top 5, all-time, desert island...
...reasons to be apprehensive about going (with this guy) to see "high fidelity: the musical" tonight:
5) i can see the song titles in my head already: "top five" "the perfect mix tape" "the ballad of dick and anna" "sonic death monkey" * and they're not good.
4) i've never heard of the composers. could mean nothing, but i'm a pessimist.
3) the actors (in general) have their work cut out for them. while rob and laura are pretty straight forward, barry has the very real potential of being a neutered version of what he should be. it is my understanding that charlie and marie are played by the same actress. this needs some serious explaining.
2) the dreaded "relevant-bug." the book is british and relishes in 70's and 80's modern rock/pop-culture references. the movie is american and relishes 70's, 80's and early 90's modern rock/pop-culture references. either of these two scenarios is acceptable...as long as ONE of them is present. any mention of contemporaries like radiohead or (as much as mr. gentry and i disagree about the band) coldplay will be met with hostility.
any reference to nickelback will cause the theatre to combust.
1) simply, it's based on one of my favorite movies of all time. the movie is based on one of my favorite books of all time. neither the movie nor the book...is a musical. the margin for error is huge.
so help me, i PRAY that this thing has even the slightest bit of wit and creativity about it.
if it's a train wreck, i fear i may be too sad to console. yet, i have absolutely NO preconception that it will be any good whatsoever...so maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised. but my gut tells me to be worried.**
one thing is for sure. if it's terrible, i will at least have the entertainment value of watching gentry "boo" the living piss out of it.
*- not actual titles...to my knowledge.
**- "i've been thinking with my guts since i was fourteen years old, and frankly speaking, between you and me, i have come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."
5) i can see the song titles in my head already: "top five" "the perfect mix tape" "the ballad of dick and anna" "sonic death monkey" * and they're not good.
4) i've never heard of the composers. could mean nothing, but i'm a pessimist.
3) the actors (in general) have their work cut out for them. while rob and laura are pretty straight forward, barry has the very real potential of being a neutered version of what he should be. it is my understanding that charlie and marie are played by the same actress. this needs some serious explaining.
2) the dreaded "relevant-bug." the book is british and relishes in 70's and 80's modern rock/pop-culture references. the movie is american and relishes 70's, 80's and early 90's modern rock/pop-culture references. either of these two scenarios is acceptable...as long as ONE of them is present. any mention of contemporaries like radiohead or (as much as mr. gentry and i disagree about the band) coldplay will be met with hostility.
any reference to nickelback will cause the theatre to combust.
1) simply, it's based on one of my favorite movies of all time. the movie is based on one of my favorite books of all time. neither the movie nor the book...is a musical. the margin for error is huge.
so help me, i PRAY that this thing has even the slightest bit of wit and creativity about it.
if it's a train wreck, i fear i may be too sad to console. yet, i have absolutely NO preconception that it will be any good whatsoever...so maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised. but my gut tells me to be worried.**
one thing is for sure. if it's terrible, i will at least have the entertainment value of watching gentry "boo" the living piss out of it.
*- not actual titles...to my knowledge.
**- "i've been thinking with my guts since i was fourteen years old, and frankly speaking, between you and me, i have come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."
posted by cade at 8:03 AM
8 Comments:
My best wishes and condolences go with you. Take whichever of the two brings you the most comfort.
date night with Gentry. awww, sweetness.
please, he's going to have THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.
just don't go offereing to light my cigarette...if you catch my drift.
wow.
yeah, there's just no way to type that without it sounding dirty.
not that it's the cleanest of inside jokes, but still...
rest assured cade, if you were single i would rock your world.
nice.
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