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That Thing You Do! (1996)
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A movie about a One Hit Wonder ...
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""The One-ders," later named "The Wonders," are a garage band with big dreams, and they become a reality. But can they go through with what every band eventually goes through? The movie pretty much nails the 1960s. From the sets to the wardrobe, you pretty much feel like you have been transported to to the era. Then there is the characters -- none of which I could identify with. There was no depth to them in my opinion, and they all seemed pretty one-dimensional. The script was pretty much the same way. The performances from the cast were fine, but they were handed a pretty weak script that just didn't give the cast the opportunity to shine. None of them stood out in my opinion, even Tom Hanks, who also directed. There was some drama in this film, but nothing really stood out. In my opinion, the way the break up of the band near the end of the movie was handle wasn't that good. Maybe if there was a little more emotion in the fight that lead up to the break up, I would have been more ... "
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10 Underrated Songs by Fictiona ...
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"This week, thanks to The Rocker, we can add another fictional band to the long list of music groups created solely for the movies. They’re called Vesuvius, and they’re an ‘80s hair band with a hit song titled “Promised Land.” As part of the film’s marketing, the track was offered as a free download for play on Rock Band (see the clip above). But if you ask me, the wrong tune was used in the promotion. Another song from the soundtrack, also credited to Vesuvius, is called “Pompeii Nights,” and it’s definitely the better of the two. I’m not surprised, though. While most people favor the songs of Spinal Tap, a once-fictional band that has become popular enough to evolve into a “semi-fictional” performing act, I’ve preferred such gems as “The Whites of Their Eyes” by PEZ® People, from The Big Picture. Also co-written by
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Cute but Overrated
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"That Thing That You Do! is an overrated movie. Don't get me wrong. It is cute. It has a beat you can dance to, but it seems like a retread of almost every music/road trip movie out there and doesn't really add anything to it to make it special. Liv Tyler's sexy yet innocent smile is the best thing about this movie. "
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Loved This One
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"There's almost nothing I don't like about this film about a garage band's one hit wonder. Written, directed and produced by Tom Hanks, it's a wonderful slice of the early 60's in middle America. The cast is believable because you feel you met a few of these people while growing up. Hanks captured a moment in time when things were just beginning to change on many levels in our lives. Plus, Liv Tyler delivers one of the very best movie lines ever about "wasting thousands of kisses" on her self-absorbed boyfriend, perfectly portrayed by Johnathon Schaech. Funny, sad, poignant - and the song ain't bad either. "
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ONCE
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"10/10 people. I was not expecting to be blown away by anything with a Sundance seal of approval. More often than not, Sundance endorsements are about quirky people patting other quirky people on the back and telling the rest of us we're idiots for liking Terminator. I do have an artsy fartsy streak, and I admit I'm a sucker for music-oriented films. Hell, I love That Thing You Do! How many grown men admit that?! Once feels like real time. It has a deliberately slow pace allowing the music and lyrics to tell a lot of the story. (not too slow -- it's not even 90 minutes) And please, fellow rockers, don't panic at the cover. Sure this is singer-songwriter territory. I have Lars Ulrich on my desktop wallpaper, ok? Some Kind of Monster is a work of genius. But this music is flat out good. I mean really, really good.Boy meets girl, boy very fond of girl. Both are lonely and at crossroads in their lives. Both are trying to determine if they're reboundin ... "
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