Young fogey
One of the Regulars
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I like Xanadu. Nyah. (And I'm straight.)
Let me qualify: I see its faults - the immature story (manic pixie dream girl, a selfish male nerd fantasy), the questionable taste such as the overreaching special effects and the attempt to be hip - trying too hard? - that misses the mark, such as the badly done finale - but I don't understand the hate.
It's of some interest to us because it's half a tribute to '40s musicals (Gene Kelly's last dancing role).
And actually for something considered disco cheese there's very little disco in it. When it's not doing a tribute to the golden era it's trying to be New Wave.
Some of the best scenes:
The muses coming to life:
[video=dailymotion;x7k0o3]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7k0o3_xanadu-02-im-alive_shortfilms[/video]
The big-band tribute (the New Wave part is OK):
[video=youtube;Ts9GdyGD5e4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts9GdyGD5e4[/video]
The full-on tribute number:
[video=youtube;5Vsfpw3qKKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vsfpw3qKKc[/video]
And... Gene Kelly sitting on a rock at the beach playing a clarinet, and the snippet of Benny Goodman's 'Mission to Moscow' playing in another scene.
The old Pan-Pacific Auditorium in LA is right up our alley. Too bad it burned down 20 years ago.
Far from the worst movie I've seen. Beatles movies are bad. This is kind of sweet.
Let me qualify: I see its faults - the immature story (manic pixie dream girl, a selfish male nerd fantasy), the questionable taste such as the overreaching special effects and the attempt to be hip - trying too hard? - that misses the mark, such as the badly done finale - but I don't understand the hate.
It's of some interest to us because it's half a tribute to '40s musicals (Gene Kelly's last dancing role).
And actually for something considered disco cheese there's very little disco in it. When it's not doing a tribute to the golden era it's trying to be New Wave.
Some of the best scenes:
The muses coming to life:
[video=dailymotion;x7k0o3]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7k0o3_xanadu-02-im-alive_shortfilms[/video]
The big-band tribute (the New Wave part is OK):
[video=youtube;Ts9GdyGD5e4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts9GdyGD5e4[/video]
The full-on tribute number:
[video=youtube;5Vsfpw3qKKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vsfpw3qKKc[/video]
And... Gene Kelly sitting on a rock at the beach playing a clarinet, and the snippet of Benny Goodman's 'Mission to Moscow' playing in another scene.
The old Pan-Pacific Auditorium in LA is right up our alley. Too bad it burned down 20 years ago.
Far from the worst movie I've seen. Beatles movies are bad. This is kind of sweet.
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