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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 0:08:25 GMT 10
When BluesyThug visited me in January of this year, we watched a movie we knew was going to be bad but we had to see. Status Quo in Bula Quo, a film starring two members of Status Quo as themselves with everyone's favourite pathetic loser Jon Lovitz badly casted as a tough guy mob boss. It could have been decent if Quo weren't geriatrics and Lovitz was played up goofier but as expected it's a lame, corny piece of crap. Sure it's intended to be silly but it still falls flat and the fact that they thought it was a good idea is pretty baffling. This said it's still enjoyable, even if for all the wrong reasons. i just can't believe it exists, that someone greenlit this. Still I will never watch it again in my life and it was disappointing in terms of entertainment value, as it could have been far more ridiculous.
With all my complaints, I can now say that I have seen mobster Jon Lovits trying to murder the members of Status Quo who are limping around screen trying to act cool. That will never stop being funny to me.
Has anyone else seen Status Quo in Bula Quo? What did you think?
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Post by BluesyThug on Mar 10, 2017 0:13:34 GMT 10
I have to agree with you that the film was very mediocre and Jon Lovitz could have been a hell of a lot funnier.... as to why he accepted this role....
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Mar 10, 2017 3:16:00 GMT 10
Actually the entire band is featured in the movie! But as usual it focuses on Francis and Rick.
I'm not sure what to think about the film. I don't think it's that bad when you compare it to Help! (which is better of course but surely no masterpiece either), and the music written for the film is actually very good and fits well. Some scenes were quite funny in a British sort of way, but ultimately it felt like bits and pieces that didn't fit together.
The part I do remember is "Nobody shoots me in the butt"!!
I heard that the band did not like the original script, which was called "Care Factor Zero", apparently far more brutal and set in Bangkok instead the Fijis. They toned down the action scenes to make it more family-friendly and then Quo gave the project the go-ahead...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 17:00:17 GMT 10
Actually the entire band is featured in the movie! But as usual it focuses on Francis and Rick. I'm not sure what to think about the film. I don't think it's that bad when you compare it to Help! (which is better of course but surely no masterpiece either), and the music written for the film is actually very good and fits well. Some scenes were quite funny in a British sort of way, but ultimately it felt like bits and pieces that didn't fit together. The part I do remember is "Nobody shoots me in the butt"!! I heard that the band did not like the original script, which was called "Care Factor Zero", apparently far more brutal and set in Bangkok instead the Fijis. They toned down the action scenes to make it more family-friendly and then Quo gave the project the go-ahead... When you compare it to Help!, it makes a lot more sense but I can see why someone without the historical context being extremely confused by this film's existence and even with the context I still am. It's just so damn ridiculous. As for the music written for it, I don't remember it too well though beyond Pictures of Matchstick Men (which I love), i've never been much of a fan of many Status Quo songs. I'm curious to give them another chance though and delve more in as you seem to respect them a lot, but from what i've heard they just seem to me to be like a typical corporate rock band. As for the comedy, I really think it's not that strong and that's as someone who was born in the UK and knows the cultural comedic style inside and out.
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Mar 12, 2017 7:19:48 GMT 10
Actually the entire band is featured in the movie! But as usual it focuses on Francis and Rick. I'm not sure what to think about the film. I don't think it's that bad when you compare it to Help! (which is better of course but surely no masterpiece either), and the music written for the film is actually very good and fits well. Some scenes were quite funny in a British sort of way, but ultimately it felt like bits and pieces that didn't fit together. The part I do remember is "Nobody shoots me in the butt"!! I heard that the band did not like the original script, which was called "Care Factor Zero", apparently far more brutal and set in Bangkok instead the Fijis. They toned down the action scenes to make it more family-friendly and then Quo gave the project the go-ahead... When you compare it to Help!, it makes a lot more sense but I can see why someone without the historical context being extremely confused by this film's existence and even with the context I still am. It's just so damn ridiculous. As for the music written for it, I don't remember it too well though beyond Pictures of Matchstick Men (which I love), i've never been much of a fan of many Status Quo songs. I'm curious to give them another chance though and delve more in as you seem to respect them a lot, but from what i've heard they just seem to me to be like a typical corporate rock band. As for the comedy, I really think it's not that strong and that's as someone who was born in the UK and knows the cultural comedic style inside and out. I could disagree with you if you explained to me what a 'corporate rock band' exactly is... This is one of the songs written for the film. Not quite your typical Quo song (also because Rhino sings it) but I think it's very strong:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 21:52:15 GMT 10
Corporate rock is basically a derogatory term for rock music that fits into the establishment. A lot of stuff that could be described as such is actually excellent but when I think of corporate rock I think of bands like the Eagles who are cheesy, soulless, and have nothing interesting or unique to say musically, or bands like ELP who are exactly the same thing except they extend the songs to 25 minutes in length in a pathetic attempt to masquerade their lacking songwriting abilities as something interesting by showing off their technical skill. The sort of stuff that punk rallied against basically. Bloated ego superstar rock. Other examples IMO include Kiss, Ted Nugent, BTO, Foghat, Journey, Survivor, and Sky. As for the song you included, it definitely doesn't sound like "Down Down The Meter is Down" but beyond the riff (which I quite like) I otherwise honestly don't think much of it. Better than I remembered though mainly because when watching the film I wasn't paying much attention to the music (especially as someone who knows sod all about Status Quo). The movie was watched mainly for Jon Lovitz tbh.
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Mar 13, 2017 1:15:34 GMT 10
Corporate rock is basically a derogatory term for rock music that fits into the establishment. A lot of stuff that could be described as such is actually excellent but when I think of corporate rock I think of bands like the Eagles who are cheesy, soulless, and have nothing interesting or unique to say musically, or bands like ELP who are exactly the same thing except they extend the songs to 25 minutes in length in a pathetic attempt to masquerade their lacking songwriting abilities as something interesting by showing off their technical skill. The sort of stuff that punk rallied against basically. Bloated ego superstar rock. Other examples IMO include Kiss, Ted Nugent, BTO, Foghat, Journey, Survivor, and Sky. As for the song you included, it definitely doesn't sound like "Down Down The Meter is Down" but beyond the riff (which I quite like) I otherwise honestly don't think much of it. Better than I remembered though mainly because when watching the film I wasn't paying much attention to the music (especially as someone who knows sod all about Status Quo). The movie was watched mainly for Jon Lovitz tbh. Ouch, some of that quite hurt...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 12:15:18 GMT 10
Corporate rock is basically a derogatory term for rock music that fits into the establishment. A lot of stuff that could be described as such is actually excellent but when I think of corporate rock I think of bands like the Eagles who are cheesy, soulless, and have nothing interesting or unique to say musically, or bands like ELP who are exactly the same thing except they extend the songs to 25 minutes in length in a pathetic attempt to masquerade their lacking songwriting abilities as something interesting by showing off their technical skill. The sort of stuff that punk rallied against basically. Bloated ego superstar rock. Other examples IMO include Kiss, Ted Nugent, BTO, Foghat, Journey, Survivor, and Sky. As for the song you included, it definitely doesn't sound like "Down Down The Meter is Down" but beyond the riff (which I quite like) I otherwise honestly don't think much of it. Better than I remembered though mainly because when watching the film I wasn't paying much attention to the music (especially as someone who knows sod all about Status Quo). The movie was watched mainly for Jon Lovitz tbh. Ouch, some of that quite hurt... Ha ha. Keep in mind i'm willing to give Status Quo more of a chance and admit I might be blinded as someone who's heard their songs so many times on Coles adverts (in Australia, Status Quo jingles apply for down down the prices are down and other such things) but I just always got the impression they weren't as energetic as some of their contemporaries, nor as interesting.
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Post by BluesyThug on Mar 16, 2017 21:59:27 GMT 10
The movie was watched mainly for Jon Lovitz tbh. That feeling when they actually watch the film for you rather than Status Quo
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Mar 22, 2017 8:09:57 GMT 10
Ouch, some of that quite hurt... Ha ha. Keep in mind i'm willing to give Status Quo more of a chance and admit I might be blinded as someone who's heard their songs so many times on Coles adverts (in Australia, Status Quo jingles apply for down down the prices are down and other such things) but I just always got the impression they weren't as energetic as some of their contemporaries, nor as interesting. Quo were energetic as fuck in the 70s. Since we're just mourning Chuck Berry, how about this kick-arse cover of Bye Bye Johnny (sung by bass player Alan Lancaster, who was sort-of kicked out in the mid-80s): This line-up was nicknamed "The Frantic Four" and the ending really shows why. I've also got some more things to say about the other bands you trashed above but not now (john).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 15:40:10 GMT 10
Ha ha. Keep in mind i'm willing to give Status Quo more of a chance and admit I might be blinded as someone who's heard their songs so many times on Coles adverts (in Australia, Status Quo jingles apply for down down the prices are down and other such things) but I just always got the impression they weren't as energetic as some of their contemporaries, nor as interesting. Quo were energetic as fuck in the 70s. Since we're just mourning Chuck Berry, how about this kick-arse cover of Bye Bye Johnny (sung by bass player Alan Lancaster, who was sort-of kicked out in the mid-80s): This line-up was nicknamed "The Frantic Four" and the ending really shows why. I've also got some more things to say about the other bands you trashed above but not now (john). Great music, love that outro, will likely give it more chances and let it grow on me but way too commercial of a voice. Just my opinion.
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Mar 22, 2017 20:29:17 GMT 10
Quo were energetic as fuck in the 70s. Since we're just mourning Chuck Berry, how about this kick-arse cover of Bye Bye Johnny (sung by bass player Alan Lancaster, who was sort-of kicked out in the mid-80s): This line-up was nicknamed "The Frantic Four" and the ending really shows why. I've also got some more things to say about the other bands you trashed above but not now (john). Great music, love that outro, will likely give it more chances and let it grow on me but way too commercial of a voice. Just my opinion. How ironic considering he was never allowed to sing on a single release because his voice was supposedly not commercial enough!!
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Post by BluesyThug on Mar 22, 2017 22:53:09 GMT 10
Ha ha. Keep in mind i'm willing to give Status Quo more of a chance and admit I might be blinded as someone who's heard their songs so many times on Coles adverts (in Australia, Status Quo jingles apply for down down the prices are down and other such things) but I just always got the impression they weren't as energetic as some of their contemporaries, nor as interesting. Quo were energetic as fuck in the 70s. Since we're just mourning Chuck Berry, how about this kick-arse cover of Bye Bye Johnny (sung by bass player Alan Lancaster, who was sort-of kicked out in the mid-80s): This line-up was nicknamed "The Frantic Four" and the ending really shows why. I've also got some more things to say about the other bands you trashed above but not now (john). This is a surprisingly solid cover to a Berry song which is one of my favourites (though admittedly I'm not so big on Berry's version - the Stones version takes the cake easily for me)
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Mar 23, 2017 0:35:15 GMT 10
Quo were energetic as fuck in the 70s. Since we're just mourning Chuck Berry, how about this kick-arse cover of Bye Bye Johnny (sung by bass player Alan Lancaster, who was sort-of kicked out in the mid-80s): This line-up was nicknamed "The Frantic Four" and the ending really shows why. I've also got some more things to say about the other bands you trashed above but not now (john). This is a surprisingly solid cover to a Berry song which is one of my favourites (though admittedly I'm not so big on Berry's version - the Stones version takes the cake easily for me) They had started playing it as the final song live already in the early 70s, so when they did the studio version in 1975 it didn't need any practicing or preparation. It is, by the way, still the final song to any live Quo gig, but in recent years they have cut down the longer parts and let the audience sing the chorus a few times. Since we're on the subject - Chuck is the one artist Quo have covered the most (six songs in total, I think), but this is still the best one. (For some reason the YouTube video misses the "You'll Never Walk Alone" football choir at the end. I wonder if they got that idea from Pink Floyd?!)
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