Movie looks kind of amazing...and I'm not even that big of a Beatles fan.

Quote :

"An original musical film, Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, the killing fields of Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and painted and three-dimensional animation, the film is paired with many Beatles songs that defined the time."

http://imdb.com/title/tt0445922/


Trailer:
http://www.universcinema.com/ww/chfr/videotrailer.php?titre=Across-the-Universe

Cast:
Jim Sturgess
Evan Rachel Wood
....
Bono!


I think this movie looks awesome. Comes out end of Summer I believe.

5/29/2007 8:55:58 PM

I saw the trailer for it a while ago. And yeah, it looks like it has the possibility to be cool (Eddie Izzard is even in the cast), but I'm a little worried that it'll solely be pretty or showy instead of a cohesive story. It's almost sounds like they just wanted to make a set of music videos for a bunch of Beatles songs

5/29/2007 10:32:50 PM

I thought this thread was about The Beta Band

5/29/2007 10:58:47 PM

Julie Taymor makes me think this will suck.

5/29/2007 11:17:54 PM

the main characters' names are jude and lucy...

I see what they did there.

it looks like there is a JoJo as well

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 11:18 PM. Reason : fdsh]

5/29/2007 11:18:02 PM

i really, really love the end of the trailer with all the craziness going on.

5/29/2007 11:23:07 PM

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"the main characters' names are jude and lucy... I see what they did there."

yup... there are a ton of characters named after beatles songs/characters

5/30/2007 4:00:57 AM

The entire movie is Beatles characters and songs..

5/30/2007 6:46:33 AM

This movie looks terrible and most of the covers I heard in the preview don't sound any good. I'd much rather smoke a bowl and listen to any actual Beatles album.

5/30/2007 12:36:08 PM

This movie looks terrible and most of the covers I heard in the preview don't sound any good. I'd much rather smoke a bowl and listen to any actual Beatles album.

5/30/2007 12:53:34 PM

^,^^, that's exactly what the man wants you to do

5/30/2007 2:01:36 PM

^ What the fuck are you saying?

5/30/2007 3:13:55 PM

This movie looks terrible. Paul McCartney must be rolling in his grave.

5/30/2007 7:01:20 PM

More like eleanor rigby's rolling around in her grave, amirite people? you know it!

5/30/2007 8:11:25 PM

^ So when I first read that I didn't get it at all. I was pretty sure that was a title track of theirs but that was pretty much the extent of my knowledge... I wiki'd it, and I can appreciate the joke. Nicely done sir.

5/31/2007 6:06:48 PM

^ wow, you suck

6/3/2007 2:10:04 PM

^

Quote :

"Movie looks kind of amazing...and I'm not even that big of a Beatles fan. "

I wasn't kidding about not really being a Beatles fan.

I guess that means I suck... good point.

6/4/2007 6:43:25 PM

If you like this movie you hate the Beatles.

And freedom.

6/4/2007 8:01:36 PM

ttt

9/12/2007 1:52:18 PM

thanks!

opens this weekend...got 67% on rotten tomatoes...hmmmm

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/across_the_universe/

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 2:05 PM. Reason : ]

9/12/2007 2:04:06 PM

I hadn't heard anything about this until I saw a commercial for it a few days ago, and from that I only gathered that it was a Beatles-based musical. As much as I love the Beatles, I'm afraid it won't be any good (or rather, that it will be OK, but won't do justice to the Beatles' legacy).

The movie's main site describes Jude and Lucy as "star-crossed lovers." Anyone know if there's a Romeo and Juliet plot tie-in? Like I said, I really don't know much about it other than the summary at the top.

9/12/2007 2:27:55 PM

hahaha Bono and Eddie Izzard?

wtf

9/12/2007 2:39:27 PM

what I've read is that Lucy is in love with Max, who gets sent to Vietnam. Jude is an English guy that comes to America, meets Lucy and her friends, and I can't tell if they get involved or not.
One review I read said that Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Olivia Harrison, and Ringo Starr have all seen the film...the director watched it when Paul screened it, but of course the reviewer didn't say what Paul felt about it.

I've seen it described as Forest Gump on acid on RT...they only had a few reviews up.

9/12/2007 2:44:06 PM

Quote :

"If you like this movie you hate the Beatles."

9/12/2007 4:14:10 PM

I dont like the look and sound of this movie at all. something about the preview makes me wince.

9/12/2007 4:16:50 PM

Quote :

" 1. "Girl" Performed by Jim Sturgess 2. "Helter Skelter" Performed by Dana Fuchs 3. "Hold Me Tight" Performed by Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Lisa Hogg 4. "All My Loving" Performed by Jim Sturgess 5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Performed by T. V. Carpio (cast member) 6. "With a Little Help from My Friends" Performed by Joe Anderson, Jim Sturgess & "Dorm Buddies" 7. "It Won't Be Long" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood 8. "I've Just Seen a Face" Performed by Jim Sturgess 9. "Let It Be" Performed by Carol Woods, Timothy T. Mitchum 10. "Come Together" Performed by Joe Cocker and Martin Luther 11. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" Performed by Dana Fuchs 12. "If I Fell" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood 13. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Performed by Joe Anderson 14. "Dear Prudence" Performed by Dana Fuchs, Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, T. V. Carpio 15. "Flying" Performed by The Secret Machines (performers not seen on-screen) 16. "Blue Jay Way" Performed by The Secret Machines (performers not seen on-screen) 17. "I Am the Walrus" Performed by Bono (accompanied by the Secret Machines) 18. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Performed by Eddie Izzard 19. "Because" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T. V. Carpio, Martin Luther 20. "Something" Performed by Jim Sturgess 21. "Oh! Darling" Performed by Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther 22. "Strawberry Fields Forever" Performed by Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson 23. "Revolution" Performed by Jim Sturgess 24. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Performed by Martin Luther 25. "Across The Universe" Performed by Jim Sturgess 26. "Happiness is a Warm Gun" Performed by Joe Anderson 27. "Blackbird" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood 28. "Hey Jude" Performed by Joe Anderson 29. "Don't Let Me Down" Performed by Dana Fuchs 30. "All You Need is Love" Performed by Jim Sturgess, Dana Fuchs 31. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Performed by Bono (this song is played over the end credits. Performance not screen on-screen)"

I am especially not looking forward to this now.

9/19/2007 12:30:08 AM

i was looking forward to this when I saw the teaser with "I've Just Seen a Face". after listening to the previews of the tracks on itunes, not so much.

9/19/2007 12:45:31 AM

I saw it tonight, the visuals rocked, some of the songs are decent.

my favorite part was Bono doing I Am The Walrus.

I hate U2 but that part was great.

i'm gonna try to see it stoned this weekend and I shall report back.

Quote :

"I wasn't kidding about not really being a Beatles fan. I guess that means I suck... good point."

i'm not an elvis fan but i am aware of jailhouse rock.

[Edited on September 19, 2007 at 2:34 AM. Reason : fhjds]

9/19/2007 2:32:13 AM

Quote :

"It was a different story for Wood and her cast mates as they shot the film and contemplated that eventually, their performances would come under scrutiny of surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono, John Lennon's wife, and the family of George Harrison. Wood and co-star Sturgess finally sat through a screening in the company of Starr. "That was our dream, watching it with a Beatle, because at the end of the day, that's who we cared about the most," Wood said. "Hardcore fans of the Beatles can say what they want, but if we had the Beatles' approval, we kind of felt safe. And Ringo loved it, and Yoko's seen it, and she supports it. "But the final one was Paul. He was the one we were waiting on, and there was a kind of hesitancy about the whole thing. But he saw the movie with Julie. Julie asked him at the end if there was anything he didn't like, and he said, 'What's not to like?' The clouds parted and the angels sang. That's what we needed. That's what meant the most to us." "

from cnn.com

9/19/2007 4:38:44 AM

What else was McCartney going to say? He's losing 1/4 of his fortune and needs to replenish it.

9/19/2007 12:07:37 PM

anybody know if this is playing anywhere in the area this upcoming weekend?

talking to you, galaxy kids!

9/20/2007 12:39:36 AM

We aren't getting this shit movie.

http://mygalaxycinema.com/Coming_Soon.asp

9/20/2007 12:56:24 AM

I can't wait until we get Lady Chatterly.

9/20/2007 1:04:10 AM

^^ Hooray!

^ You are so dirty.

I can't wait until we get Lust, Caution... Even though it's like totally not on there, spooks tells me we are.

9/20/2007 1:12:32 AM

Just as long as we get Juno.

9/20/2007 7:56:07 AM

for those interested/not hating on the film...it's coming to raleigh/durham/chapel hill 9/28

9/26/2007 9:12:38 PM

sweet. any news on where?

9/27/2007 3:15:37 AM

this movie is playing at crossroads 20

9/29/2007 2:13:27 PM

watched it today.
thought it was pretty good, so did all the people I watched it with, and considering just about half the audience was staying through the credits and not rushing to leave, I'd guess most people liked it.

9/29/2007 8:00:57 PM

Apparently you're the only one who wasted their money on it.

9/30/2007 12:21:39 AM

^Yeah... except for the whole I didn't pay for the movie part... and haven't for 7 years (other than at the galaxy)

9/30/2007 1:24:24 AM

look at the size of my indie rock dick

9/30/2007 1:03:10 PM

^I think you misinterpreted me.

I wasn't saying that The Galaxy was the only place I watch movies...
I was just saying that's the only place I pay.

9/30/2007 5:29:06 PM

my comment wasn't directed towards you.

9/30/2007 7:10:22 PM

ohh ok, i was like...
man, is that mean spirited? I don't even know

9/30/2007 8:55:09 PM

I saw this on Saturday and was very impressed. Granted, I like off-beat musicals, and this one is the kind of movie I've been waiting for.

Not to mention that Julie Taymor has a fantastic eye for visuals and the film looks amazing.

10/2/2007 10:29:35 AM

how bout joe cocker singing "come together" as three different characters

and eddie izzard was pretty hilariously awesome

bono..

5 selma's


lots of awesome cameos... including evan rachel wood's bewb!
wasn't expecting that

It's amazing what pg-13 can get away with when most of the mpaa are beatles fans

10/2/2007 3:32:11 PM

dude i heard some of the remakes of the beatles songs on NPR the other day and nearly vomited. How do you people like this stuff? I mean, the remakes sound like cheeky little overdone ditties for paper towel commercials or something. Yuck.

Shame on the remaining Beatles to even let this happen.

10/2/2007 5:03:45 PM