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Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: ChipRawks Date: September 15, 2011, 2:53 am
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[CENTER]Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
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If you're a fan of Rock and Roll, a fan of Road Trips or a fan
of Coming-Of-Age movies, this is absolutely the one to see.
There is a charm that permeates the entire film that gives it a
charm that you just can't find elsewhere. I think the cast here
is absolutely brilliant and makes this what it is. We all know
what to expect with the likes of Jason Lee, Billy Crudup,
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Frances McDormand and Kate Hudson. But
what's astounding is the film debut of Patrick Fugit in his
first feature role. He nailed it and brings a wide eye wonder to
living life on the road and doing the job he is meant to do, and
that's writing for Rolling Stone Magazine.
I can't say enough good things about this movie. Sure, I may be
a little biased here as I was lucky enough to be able to watch
them film some of the scenes at the San Diego Sports Arena. Its
a trip whenever I watch the movie, how they made the San Diego
Sports Arena look as it did in the 70's/80's. Brings back alot
of of memories. I'd say about 90% of all the concerts I've seen
were at SDSA. It's a shame that its no longer the destination of
bands anymore when they come to town. Every once in awhile they
will host a big name act.
Video is great, but the DTS audio track is f*ckin
sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. Cameron Crowe went out of his way to make this
movie as authentic as possible, right on down to capturing the
sound of Stillwater performing "Fever Dog" at the beginning of
the film. If you listen to this song, this is EXACTLY how it
sounds at SDSA. Goosebumps. Be sure to crank the movie up loud
when Stillwater plays. Hell, play the whole damn movie LOUD!
For this particular Director's Edition, it comes with the much
longer version of the movie simply titled, Untitled. The 2nd
disc is the originl theatrical version. There's a host of bonus
material. And for good measure, it comes package with the
Stillwater CD. Even though I watch this DVD exclusively, I still
kept the original DVD release because some of the bonus material
never got ported over and it's a shame too because they are
quite good.
Definitely a Buy
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: Mac Date: September 15, 2011, 8:17 am
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Cool review. I've seen it when it originally came out but
remember very little. Making note to self to watch it again.
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: ChipRawks Date: September 15, 2011, 8:33 am
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[quote author=Mac link=topic=330.msg1752#msg1752
date=1316092641]
Cool review. I've seen it when it originally came out but
remember very little. Making note to self to watch it again.
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I try to watch this one at least once a year and on some
occasions twice.
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: Mac Date: September 15, 2011, 8:39 am
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Have you seen Rock Star
HTML http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Star-Mark-Wahlberg/dp/B00005TPMA/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1316093952&sr=1-3.<br
/>I highly recommend it
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: ChipRawks Date: September 15, 2011, 8:50 am
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[quote author=Mac link=topic=330.msg1756#msg1756
date=1316093994]
Have you seen Rock Star
HTML http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Star-Mark-Wahlberg/dp/B00005TPMA/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1316093952&sr=1-3.<br
/>I highly recommend it
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Of course. Saw it because Jen was in it. I can't remember much
of the movie though.
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: Mac Date: September 15, 2011, 9:01 am
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[quote author=ChipRawks link=topic=330.msg1759#msg1759
date=1316094622]
Of course. Saw it because Jen was in it. I can't remember much
of the movie though.
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That movie I can remember more. Unfortunately I had somewhat of
tough time with Wahlberg's rock star hair. Guess I associate him
more sans the long hair.
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: Wilson Date: September 16, 2011, 2:11 pm
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Yeah!!!! This is one of my all time fav's. I've already git both
DVD versions, better add this to the list.
I hope My Name Is Earl didn't ruin this movie for me. I might
keep seeing Earl.
On Rockstar I just watched it a couple days ago. It's all right
but towards the end where he walks off stage and gives the mic
to the other kid is kinda lame. Almost Famous is 10X the movie.
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: ChipRawks Date: September 16, 2011, 2:15 pm
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[quote author=Wilson link=topic=330.msg1838#msg1838
date=1316200278]
I hope My Name Is Earl didn't ruin this movie for me. I might
keep seeing Earl.
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Quite the opposite. Not once did I ever "see" him as Earl. Jason
Lee is such a great actor, that he is Jeff Bebe. Just sayin'.
It's just crazy that he got his start as one of the premiere
skateboarders back in the day. Tony Hawk has got nothing on
Jason when it comes to acting chops.
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: Wilson Date: September 16, 2011, 11:22 pm
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On a side note here's a cool song from RockStar
edit: I should clarify that being in your teens in the 80's
might help you think this song is cool too.
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwL0SqAvOHI
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Re: Almost Famous: Untitled (2000)
By: ChipRawks Date: September 17, 2011, 6:26 am
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Hey Wilson, you should be watching
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HTML http://pennycan.createaforum.com/music/rock-and-roll-fantasy-camp-(season-2)/]Rock<br
/>'N' Roll Fantasy Camp (Season 2)[/URL] if your not already doi
ng
so.
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