speaking of musical movies...has anyone seen the newly released 'Burlesque' with Cher and Christina Aguilera?

SoulAlive said:

speaking of musical movies...has anyone seen the newly released 'Burlesque' with Cher and Christina Aguilera?

Hell no! I've optioned to see Unstoppable & Faster.

Ah, Sgt. Peppers:

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2freaky4church1 said:

Ah, Sgt. Peppers:

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I actually like the scenes with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton,plus the EW&F performance...it's the other guest stars that ruin this film for me.The Steve Martin scene is terrible.

SoulAlive said:

lastdecember said:

Amazing how no one mentioned "HArd to Hold" starring Rick SPringfield from 1984, though the movie was trashed by critics, it grossed overall 11 million and the soundtrack was amazing, scored 4 hits for rick and had songs from Graham Parker, Randy Crawford, and also Peter GAbriel. plus the soundtrack sold about 4 million worldwide. But as Rick said, this film showed how much of a whore i am with my acting, and how great my fans are to sit through this shit.

This movie came out around the same as 'Purple Rain' and it was interesting to see Prince succeed in a film while Rick (who actually has acting credentials) flopped big time 'Hard To Hold' is a boring,ridiculous film but I do like one song on the soundtrack,"Bop Til You Drop",the funkiest,catchiest single that Rick has ever done.

It wasnt much of a shock, Prince was coming into his own commercially and this was at the end of Rick's Honeymoon period, he had 4 straight multiplatnum albums, and what folks dont realize, was that Rick from 1980-1985 commercial success wise, and charting singles, was on par with Madonna and Mj and all the others at the top those days.

Bop til you drop was a good song, Love Somebody was one of his biggest and best "hits", and also "DOnt walk away" was a big hit from this album, and Rick was so "in" that he charted the B side "Taxi Dancing" a duet with Randy Crawford

NONSENSE said:

the Wiz

I agree,'The Wiz' was a mess.Diana Ross was horribly miscast in this film and she looked really silly,strutting around with that tiny Afro Not all Broadway plays can translate succesfully to the Big Screen,and this film was a failed effort.

this was horrible

SoulAlive said:

this was horrible

So, you discovered this after you purchased the VHS tape?

SoulAlive said:

NONSENSE said:

the Wiz

I agree,'The Wiz' was a mess.Diana Ross was horribly miscast in this film and she looked really silly,strutting around with that tiny Afro Not all Broadway plays can translate succesfully to the Big Screen,and this film was a failed effort.

Sidney Lumet is a great director, but he got caught up in the Berry Gordy machine.

I still think that had the primary choice(Ms.Stephanie Mills) played the role, history would've been re-written and she would be a household name by now.

Its a shame how selfishness(Diana), short sightedness(Diana & Berry) and an overtime working penis(Berry) could cloud a judgement.

Harlepolis said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree,'The Wiz' was a mess.Diana Ross was horribly miscast in this film and she looked really silly,strutting around with that tiny Afro Not all Broadway plays can translate succesfully to the Big Screen,and this film was a failed effort.

Sidney Lumet is a great director, but he got caught up in the Berry Gordy machine.

I still think that had the primary choice(Ms.Stephanie Mills) played the role, history would've been re-written and she would be a household name by now.

Its a shame how selfishness(Diana), short sightedness(Diana & Berry) and an overtime working penis(Berry) could cloud a judgement.

SoulAlive said:

PurpleJedi said:

I'm IMPRESSED that so far, "Under The Cherry Moon" hasn't been mentioned!

I don't think this movie is nearly as terrible as the critics said it was It has some truly funny moments and the music is good.I could never understand why the critics were so cruel.

I feel the same way about Madonna's 'Who's That Girl',released one year later.

Under The Cherry Moon wasn't really god awful; it was just ...meh. It had its moments, but the romance dragged on and took too much time to develop.

Now besides the obvious films featuring certain pop divas and hot-at-the-time hip-hop stars not named Will Smith, LL Cool J, and Queen Latifah, there were some other musical-themed movies which were totally cheesy, like Streets of Fire, Sing, Absolute Beginners, Give My Regards To Broad Street (starring Paul McCartney) and the Breakin' movies.

There was also Eddie and the Cruisers, which was supposed to be about a band from the late 1950's/early 1960's which was supposed to have been really progressive for its time, anticipating the edgier sounds of the mid to late 1960's, but before the band could blow up into superstardom, the lead singer suddenly disappears after a car crash into a river, and it's not known whether he's alive or dead. The movie used the music of a then up-and-coming band led by John Cafferty.

There was also a movie in the early 90's called The Commitments, which was about a bunch of rowdy Irish working-class stiffs who form a Motown tribute band.

Uh, I just watched The Style Council's JerUSAlem mini-music-movie, and it was pretty bad except for the parts meant to serve as music videos. I'm a fan so I still found it entertaining, but, yeah.

728huey said:

There was also a movie in the early 90's called The Commitments, which was about a bunch of rowdy Irish working-class stiffs who form a Motown tribute band.

Which was one of the best movies ever made, it illustrated the gritty urban poverty that existed in Ireland until very recently. Whats wrong with this movie? Its good acting, believable characters and they clearly had musical talent - the singer Andrew Strong went on to a moderately successful solo career and the movie did not show excessive violence or drug use. There was no glamour involved, run down parts of Dublin and housing straight from the Congested Districts Acts of the 1860s. (You have to be of Irish descent to understand this). Half the characters had serious dental problems and all were clearly very working class. Swearing is limited mostly to feck (The Irish equivalent of fxxk)

Compare this realism to the over the top movies by Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, all the Disco Movies, hip hop movies with their artificial glitter and stradust.

Only the 50 cent and eminem movies compare, but we don't have the glamourised drug references, violence, machine guy swearing and destructiveness. In the Commitments theres a few bar brawls, some dope and a lot of Guiness at the worst.

SoulAlive said:

this was horrible

It still gets a pass from me because of THIS awesome battle:

Certainly a list of bad musicals/pop star movies would be incomplete without adding every Elvis movie made between 1962 and 1968. It is a wonder he was able to come back from that crap. Elvis singing Old McDonald...Really?

728huey said:

SoulAlive said:

I don't think this movie is nearly as terrible as the critics said it was It has some truly funny moments and the music is good.I could never understand why the critics were so cruel.

I feel the same way about Madonna's 'Who's That Girl',released one year later.

Under The Cherry Moon wasn't really god awful; it was just ...meh. It had its moments, but the romance dragged on and took too much time to develop.

Now besides the obvious films featuring certain pop divas and hot-at-the-time hip-hop stars not named Will Smith, LL Cool J, and Queen Latifah, there were some other musical-themed movies which were totally cheesy, like Streets of Fire, Sing, Absolute Beginners, Give My Regards To Broad Street (starring Paul McCartney) and the Breakin' movies.

There was also Eddie and the Cruisers, which was supposed to be about a band from the late 1950's/early 1960's which was supposed to have been really progressive for its time, anticipating the edgier sounds of the mid to late 1960's, but before the band could blow up into superstardom, the lead singer suddenly disappears after a car crash into a river, and it's not known whether he's alive or dead. The movie used the music of a then up-and-coming band led by John Cafferty.

There was also a movie in the early 90's called The Commitments, which was about a bunch of rowdy Irish working-class stiffs who form a Motown tribute band.

Even a cheesy film like Streets Of Fire can give viewers a powerful scene.

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Harlepolis said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree,'The Wiz' was a mess.Diana Ross was horribly miscast in this film and she looked really silly,strutting around with that tiny Afro Not all Broadway plays can translate succesfully to the Big Screen,and this film was a failed effort.

Sidney Lumet is a great director, but he got caught up in the Berry Gordy machine.

I still think that had the primary choice(Ms.Stephanie Mills) played the role, history would've been re-written and she would be a household name by now.

Its a shame how selfishness(Diana), short sightedness(Diana & Berry) and an overtime working penis(Berry) could cloud a judgement.

I agree, Ms Mills is just special. Talkin' about someone who's career should've been BIGGER and multifaceted, damn shame really.

Diana and Berry, what are you gonna do, 50 years later the devil is still sprung.

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Huggiebear said:

728huey said:

There was also a movie in the early 90's called The Commitments, which was about a bunch of rowdy Irish working-class stiffs who form a Motown tribute band.

Which was one of the best movies ever made, it illustrated the gritty urban poverty that existed in Ireland until very recently. Whats wrong with this movie? Its good acting, believable characters and they clearly had musical talent - the singer Andrew Strong went on to a moderately successful solo career and the movie did not show excessive violence or drug use. There was no glamour involved, run down parts of Dublin and housing straight from the Congested Districts Acts of the 1860s. (You have to be of Irish descent to understand this). Half the characters had serious dental problems and all were clearly very working class. Swearing is limited mostly to feck (The Irish equivalent of fxxk)

Compare this realism to the over the top movies by Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, all the Disco Movies, hip hop movies with their artificial glitter and stradust.

Only the 50 cent and eminem movies compare, but we don't have the glamourised drug references, violence, machine guy swearing and destructiveness. In the Commitments theres a few bar brawls, some dope and a lot of Guiness at the worst.

We could go into a whole discussion on Alan Parker, because he made "The Commitments", "Pink Floyd The Wall", and "Evita". I'd love to know who the bigger pain in the ass was to deal with, Roger Waters or Madonna... I think "Evita" in itself has some people who like it, and some people who dislike it.

I'd have to put Sonny and Cher's "Good Times"in there, because William Friedkin (Exorcist) directed it.

2 movies with Bob Dylan, "Masked and Anonymous" and ""Hearts of Fire".

Bob and Prince? I feel the same way about when it comes to their music and their acting. They both had a promising start.

TD3 said:

Harlepolis said:

Sidney Lumet is a great director, but he got caught up in the Berry Gordy machine.

I still think that had the primary choice(Ms.Stephanie Mills) played the role, history would've been re-written and she would be a household name by now.

Its a shame how selfishness(Diana), short sightedness(Diana & Berry) and an overtime working penis(Berry) could cloud a judgement.

I agree, Ms Mills is just special. Talkin' about someone who's career should've been BIGGER and multifaceted, damn shame really.

speaking of Stephanie Mills,I wonder whatever happened to that new CD she was planning to release earlier this year? A video was released (remake of the Beatles classic "Yesterday") but no album.

SoulAlive said:

this was horrible

If we were family, I'd disown yo ass right nah!

bboy87 said:

SoulAlive said:

this was horrible

If we were family, I'd disown yo ass right nah!

So this is the type of movie you enjoy?! with ridiculous scenes like this?!

NOBODY mentioned this shit?

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nursev said:

Harlepolis said:

I like it too. Wasn't it Debra Winger's first movie?

Damn if I can remember right she was in there But just everybody going to the disco and Donna was enough for me-nice movie.

what about floyd? gotta take it 2 the zoo y'all!!

SoulAlive said:

NONSENSE said:

the Wiz

I agree,'The Wiz' was a mess.Diana Ross was horribly miscast in this film and she looked really silly,strutting around with that tiny Afro Not all Broadway plays can translate succesfully to the Big Screen,and this film was a failed effort.

the emerald city sequence, richard pryor and i just love a brand new day sequence

L4OATheOriginal said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree,'The Wiz' was a mess.Diana Ross was horribly miscast in this film and she looked really silly,strutting around with that tiny Afro Not all Broadway plays can translate succesfully to the Big Screen,and this film was a failed effort.

the emerald city sequence, richard pryor and i just love a brand new day sequence

The only thing that was a mess about 'The Wiz' was Diana Ross. The rest of the movie was fine. Unfortunately, she was the main character so ignoring her boney ass was damn near impossible. She destroyed a perfectly good film; damn you, Ms. Ross.

SoulAlive said:

speaking of musical movies...has anyone seen the newly released 'Burlesque' with Cher and Christina Aguilera?

Nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Picture comedy/musical!

Timmy84 said:

Grease 2 was real stupid.
So was Blues Brothers '00.

For real.

Add to that

Tommy

Showgirls (although it was more dance than music)

Graffiti Bridge (although if you're drunk it's not that horrible)

Krush Groove (other than Kurtis Blow's perfect curl, it blowed)

Anthing associated with or directed by Damon Dash (rap music inspired)

Do those wretched House Party movies count? HP 2, 3, ....

PurpleJedi said:

SoulAlive said:

speaking of musical movies...has anyone seen the newly released 'Burlesque' with Cher and Christina Aguilera?

Nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Picture comedy/musical!

Big flop at the box office.

SoulAlive said:

this was horrible

I have that on DVD