I Walked Out of Across the Universe
I Walked Out of Across the Universe
#1I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:19pmWhat a pretentious piece of garbage. We stood about 20 minutes and decided coctails would be more fun. I even tried to get into the spirit of the times with some green magic, but I was bored out of my mind! Try again Taymor!
#2re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:48pm
You probably would have liked the movie more if you weren't standing.
Kidding.
I just went into it expecting it to be a well staged "EPCOT"-esque version of the Beatles and the 1960s, so I wasn't disappointed (just bored a bit in the last sections). And I have a big crush on "Jude."
I would have probably REALLY loved it though with some "green magic." Oh well. That's what the DVD will be for... 
#2re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:52pmI hear the DVD will come with a nickel bag.
lovinlovett
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#3re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:55pm
I stayed for the whole thing...all 2 1/2 hours of it. There were some good moments but over all I was disappointed. It was way too long and I think they should have cut out Prudence entirely. It would've been better with some serious editing. I liked the "I Get by with a Little Help from my Friends" sequence and "Something". I really liked Joe Anderson who played Max. I would like to see more of him. I was watching "Becoming Jane" last weekend and he's in that movie also.
Edit: Someone on IMDB mentioned Joe should play Kurt Cobain and that concept sounds amazing! He really looks like him anyway.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1725848/
Updated On: 11/30/07 at 08:55 PM
#4re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:55pmDid you really have to start a new thread for this?
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#5re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:58pm
One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Had I not been with somebody who liked it, I also would have walked.
#6re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 8:58pmIt's not like I'm wasting paper. Get over it and go belittle someone else to boost your self-esteem.
#7re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 9:02pmI wasn't belittling you I just asked why you thought it was necessary when there was a really big thread about the movie. I'm no bully.
#8re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 9:11pm
I thought the first half hour was just ridiculous. After that, I felt that the film really picked up and was mostly enjoyable for the duration.
~Joshua
P.S. - On a side note, I have to disagree with Neddy. I have officially deemed "The Mist" the worst movie ever after the tortuous two hours I spent watching it the other day. Decent short story, wretched movie.
My lip gloss is poppin'...
#9re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 9:16pmAwful film, but there was so much potential.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
roquat
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
#10re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 11/30/07 at 11:02pmI burst out laughing a couple of times--the "revolution" song in the office ("How could you do something like that???!!!!" What, sing off-key?) and "Strawberry Fields" (quit singing and take cover, you fool!)
I ask in all honesty/What would life be?/Without a song and a dance, what are we?/So I say "Thank you for the music/For giving it to me."
#11re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 12:19amMost definitley one of the worst movies ever (and this is comming from someone who sae the Dungeons & Dragons Movie)!! Like roquat, there were many times where I actually burst out laughing. Most definitley the worst waste of $9.00 EVER!!!
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#12re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 1:16am
"It was way too long and I think they should have cut out Prudence entirely" No way! She was the BEST part of the movie. Her voice was killer and suited the music, and I really liked her storyline. I cared more for her than the leading characters. I think if Taymor beefed her part up - or at least gave it equal time - the whole movie would have been better. Instead, she was wasted and used only once.
As a whole, I enjoyed the movie. I thought Taymor had moments of brillance (With the "I Want You" sequence and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand") But she needs not a storyteller. She is a visionary. She needed a better editor, or script writer.
#13re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 3:03amSorry RentBoy, but I totally disagree with your view of Prudence! She added absolutely NOTHING to the story except for a a lesbian character, and a chance for them to throw in a few more songs. She did have a good voice though, but just the voice is not enough for me to want to keep a totally useless character around.
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#14re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 4:51am
Great soundtrack. Pretty good movie.
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#15re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 5:01amIs Priest drunk?
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#16re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 10:21am
Woah, Priest.
Time for rehab.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#18re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 4:55pm
Picture yourself in a boat, on a river. You get by with a little help from your friends. You get to the bottom you go back to the top of the slide. I am the walrus. There, beneath the blue suburban skies. We all live in a yellow submarine. Help me if you can I'm feeling down. Ooh I need your lovin'. Will you still need me, when I'm 64?
Life goes on.
There ya go Julie I wrote ya a sequeal!
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#19re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/1/07 at 6:58pm
And yet, it was a Critic's Pick of the New York Times (including a rave review,) and Ebert gave it four stars. Opinion is a wonderful thing.
I wonder who most people listen to?
#21re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/2/07 at 1:56pmJulie has always been a darling of the Times. I believe she could poop on a plate and they would give her a rave review!
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#22re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/2/07 at 3:40pmThe movie was a mixed bag, ranging from the fantastic image of the "bloody" strawberries lined up in rows to the utterly pointless stuff with Eddie Izzard and Bono. If it was really the worst thing you guys have seen, you've been really lucky over the years. I can name five worse movies in under 30 seconds.
#23re: I Walked Out of Across the Universe
Posted: 12/2/07 at 6:42pmWell, I hope you at least stayed for my big scene! Okay, okay I did background on it with every other SAG actor in NYC. What, you didn't see me in the mob scene at grant's Tomb? Stay tuned for my next appearance in Savages with Laura Linney when I play "man walking into building".
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