Day #8 of the 30 Day Film Challenge
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shadowkatDay # 8 of the 30 Day Film Challenge.
A Film that you liked the soundtrack more.
Well, that can probably fit about 98% of the movies released in the late 1980s and early 90s? Great soundtrack, bad movie. In fact many of them felt like well-orchestrated music videos.
Decisions, decisions.
I love the soundtrack of this movie - but I don't really like the movie. And have not been able to re-watch it at all. But I own the soundtrack and have listened to it endlessly over the years. The movie...hmmm...has issues.
A Film that you liked the soundtrack more.
Well, that can probably fit about 98% of the movies released in the late 1980s and early 90s? Great soundtrack, bad movie. In fact many of them felt like well-orchestrated music videos.
Decisions, decisions.
I love the soundtrack of this movie - but I don't really like the movie. And have not been able to re-watch it at all. But I own the soundtrack and have listened to it endlessly over the years. The movie...hmmm...has issues.
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Date: 2020-09-07 07:46 pm (UTC)Superfly is a "B" (as in blaxploitation) movie with an "A" soundtrack. The movie is by no means bad, but without Curtis Mayfield's music, it wouldn't have nearly the reputation it has today.
The best scene in the movie--the montage of Superfly and his dealers selling cocaine to his rich white clientele--is kicked into classic status with Mayfield's "Pusherman" playing behind it.
The title track and "Freddie's Dead" are immortal R&B hits. I'll probably listen to them a hundred times before I watch the movie again.
https://youtu.be/4SqdLsCsjYw
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Date: 2020-09-07 10:14 pm (UTC)I considered picking Purple Rain or Flashdance - but picking a musical or what is basically a movie length music video is kind of cheating. Also Xanadu - which is available on HBO of all places at the moment. I tried to watch it yesterday and gave up.
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Date: 2020-09-08 12:10 am (UTC)When you mention that it was Gene Kelly's last movie, people shake their heads as if to say, "should have gone out on something better."
ETA: Xanadu had FIVE hit singles.
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Date: 2020-09-08 02:33 am (UTC)Michael Beck and Olivia Newton John were bad choices, and Gene's dancing days were done.
But it had a great soundtrack. That was the 1980s and 90s for you. St. Elmo's Fire - I also thought of - great soundtrack, bad movie. Footloose? Great soundtrack and good dance scenes...movie, eh?
Purple Rain actually was a pretty good movie for being mostly an autobiographical music video. As was Flashdance.