My XL review: I saw it today in a primo theater - damn theaters have dramatically improved in the last few years, esp. sound systems.
No doubt it is an uber-cool, almost rock-n-roll soundtrack musical. Not just a fancy-drivin' action vehicle, although there is plenty of that. The main character Baby drives getaway cars post-robberies. But he's uniquely-flawed, since he has ringing-in-the-ears from his parents' fatal car crash. He listens to music on his iPods to help. He meets an impossibly-cute waitress who is equally obsessed with music. His foster parent is deaf. His heist boss is played impeccably by Kevin Spacey. His heist gang members (inc. Jamie Fox) are well-rounded, intriguing sociopath stone-cold killers. Many laugh-out-loud lines, ex. "he puts the 'asian' in 'home invasion.'" I give it an A-. knocking it only for too-much relentless action and excessive gratuitous violence. (Baby's cohorts ice 10-15 good guy cops and security guards.) My favorite scene was the sublime first-date in a laundromat scene On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 10:23 PM, Tom Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Memphis Soul, baby! Nothing like it! > > > On Jul 1, 2017, at 10:18 PM, James Gresham <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yes Tom gets an A Plus in Rock & Roll & posters! Well done. Carla Thomas. > > On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 10:16 PM, Tom Rogers <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The great Carla Thomas. >> >> And Alex Chilton did a killer version as well. >> >> Tom >> >> On Jul 1, 2017, at 9:38 PM, James Gresham <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> By the way, the music was great in Baby Driver! Here is a Mopo Quiz, you >> can't look it up.........who sang B-A-B-Y baby. The hint is it is a female >> from STAXX Records. >> >> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 9:22 PM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Are any of you recommending this? >>> >>> Anthony Lane’s (he’s my favorite film writer) review in The New Yorker >>> was - how shall we say - somewhat negative in an amusing way. >>> >>> I don’t usually go in for car-chase stuff. >>> >>> But, I’m wondering what some of you think. >>> >>> Kirby >>> >>> >>> Kirby McDaniel >>> MovieArt.com <http://movieart.com> >>> P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX USA 78765 >>> 512 479 6680 <(512)%20479-6680> >>> [email protected] >>> www.movieart.com >>> https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas/ >>> https://twitter.com/movieartaustin >>> https://www.pinterest.com/movieartaustin/ >>> https://www.tumblr.com/blog/movieartaustintexas >>> https://plus.google.com/+MovieartAustinTX >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. >> <http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com> >> >> President | Owner - Macomb County >> O: 586-677-SNOW | F: 586-677-5669 <(586)%20677-5669> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> > > > -- > Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. > <http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com> > > President | Owner - Macomb County > O: 586-677-SNOW | F: 586-677-5669 <(586)%20677-5669> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > -- Mel H. Charlotte, NC USA www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and Showcase Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
