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Offline metaldams

You read the title, now tell me what you think, and as importantly, say why you think it.

Next poster gets the first opinion, so you can start...................now.
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The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night". No explanation needed. ;D


Offline falsealarms

Blackboard Jungle, if it counts. Love the 50s.
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Falsealarms: I agree that the inclusion of "Rock Around The Clock" during its opening credits is significant, but "Blackboard Jungle", while a great movie, is no more a rock and roll picture than "Rebel Without A Cause", which is also a great classic 50's movie!


Offline becks dark

I like the Tami show that finally came out on dvd. If we can mention rock and roll documentaries I would say Standing In The Shadow Of Motown. [afro]


Offline FineBari3

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"The Kids Are Alright"

You guys know I'm a Who fan.....

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Offline metaldams

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Here's the winner.  Released in 1984, it brilliantly spoofs everything from The Beatles to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and everything in between.  There is literally not a single British rock band from '64 - '84 that does not have some Spinal Tap in them.

I'll throw in some runner ups tonight, but THIS IS SPINAL TAP is the greatest rock movie ever.
- Doug Sarnecky


Offline metaldams

"The Kids Are Alright"

You guys know I'm a Who fan.....

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Just want to throw a shout out to THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT too.  While SPINAL TAP rules supreme, KIDS can arguably be considered my numero dos.  A co-worker a few years back let me borrow this and while I liked The Who before, this movie made me a much bigger fan.  I have since bought a copy for myself.  I love the whole fan made feel of it, which was a rarity in '79.  Great live band, and Keith Moon was one crazy motherfucker.
- Doug Sarnecky


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The Top 10 according to....ME:

1 A Hard Day's Night

2 This Is Spinal Tap

3 Gimme Shelter

4 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

5 The Kids Are Alright

6 American Graffitti

7 Woodstock

8 Yellow Submarine (visually stunning)

9 The Girl Can't Help It (for performances by Little Richard, Fats Domino and Gene Vincent
                                 in glorious Technicolor and widescreen!!)

10 Jailhouse Rock


Offline metaldams


1 A Hard Day's Night

      - I know I've told this story before, but my Mom said when she saw this back in the theaters in '64, girls were freaking out in the lobby of the theater.  The concept of the film is ridiculous, marketing a bunch of personalities with screaming girls.  That said, because it's The Beatles and the music's so great, it works, so I give this film a thumb's up.  Make this film with any other teeny bopper band, and I promise you it gets a 1.2 on imdb and ranks in the bottom 100. 

2 This Is Spinal Tap

      - I already mentioned this one.

3 Gimme Shelter

      - Believe it or not, I've never seen it.  Perhaps I'm just squeamish about seeing a guy get killed.  I plan to watch this someday.

4 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

      - I enjoyed this movie, but it's been YEARS since I've seen it.

5 The Kids Are Alright

      - Already mentioned it.

6 American Graffitti

      - I saw this about 10 or 15 years ago and for some reason, I just didn't care for it.  Perhaps I'd like it now that I'm older.

7 Woodstock

      - I've never seen it, believe it or not.

8 Yellow Submarine (visually stunning)

      - I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would.

9 The Girl Can't Help It (for performances by Little Richard, Fats Domino and Gene Vincent
                                 in glorious Technicolor and widescreen!!)

      - I enjoyed this movie very much.

10 Jailhouse Rock


      - I like a lot of Elvis's music, but I saw this a few years back and didn't care for it.  If this is supposed to be one of his BETTER films, I better stay away from other ones.
- Doug Sarnecky


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I debated my top spot between A Hard Day's Night and Spinal Tap. Tap is a great movie as well, but Night edged out because of its iconic documentation of history in the making.

Metaldams, look at the film again. It's so much more than screaming girls chasing The Beatles. Sans the opening sequence and the performance footage, there is great word play, stylish directing, clever writing and lots of mad cap scenes. It's the closest thing to a rock music Marx Brothers movie as you're liable to find. The bit with the English businessman putting down the younger generation with Lennon putting the soda bottle to his nose and sniffing it (wink-sniffing coke even though it was Pepsi), the shaving scene, the football field scene, the casino scene,and many other great things. Watch it again! Ebert calls it the Citizen Kane of Jukebox movies and plenty of critics cite it as the top rock movie, and I agree. And, yes, with other groups, it wouldn't have had the magic. It was the charm of The Beatles, the clever writing and Dick Lester's stylish directing that made it what it is. That's the point! Put two other actors in Casablanca and the results would differ as well.

I debated Jailhouse Rock, as it is corny by today's standards and doesn't hold up as well as the others I listed, but it is an iconic movie, and Elvis' best next to Viva Las Vegas, which is no Hard Day's Night, either. I was going to put Rock and Roll High School in with The Ramones, as it was the last real classic authentic drive-in movie, but iconically, Jailhouse beats it!


Offline metaldams

And, yes, with other groups, it wouldn't have had the magic. It was the charm of The Beatles, the clever writing and Dick Lester's stylish directing that made it what it is. That's the point! Put two other actors in Casablanca and the results would differ as well.

Oh, no arguing A HARD DAY'S NIGHT is great.  I love it!  The reason why it's great is because the Beatles had the personalities and music to pull it off, like what you said above.

The point is its a ridiculous concept because if you put anybody else in it, it's a bad movie.  Try making A HARD DAY'S NIGHt with The Backstreet Boys or anybody else, same script.  It would fall flat on its face.
- Doug Sarnecky


Offline metaldams

If you're a metal and hard rock fan, there have been some awesome documentaries out these past few years.  One that just premiered that I can't wait see whenever it's on DVD is this one.  Lemmy deserves a documentary about him more than any other rocker, he's a true legend.  I saw the guy live once up close and I'll never forget that experience until the day I die.  Dave Grohl's comment a little more than a minute into this clip is beyond awesome.  Motorhead rules, period.

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Offline Waldo Twitchell

I want to see Lemmy Motorhead.
My suggestions have already been submitted (This Is Spinal Tap, Gimme Shelter, etc...) so I'll suggest Anvil: The Story of Anvil. Definitely worthwhile, even if you don't know who they are or weren't into them. I know this is a more a documentary than a movie per se but I couldn't help mentioning it.


Offline metaldams

I want to see Lemmy Motorhead.
My suggestions have already been submitted (This Is Spinal Tap, Gimme Shelter, etc...) so I'll suggest Anvil: The Story of Anvil. Definitely worth-while, even if you don't know who they are or weren't into them. I know this is a more a documentary than a movie per se but I couldn't help mentioning it.

Damn right.  You've got good taste, my man.  I probably should get the ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL DVD, I'm sure it's got some great extras.  I watched the movie on VH1 and really enjoyed it.  I'm glad you mentioned the Anvil movie.  I was going to get around to mentioning it, because, and this may be the metal bias in me, but as far as rockumentaries go, the past few years have been phenomenal.  FLIGHT 666, GET THRASHED, ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL, METAL - A HEADBANGER'S JOURNEY, SOME KIND OF MONSTER, they're all so, sooooo...... [headbang]

That said, if you want an even better an Anvil experience, buy the book.  That I do own, and it's even more in-depth than the movie.

For an even better Anvil experience than that, buy METAL ON METAL and FORGED IN FIRE.  I'm the only guy in the state of Delaware who owned Anvil CD's before the movie was made.

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I want to see Lemmy Motorhead.
My suggestions have already been submitted (This Is Spinal Tap, Gimme Shelter, etc...) so I'll suggest Anvil: The Story of Anvil. Definitely worthwhile, even if you don't know who they are or weren't into them. I know this is a more a documentary than a movie per se but I couldn't help mentioning it.

I just got the Anvil DVD from Netflix yesterday. I hope to watch it tonight!

I didn't want to watch it on cable TV all cut up.

Honestly, I've been a Metal Chick since about 1983, and I never heard of Anvil! 
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Offline metaldams

I just got the Anvil DVD from Netflix yesterday. I hope to watch it tonight!

I didn't want to watch it on cable TV all cut up.

Honestly, I've been a Metal Chick since about 1983, and I never heard of Anvil! 

You'll love the movie, and like Waldo said, you don't even have to like the music.  It's just a good story.

That said, here's the BEST - ANVIL - SONG - EVER.  "Free As The Wind."


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The fact that no one has mentioned Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the Movie is a travesty.
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Offline metaldams

The fact that no one has mentioned Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the Movie is a travesty.

That's REALLY my favorite movie, rock 'n' roll or otherwise. I was afraid to mention it because I was afraid you'd give me a wedgie and stuff me in the gym locker.
- Doug Sarnecky


Offline metaldams

Y'know what was a good rock based movie that no one's mentioned?  ALMOST FAMOUS.  It came out maybe 10 or 15 years ago, good film about a fictional 70's rock band and its hanger ons (is that a word?).  Just felt like throwing that out there.
- Doug Sarnecky


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ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL

I admit it's a pretty goofy movie, but if you're a Ramones fan like me, the music was just great!



Offline Waldo Twitchell

Thanks for the comment!

Yeah, the Anvil DVD is definitely worth owning, sans the commercials and all the extras. I didn't know there was a book so I'll have to check that out as well. I did get a copy of the Get Thrashed DVD and enjoyed it.

As 'metal' books go, I've heard ARE YOU MORBID? by Tom Warrior of Celtic Frost fame is an excellent read into the ups and downs of the music industry. Copies may be hard to find unless you're willing to pay a rather steep price on Amazon. I have yet to get this book but I always liked their work. It was extreme and catchy (subjectively speaking) for its time and still holds up well.


Offline Waldo Twitchell

I'd forgot about that one, but I remember renting and enjoying it.


Offline Waldo Twitchell

It just hit me: no one mentioned LET THERE BE ROCK! Granted, it has not been officially released by AC/DC on DVD but it's the last full-length concert  documented with Bon Scott just months before his demise. It has some audio/video synchronicity problems but it's well-worth searching for a VHS copy. I know there are some DVD bootlegs out there as well.


Offline metaldams

It just hit me: no one mentioned LET THERE BE ROCK! Granted, it has not been officially released by AC/DC on DVD but it's the last full-length concert  documented with Bon Scott just months before his demise. It has some audio/video synchronicity problems but it's well-worth searching for a VHS copy. I know there are some DVD bootlegs out there as well.

I haven't seen LET THERE BE ROCK since I was in high school!  Beats the hell out of THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME that's for sure. Though in Zeppelin's defense, that live DVD box set they released some years back rules. 

I think LTBR was recorded in Dec. 1979, 2 months before the great man left us.  That said, the audio soundtrack's available on the Bonfire set. 
- Doug Sarnecky