BONUS EPISODE: "Across the Universe"

its bullshit that ringo didn't get credited at the end cause he has a writing credit on Flying which was in the soundtrack!

Tony Muad'dib

The thing that annoys me about the shallowness of it is having the Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix clones, but leaving out what happened to them. It treats them like they went through their arc and everything is fine now............ UNTIL 1970 HAPPENED. This movie is weirdly devoid of consequences, and it takes away the impact of anything that happens.

Joe Straatmann

I wanna see the video of the basketball player dropping the ball.

Jenna H

It's not a movie but a truly great Beatles jukebox musical is Cirque du Soleil's "Love." And I say this as someone jaded about Cirque. The biggest part, which anyone can experience, is George Martin's soundtrack, a masterful and intimate revisit of their music that makes everything bright and new. But Cirque also went outside their usual toolkit and put together a show that's faithful to the band's real world history and does justice to the songs. Hopefully someday a VR version will be available. I'd never go to Vegas but was grateful a friend persuaded me just to see that show.

Paul Anderson

I do enjoy when you two go over the poll to give your opinions on the next movie

Ian Stolmeier

I remember enjoying this at the time, but haven't gone back to it in over a decade. I know a bunch of people who love it. As for a good Beatles related flick, you didn't mention it, but I find I Wanna Hold Your Hand to be solid.

Daniel Davis

Re: worthwhile Beatles-based movies: I haven‘t watched it myself, but this fictionalized account of the evolving relationship between John Lennon and Brian Epstein was on The Guardian‘s 1000 movies list. It‘s called The Hours and Times, from 1991. https://youtu.be/5_dgKHVIHeo

Albert Farkas

This movie was staggeringly hard to follow

Ian Stolmeier

I love this movie. That said, this is totally a movie I don’t need other people to love in order to enjoy it. I like Beatles music, I like the musical sequences, I have a good time with it. Do I think it’s good? Eh, I don’t really care about that. Lina’s take in this movie is valid, y’all’s take on this movie is valid, Todd’s take is valid. I still like watching it either way. Nothing’s gonna change my world.

Katie Gunn

i voted for this entirely to hear somebody say it sucked shit cuz it sucks shit

"This is Katana. She's got my back."

A Bucket of Water

No, I also just watched the movie, and you're right. Though, to be fair, it is a very quick moment ( they almost cut away from her saying it) and it is the only time we see her with a girl in any sort of intimate relationship.

George E. Schneider

I saw Across the Universe once in theatre with two other friends. One loathed it, the other loved it, and I was pretty lukewarm about it. I likely won't watch again, although getting high and watching the She's So Heavy scene kind of sounds fun.

I say this as someone who hasn’t seen it since theaters, so you two who just watched it must be right

Robert Mischief

I feel like there’s a line after Mr Kite where Prudence introduced the cast to her girlfriend. “This is _____, she’s a contortionist “

Robert Mischief