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… read the first 2 lines of this article on the 25th anniversary of the brilliant movie, The Commitments.
Scary eh! Almost as scary as the fact The Commitments is 25 years old.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS!!!
Then I remember how good that movie is and realise there won’t be many films made today that I’ll want to see in 25 years time, which helps me feel a teensy bit better about being an old fart. Which is handy, because on top of the first 2 lines of that article making me feel ancient, I’ve been spending the past few months working with Spotify and after every meeting I feel super excited and oh-so-old.
Anyway, for those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about – or just want a dose of nostalgia – cop a load of this:
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Comment by Ian Gee October 12, 2016 @ 6:41 amAwesome movie. It’s in my personal Top 10.
This isn’t nostalgia Robert, you have just age attacked me.
Comment by George October 12, 2016 @ 7:01 amThe Commitments was a great film. Or I think it was. I will have to rewatch it to discover if my memory is playing tricks on me due to old age.
your mind was lost the fucking second it became a planner. blame adland not age.
Comment by andy@cynic October 12, 2016 @ 7:25 amhow the fuck can it be 25 years when i remember it coming out but im only 24. is this another example of campbell calculation again. dont answer that, im telling you it fucking is. ok!
Comment by andy@cynic October 12, 2016 @ 7:06 amI was thinking exactly the same thing. Surely they mean their 10th anniversary. Must be a typo. Must be …
Comment by Rob October 12, 2016 @ 8:15 amwasnt one of the corrs triplets in it? why the fuck do i remember that? ive turned into fucking us weekly. this is your fucking fault campbell. not sure how but it is.
Comment by andy@cynic October 12, 2016 @ 7:07 amThe only one worth remembering is the blonde one. She still looks good.
Comment by DH October 12, 2016 @ 7:19 amhttp://tinyurl.com/jeqtbcc
still has a fucking lovely set of pipes on her.
Comment by andy@cynic October 12, 2016 @ 7:25 amnow ive turned into the fucking donald. this blog has a lot to answer for. im going to get fucking hammered to try and numb the pain.
Comment by andy@cynic October 12, 2016 @ 7:28 amWow.
Comment by Rob October 12, 2016 @ 8:17 amI believe she was. That’s freaky you remember that especially when she was probably in it for about 3 seconds. Weirdo.
Comment by Rob October 12, 2016 @ 8:16 amWhat Spotify have been up to lately now begins to make sense. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37573815
Comment by John October 12, 2016 @ 7:09 amDoesn’t Rob work with Spotify? Now it all makes sense.
Comment by DH October 12, 2016 @ 7:20 amexplains fucking everything. including why queen came up in my discover weekly. campbell is a fucking bastard.
Comment by andy@cynic October 12, 2016 @ 7:26 amInteresting Rob didn’t respond to this comment thread. Corporate toad.
Comment by DH October 12, 2016 @ 8:25 amCan’t believe it’s 25 years, I’m so old. I want to watch it again but I am nervous it wil be similar to another movie I watched of a similar vintage, Independence Day.
Terrible, but not as terrible as the recent “update”. That was one of the worst movies ever made. It’s worth watching to see just how bad it is. Filled with product placement from Chinese companies so now your adopted country will think America steals their money like they steal our secrets. ; )
Comment by Pete October 12, 2016 @ 7:36 amOh god Pete, I watched the sequel on the plane … it’s absolutely horrendous. The overt Chinese brand product placement only makes things worse.
I kind of feel sorry for the Chinese companies involved. They would have been sold ‘the opportunity to resurrect a movie franchise that impacted the World’ without realising they were actually paying for a film even the movie studios knew was a lame duck.
Comment by Rob October 12, 2016 @ 8:20 amTruly awful. You should watch it Andy, you’d love it.
Comment by Pete October 12, 2016 @ 8:37 amA phenomenal film with a cast of unknown talent who could sing and play. I am unsure whether a film like this would ever get made by a major studio again.
There is a little known story that the record company had to buy the lead singer of The Commitments a Porsche after betting them the official soundtrack would sell a certain number of product.
I will watch it again tonight. Thank you Robert.
Comment by Lee Hill October 12, 2016 @ 7:47 amI love that story. I also love how it shows the lack of belief the record company had in their product. Haha.
Comment by Rob October 12, 2016 @ 8:21 am