tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post6452655847489028394..comments2024-01-08T00:25:24.777-08:00Comments on Philosophy of Science Portal: "Across The Universe"Mercuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-12977507813569992942009-04-08T08:44:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:44:00.000-07:00Sent to me by stringer Tim:"well about halfway thr...Sent to me by stringer Tim:<BR/><BR/>"well about halfway thru the Universe.....i have had enough....it was Dear Prudence that did it in....molding the script to fit the song and very shallow at that...i feel the film was using an old....old....plot to exploit the Beatles genius or should i say musical mastery....the heroine was cute...the hero predictable as was the point where they drug in the TV for 24/7 coverage of the war.....the animation a rip off of Seargent Pepper and Yellow Submarine....no i would not see it again...."<BR/><BR/>Obviously you did not care for the film. You do bring up an interesting item I have observed in many "period films". The director just appears to be overwhelmed with the music of the era and that is the sole function of the film. Usually the film suffers any artistic merit. I felt this way with "American Graffiti"...the music was center stage.Mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-2593289328794459412009-03-28T05:37:00.000-07:002009-03-28T05:37:00.000-07:00Well Tim, it is probably even better than "Charlie...Well Tim, it is probably even better than "Charlie Chan In Egypt".Mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-23342901864994215432009-03-27T21:00:00.000-07:002009-03-27T21:00:00.000-07:00i just ordered it from Netflix....it had better be...i just ordered it from Netflix....it had better be superior to the last joke i watched "Mama Mia" which was based on an Abba soundtrack...or this blog is turned over to the authoritiesTimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121655821325121641noreply@blogger.com