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Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

There is a new movie coming out with a Beatles soundtrack. It appears to be set in the 60's.

For a preview:

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/acrosstheuniverse.html

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

There never has been a movie which got the spirit right, although Forest Gump gave it the old college try and Catch 22 did its best (although the book which was written about a different war in a different decade got it exactly right). Nothing else has come close.

Does this movie have a chance?

My expectations are in the 15% range.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

Withnail and I captured the 60's for me. Not that I was there, except for the first 9 months of my life.

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Well it certainly looks beautiful. I'll see it just for the set designs and choreography.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

mole · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III

Looks fun. Perhaps a bit heavy with the sappy love story.
I'll be optimistic and vote marginal, but high in that range.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

SirFink · Joined: 05 Mar 2006

It can't possibly reach the pinnacle of crap that this one did:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078239/

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

I think that could probably write something that captures the essence of the late 60's-early 70s from a participant/observer perspective based on my pyscedelic experiences at UMass-Amherst (where I attended like 6 classes in three years - highlighted by ace-ing a Sociology final while tripping on acid...) four musically/ culturally amazing days at Woodstock, two years living in a communal "backyard tent settlement" (thought by some to be the spiritual center of the universe...) of "street sadhus" situated amidst mango, avacado, and giant banyon trees of Coconut Grove, and as the manager/chief artist of the most notorious boarding establishment for hippies venturing to South Florida: the "Bird House". Among its residents was a talented sculptor who had two "wives" - one of whom ("Niki") was always naked (the guy also eventually joined the Hare Krishnas at some point in California...)

What to speak of camping out at Flamingo Park in Miami Beach for three days of anti-war demonstrations during the political conventions of '72 (portrayed in "Born On the Fourth of July"...) and going up to DC to protest at Nixon's Inauguration, based at the radical "Zippy" house. They had constructed a giant rat - representing Nixon, I guess - and I helped to paint it...

I may write the movie script first - and do the novel/collection of short-stories later...

SuperFly · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse

Kinda reminded me of HAIR - the part where he gets drafted, etc.

Hair came out in '79 I think?

Dancing Bear · Joined: 14 Jan 2007

Ya-Ta!

Great love story!

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

After showing great early promise, the "Summer of Love" ended badly at Altamont... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie#Altamont