Comments on: Review: Daft Punk’s Electroma http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/review-daft-punks-electroma/2008/09/05/ Kevin Church writes things. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:16:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim O'Neil http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/review-daft-punks-electroma/2008/09/05/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Tim O'Neil Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:15:32 +0000 http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/?p=4230#comment-1188 1. Glad it's not another Intersteller 5555 - I guess I'm the one person who hated those Discovery era music videos. 2. I'm also apparently the one person who liked Human After All. It's a sleeper, I tell you. Lots of quality stuff. I like that it was supposed to sound kind of roughshod - sort of like an Armand Van Helden record. 1. Glad it’s not another Intersteller 5555 – I guess I’m the one person who hated those Discovery era music videos.

2. I’m also apparently the one person who liked Human After All. It’s a sleeper, I tell you. Lots of quality stuff. I like that it was supposed to sound kind of roughshod – sort of like an Armand Van Helden record.

]]> By: Bill D. http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/review-daft-punks-electroma/2008/09/05/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Bill D. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:27:54 +0000 http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/?p=4230#comment-1185 I have to say, the trailer kinda freaked me out a little, very much the way I was unnerved by just about of the scenes in THX 1138 featuring the chromefaced guards with the terrifyingly soothing voices. Based on this and on everything that you said, people are going to be taking a lot of drugs and watching this at midnight screenings in college towns across this nation for a good long time, I expect. I have to say, the trailer kinda freaked me out a little, very much the way I was unnerved by just about of the scenes in THX 1138 featuring the chromefaced guards with the terrifyingly soothing voices. Based on this and on everything that you said, people are going to be taking a lot of drugs and watching this at midnight screenings in college towns across this nation for a good long time, I expect.

]]> By: andy khouri http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/review-daft-punks-electroma/2008/09/05/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 andy khouri Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:09:54 +0000 http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/?p=4230#comment-1167 I agree with your observations, but I think we've somehow arrived at different conclusions. This is an abysmal, awful thing and I hope to never see it again -- except maybe re-edited to some Daft Punk music because as you say the photography is ace and some of the "action" is definitely unforgettable. I saw this film when it was released, right around the same time as I was seeing Daft Punk multiple times on tour, not that long after immersing myself in the last album in a desperate hope to find awesomeness, so maybe that's why this film sticks out so badly. And I don't agree the film retroactively improves that album. Compared to everything else they were doing at the time, this movie is easily the biggest -- I don't want to say FAILURE, because I think they did exactly what they wanted, but definitely the most problematic. Probably misguided. Definitely not good. I agree with your observations, but I think we’ve somehow arrived at different conclusions. This is an abysmal, awful thing and I hope to never see it again — except maybe re-edited to some Daft Punk music because as you say the photography is ace and some of the “action” is definitely unforgettable.

I saw this film when it was released, right around the same time as I was seeing Daft Punk multiple times on tour, not that long after immersing myself in the last album in a desperate hope to find awesomeness, so maybe that’s why this film sticks out so badly. And I don’t agree the film retroactively improves that album. Compared to everything else they were doing at the time, this movie is easily the biggest — I don’t want to say FAILURE, because I think they did exactly what they wanted, but definitely the most problematic. Probably misguided. Definitely not good.

]]> By: Ghoast http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/review-daft-punks-electroma/2008/09/05/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Ghoast Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:21:23 +0000 http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/?p=4230#comment-1166 Kevin, felt very much the same way about this film. It's easy to make the dessert look beautiful, but it was beautiful all the same. However, it might not just be those unfamiliar with Daft Punk's previous work who were confused and wanted to walk out. I took in a screening in Williamsburg surrounded by hipsters who no doubt had shown up because they were fans of Daft Punk's bangers... they were probably expecting something they could nod their heads to? They mostly seemed bored and several people walked out. I guess the difference is they weren't looking for anything deeper in Daft Punk's music other than something to dance in the club to, but still... It's apparently a movie which might turn off "fans" too. Kevin, felt very much the same way about this film. It’s easy to make the dessert look beautiful, but it was beautiful all the same.

However, it might not just be those unfamiliar with Daft Punk’s previous work who were confused and wanted to walk out. I took in a screening in Williamsburg surrounded by hipsters who no doubt had shown up because they were fans of Daft Punk’s bangers… they were probably expecting something they could nod their heads to? They mostly seemed bored and several people walked out. I guess the difference is they weren’t looking for anything deeper in Daft Punk’s music other than something to dance in the club to, but still… It’s apparently a movie which might turn off “fans” too.

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