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#1 May 01 2008 at 12:05 PM Rating: Good
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I watched "High Fidelity" again last night.

I loved the book - Nick Hornby at his trivial, silly, blokish best. When I heard the movie would be transposed from London to Chicago I was gutted.

In fact, I went to see it twice when it was released. The screenplay & direction were faithful to the spirit of the book, and John Cusack was superb.

It was only last night when I watched it again I saw the main protagonist as Smasharoo for the whole movie.

Funnily enough, it maintained my perceptions of the character and Smash from start to finish. Smiley: cool
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#2 May 01 2008 at 12:09 PM Rating: Decent
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Haha.

Nexa hated it.

So, basically confirms everything you say.

Fever Pitch is my favorite Hornsby book, though I like almost all of his work. It's also the most nightmarishly bad Americanization of an English film ever. I never got around to watching About a Boy, have you seen that one?


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#3 May 01 2008 at 12:11 PM Rating: Good
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Smasharoo wrote:
I never got around to watching About a Boy, have you seen that one?


It's a bit syrupy at times, but Hugh Grant plays. . . erm. . . Hugh Grant (which he does well). S'OK, but a bad guilt trip for any parent of an adolescent son.
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#4 May 01 2008 at 12:27 PM Rating: Excellent
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hmm, has Smash talked to you at length about his exes? If so, I can understand the comparison...

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#5 May 01 2008 at 12:28 PM Rating: Excellent
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Nobby wrote:
Smasharoo wrote:
I never got around to watching About a Boy, have you seen that one?


It's a bit syrupy at times, but Hugh Grant plays. . . erm. . . Hugh Grant (which he does well). S'OK, but a bad guilt trip for any parent of an adolescent son.


Yeah, but anything with Toni Collette is worth watching at least once.

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#6 May 01 2008 at 12:29 PM Rating: Good
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Nexa wrote:
[quote=Nobby]Yeah, but anything with Rachael Weisz is worth watching at least once.
Ficksed
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#7 May 01 2008 at 12:29 PM Rating: Good
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Nexa wrote:
Nobby wrote:
Smasharoo wrote:
I never got around to watching About a Boy, have you seen that one?


It's a bit syrupy at times, but Hugh Grant plays. . . erm. . . Hugh Grant (which he does well). S'OK, but a bad guilt trip for any parent of an adolescent son.


Yeah, but anything with Toni Collette is worth watching at least once.

Nexa


I love this movie so much. But I'm a big sap. It is one of my favorites, partly b/c I like the soundtrack by Badly Drawn Boy.
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#8 May 01 2008 at 12:59 PM Rating: Good
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I don't care for Hornby's writing, personally, but I liked High Fidelity as a movie. Now I'll have to see it again to see if I see a little Smash in the mix. =)
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#9 May 01 2008 at 1:01 PM Rating: Decent
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I don't care for Hornby's writing, personally

It's very lad-centric. Not that I'm reducing your literary criticism to your gender, but I can't stand Ann Lamont's novels for likely similar reasons.

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#10 May 01 2008 at 1:13 PM Rating: Good
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Smasharoo wrote:
I can't stand Ann Lamont's novels for likely similar reasons.
So they're not in your Top 5 list? Smiley: laugh
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#11 May 01 2008 at 2:11 PM Rating: Good
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Smasharoo wrote:

I don't care for Hornby's writing, personally

It's very lad-centric. Not that I'm reducing your literary criticism to your gender, but I can't stand Ann Lamont's novels for likely similar reasons.



Hmmm. I read A Long Way Down and rather enjoyed it.
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#12 May 01 2008 at 2:26 PM Rating: Good
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Belkira the Tulip wrote:
Smasharoo wrote:

I don't care for Hornby's writing, personally

It's very lad-centric. Not that I'm reducing your literary criticism to your gender, but I can't stand Ann Lamont's novels for likely similar reasons.



Hmmm. I read A Long Way Down and rather enjoyed it.


I read that not long ago and loathed it. Go figure.
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#13 May 01 2008 at 7:51 PM Rating: Good
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"Lad-centric." Is that a euphemism for ****-eroticism? If so, bhodi'd love that movie.

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