Daniel Radcliffe to star in Weird Al biopic

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by tdcrjeff, Jan 18, 2022.

  1. cwitt1980

    cwitt1980 Senior Member

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    Some ideas are so simple but so clever.
     
  2. Kevin j

    Kevin j The 5th 99

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    Nope. I downloaded the app on my fire stick.
     
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  3. paste

    paste Forum Resident

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    I thought it started off really strong, but started to drag a bit towards the end. I know it is pretty standard practice for movies to have more commercials breaks as the movie goes on, but they hurt the flow of the movie.

    Hope it gets a DVD release at some point with deleted scenes, commentary track, etc...
     
  4. vince

    vince Stan Ricker's son-in-law

    "Well, I've never heard it called THAT before!"
     
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  5. dlokazip

    dlokazip Forum Transient

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    I stand corrected.
     
  6. dlokazip

    dlokazip Forum Transient

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    :laugh:
     
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  7. bem

    bem Forum Resident

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    Weird was a fun movie. My wife went into it blind and asked if this or that really happened. No, of course not.

    I enjoyed it, watched it on my TV that has a Roku app that I have never used before. We both enjoyed it and appreciated it for being a lighthearted, fun movie.
     
  8. rnranimal

    rnranimal Senior Member

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    It was alright. Found it funny and entertaining at first, but then the gag gets kind of tired for a feature length film. But I love Weird Al and Radcliffe was great, so well worth the watch. But while I expect to see UHF at least another couple dozen times in my remaining life, I don't expect to be watching the Weird Al story again.
     
  9. jazon

    jazon A fight between the blue you once knew

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    I'm a big fan of UHF and while I don't think this was as good as that it was still quite enjoyable and funny. Almost a bit too ridiculous towards the end but hey, that's Al. I would be interested in an actual documentary on his career as well.
     
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  11. They’ve released it, for free, for everyone. Or would you it be on some cable channel, forcing people to subscribe?
     
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  12. aroney

    aroney Who really gives a...?

    Fun film - the Jim Morrison/Doors spoof was EPIC...:D
     
  13. Leviethan

    Leviethan Forum Resident

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    I agree with everything you said. WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING BADGERS!!!
     
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  14. Leviethan

    Leviethan Forum Resident

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    I wish Al would make a sequel to UHF. What would it be about though? A YouTube channel?
     
  15. Kevin j

    Kevin j The 5th 99

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    Man, I laughed so hard when the security guard took him out!
     
  16. MikaelaArsenault

    MikaelaArsenault Forum Resident

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    You're welcome.
     
  17. That80sBaldAsianBadGuy

    That80sBaldAsianBadGuy Forum Resident

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    I lost it over that backup dancer scene when they did the Like a Surgeon number. Its been quite awhile since we had a good totally over the top comedy.
     
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  18. Turnaround

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    People have tried to help this forum member who couldn't stream. Then people said, hey I can't help you anymore, and walked away.

    Now this forum member is deliberately posting antagonistic things to try to get attention and a rise out of people.
     
  19. gonz

    gonz Forum Resident

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    The Beat It reverse parody bit was brilliant.

    Fun movie. Sadly, does not need a repeat viewing.
     
  20. NettleBed

    NettleBed Forum Transient

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    Very enjoyable and some really good gags. It's everything a Weird Al "biopic" should be. While there may or may not be enough of a story of the real Weird Al's life to justify a biopic, the film thankfully renders that irrelevant, by being an original comedy film instead. Parodying musical biopics has already been done and although I think that Walk Hard is better than this one, I think this is still very worthy.
     
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  21. That80sBaldAsianBadGuy

    That80sBaldAsianBadGuy Forum Resident

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    It does appear the movie would be much more enjoyable with a crowd. Not sure why this movie and Prey are not shown in theaters when they both have one of the best approval from both critics and audience approval this year.
     
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  22. mmars982

    mmars982 Forum Resident

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    I had this documentary on VHS in the mid-80s. Only covers that part of his career of course. Oh, and it too is mostly fake. A parody of documentaries. Very, very funny.

    The Compleat Al (Video 1985) - IMDb
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  23. jazon

    jazon A fight between the blue you once knew

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    I nearly forgot about this!I saw it on VHS as well back in the day. I will have to revisit but yeah a true doc of his career would be nice.
     
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  24. SmallDarkCloud

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    I was able to download the Roku app to my iPad, and watched the movie that way. I could mirror the iPad to my television with my Apple TV, in theory, though I haven't tried it with the Roku app yet. Yes, the Roku app cannot be downloaded to Apple TV.
     
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  25. Post-Punk Monk

    Post-Punk Monk Seeking divinity in records from '78-'85 or so…

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    Oh, there are ADS in it…??




    Pass.
     
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