Cameron H.

Is the problem it's not available to stream anywhere or that we'd have to pay money to stream it? If it's the latter, I wouldn't worry too much. I'm more than willing to throw down a couple of ducats here and there. If not, we're going to get into some dregs pretty fast.

Yeah, I OWN Tommy now!

Here's something I was going to say over in the discussion we were having on my hard hitting, insightful review of this movie over on Letterboxd, but I thought I would bring it up here so everyone has a chance to weigh in. Do you think the reason this movie is so divisive is because of how middling the non-Musical portion is? Everyone seems to love or hate it--there's not a lot of, "yeah, it was okay...". It seems to me, regardless of whether you're a Beatles fan going into this or not, this movie hinges completely on how you respond to the music and visuals. The fact that the rest of it is so forgettable just means that that nudge in either direction is going to make you go all out in one way or the other.

Also, in hindsight, I kind of wish I had used, "They should be radical. You should be radical. We should all be radical!" as my signature quote.

Oh, it's Day 4, and I'm not done... I woke up this morning and realized that we haven't even touched on one of the worst aspects of this movie--namely, what a HUGE cockrocket Jude is. Throughout this 2 Hour movie, Jude is tied to at least 3 other woman besides Lucy--either romantically or sexually. And while you could argue that this could be representing the "free love" ethos of the era, Lucy certainly doesn't get a chance to share in the spoils. She gets exactly ONE boyfriend, and she only splits with him because he dies, which, while tragic, is a real convenient way to preserve her "purity." Compare that to Jude who leaves his serious Liverpool girlfriend without an explanation, trades sex for rent with Pru (which I believe Max was paying for at the time anyway), and just leaves his current "girlfriend" at the club so he can make his move on Lucy. Even earlier, when confronted with the fact that Lucy already has a boyfriend, he replies through a shit eating grin, "[so what?] I have a girlfriend..." And not only all of that, but when Lucy just talks to another guy, Jude flips is motherfucking lid! So, Jude gets to whore around and be a general shit to Lucy, but because he legally obtains his visa and sings "All You Need is Love" from the rooftop, I'm supposed to get goose pimples? Shit, she's not even the first woman Jude has sung a love song about in this movie, why should I believe for a second that this relationship will end any differently?

I feel like we still haven't heard why T.A.P. (Yeah, I'm making that a thing) loves this movie so much. Taylor, please, make your case...

Jane Austin FTW motherfuckerz!

I like this version best as well!

I don't know the exact situations, but thise anecdotes all sound like the actors found out one of the Beatles clan was watching it across town, the actors corner them in the lobby and ask them if they liked it, and they say, "...yeah." It's probably just how I'm reading it, but it hardly seems like a ringing endorsement. Although Paul would 100% sing along.

Yes, yes. Of course.

Yes. And the waitresses asked them if they "needed anybody," which was weird. And then an old man asked them if it could "be anybody" and everyone laughed because...homosexuality is funny?

It's not that I wanted more Jude and Lucy, just less of "everything." I would have been happy with a Sadie/JoJo centric tale. It might have even made more sense.

I will end anyone who says anything negative about either this song, Pet Sounds, or The Beach Boys--unless that negative thing is about Mike Love. Fuck that guy. Also, I forgot about While You Were Sleeping. That's one I own and like quite a bit. Actually, I like a lot of your picks. Maybe I'm more of a fan than I thought...

I never saw Leap Year, but I'll be sure to avoid it Like I said, I'm not much for Rom-Com. Which works out since my wife hates them. Do you have one that you like?

Another love song I really like (although it might require some context) "Champagne" from In the Heights

List ALL of them!

I don't know, guys. I really don't feel like defending it. It's just the only rom-com I've ever really liked. I'm pretty sure her character uses the term "paddy" as a derogatory term because her character is supposed to be terrible and awful. I haven't watched it in forever. I like the scenery, the music (mainly Shane MacGowan if I recall correctly), and a lot of the humor. I also found out today that it was at least partially written by Graham Linehan which would probably account for a lot of what I liked about it.

I used to love Shakespeare in Love, but I haven't seen it in a really long time. I wonder if it would still hold up for me... I also love "Home," although, due to Raising Hope, I've always associated it more with familial love than romantic love.

Oh, love is transitory at best in this movie.

According to IMDb there is a "Pat." Is that close enough?

How about this for a nice distraction? FORUM GAME! Favorite Romantic Movies and Favorite Love Songs. Go! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJjC0rUR_wU