High Fidelity: Classic Or Dud?

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Oops. I made myself John Cusack's girlfriend, is what I did. Which would actually be more likely than a Trixie . It's pretty funny because someone applied on my behalf for the Trixie Society, and I got accepted.

― Kerry, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wait, is that Trixie thing serious? It looked like a pisstake to me.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ah, yes. I am a fool.

Over the weekend I saw a black Jetta double-parked in front of the posh dog grooming place and Banana Reupublic on Halsted near Armitage with a "KERRY" vanity plate and was wondering if that was yours. ;)

― scott p, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The trixie site is a satire created by two gay men, but they really exist.

― Kerry, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Trixies really exist, that is.

― Kerry, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cracks me up too, Mark.

Unfortunately, Pete, "All Around My Hat" wasn't far from Steve Wright's lips recently when he was (presumably) far from pissed. That's enough to cheapen anything, though the production still RoXoR.

― His girlfriend was a Dymaxia (not literally), Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You could have cheated and used Men W/O Hates album Greatest Hats and filled your Safety Dance cravings. Safety Dance is never the same after you've seen the Safety Ape dance to it.

― Mr Noodles, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm a girl and I totally identified with the guy, specially the mix tape thing. John Cusack is a total honey. Classic. Oh, and Trixies? Wtf?!?!?!? Makes me glad I'm English ;)

― Debs, Thursday, 13 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm sure I found the film mildly depressing in some way, although I can't quite remember why. Perhaps it was the tremendous sense of mediocrity dressed up as passion. Not a great film, by any strech of the imagination.

― Ally C, Thursday, 13 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think Boston had alot of Trixies too. And allot of blondes. The Charles is 50% peroxide

― Pennysong Hanle y, Thursday, 13 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

seven months pass...

Yes, of course Trixies are real. Pinch us, and we'll kick back. The Society is very real. Just look at the discussion board topic debating our legitimacy at www.lptrixie.com

Regards Ashley Burke Director of Communications Lincoln Park Trixie Society

― Ashley Burke, Saturday, 11 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nutty thing is we have a (male) library worker named Ashley Burke. He has been described as Supermodel Ashley Burke by some.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 11 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You are surely a mentalist then, Ashley.

― RickyT, Saturday, 11 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pinch us, and we'll kick back.

With what......yupscum SKELETON POWER? Haha, all you chicks will look and speak like Ann Coulter in 5 years, on the stremf. Someone link to the "stickers with Calvin pissing" thread, there are some highly apposite comments there re: your men. See, stuff like this Trixie culture thing is a challenge to me, because it's tough to find a watertight diss for something that's dissworthy simply on common sense.....like wearing a band shirt of the band youre seeing that night......there's no scientific or logical or ethical explanation why it's lame, but it just is, and everyone knows it.....but there's that one kid that doesn't know any better.....he did it last week, and when people clown he will be batshit enough to try to make a stand about 'why shouldn't you wear band shirts to the band's show? are you elitists?'......it's like that with that Trixie site.....constructing a diss on grounds of corniness isnt even worth the time cuz they're yupscum-impregnable.......here's one anyway......Trixie's are the kind of people that have made this phone call: "Hello? Mitsubishi? Ad department, please.........Hello? Yes, I just saw that commercial with the young people grooving and singing along in the car. I need to know what that song is!"

― Ramosi, Saturday, 11 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh shit, now I'm going to have their 'ringer' on my ass......you know, the law-talking "smart" one that handles all their battles......okay, okay, when you get back from rollerblading and read this, I'm SORRY. LEAVE ME ALONE.

― Ramosi, Saturday, 11 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three months pass...

Jack Black is the real high point of this movie.

― Ron, Sunday, 11 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

don't make me puke

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

DUD soooo so boring

― ducklingmonster, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

since dribbling about JC in this thread i have seen the film and was utterly and thoroughly bored by it. blimey, never thought i'd see the day when i wanted to punch john cusack! (tho i suppose i'd like to punch all nick hornby's characters) give me grosse pointe blank any day :(

― katie, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

nine months pass...

REVIVE! i just saw this movie last night on tele. i have a lot of mixed feelings about it. i wanted to hate it but it was a funny caricature, and i had to recognise myself in john cusack's character a little and its good to laugh at yourself, right?

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 12 May 2003 08:01 (twenty-three years ago)

eleven months pass...

I watched this last night on BBC 3 for the first time (I vaguely remeber reading the book way back and being none too impressed) and all I kept thinking, all the way through was ILM ILM, that's so ILM. Sorry guys ;0(

― smee (smee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I really like this film I have to say.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Never read it or watched it. Too englishy looking...

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Jesus I hate Jack Black so much.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay! Finally someone else who can't stand Jack Black. All my friends really like his stuff, and they don't understand why I get so annoyed with him.

― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:24 (twenty-two years ago)

He doesn't even act, does anyone doubt he's actually exactly like his "characters" in real life?

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate this film and all associated with it except John Cusack, who gets a bye because of being in Grosse Point Blank, the best film ever.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Including the Beta Band, Nick?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion pisses all over Grosse Point Blank.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Not quite, Matt.

I'll have to take your word for it, N.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 29 April 2004 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Film is 100 x better than the book. This is saying VERY VERY little.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Never read it or watched it. Too englishy looking...

you blithering moron it's set in chicago or somewhere and has an entirely american cast

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Mmmm, I guess I'm thinking about that Nick Hornby prat. Is this a different High Fidelity?

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

no he wrote it, but the movie is v americanised. it's much better than the book. i like it, but i like john cusack so that's prob why.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

just can't see how it's possible for something to look "englishy" when it's american.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Somebody enlighten me. Is Nick Fucking Hornby English or American - I clearly pointed out that I had not seen the movie, urk, film so I wouldn't know that it had been 'americanised'.

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Hornby is from North London. The book High Fidelity is set in North London. The film takes the story to Chicago.

Neither are much kop.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Unless you read anything about it anywhere. Where are you from that you're dissing things for being too english?

xpost

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I knew what you meant Rumpy, the book was very English and there was a lot of English style hype around it.

― smee (smee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

i hate everything not english

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I read nothing about the film anywhere, after reading the blurb and reviews of the book I had absolutely no reason to.

Do we know why the book had to be set in Chicago? Because it was too English?

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

the book was set in london the film was set in chicago

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

it was set in chicago because it was NOT FUCKING AMERICAN ENOUGH!!!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

They should have set it in Kilmarnock.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

i couldn't care less where they set it, just that saying something is too english is like saying something is too american, too black, too jewish. plain fucking moronic.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I disagree. But that's possibly only because I love it when my Irish friend slags things off for being too English.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

N - Now THAT would have been entertaining....

Dave - get over it mate, we are Scots and for historical reasons are entitled to complain about things being too english, so ner.

― smee (smee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

It was set in Chicago because the musical Chicago had just come to London and the whole fabric of society would have collapsed unless art evened itself out.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah don't you know you're supposed to like all things equally? what's wroung with you?

xxxpost

― ooops, Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm half-scottish, half-irish.
to be honest i am glad i had the privilege of growing up in england, not scotland, otherwise i could have had a cultural life that consisted entirely of tennents super, sectarian football hooliganism and heroin.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

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I've watched the first two episode and it's still just as cringe-worthy as the movie. Maybe I'm too old for this kind of thing.

― Darin, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 01:51 (six years ago)

looks like the book and film maaaay have touched a nerve

― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 01:56 (six years ago)

i just watched the trailer for the movie and the tv show. The tv show looks must better. I haven't seen the movie since it first came out but I recall the only sympathetic thing about it was that they cast John Cusack in 2000.

― Yerac, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 02:24 (six years ago)

Jake Lacy is really making a career out of playing "a guy you date(d)".

― Yerac, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 02:29 (six years ago)

i finished the first episode. This is totally fine! it's weird that this is kind of the first thing zoe kravitz has really starred in?

― Yerac, Saturday, 22 February 2020 07:29 (six years ago)

Last two episodes were rushed and weird.

― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Saturday, 22 February 2020 09:23 (six years ago)

I just double checked how old Rob is supposed to be in the book. 35?

― Yerac, Saturday, 22 February 2020 09:33 (six years ago)

halfway through, this is so much better than the movie (or rather my memory of the movie).

― Yerac, Monday, 24 February 2020 08:35 (six years ago)

low bar

― lukas, Monday, 24 February 2020 21:18 (six years ago)

i hope they pay homage to the ""i will now sell 5 copies of the 3 eps by the beta band" scene.

― frederik b. godt (jim in vancouver), Monday, 24 February 2020 21:22 (six years ago)

"I will now tweet about adding tracks to the store's Spotify playlist"

― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 February 2020 21:23 (six years ago)

I think there were two homages to the Beta Band thing

― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Monday, 24 February 2020 23:25 (six years ago)

!!!

― frederik b. godt (jim in vancouver), Monday, 24 February 2020 23:26 (six years ago)

Finished. This was totally good. The casting, the styling, the moments.

― Yerac, Thursday, 27 February 2020 07:30 (six years ago)

six months pass...

weird i heard this was terrible

― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 13 September 2020 05:40 (five years ago)

Terrible is strong but it was not good.

― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Sunday, 13 September 2020 06:48 (five years ago)

considering the lack of acting prowess among the major players, it somehow elevated itself to adequacy.

― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Sunday, 13 September 2020 18:49 (five years ago)

at the moment I'd be happy if Peter Bradshaw was replaced by Aimless!

― calzino, Sunday, 13 September 2020 19:20 (five years ago)

I just watched the Other Music documentary last weekend, don’t know if I can watch something like this.

― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 September 2020 19:38 (five years ago)

there's an Other Music doc? how was it?

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 14 September 2020 16:12 (five years ago)

Did you shop at Other Music?

― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 September 2020 16:52 (five years ago)

Yep

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 14 September 2020 18:07 (five years ago)

Then you should definitely watch it.
http://www.othermusicdocumentary.com/

― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 September 2020 18:12 (five years ago)

Best thing about it is, most of it takes place inside the store. Other good thing is that any well-known people that are interviewed were all regular customers.

― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 September 2020 18:14 (five years ago)

two months pass...

Finally saw this last night. I kinda avoided it as I too read the book and kinda tossed it down as I thought in the end the main character was a such dick. While I liked the music nods, I never checked out the movie.

The love story is still pretty much nerd fantasy land, but the scenes in the store and the nods to 90s Chicago was pretty fun. And the Cusacks are always fun to see act together.

Now that it 20 years on, I did think Tim Robbins character was really hilarious and kinda caught something in some hipsters of that era well. They should have somehow had a scene where it crawled across his shelves and you could see his CD collection. You know that dude would have some Rusted Root.

― earlnash, Saturday, 5 December 2020 01:09 (five years ago)

I haven’t seen this in several years, but seeing it as a teenager vs. seeing it mid 20’s vs. seeing it at 30 was an interesting evolution in perspective. It still remained good in my eyes but for different reasons along the course. I’m roughly the age of Cusack in the film now. Hesitant to revisit.

― circa1916, Saturday, 5 December 2020 02:29 (five years ago)

one year passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZjIgH7E0_8

― Apollo and the Aqueducts (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 20 May 2022 22:00 (four years ago)

John Cusack was extremely well cast in this film. He is the most believable character by a long way.

― everything, Saturday, 21 May 2022 01:24 (four years ago)

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