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SOULBOY hot or not? (movie-strut)

SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
edited August 2011 in Strut Central




Any thoughts?

- spidey

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  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    seen it, it's ok, probably won't need to revisit.
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    this movie sounds white
  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    Previous Threads offered a mixed response. Personally I think it looks horrendous.
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    No interest in seeing it whatsoever. Looks like an episode of 'Heartbeat' with better music.
  • KineticKinetic 3,739 Posts
    holmes said:
    seen it, it's ok, probably won't need to revisit.

    Exactly.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    i would really like a proper doc on the scene.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Now, we all know Britain is 99.99% white, but were there really NO Black people into the Northern Soul scene? 'Cause that poster is The Wackness.
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts
    batmon said:
    i would really like a proper doc on the scene.

    The Way of the Crowd (this is only a snippet)
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts
    DB_Cooper said:
    Now, we all know Britain is 99.99% white, but were there really NO Black people into the Northern Soul scene? 'Cause that poster is The Wackness.
    [sweeping generalisation]The majority of the black community (who don't exist) in the Uk are descendants of people from the Caribbean Islands, and generally are more interested in the music from there.[/sweeping generalisation]
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    there were the obligatory Black folk dancin in the trailer to show the 'realness' of the scene
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    Junior said:
    Previous Threads offered a mixed response. Personally I think it looks horrendous.

    Chill out. I did a search for that thread from a year ago, but oddly enough nobody even thought to mention the name of the movie in that thread.

    I just caught the flick now that it's been available to download, and I think any movie trying to capture a "music movement" is shit. I thought the lead girl was cute.

    - spidey
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts
    batmon said:
    there were the obligatory Black folk dancin in the trailer to show the 'realness' of the scene
    not entirely sure what you're trying to get at?
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Okem said:
    batmon said:
    there were the obligatory Black folk dancin in the trailer to show the 'realness' of the scene
    not entirely sure what you're trying to get at?

    u wouldnt
  • BreezBreez 1,706 Posts
    batmon said:
    Okem said:
    batmon said:
    there were the obligatory Black folk dancin in the trailer to show the 'realness' of the scene
    not entirely sure what you're trying to get at?

    u wouldnt

    LMAO!!!
    b/w
    This flick looks abSOULutely awful.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts


  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    SPlDEY said:
    Junior said:
    Previous Threads offered a mixed response. Personally I think it looks horrendous.

    Chill out. I did a search for that thread from a year ago, but oddly enough nobody even thought to mention the name of the movie in
    - spidey

    Ha ha, calmer than you are. I was merely directing you to previous feedback on this film, no need to get your spidey underoos in a twist. Film looks bad anyway.
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts
    batmon said:
    Okem said:
    batmon said:
    there were the obligatory Black folk dancin in the trailer to show the 'realness' of the scene
    not entirely sure what you're trying to get at?

    u wouldnt
    wouldn't what? that doesn't even make sense. Are you going to explain yourself or just act butthurt?
  • soulcitizensoulcitizen 304 Posts
    I wanted to like this but this film is bad. Very bad. Wait for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Constantine to finish her NS film and watch that. 'Soulboy' is no reflection at all on the NS scene in the UK now or at any point in time.

    I really wouldn't spend another second debating or questioning whether someone of any race or culture is or isn't in it, it's just irrelevant, and it's an hour of your life you'll never get back.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    the presence of golden-era rapp joints on "The Wackness" soundtrack didn't make that movie look any less lame.

    I suspect this SoulBoy flick is equally unsalvageable, even with some great music playing in the background.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    Okem said:
    batmon said:
    i would really like a proper doc on the scene.

    The Way of the Crowd (this is only a snippet)
    yes, this doco, although short is very good. Geno Washington is funny.
    you really need to approach Soulboy as a fictional movie. if you think you're going to see an historical fact based doco on the Wigan Casino scene then you are really setting yourself up for disappointment. same vein as what Cadillac Records does to Chess.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    holmes said:
    Okem said:
    batmon said:
    i would really like a proper doc on the scene.

    The Way of the Crowd (this is only a snippet)
    yes, this doco, although short is very good. Geno Washington is funny.
    you really need to approach Soulboy as a fictional movie. if you think you're going to see an historical fact based doco on the Wigan Casino scene then you are really setting yourself up for disappointment. same vein as what Cadillac Records does to Chess.


    ^^^^
    THIS

    b/w

    It's just not a very good movie. Poorly written/plotted/directed and in some cases acted.
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    the sad thing is, as horrible as this film looks, I would probably watch just to stare at the cute girls. fml.
  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
    One thing I noticed about SoulBoy was how many shots they re-created like-for-like, from this documentary:

  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
    B/w

    I just stumbled across this on YT... :cheese:

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