Sjfdix wrote: > I've just found out there's a film coming out about Joe Meek. They > certainly seem to have done their homework on it, from what I've been > told. > Has anyone seen the stage play that it's based on?
No, but I saw the film two weeks ago (weekend of release).
I had to travel a fair way to a cinema that was showing it and whilst the Barking multiplex was heaving with families queuing to see "Terminator 83" and paying 4.50 a pop for popcorn and 3.25 for a half-litre bottle of water, there were no more than about ten people in the theatre showing "Telstar" (including JN Jnr and I).
The film doesn't actually display all that much to indicate that its origins were on the stage. There is no doubling of parts and no obvious placing of famous conversations in the mouths of people known not to have taken prt in them (cf "A Man For All Seasons" for an example of the opposite).
However, as with almost all rock'n'roll movies (and many showing recent social history), there are several jarring physical inaccuracies. They get the Clavioline right, but don't look too closely at the guitars (a Gibson ES-137 in 1962, anyone?).
Con O'Neill's portrayal of Meek is spellbinding. But then, I've never seen him deliver anything but the highest quality of performance.
On 1 July, 09:16, Sjfdix <death.ferre...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I've just found out there's a film coming out about Joe Meek. They > certainly seem to have done their homework on it, from what I've been > told.
> Has anyone seen the stage play that it's based on?
Watched the movie last Saturday . Must say i found it very black .and nothing about how he got from his garden shed to the flat above the handbag shop .Blackmores parts seemed odd . Never seen him use the White Gtetch before . Without doubt too much information was left out in my book .
Bluesplayer wrote: > Sjfdix <death.ferre...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> I've just found out there's a film coming out about Joe Meek. They >> certainly seem to have done their homework on it, from what I've been >> told. >> Has anyone seen the stage play that it's based on? > Watched the movie last Saturday . Must say i found it very black .and > nothing about how he got from his garden shed to the flat above the > handbag shop .Blackmores parts seemed odd . Never seen him use the > White Gtetch before . Without doubt too much information was left out > in my book .
The guitar line-up was totally lacking in verisimilitude. The Outlaws did use a Hofner Senator Bass (as in the movie) at one time, but when they were making money, they swapped it for a Gibson EB2. Blackmore's guitar should have been a blonde 335 (the nearest they got was a cherry 330). Heinz was never pictured with a Getsch White Falcon. The Tornados didn't use Burns guitars or a 2000+ Gibson ES-137...
> Bluesplayer wrote: > > Sjfdix <death.ferre...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> I've just found out there's a film coming out about Joe Meek. They > >> certainly seem to have done their homework on it, from what I've been > >> told. > >> Has anyone seen the stage play that it's based on? > > Watched the movie last Saturday . Must say i found it very black .and > > nothing about how he got from his garden shed to the flat above the > > handbag shop .Blackmores parts seemed odd . Never seen him use the > > White Gtetch before . Without doubt too much information was left out > > in my book .
> The guitar line-up was totally lacking in verisimilitude. The Outlaws did use > a Hofner Senator Bass (as in the movie) at one time, but when they were > making money, they swapped it for a Gibson EB2. Blackmore's guitar should > have been a blonde 335 (the nearest they got was a cherry 330). Heinz was > never pictured with a Getsch White Falcon. The Tornados didn't use Burns > guitars or a 2000+ Gibson ES-137...
> There... I've said it.
> I'll get me anorak...
Apparently that WAS the actual Höfner Senator bass. Chas Hodges leant it to them.
Sjfdix wrote: > JNugent <J...@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: >> Bluesplayer wrote: >>> Sjfdix <death.ferre...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>> I've just found out there's a film coming out about Joe Meek. They >>>> certainly seem to have done their homework on it, from what I've been >>>> told. >>>> Has anyone seen the stage play that it's based on? >>> Watched the movie last Saturday . Must say i found it very black .and >>> nothing about how he got from his garden shed to the flat above the >>> handbag shop .Blackmores parts seemed odd . Never seen him use the >>> White Gtetch before . Without doubt too much information was left out >>> in my book . >> The guitar line-up was totally lacking in verisimilitude. The Outlaws did use >> a Hofner Senator Bass (as in the movie) at one time, but when they were >> making money, they swapped it for a Gibson EB2. Blackmore's guitar should >> have been a blonde 335 (the nearest they got was a cherry 330). Heinz was >> never pictured with a Getsch White Falcon. The Tornados didn't use Burns >> guitars or a 2000+ Gibson ES-137... >> There... I've said it. >> I'll get me anorak... > Apparently that WAS the actual Höfner Senator bass. Chas Hodges leant > it to them.
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