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NancyBrooke
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 Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:10 am Post subject: Movie: Across the Universe |
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As fanfic writers, what do we think of this?
Across the Universe
Besides the fact that it looks cool and enjoyable, it also seems to be like one long song fic, or song flic, or like a music video.
I know it's kind of hypocritical but I'm dubious of published material that seem to rely heavily on other sources.
What do you all think?
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Oooh. Hadn't even heard of this one. Looks rather interesting even if it seems to be a variation on a same theme. Two mates. Boy meets girl. Uncle Sam's war lottery. They all fall down. It's not like it's never been done before.  But, well, it (and the soundtrack) do look different. Kinda like the (seemingly) chemically-powered scenes towards the end of the trailer too.
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| dolarabee wrote: | | It's not like it's never been done before. |
Anyone remember "1969?" Robert Downey, Jr., Kiefer Southerland, Winona Ryder pretty much the same thing without the strange Beatles motif ...
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Ania
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| Bits kind of reminded me of Moulin Rouge...I know a compeltely different setting and stuff, but just some of the artsy utterly bizarre bits of it. Looks like it could be quite interesting, but as Do said, it's been done before. But the mixture of music/art has grabbed my attention, I'll probably go and watch it. |
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dolarabee
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Oh, yes. Got the huge poster too. Somewhere. All rolled up. It was a good flick.
There was another one, before 1969, called A Small Circle of Friends. Dealt with the same stuff. Karen Allen, Jameson Parker and the late Brad Davis.
And Ania, you're right. Artsy, weird. I'd probably go see it. The style/design certainly grabs me too.
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Did y'all read the story summary? It's the Beatles elements that weird me out - that the main characters are named Jude and Lucy and they get guru/mentors named Mr. Kite and Mr. Roberts ... just seems so songficcy ... a case of fanfic going mainstream??
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dolarabee
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Did y'all read the story summary? |
Oh.  No, didn't even do that. Sorry, just watched the trailer...
Yeah, makes it rather "band fannish" if not song fic in any case. (Can't actually access the site at the mo to go check the summary proper - "The page cannot be displayed".)
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Mais pire que la mort qui vient c'est l'amour qui ne vient jamais.
~ Daniel Bélanger |
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