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, and Coal Miner's Daughter. Can't remember who Coal Miner's Daugter was about :)
  I also liked Woodstock: The Movie, and The Last Waltz, but I guess one wouldn't say they fit here.
  - Wasn't Walk The Line just Ray Part II ? - Doug Flynn 10:53:53 02/21/07 (1)
    Hi
    When I saw Walk The Line I thought to myself, "This is just Ray Part II".
    It was the *same* movie. Same structure, same plot (even down to the childhoom accident which claimed both their brother's lives), same drug abuse, same personal conflicts. Yawn.
    I hope Dreamgirls is not another formula movie.
    Cheers. Doug
    - What else could it be? .nt - late 09:51:15 02/23/07 (0)
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