tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post1573354334016313065..comments2024-02-25T04:20:09.570-08:00Comments on When the Dead Walk the Earth: Across the Universe (2007)Jeff McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455194268519396055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-21458434233612283412007-10-09T10:24:00.000-07:002007-10-09T10:24:00.000-07:00I really hated Across the Universe, mostly for the...I really hated <I>Across the Universe</I>, mostly for the reasons you mentioned. Thirty minutes into it I was so disgusted that it was hard to appreciate the redeeming features, which exist and which you also mentioned. <BR/><BR/>I wanted to barf at the "Dear Prudence" scene.Chris Cusackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140577919396816464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-68803651658224514202007-09-24T08:43:00.000-07:002007-09-24T08:43:00.000-07:00It sounds like the movie lives up to my most cynic...It sounds like the movie lives up to my most cynical fears of it which is kind of too bad. <BR/><BR/>I may still check it out.Craig Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924813294666616097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-32470762239988462962007-09-23T19:23:00.000-07:002007-09-23T19:23:00.000-07:00I'd still recommend seeing the movie in theaters i...I'd still recommend seeing the movie in theaters in order to enjoy Taymor's visuals, but only if you can go in with the proper expectations and ignore the narrative.Jeff McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455194268519396055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-17070149600566230282007-09-23T18:49:00.000-07:002007-09-23T18:49:00.000-07:00I'm reading other reviews that echo what you point...I'm reading other reviews that echo what you pointed out, Jeff: the lame contrivances and the hippie stuff totally kill the movie. Ugh. I have no plans to pay money to see this.<BR/><BR/>I'm amazed that Dick Clement & Ian LaFrenais are the credited writers on this. If anyone could write a sharp, fantastic script about music, I would have thought it was these guys. What happened?<BR/><BR/>Now I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com