being as porsche is a rabid beatles fan, we had to see 'across the universe' in the theatre (if you didn't know, 'across the universe' is a movie wherein an original story is set to beatles music, ala moulin rouge). i was thoroughly unimpressed by it, but porsche insisted that it was done in the style of a beatles movie, 'help!' for instance, and achieved a different sort of standard set therein. i couldn't really comment at the time, having not seen a single beatles movie.
well, i got porsche a HELP! dvd set for early christmas, and its given me an opportunity to see what all the fuss is about. having now viewed HELP!, i feel like i have new expertise which which to comment on 'across the universe'.
1. HELP! is a really cool, loose, campy, nonsensically goofy movie, and i dig it. to whatever extent other beatles movies are similar to this one, i know i will enjoy them.
2. 'across the universe' is a ship of the damned and fails as any sort of movie, beatles or no. damn you, 'across the universe'. god. its like i thought maybe i'd get it more after HELP! but i actually get it less. ATU is a mess. what a horrible thing to have done to the beatles. i think that, outside of the licensed songs, the movie is entirely distinctly non-beatlesish.
yuck.
this years "can't believe it got made and released" award goes to across the universe. may ye rest in peace.
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