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Post by Calvinball on Feb 22, 2019 22:01:21 GMT -5
With the success of Bohemian Rhapsody and the upcoming biopic of Elton John and the general upswing of biopics all together I started thinking about what bands I'd like to see a movie out of in that ilk. Then I thought it'd be fun to open that question up to marsh to see what you mother fuckers had to say about it. So let's hear it, what band or musical artist do you want to see come to the big screen.
The first ones that came to my mind were Mayhem, Metallica, Blink 182 and Weird Al. Mayhem for the obvious reasons of how dark and destructive the band got with murders, church burnings, prison sentences, and just how generally depressed and morbid the members were. It'd be very dark and very fascinating. Metallica because it's the one I'd like to see that has the best chance of being made given how big the band got. But when you add in the early days with Dave Mustaine, the death of Cliff Burton, the Napster controversies, the alcohol, and the band hating each other, it could be amazing. Blink 182 because simply they were my first real favorite band and I still listen to them heavily to this day, along the way their story would be fun and zany and immature but with some real heavy moments mixed in, particularly Travis's plane crash. And Weird Al because I love and respect the hell out of him and it'd be hilarious, the man has also managed to stay relevant and cool over the course of 4-5 decades which is insanely hard to do in music.
So let's hear it Moshers, tell me your dream movies!!!
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Post by stringypoo on Feb 23, 2019 0:45:10 GMT -5
Very cool thread. Metallica do have a film out, I believe it’s from the St. Anger period. Would love to see a full career film, though. Also, I never saw the other one. Mayhem, absolutely. While there are a few documentary films chronicling the birth and development of black metal, I’d really like to see a full-length one dedicated to just Mayhem. Good pick, Calvinball. Weird Al? Amazing idea. Hahaha! And Blink 182 I never got into, but I can imagine a good film out of that. As for my own picks, here are a few I thought of I’d love to see: Slayer: Besides the death of Jeff Hanneman and the area of Dave Lombardo leaving the band, I don’t know if there is truly that much interesting about Slayer that would make a film necessary. It’s just my personal interest, as I feel that this band reached the absolute pinnacle of thrash metal in their early years. Also, I cannot believe they’re still touring today with how hard and fast they played over the years. Even though their middle period kinda sucked, they still play all that hard and fast shit on the road. And lately, it seems that every tour they do is their “last tour.” Hmm... Cannibal Corpse: Why not? A death metal band constantly under fire but ultimately becoming the best selling death metal band in the world. Fighting against censorship to the extreme. Their band’s vision is more artistically motivated than most people see at first glance. Also, vocalist Corpsegrinder Fisher is the goofiest dude around. I love hearing him nerd out in interviews about World of Warcraft and shit. He’s hilarious sometimes. Chris Barnes was also a notable vocalist, which makes for a more interesting film. Death: Innovators (many say the first death metal band) of death metal, of course why not have a film for Death? Especially of note, the film could and should focus on vocalist/guitarist/Death-mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, as he shuffled band members in and out of the band frequently to support his vision. The first album featured just him and Autopsy drummer/vocalist Chris Reifert. Later on, he would enlist some rather famous metal musicians who have played in numerous successful bands. Chuck was a really cool guy. Many later suspected he was gay. His personality and style did not seem typical of a death metal musician. He often wore colorful clothes, and appeared overly friendly in interviews. He was met with allegations that his music and the darkness in death metal represented his true self, but he really broke free of suspected stereotypes and remained a really interesting guy and leader of the death metal movement. He died shortly after the last album almost twenty years ago, and today bands are still paying massive tributes. The band Gruesome is a newer death metal band whose goal is simply to sound like Death, and they do so perfectly. It’s like Death came back to life and made more albums. Black Sabbath: Why the fuck not? Many say they are the first metal band ever. With I believe three different vocalists in their career, two of which were massive in their presence and what they brought to the band (Ozzy and Ronnie James Dio), Black Sabbath really make for a great biopic. Especially with all the legal battle shit that went down in the name of the band, mostly regarding things between Dio and Ozzy (and Sharon Osborne in the background pulling the strings maybe???), there are numerous layers of interest here. The band innovated many styles of metal within their catalogue, and most metal bands (if they’re smart) recognize that and pay tribute to Sabbath at least by referencing them as influences. Manilla Road: Here’s my one pick that probably nobody cares about but me on here, but hear me out. Manilla Road were the ultimate underground road dog, underdogs from Kansas. They, namely their vocalist and guitarist Mark Shelton, crafted the American Epic Heavy Metal sound and started the whole scene. They formed in 1977 and disbanded in 2018 with the death of Mark Shelton. Despite their long career and 18 full-length albums which all kick ass, they never met the same level of success of many bands who picked their sound up and ran with it. Not sure if it was because of their location or means of distribution of their music (the times and location were dry for metal, no internet!!!!!), but they just didn’t really ever get what they deserved. Despite all of this, the band remained determined. Mark Shelton was the most humble guy ever. He would never, ever admit it, and would point to other bands, but he and his band completely reshaped the landscape of heavy metal. To me, this is the most interesting band pick for this thread that I can contribute. A great underdog story is exactly what I care about the most, given how excellent this band is.
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Post by Unlearner on Feb 23, 2019 1:07:17 GMT -5
I don't expect anyone to agree with me, but Michael Jackson. I think there was some shitty made-for-TV biopic, but I think a big budget one would be incredible.
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Post by theblackpage on Feb 23, 2019 2:10:34 GMT -5
I don't expect anyone to agree with me, but Michael Jackson. I think there was some shitty made-for-TV biopic, but I think a big budget one would be incredible. There is a new doc coming out about him and the kids he molested lol. It's called Leaving Neverland.
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Post by stringypoo on Feb 23, 2019 4:46:10 GMT -5
I can’t believe I forgot Motörhead. I would love to see a biopic of Motörhead. Lemmy alone is worth zooming in on.
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Post by tao on Feb 23, 2019 6:50:26 GMT -5
I wouldn’t mind if they did a biopic about The Who or Pink Floyd.
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Post by v9733xa on Feb 23, 2019 12:38:21 GMT -5
The key, honestly, to a good musical biopic is that everybody in the band has to be dead. Look, i love Queen (and Elton John, etc.), but making films about artists who are still alive -- and are producers or influencers on the story -- is really problematic. That's true about any biopic, not just music. The living members of Queen essentially helped write that awful script in a flawed movie that has one amazing performance by Rami Malek. On a related note, there's going to be a Netflix film about Hulk Hogan that he's a producer on and (surprise!) it's only about his heyday when he was a superstar in the mid-80s. That's disingenuous and will unfortunately lead to people forgetting about some of the nasty things he's said or done since then. So, biopics of dead musicians are what i have to stick to. None of you saw the Ethan Hawke-directed indie film Blaze that i thought was tremendous. That's the kind of story we need. Now that the documentary about Amy Winehouse was so good, let's get a movie about her.
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Post by Calvinball on Feb 23, 2019 13:52:08 GMT -5
The key, honestly, to a good musical biopic is that everybody in the band has to be dead. Look, i love Queen (and Elton John, etc.), but making films about artists who are still alive -- and are producers or influencers on the story -- is really problematic. That's true about any biopic, not just music. The living members of Queen essentially helped write that awful script in a flawed movie that has one amazing performance by Rami Malek. On a related note, there's going to be a Netflix film about Hulk Hogan that he's a producer on and (surprise!) it's only about his heyday when he was a superstar in the mid-80s. That's disingenuous and will unfortunately lead to people forgetting about some of the nasty things he's said or done since then. So, biopics of dead musicians are what i have to stick to. None of you saw the Ethan Hawke-directed indie film Blaze that i thought was tremendous. That's the kind of story we need. Now that the documentary about Amy Winehouse was so good, let's get a movie about her. I get where your coming from but on the other side of the coin members of Easy Company helped write Band of Brothers and it's widely considered one of the greatest pieces of work to ever come to a screen. Can I twist your arm into a scenario where the surviving members of the band have nothing to do with the film, we can even pretend they're all dead if that helps!
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Post by Calvinball on Feb 23, 2019 13:54:05 GMT -5
I don't expect anyone to agree with me, but Michael Jackson. I think there was some shitty made-for-TV biopic, but I think a big budget one would be incredible. There is a new doc coming out about him and the kids he molested lol. It's called Leaving Neverland. I think his estate is suing Netflix to the tune of 100mil.
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Post by Zeke on Feb 23, 2019 14:34:52 GMT -5
I don't expect anyone to agree with me, but Michael Jackson. I think there was some shitty made-for-TV biopic, but I think a big budget one would be incredible. There is a new doc coming out about him and the kids he molested lol. It's called Leaving Neverland. Wasn't it revealed that he never molested anyone? Some people just wanted to defame him and get some money.
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Post by essien on Feb 23, 2019 15:53:26 GMT -5
There is a new doc coming out about him and the kids he molested lol. It's called Leaving Neverland. Wasn't it revealed that he never molested anyone? Some people just wanted to defame him and get some money. I don't think it'll ever be proved either way but the evidence against MJ doesn't look good.
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Post by Calvinball on Feb 23, 2019 16:39:20 GMT -5
Wasn't it revealed that he never molested anyone? Some people just wanted to defame him and get some money. I don't think it'll ever be proved either way but the evidence against MJ doesn't look good. There are a lot of people who are convinced of his innocence and a lot of people who think he's guilty. It's weird and it's hard to say either way, one thing I know for sure is when you build your own theme park and invite a lot of small children to come become your "friend" there, that's just fucking weird. Honestly I was kind of surprised he never got brought up when metoo was at it's full force.
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Post by v9733xa on Feb 23, 2019 17:34:52 GMT -5
There is a new doc coming out about him and the kids he molested lol. It's called Leaving Neverland. Wasn't it revealed that he never molested anyone? Some people just wanted to defame him and get some money. Allegedly the doc -- which is premiering on HBO in a week, not Netflix -- is the story of 2 men who were boys that spent time with Jackson, and it's the most detailed and convincing case ever made against him. Apparently many many people openly wept or left the theatre in states of shock during the premiere at Sundance.
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Post by Zeke on Feb 24, 2019 3:58:36 GMT -5
I don't think it'll ever be proved either way but the evidence against MJ doesn't look good. There are a lot of people who are convinced of his innocence and a lot of people who think he's guilty. It's weird and it's hard to say either way, one thing I know for sure is when you build your own theme park and invite a lot of small children to come become your "friend" there, that's just fucking weird. Honestly I was kind of surprised he never got brought up when metoo was at it's full force. Allegedly he was emotionally underdeveloped, so even though he was an adult, he was on the emotional level of a kid. Seems to happen to people who get into the business at a very young age and miss out on some things. I don't know if he was innocent or not, but I thought that the ones accused him of doing that revealed after his death that it was just a lie. Given that I never really read up on the topic, I don't know much.
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Post by stringypoo on Feb 24, 2019 5:07:45 GMT -5
There are a lot of people who are convinced of his innocence and a lot of people who think he's guilty. It's weird and it's hard to say either way, one thing I know for sure is when you build your own theme park and invite a lot of small children to come become your "friend" there, that's just fucking weird. Honestly I was kind of surprised he never got brought up when metoo was at it's full force. Allegedly he was emotionally underdeveloped, so even though he was an adult, he was on the emotional level of a kid. Seems to happen to people who get into the business at a very young age and miss out on some things. I don't know if he was innocent or not, but I thought that the ones accused him of doing that revealed after his death that it was just a lie. Given that I never really read up on the topic, I don't know much. Yes, I have also seen those who took back their accusations. However, there was a judge on the American edition of the show So You Think You Can Dance who came forth after MJ’s death as someone who was molested. Now again, who the hell knows?! In the end, he was a brilliant performer.
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