| 4th February 2008 11:27 PM |
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| andrews27 |
I finally saw the Brian Jones biopic "Stoned" all the way through, after seeing pieces here and ther on cab;e. Not sure about the Mick and Keith casting.
Any opinions on "Stoned" out there? Some parts I liked, including Brian's return at the end. |
| 4th February 2008 11:32 PM |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
My opinion:
Gawdawful. All of it. Useless waste of time. |
| 4th February 2008 11:37 PM |
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| Sioux |
I have it. Still can't bring myself to watch it. I have the script, and I've read it. I don't think it does Brian any good. So, don't know if I'll ever watch it or not. |
| 4th February 2008 11:38 PM |
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| glencar |
me 2 soo... |
| 5th February 2008 12:44 AM |
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| GhostofBrianJones |
I have the VHS tape and still have not watched it. I think
the cast did the very best they could but the script, and
overall demeanor of the movie was terrible. |
| 5th February 2008 03:12 AM |
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| FotiniD |
I thought the actress who played Anita was good, although it needed more edge! |
| 5th February 2008 12:20 PM |
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| andrews27 |
Some biopics or historical pix, you can just enjoy the actors who play a familiar character. That's all I got out of it so far, is pleasure at the times the guy really looked like Brian. |
| 5th February 2008 12:27 PM |
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| gimmekeef |
Mick and Keith played a huge role in his life and career but were dumped into the movie almost as an afterthought...Boring movie really... |
| 5th February 2008 01:43 PM |
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| GhostofBrianJones |
Maybe if Stephen Woolley had the backing he wanted like better writers,
and a great producer, people who could turn the movie into a hit instead
of what is became it would be worth watching. The movie script and the
dialogue, and all the rest could stand tremendous improvement. The cast
gave it their best but it takes more than that to really do a good movie
unless you have top notch stars. Someone like Ron Howard, Oliver Stone,
or Quentin Tarrentino would have change the whole thing completely around.
Just my thoughts.
P.S. I always thought Jon Bon Jovi sorta resembled Brian. Lookswise not
musicwise of course. Oh well. |
| 5th February 2008 02:20 PM |
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| mrhipfl |
quote:
Sir Stonesalot wrote:
My opinion:
Gawdawful. All of it. Useless waste of time.
agreed. And they just tried way too hard to make it controversial and stuff. |
| 5th February 2008 03:16 PM |
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| Mr.D |
Horrible, saw it one night on Five (UK) and i was really lookin forward to it, not much stones stuff on TV u'no, and eugh, it was just - someone said it in this thread - gawdawful!! so bad, leaves u with a bad taste in ur mouth, horrible, acting, script, plot etc horrible, someone should make a good stones movie...someone like scorsese .... |
| 5th February 2008 05:52 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
it can't be any worse than freejack
i want to see this movie |
| 5th February 2008 07:02 PM |
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| BriansBabe |
quote:
gimmekeef wrote:
Mick and Keith played a huge role in his life and career but were dumped into the movie almost as an afterthought...Boring movie really...
Yes, that was really disappointing...but just the titel "Stoned" says it all, no? There is nothing about music in the film... |
| 5th February 2008 08:40 PM |
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| Throwaway |
I'd give it a C-/D+, though Joey enjoyed it for its scene showing BJ's winky.. |
| 5th February 2008 08:49 PM |
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| Zack |
I enjoyed Anita's boobies. |
| 6th February 2008 09:20 AM |
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| Make It Funky |
I actually saw it last week, and also was thoroughly disappointed.
I didnt think that Brian ever made it to Morocco on that fateful Bentley road trip with Keith & Anita? (later he did with Jajouka)..
YEah, there were some good sex type scenes.. and bringing that organ into the empty swimming pool was pretty cool.
The "Mick" actor spoke identically to how Jagger speaks - esp. of that late sixties era, very whispy, stoned, spaced out and elongated pronounciations...
The choice of jewelry on the characters was also spot on. But over all, just trivial stuff...
BUt no original Stones music.
Peace
Ian |
| 6th February 2008 06:13 PM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Worth watching, but doesn't stand up to repeated viewing. It had the feel of a made-for-TV drama at times. No, in fact, through most of it. |
| 6th February 2008 08:45 PM |
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| Moledmc |
Shit. Was anticipating this like crazy. Lots of sex, but no music.One use of Gimme Shelter in Scorsese's films suggests more sexual and violent context and excitement than any image on screen. Scorsese could have made an epic. Every rock biopic needs the music, and opening on Little Red Rooster promised something that was not delivered for me.
We are gonna have to wait a long time for that dream biopic of the Stones (but hey, how can you out-legend the legends? Brians legacy will always be bigger than any film, as well as the other Stones)
Anyway, dream biopics?
Chuck Berry
Bowie |
| 6th February 2008 10:42 PM |
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| LoveChild |
Huh...I thought you were full of shit (regarding Bon Jovi looking like Brian) and then I went and did a google image search and by golly, he does look like Brian! Actually, he kind of looks like his kid Mark.
Born March 2 of 62. You never know. Could be another one of Brian's many unclaimed Love Children. 
Leo Gregory irritates me and I don't think he looks like Brian. They could have made a better choice, IMHO. That wig looks like an orange tabby cat up and died on his head. |
| 7th February 2008 12:00 AM |
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| andrews27 |
quote:
gimmekeef wrote:
Mick and Keith played a huge role in his life and career but were dumped into the movie almost as an afterthought...Boring movie really...
Yeah, I agree. There's *so* many great early photos that you could recreate on film, and it would have given M & K more of a presence.
I though the actor looked the most like Brian in the end scenes where he's laying stoned on the bed, and where he comes back to haunt Tom Keylock. Might have been a better film if it was actually about Brian, and not about Frank Thorogood.
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| 7th February 2008 12:09 AM |
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| andrews27 |
quote:
fireontheplatter wrote:
it can't be any worse than freejack
i want to see this movie
I have to say that it is better than Freejack. Wadda piece of shit! I can't believe that:
Mick thought that was a good part
Mick thought his softspoken character was part of the appeal of a science fiction pic
Mick thought he gave a good performance
Mick thought Emilio Estevez (Charlie Sheen w/o *any* brains and taste - shit!) was a worthy co-star
Anthony Hopkins thought either one was a worthy co-star
Anthony Hopkins needed money that badly
I saw it only once, years ago, and it still haunts me...like syphilis.
You all ought to check out Mick's best modern role, in "The Man from Elysian Fields." Andy Garcia plays a broke writer who becomes a male escort. Mick runs the escort service. He's wickedly good, no kidding. Plus a supporting role by Michael Des Barres that would be huniliating were Des Barres not in on the joke, and turning in a hard, Terence Stamp-like performance to boot. Imagine a picture where Jagger gets to pimp out Michael Des Barres...and Des Barres actually comes out of it with a higher reputation. Gotta see it, I mean it.
P.S. No Stones music in Stoned because 1) it would be fabulously expensive, as it is for Scorsese, and 2), to get the music rights the makers would have to give content control on the film to the Stones. So it ends up like one of those Biography channel programs on Mick, where there's only instrumental versions of imitation Stones originals and Stones covers.
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| 7th February 2008 12:20 AM |
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| andrews27 |
quote:
GhostofBrianJones wrote:
Maybe if Stephen Woolley had the backing he wanted like better writers,
and a great producer, people who could turn the movie into a hit instead
of what is became it would be worth watching. The movie script and the
dialogue, and all the rest could stand tremendous improvement. The cast
gave it their best but it takes more than that to really do a good movie
unless you have top notch stars. Someone like Ron Howard, Oliver Stone,
or Quentin Tarrentino would have change the whole thing completely around.
Just my thoughts.
Nobody in Hollywood, except Scorsese, really gives a shit about the Stones, unless its to do a concert film. Which is...uh, what Marty's doing right now... |
