High Fidelity: Classic Or Dud?

I was happier when they were a disorganized mess. At least I didn't know what I was missing.

So QED this board must find it classic. Also for the The Beta Band scene (what was the song in the book?) and the brief fantasies of Rob Vs Ian.

A lot of people I know saw the film after reading the book, and complained that they'd niced up Rob too much. But seeing it a second time, he is a complete bastard at times in the film, it's just that he's played by John Cusack, and everyone loves John Cusack.

Mark S.: God, yes Affording the rent for the store alone is a stretch. Re Lincoln Park Trixies: Why do you...don't you live in the UK? (yes, the interweb thingy is international, but connotations, etc...)

That said, even though I in no way am aligning myself with the lead character it is strange seeing a film in which you are familiar with basically every public, interior location: clubs, bars, shops, restaurants, cafés.

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. ;)

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.

Regards Ashley Burke Director of Communications Lincoln Park Trixie Society

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!"

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

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

Neither are much kop.

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

Rob's not enough of an asshole in the TV show, the writers didn't seem to recognize that the relationship was a McGuffin and it was about contronting in middle age that you're an enormous piece of shit.

really don't get the impression that the movie knows how much of a prick rob is.

like definitely it knows he's a bit of a fucking dolt and needs to grow up, but he's still our cool hero also

He’s definitely portrayed as sympathetic. Straw Dogs it is not

dolts can be heroes

eg, Bowie

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.

looks like the book and film maaaay have touched a nerve

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.

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

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?

Last two episodes were rushed and weird.

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

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

low bar

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

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

I think there were two homages to the Beta Band thing

!!!

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

weird i heard this was terrible

Terrible is strong but it was not good.

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

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

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

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

Did you shop at Other Music?

Yep

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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