fitting that he eventually went on to play the shittiest southern daddy in tv, arlo givens
― Jeff the grown man (voodoo chili), Friday, 31 May 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
this movie is a solid 7.5
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 10 July 2020 12:06 (four years ago) link
On a scale of 6? Agreed!
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 10 July 2020 19:46 (four years ago) link
lol otm
― bat ain't Thad (sic), Friday, 10 July 2020 20:23 (four years ago) link
Dewey, I'm cut in half pretty bad
― lumen (esby), Friday, 10 July 2020 21:01 (four years ago) link
I found this to be a long unfocused mess with a few high-quality lols.
― the shock will be coupled with the need to dance (jim), Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:02 AM (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
revise this a little bit, this is very good. underrated
― Temporary Erogenous Zone (jim in vancouver), Friday, 10 July 2020 21:25 (four years ago) link
The oral history gave me so much more appreciation for the care that went into this
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 10 July 2020 22:07 (four years ago) link
I'm sure I mentioned this above, but I went into hysterics in the movie theater such that I was surprised no one shushed me
― this has been the best year fuiud (rip van wanko), Friday, 10 July 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
I’ve rewatched this movie twice this year. It’s amazing how they successful nail and skewer so many music biopic cliches while still pulling off some of the emotional notes those cliches try to hit! The songs strike a balance between straight-up goofing on artists and repurposing musical styles to the point where they might be real songs — and you realize how silly some of the cultural touchstones they’re evoking are when put out of context.
One Eye Open is otm that somehow Bohemian Rhapsody came out years later and somehow managed to use all the same cliches again, but in an insanely sanitized way because it’s a family movie
― solo scampito (mh), Friday, 31 July 2020 03:58 (four years ago) link
Watched it this week and kept thinking about how absolutely terrible it would have been with Will Ferrell in place of Reilly.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 31 July 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
One of the good things about this movie is Ferrell's lack of involvement in it.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 31 July 2020 04:46 (four years ago) link
― lumen (esby), Saturday, July 11, 2020 7:01 AM (two weeks ago)
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Friday, 31 July 2020 05:27 (four years ago) link
fake liverpool accent "great record, great record" is now a permanent part of my vocabulary to the point where i must come across as a right weirdo to people who havent seen it (most people)
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 31 July 2020 07:48 (four years ago) link
absolutely. the supporting cast + cameos are all game and funny (I particularly appreciate Vedder's straight-faced RRHF speech) but it's impossible for me to imagine anyone but JCR killing it like that
― the quar on drugs (Simon H.), Friday, 31 July 2020 12:38 (four years ago) link
one of my very favorite lines comes early, when he's at the talent show, watching the tap dancing girl or whatever: "How are we gonna top that?!"
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 31 July 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
My fav supporting cast bit is John Michael Higgins as the engineer when they record "Walk Hard", his performance as he's dressing down JCR slays me so hard.
This is one of those where I have to actively try not to rewatch it too often in order to not spoil it.
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Friday, 31 July 2020 18:36 (four years ago) link
goddammit this is a dark fucking period!!
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Friday, 31 July 2020 19:32 (four years ago) link
every time I see this movie I end up singing Dewey's rendition of 'That's Amore' for a day or two afterward
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 31 July 2020 20:23 (four years ago) link
I also say glate lecold a lot in my head
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Friday, 31 July 2020 23:23 (four years ago) link
^^^^same
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Saturday, 1 August 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g_xaVNY9P4
Beatles!! Stop fighting here in India!!
― frogbs, Saturday, 1 August 2020 00:24 (four years ago) link
the ending montage where a bunch of moments that weren’t in the movie, including jack black as elvis waving a switchblade at dewey
― solo scampito (mh), Saturday, 1 August 2020 02:39 (four years ago) link
This will rule
This Friday I'm joined by @kalebhorton and @AlanSiegelLA to talk about the only biopic that matters: WALK HARD. *Tim Meadows voice* Trust me, you do want part of this shit. Until then, you can find all 30 episodes at the link below.👇👇👇https://t.co/l4ac6wSrYj pic.twitter.com/ANVPZdPtje— Soundtracker Podcast (@Soundtracker_) March 23, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 16:03 (two years ago) link
Listening to this now having finally read the Ringer piece. I rewatched this this weekend and have been marginally obsessed all over again. I really do need to see the director’s cut.Can we agree that the real tragedy of this movie is that Glen Campbell never recorded a version of Beautiful Ride (as he stood on the precipice of death)?
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 16:31 (two years ago) link
Slightly off topic but thread title hits a bit different now given the fallout between Ferrell and McKay's split up over Reilly's casting in the Lakers show.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 16:33 (two years ago) link
garbled that but you know what I mean
Was thinking the same. Show is a bit of a trashfire but Reilly is gr8 in that.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 00:24 (two years ago) link
Officially over this take, true even tho it may be
Hard to think of a single film released in my lifetime that has caused more artistic devastation than Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Every conventional biopic released since has been accidentally hilarious because of it— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) April 24, 2023
― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Monday, 24 April 2023 15:19 (one year ago) link
the wrong kid died
― mh, Monday, 24 April 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link