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Riverdance lovin lyrical rubbish!

posted 14 years ago by Tapender
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Just like all those tacky theme pubs (in England) riverdancing classes and drunken garbage 'Oirish Eyes are smiling' songs.
I hated this film so much. Im well aware Im in a minority and am quite glad about it. However it made me sick for the following reasons. It was little more than a cobbled together Oireland's Got Talent with plenty of talentless third rate actors thrown in for good measure. The soundtrack was largely cover versions, done so badly (Fatboy Strong) along with a plethora of lousy end of the pier jokes and one liners that were clearly designed to amuse even the most braindead of audiences. It was made at a time when it was 'trendy and cool' to be Irish and certainly appealed to any idiot wanting to jump on that bandwagon, before or since. The only saving grace was Colm Meaney who couldnt rescue this dumpling in a thousand years.
For me, its right down there along with Titanic,2012 and anything with Vinny Jones in it.
Now...theres a little bit of a balance on this board rather than the gushing sentiments I have been reading.
Im off to bounce up and down with my arms rigidly by my side as I have another wee drink with ye fine Sir!.....

Jaaaaack!...I aint putting decent villians inside for a measley oner from the police fund!

[–] Kailstar 14 years ago

You're lame.

she dwelt among the untrodden ways

[–] Tapender 14 years ago

Oooher!

That was quite a devastating descontruction of a point of view I must say. Cant you use that old chestnut 'get a life' instead? Your lame' is a right pishy response indeed.

Jaaaaack!...I aint putting decent villians inside for a lousy oner from the police fund!

[–] Kailstar 14 years ago

no, "you're lame" is overtly sufficient.

she dwelt among the untrodden ways

[–] Tapender 14 years ago

Whats the matter son? Have I upset you criticising your fave movie? Aww diddums Im so sorry. Tell ya what... I'll pick up a copy of this pish in the morning just for you eh, and you can have a good chug over it.

I do enjoy the way anyone on these boards that expresses anything other than the mainstream or popular view seem to attract special needs types who clearly struggle to write anything other than single words or short sentences.

And its overly not overtly. Fud

Jaaaaack!...I aint putting decent villians inside for a lousy oner from the police fund!

[–] Chief_Watches-Many 13 years ago

I pretty much agree with you (Except the Vinny Jones part - Lock Stock, and Snatch are great films).

I was kind of enjoying this to begin with but am currently at about 1:35 and just want it to end (might aswell see it through though).

I'm really not a fan of Karaoke, cover bands and talent shows so that would explain why I'm just not into this very shallow film.
To me music is something you create and should be judged on that alone really.
Mimicry is all very nice in a cheap sort of way, but is not something I take very seriously in the music world.
These guys want to be the next U2? With covers?

Beyond all that I just don't think it's a good film at all.

[–] alkemy007 13 years ago

These guys want to be the next U2? With covers?

Pssssst!.....Someone tell him its a film...based on a book.

[–] neilbar 9 years ago

All but one track on The Rolling Stones first album were covers, didn't stop them taking off.

[–] jejozi 13 years ago

It was a fun, funny movie. Too many people reading too much into it.

As for doing covers, I'll bet even U2, or their earlier incarnations, were doing covers at the very begining. The Commitments were about as raw a band as there ever was, many of them never playing or performing before joining. Even the Beatles and Stones did covers.

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

[–] Kailstar 13 years ago

No, overtly is what I meant.

she dwelt among the untrodden ways

[–] jejozi 13 years ago

LOL. Priceless.

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

[–] jejozi 13 years ago

My, my, not only lame but a bit of a wanker, too.

And it's I'm, not Im and it's , not its, troll.

Nothing more pathetic than jerk who's proud of being a jerk......Tap.

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

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[–] chaoscoyote 13 years ago

actually they said; "you're lame"
which means YOU ARE LAME
a lame is not a noun, it's an adjective, hence no one can say; "here is your lame sir"
of course one could say your critique is lame and grasp of language is also lame
to sum it up: YOU are lame sir! as in a limp and ineffectual excuse for a carbon-based life-form.
"Mom's gonna fix it all soon. Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it oughta be."

[–] JustIndispensable 12 years ago

I'm with the crowd who love this movie but of course everybody is allowed to their own opinion.

But I'm curious - what kind of movies do you like/appreciate? Since I'm slow and still don't understand why you think it's so awful but perhaps I'll do if I have something else to compare with?

On the record: Titanic and 2012 wasn't any of my favourites either.

@Sure I could be polite and courteous but where's the fun in that?

[–] kobong 11 years ago

> anything with Vinny Jones in it.

You can't hate Snatch and Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. It's physically impossible.

[–] TwoFourFixate 11 years ago

Tap,

I'm right there with you.

I intensely disliked this film. I did not care for the acting in any way.

Truly dismal.

[–] TwittingOnTrender 11 years ago

Spot on, I loathe this movie with a passion. I'm a Dubliner and a music lover, and this offends me on both counts.

Just as the musical element of the movie was like something cobbled together by someone with no love of or feel for music, so the depiction of Dublin was a cliched, by-the-numbers (but with the numbers in the wrong order) mess. It was designed to appeal to people who knew very little about music but leapt onto the dance floor at weddings at the sound of Mustang Sally, and people whose only knowledge of Ireland was from, as the OP says, Riverdance and U2 - the people who think Temple Bar has been at the centre of Irish culture for centuries.

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher.

[–] Tapender 11 years ago

A very accurate review from a Dubliner. That cant be reasonably argued with.
In my own experience Ive always found that this pish is nearly always enjoyed by people who appear to have an IQ that is equal to their limb count.

It was just so bad.

Jaaaaack!...I aint putting decent villians inside for a lousy oner from the police fund!

[–] CCRider01 11 years ago

I enjoyed this film. Does that mean I should have 132 limbs?

[–] HarveyManfredSinJohn 10 years ago

In my own experience Ive always found that this pish is nearly always enjoyed by people who appear to have an IQ that is equal to their limb count.

That's a bit discriminatory towards para/quadriplegics isn't it?

[–] MurphAndTheMagicTones 10 years ago

Uh, you do realize this movie pre-dates the general populace knowing about Riverdance, right?

Wow, and I thought hipster douchebags only lived in Brooklyn or Wicker Park.

And I'm replying to a year-old message.

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"Is this the band? Betcha U2 must be s***tin' themselves."---The Commitments

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[–] Fluffis 10 years ago

and people whose only knowledge of Ireland was from, as the OP says, Riverdance and U2

So the Dubliner Roddy Doyle got Dublin wrong?

Quidquid Latinae dictum sit, altum viditur.

[–] Naughty-God 8 years ago

"Oirish" AHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I think I'll use that, thank you very much!

[–] tzukeeper 7 years ago

Mouth diaharrea.

"What would you like to see on your honeymoon, Mrs. Cord?"
"Lots of lovely ceilings."