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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.

See better-written reviews at:

<http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/87294/telstar.html>

There's a trailer online somewhere, too...

Hang on...

<http://www.telstarthemovie.co.uk/>