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wizardru's post about TRON, it got me thinking about all the movies I saw as a kid that I loved back then. Of course, I LOVED TEH CHEESE, because that's what constituted as COOL back then to young'uns. You know, when you're at that age when something that looks all flashy n' stuff makes you go "Cooooll....I gotta see that!!"
Strangely enough it got me thinking of two extremely cheesy movies that I loved back then that, while painful to watch, bring back memories: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Xanadu. (Well, I thought of Xanadu yesterday because a coworker was telling me how he met Olivia Newton-John in the Marina District a few years back...)
Sgt. Pepper is by far one of the worst-written movies EVAR, but you know what? It turned me onto the Beatles' music. And I just found out recently that George Harrison and Paul McCartney are actually in the final chorus scene, singing along. If this one is out on dvd, I'd be surprised, but just for old times' sake I'd buy it. I'm just sure that Emm wouldn't want to be in the same room if I watched it. :p
As for Xanadu, it's also poorly written (the dialogue is trying to evoke old musicals, but fails utterly), and it features a lot of rollerskating for no apparent reason other than it was hip then, but dammit, it's got some great ELO songs!! And the ONJ songs aren't that bad either... They also had an animated sequence for the kids, which I found out was done by Don Bluth (he who did An American Tail). I know this one is on dvd, I just have to look for it. I already have all the songs from it on my hard drive. :)
One more movie, which is known more for its soundtrack than the movie itself:
FM. If you needed only one classic rock album, this is it. Doobie Brothers, Eagles, Boston, Joe Walsh, Steely Dan, I could go on... :p I saw this movie once on TV, and it's sort of an R-rated WKRP In Cincinnati clone, but it was worth watching, just for the music...
wizardru's post about TRON, it got me thinking about all the movies I saw as a kid that I loved back then. Of course, I LOVED TEH CHEESE, because that's what constituted as COOL back then to young'uns. You know, when you're at that age when something that looks all flashy n' stuff makes you go "Cooooll....I gotta see that!!"Strangely enough it got me thinking of two extremely cheesy movies that I loved back then that, while painful to watch, bring back memories: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Xanadu. (Well, I thought of Xanadu yesterday because a coworker was telling me how he met Olivia Newton-John in the Marina District a few years back...)
Sgt. Pepper is by far one of the worst-written movies EVAR, but you know what? It turned me onto the Beatles' music. And I just found out recently that George Harrison and Paul McCartney are actually in the final chorus scene, singing along. If this one is out on dvd, I'd be surprised, but just for old times' sake I'd buy it. I'm just sure that Emm wouldn't want to be in the same room if I watched it. :p
As for Xanadu, it's also poorly written (the dialogue is trying to evoke old musicals, but fails utterly), and it features a lot of rollerskating for no apparent reason other than it was hip then, but dammit, it's got some great ELO songs!! And the ONJ songs aren't that bad either... They also had an animated sequence for the kids, which I found out was done by Don Bluth (he who did An American Tail). I know this one is on dvd, I just have to look for it. I already have all the songs from it on my hard drive. :)
One more movie, which is known more for its soundtrack than the movie itself:
FM. If you needed only one classic rock album, this is it. Doobie Brothers, Eagles, Boston, Joe Walsh, Steely Dan, I could go on... :p I saw this movie once on TV, and it's sort of an R-rated WKRP In Cincinnati clone, but it was worth watching, just for the music...
