Bugs Bunny


Billy Bob Thornton says meeting ZZ Top is like seeing Bugs Bunny in real life. LOL. I wouldn't know about that but I did see them in concert once.

This Documentary is a nice overview of ZZ Top up until the mid 80s and not a lot of detail after that. Very interesting movie if you're a big ZZ Top fan like me.

Naturally I give it a 10/10.

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I am not a big fan and don't quite understand what kind of band they are.

In addition, they have that voice where someone is in the bathroom pooping and you're trying to talk to them. I don't care for it.

However, the bugs bunny line was funny when I watched the trailer. I didn't expect it.

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I wonder if Billy Bob came up with that line on the spot or someone gave it to him. Either way, great line.

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He delivered the line well.

If he meant it, that must be a good feeling!

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What was surprising to me was how little historical footage of the band there seemed to be, at least prior to achieving some fame. I thought they filled in a little too much with stock footage and those dumb cartoon scenes.

There's probably not much to say about the band after the mid-80s. They peaked as a pop trend in '83 and it was all coasting and decline from there for anyone who wasn't a hard core fan.

I mean, at the end of the day they were really a 1970s hard rock product that managed to get lucky with a combination of pop rock radio styling and being in the right place at the right time for a huge MTV hit. I'd say without that MTV video to drive the radio hit, they'd have been forgotten completely by the mid-1980s.

That being said, as a documentary about the band it's pretty good overall. I really liked the "studio" scenes where the band actually plays live for the documentary, that's not something you see much, and there's a lot of interview time with the band.

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without that MTV video to drive the radio hit, they'd have been forgotten completely by the mid-1980s.

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VERY possible.

I'm glad they survived because they've made some great stuff since the Eliminator Album/CD.

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No one is interested in watching this!

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i was interested enough to watch it earlier this week & enjoyed it, being a texan & all. saw em at Reunion arena in Dallas & in Austin at the Frank Erwin center, both killer shows

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