Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Didn't like Blinded by the light at all. Cringe overload. Movie didn't know what it wanted to be and just was messy. The dance numbers just didn't work at all. Badly filmed and edited. Looked really weird to me. Forced.

Some will like it I'm sure, but singing deep and meaningful lyrics at NF racists is not what you should be doing.

The parts where it is not a bad musical and he's not singing everything are quite good though.

The Nal wrote: »

They should've called it "Blinded by the Sh".

Amirite?!

Jerichoholic wrote: »

The last act, last 45 minutes are excellent. If they didn't do the cheesy singing and dance numbers it would have been a great movie.

What were they thinking?

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Blinded by the dreadful musical parts.

It was very cheesy in parts and the Bollywood style singing and dancing were particularly cringeworthy but for the most part it did what is said on the tin, a feel good coming of age film based around one guys love for Bruce.
I quite enjoyed it but I wouldn't necessarily rush out to watch it again

PTH2009 wrote: »

Thought it was decent but agree on the cheesy dance numbers

Story was good and pretty dark in parts esp the strict ways of the dad

Based on a true story too

My other half used to live outside Luton and was trying to spot locations for most of the film

Yes it's based on his book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Greetings-Bury-Park-Race-Religion/dp/0747592942/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4SE4Y6V703JQ0E4BKWE3

.... if you remember 1980's Britain then the darker parts are pretty accurate, Luton had a big Pakistani/Muslim population and conversely a large National Front presence. You might remember the Luton Milwall football violence in the mid 80's when hooliganism was at its peak in Britain. By all accounts it was a pretty tough place back in the day, although there's always been a pretty large Irish contingent in it, they even have a paddys day festival

I thought it could have been much better if it had dropped the cheese and focused more on the darker parts

Yeah, read the book and I think they tried to spoonfeed the audience too much, with regards to how different lyrics had resonated with him at different points in his life. I think the music alone would have sufficed there, with maybe the odd lyric effect on the screen, but it was overkill for sure.

Still though, I guess for the young non-Springsteen fans out there it might have introduced his music to them when chances are otherwise they may never have been..... but a less saccharine film without the spoonfeeding would have accomplished that far better.

Liked the use of Independance Day in it. Felt that was well done.

Great book if anyone hasn't read it. Well worth the read.

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

On Monday, RTE gold will be playing all the Bosses hits....... All day to celebrate his 70th b'day

Concert Announce pending ha

Jesus bruce is 70

He is on The Graham Norton Show this week

Yeah Bruce is just there to talk about the Western Stars movie.

BullBlackNova wrote: »

This comes with a health warning, though - James Blunt is the musical guest on the show. :eek:

Bruce, Paul Rudd and Robert de Niro in for the interviews.

I wish Bruce and James were both on from the start, too much De Niro, James Blunt is funny

The Nal wrote: »

Yeah Bruce is just there to talk about the Western Stars movie.

Is this getting a cinema release here?

https://lostlane.ie/gig/glory-days-the-bruce-springsteen-tribute-band/ anyone been in this new music venue.

June 1 2020 will be the 35th anniversary of Bruce & E Street Band first ever show in Ireland.