Re: Tommy the film

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On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 EFISHER538@aol.com wrote:

> hello,
> whojew here again-well where to begin except for a few bright spots tommy the
> movie sucks.  THIS DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THE WHO.  Russell is a
> nut.  Jack Nicholson can't sing.  The plot is screwed up on the original
> album its tommys father who kills the lover. in the movie its the other way
> around.  they changed the dates. in the original it is ww1 in the movie its
> ww1  and 21 refers to the birthday of the mother.  oliver reed sucks. wrong
> premise for eyesight to the blind. changed lyrics suck and the new songs
> sucke EXcept for the one ann margaret sings after wizard.  I am sorry if i
> offended anyone.

No, not offended.  But I think the bright spots are more than just few and
far between.  There are some great people in it, and some very good
renditions of existing songs.  Yeah, the new ones do suck.  But does
anyone else feel that the Listening to You with Roger climbing the
mountain is about the best version out there?  And what about I'm Free?
Die-Hards aren't allowed to like the movie too much, but there are some
great moments. 

B Thal