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Fwd: Quadrophenia film

THERE IS A TOMMY DVD OUT ALL READY... I JUST ORDERED IT ON AMAZON.COM......

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Are there any plans to release Quad or Tommy on DVD?  Anyone know?

><> Justin D. Trout

On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, andrew wiechman wrote:

> To continue from a letter I wrote a while back about my friend Fred, who i
> have coverted to a full fledged who fan and who himself has coverted his
> sister and others into who fans, i now must say a few things about our
> experience watching Quadrophenia for the first time.
> I got a copy off of ebay that was in great shape, but i was skeptical about
> how good the film would actually be since musicians have been notoriously
> bad filmmakers (with a few exceptions), and the only clip i had seen from
> the film was the 5:15 video from the WBWB video.
> Needless to say that we were both very,very impressed.  Being a filmmaker
> myself I can say that this was not an amateurish production done for self
> promotion.  It has an almost docu-drama feel at times but that is not a
> criticism.  I was amazed at the restraint the director had when shooting,as
> well as the taut editing which all helped to make the film's pace constant
> and very entertaining.  Everything they got wrong in the TOMMY MoVIE,
> they got right on this production.  None of the actors seemed the least bit
> unreal Even Sting who was kept curiously quiet throughout the movie seemed a
> perfect choice for The Face.
> 
> (I could have done without the washroom scene in the beginning though thats
> a bit more male nudity than we were expecting)
> 
> Now for comparisons,  I couldnt help but see some startling resemblences
> between Quadrophenia and American Beauty.  Slight resemblances only. The
> running theme of how life has lost its luster and spark and the narrative
> male viewpoint. Both films are extremely honest and provacative and i think
> would have relativly the same target audience.
> I wonder if Alan Ball and Sam Mendes had any inspiration from The Who's
> music when making American Beauty.  That acknowledgment to Pete in the
> credits makes me think there was a profound influence.
> Just some conjecture and observation on my part,
> 
> (only 5 more days till atlanta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
> drew
> 
> 
>

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