"I'm Not There," about Bob Dylan

[anarky]

This movie looks like the shit that Snigtad's uncle has to wipe from his cock every day after Snigtad comes home from school.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I haven't seen much about it, but by your description, it sounds an awful lot like Across the Universe. (Not that I'll ever see that Beatles-defaming piece of shit.)

[anarky]

Five different actors play Dylan at different times in his life. Including a black kid and Cate Blanchett.

I shouldn't need to say anything more.

[anarky]

However, I just looked up the soundtrack, and it looks pretty solid. Dylan covers, and one never before (commercially) released Dylan track that sounds quite good.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I knew about the different actors (I thought there were six, though). Covers albums generally piss me off, as very few covers are as good as the originals (unless the originals were really obscure or something and I'm used to the newer ones, like a lot of Led Zeppelin's early stuff). One of the many reasons Across the Universe pisses me off (though not why I referred to it earlier).

[vynsane]

the difference is that most beatles covers are pure shit (almost total acception to the rule being the "i am sam" soundtrack - i like the aimee mann/random guy version of "two of us" better than the original...) whereas bob dylan, while a great WRITER is not such a great performer. his songs are almost MADE to be covers.

[anarky]

Or any Beatles cover by Aerosmith or one of the Highwaymen.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

the difference is that most beatles covers are pure shit (almost total acception to the rule being the "i am sam" soundtrack - i like the aimee mann/random guy version of "two of us" better than the original...) whereas bob dylan, while a great WRITER is not such a great performer. his songs are almost MADE to be covers.

I was actually thinking along those lines a few days ago while listening to Blonde on Blonde - great songs, just done alright.

[Ro11o Tomassi]

Isn't Bob Dylan a real guy, though? I guess they'll have to get his permission to make this, like they did with Spinal Tap.