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tatters
I saw the film this morning. At nearly two and a half hours, it might seem a little long for some, but I enjoyed it very much. I think I might even have had one of those misty-eyed, "I'm not crying, you're crying" moments when Bob and Joan sang "It Ain't Me Babe."
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RisingStone
Just got back from watching A Complete Unknown at the local cinema.
A lovely, well-made film, I greatly enjoyed it. One of the best biopics focused on a musician IMHO.
Timothée Chalamet delivers an admirable performance of Bob Dylan as a young artist, including singing and playing guitar by himself, which I felt is very convincing. He deserves the Oscar along with Marisa Abela who played Amy Winehouse in Back To Black, another musician’s biopic of recent make.
For me, nitpicking is not a way to go on these two flicks catered for the general public.
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RollingFreak
His singing and playing (everyone in the film doing so) was damn impressive
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pmk251
Last week I recorded (again) and watched (again) Don't Look Back, a documentary of Dylan's '65 acoustic tour of England. I'm not sure how any bio-movie could touch that. At that time Bob was the coolest guy on the planet and he knew it. He had the look, the songs, the lyrics and, yes, that voice. The hotel room scene with Donovan is startling, funny, cruel. Bob's short performance of Baby Blue is prescient and powerful.
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pmk251
Last week I recorded (again) and watched (again) Don't Look Back, a documentary of Dylan's '65 acoustic tour of England. I'm not sure how any bio-movie could touch that. At that time Bob was the coolest guy on the planet and he knew it. He had the look, the songs, the lyrics and, yes, that voice. The hotel room scene with Donovan is startling, funny, cruel. Bob's short performance of Baby Blue is prescient and powerful.
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pmk251
Last week I recorded (again) and watched (again) Don't Look Back, a documentary of Dylan's '65 acoustic tour of England. I'm not sure how any bio-movie could touch that. At that time Bob was the coolest guy on the planet and he knew it. He had the look, the songs, the lyrics and, yes, that voice. The hotel room scene with Donovan is startling, funny, cruel. Bob's short performance of Baby Blue is prescient and powerful.
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johnnythunders
So – random thoughts on last night’s screening of No Direction Home
It does not feel like 2hrs 20 – good sense of pace
Period feel is great
You can tell the exact moment when Dylan starts doing speed
Was Joan Baez really that annoying ?
Did not realise that Dylan and Cash went so far back
Strong supporting cast especially Seeger, Grossman
What is the point of Bob Neuwirth?
Think the Suzy Rotolo character underplays her strength and independence
I forgive most of the inaccuracies made in the name of expedience but moving “play f*cking loud” from Manchester to Newport and then leaving out the “f*cking” – no
The singing and playing are all first rate
I still think Dylan was a rock’n’roller who cynically exploited the folk boom and then jettisoned it as soon as he could to be a pop star, but my friend Harry tells me I ‘m wrong about that
I really enjoyed it – right up there with Walk The Line (same director) as a biopic
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johnnythunders
I still think Dylan was a rock’n’roller who cynically exploited the folk boom and then jettisoned it as soon as he could to be a pop star, but my friend Harry tells me I ‘m wrong about that
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johnnythunders
I forgive most of the inaccuracies made in the name of expedience but moving “play f*cking loud” from Manchester to Newport and then leaving out the “f*cking” – no
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snoopy2
Finally watched Rolling Thunder Revue, didn't think I would enjoy it but I fell in love with it.. I thought some of the live performances were amazing, Isis, Hurricane, my favorite part was watching a more modern day Dylan reflect back on it, it's the most unguarded I remember seeing him in interviews -- maybe there's a lot more interview material like that but the clips I always catch he seems like he's playing the iconic mystery man.
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snoopy2
Finally watched Rolling Thunder Revue, didn't think I would enjoy it but I fell in love with it.. I thought some of the live performances were amazing, Isis, Hurricane, my favorite part was watching a more modern day Dylan reflect back on it, it's the most unguarded I remember seeing him in interviews -- maybe there's a lot more interview material like that but the clips I always catch he seems like he's playing the iconic mystery man.
Sort of unguarded. Much of the modern stuff is untrue, as part of the gag of doing the film.
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snoopy2
Finally watched Rolling Thunder Revue, didn't think I would enjoy it but I fell in love with it.. I thought some of the live performances were amazing, Isis, Hurricane, my favorite part was watching a more modern day Dylan reflect back on it, it's the most unguarded I remember seeing him in interviews -- maybe there's a lot more interview material like that but the clips I always catch he seems like he's playing the iconic mystery man.
Sort of unguarded. Much of the modern stuff is untrue, as part of the gag of doing the film.
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snoopy2
Finally watched Rolling Thunder Revue, didn't think I would enjoy it but I fell in love with it.. I thought some of the live performances were amazing, Isis, Hurricane, my favorite part was watching a more modern day Dylan reflect back on it, it's the most unguarded I remember seeing him in interviews -- maybe there's a lot more interview material like that but the clips I always catch he seems like he's playing the iconic mystery man.
I don't disagree, but what are ya gonna do. Marty is an ass kisser, so he'll do whatever the artist wants. And I guess its be able to make one under Bob's conditions, with new interviews with him (however inaccurate moments might be), or not get the chance to do. Or one gets made without Bob's involvement. This is probably the best that could be hoped for, and in the end it provides some incredible footage at the very least. And its long, which doesn't actually do it any favors, but at least they threw everything in instead of making it short. Overall, its far from perfect, but I'm still happy to exists. Bob's participation alone, no matter how brief, makes it worth it to me.Quote
snoopy2
P.s. still miffed a bit about the whole gag of Rollin Thunder Revue.. Bob I get doing it, but Marty? Maybe Taxi Driver is really a documentary disguised as narrative.
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Glam Descendant
Chalamet dug deep last night -- Bob himself has never performed "Three Angels" in concert:
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