Comments on: Music and Lyrics

By: Mrs. Susan Davies.

Mrs. Susan Davies. — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:18:00 +0000

I have a complaint about continuity regarding Hugh Grants character-in some scenes he was wearing a ring on his ring finger and then he was wearing it on his middle finger…..other than that-brilliant film. only what one has come to expect from a Hugh Grant movie.

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:08:17 +0000

I don’t get creeped out by age differences (and have been on both ends of that in my dating years)… but the romance didn’t really work for me as a film romance. It did, however, seem to function as a good friendship, and the film pretty well worked for me. With particular props to Grant and to the gal who played the singer.

(I could, of course, go into a list of Things That Were Silly, but what’s the point?)

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:44:52 +0000

The soundtrack is neat! And yeah, I was 1987, so I’m the target demographic, I think. Good thinking on the age issue, too — I like your reasoning.

By: Dave Mahlin

Dave Mahlin — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:04:08 +0000

We saw it last night and gave it a thorough thumbs-up. I’ll likely be picking up the soundtrack before long and the DVD when it becomes available.

I didn’t hear any Ivy on the soundtrack but I did catch Fountains Of Wayne’s “Radiation Vibe” playing in the background in the record store scene. It’s so low in the mix, you’d never notice it if you didn’t already know the song, but it was there. That was the only tune not written for the movie that I caught.

There are several Ivy albums availalbe for cheap downloads at eMusic.com, which is where I first ran across them.

I thought the “Careless Whisper” knock-off that Alex sang at the Class of ‘87 reunion (that’s your year, isn’t Johanna?) was a hoot.

And on the age thing: When we were talking about it later, we both pointed out that there was and actual story-driven reason for the age-difference of the characters. It makes sense for Alex to be about 45 or so- that’s about the age the Wham! guys would be now, I think. Meanwhile Drew’s character is a little too young to get what the fuss is all about while her 38-year-old sister totally loses her shit at the mere mention of Alex’s name. ALex need’s someone who can hold it togetehr long enough to not take his celebrity so seriously.

Dig: my wife has an aunt who is about 50 who still sighs at the mention of David Cassidy. My wife, who is 30, is not even sure who David Cassidy is, but you don’t want to be around her if someone mentions Joey McEntire. So there you go.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:56:02 +0000

I thought someone might bring that up… I figure she’s in her mid-20s, and he’s in his 40s, which are roughly the same ages KC and I were when we started dating. So no, it didn’t creep me out. :) I figure the important thing when it comes to dating is whether the partners are roughly the same mental age and in roughly the same places in their lives. Since Grant is playing someone living in the past based on his youthful accomplishments, the pairing makes sense to me.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:40:01 +0000

Hmm, were you not at all creeped out by the fact that Grant must be twenty-plus years older than Barrymore?

By: Dan Coyle

Dan Coyle — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:09:34 +0000

Wha? He hated Hugh even after Two Weeks Notice? That was one of his best performances!

By: Rich Johnston

Rich Johnston — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:56:58 +0000

Considered seeing this with the good lady but…. no. Hot Fuzz came out on Wednesday. No competition.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:21:23 +0000

Ivy, hunh? I don’t think we have any of that. I’ll have to look for it. Thanks for the pointer.

By: Jim Kosmicki

Jim Kosmicki — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:17:34 +0000

Hey Dave, I’ve been told in one review or another that at least one Ivy song is played in a scene from the movie. The wife and I haven’t had time to go to a movie in a while, but this is definitely one we will see in theatres. if the music is anything like That Thing You Do!, I’ll also be buying the soundtrack.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:06:42 +0000

LOL oh yeah KC HATES Hugh. (known from a conversation at SPX years back) So if he had that amount of praise then I need to see it too. (and I’ve really liked Hugh in some past stuff, About a Boy being one)

By: Dave Mahlin

Dave Mahlin — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:50:03 +0000

This is one that, when we saw the trailers, my wife turned to me and said, “We’re seeing that,” to which I responded, “I’m not.” Then I read a review a few days ago over at popmatters.com and changed my mind. This might be fun.

The icing for me is that the music is by Adam Schlesinger. I’m actually listening to FoW as I write this, no lie. I first became aware of him about 10 years ago when I learned that he also wrote the title song for “That Thing You Do!” which I thought did a magnificent job of capturing the feel of so many one-hit wonders of the era.

It should be noted that Schlesinger had another group, Ivy, for a while in the 90’s. Both bands are worth checking out for anyone with an appreciation for 60’s-inspired pop

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:12:39 +0000

It’s good? Yay! Because the trailers make me want to like it. (Then again, I’m one of those pro-Hugh guys, unlike KC.)