Tommy was the awfulest movie ever.
Perhaps you're not acquainted with a little thing we call Burn, Hollywood, Burn!
Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're…cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair! Angel: Hey! You're fired.
'Smile Time'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Gandalfe - Oct 06, 2004 5:13:18 pm PDT #5271 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 06, 2004 5:19:13 pm PDT #5272 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ann Margaret in baked beans. ijs
AND a fishnet body suit.
So over the top, I'm not sure judgment is possible.
Well, what they did to the music mostly sucks, but it was pretty over-rated to start with.
And as far as bad movies that weren't being over the top deliberately, it's a toss-up between LOST IN SPACE and HOWARD THE DUCK for me. And, yes, I saw both in the theater.
victor infante - Oct 06, 2004 5:21:01 pm PDT #5273 of 10003
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Tommy was the awfulest movie ever.
Obviously you've not seen "The Hulk."
Or "Rip it Off."
billytea - Oct 06, 2004 5:21:42 pm PDT #5274 of 10003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
And as far as bad movies that weren't being over the top deliberately, it's a toss-up between LOST IN SPACE and HOWARD THE DUCK for me. And, yes, I saw both in the theater.
That is one weird-ass double-header.
Polter-Cow - Oct 06, 2004 5:25:22 pm PDT #5275 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Obviously you've not seen "The Hulk."
Dude, Hulk was not that bad. I really liked it, in fact.
DXMachina - Oct 06, 2004 5:27:07 pm PDT #5276 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I saw Tommy in the theatre.
Betsy HP - Oct 06, 2004 5:58:49 pm PDT #5277 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
I saw Good Burger. Nothing before or since has plumbed those depths.
Also? I like Tina Turner's version of "Acid Queen" better than the Who's. And I have a strong fondness for Elton John's "Pinball Wizard".
Frankenbuddha - Oct 07, 2004 3:16:57 am PDT #5278 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That is one weird-ass double-header.
NOT seen on the same day, I must add. It would have been a toss-up if my eyes or my brains melted first if I had.
What's RIP IT OFF? Guess I'll have to imdb it.
eta - Oh, so that's what that is. Huh.
Jon B. - Oct 07, 2004 4:42:00 am PDT #5279 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ann Margaret in baked beans. ijs
Bears repeating.
I'm currently listening to Phil Kline's Zippo Songs: Airs of War and Lunacy. I don't know if it's rock, but it's certainly a song cycle ("Donald Rumsfeld is the new Dylan!" - well, maybe not; click the link to see what I'm talking about) and Kline plays a lot o' guitar. It's closer to the art song tradition (in concept, not sound) than to opera. The singer, Theo Bleckmann, is great! Gorgeous voice. The reviews aren't kidding about his range either, but the great thing is that he shows off that range without showing off at all. I don't know how much of that is him and how much is Kline's writing, but whoever deserves credit deserves a lot of it. No Whitney/Celine/Mariah dog-whistle showing off. Every high, low and mid-range note is organic to what he's doing, not jammed in there for cheap effect. I heard about it when Phil Kline was on Soundcheck.
Joe, you ignorant slut! I'm going to have to respectfully disagree here. I've heard the album and thought, while a good concept, it was rather dull. And the singing? Pretentious with a capital P. Still, when I saw that they would be performing the songs at Mass MOCA, I figured I'd give them another chance (I was planning to go to MassMOCA that weekend anyway). While there were some interesting things going on musically with the arrangements, the singer was still boring and pretentious. He reminded me of a vocal version of the stereotypical Berklee Guitarist. Technically brilliant, but without any soul.
tommyrot - Oct 07, 2004 5:09:17 am PDT #5280 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.