Musicians depicted in films

[Cosmo Valdemar]

9 hours ago, rushbo said:

Eric Idle is a pretty useful guitarist, but the reason that he may not be 100% convincing as a Bassist here, is the fact that he’s a right handed musician, playing the role of someone who’s left handed. Here’s a little test- flip your bass around the other way and try and play something that sounds like music and look convincing while you do it. 

I can't play left handed, but I can convincingly hold a pick and move it up and down to make it look like I can!

It astounds me that in a film that makes such an effort with authenticity, Neil Innes didn't pull Eric to one side and have a word...  even people who can't play an instrument know it looks odd. 

Perhaps it was on purpose to wind up people like me.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

10 hours ago, Beedster said:

No one speaks ill of the Rutles on my watch

Ouch!

[NancyJohnson]

Sorry, another one.  I adore That Thing You Do! - god knows how many times I've watched it.  It's also one of those films that I can just dip into from any point in the running time and enjoy.

[ahpook]

 

The 'bass player' (Cynthia Myers ?) seems to do a reasonable impression of 'strumming' her bass at the beginning, but it all falls apart from there

Not the worst example from the film, but being a Russ Meyer film some of the others are somewhat NSFW.

Edited August 20, 2020 by ahpook

[ahpook]

And how could we forget Patrick Stewart playing a Chapman Stick in 'Dune' ?

 

Edited August 20, 2020 by ahpook

[casapete]

3 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

Sorry, another one.  I adore That Thing You Do! - god knows how many times I've watched it.  It's also one of those films that I can just dip into from any point in the running time and enjoy.

Great film! As far as I can remember very accurate with the instruments and amps too. Tom Hanks is his usual brilliant self too, and a funny running gag about the band's name too - 'The Oneders'. Good performances from them all.

 

[Rich]

2 hours ago, ahpook said:

And how could we forget Patrick Stewart playing a Chapman Stick in 'Dune' ?

 

In fairness, I think most of us here wouldn't have the first idea how to play a Stick either  

 

[MacDaddy]

The worst depiction of musicians in films, has to be KISS in Phantom of the Park, and they were playing themselves! 🤣

[ahpook]

1 hour ago, Rich said:

In fairness, I think most of us here wouldn't have the first idea how to play a Stick either 

Indeed, I think he's more convincing than I'd be !

Edited August 20, 2020 by ahpook

[Bobthedog]

20 minutes ago, ahpook said:

Indeed, I think he's more convincing than I'd be !

I think I could work out to fret the strings I am playing, however. It looks to me like he is playing the bottom strings whilst fretting the top strings. 😀 

[ahpook]

9 minutes ago, Bobthedog said:

It looks to me like he is playing the bottom strings whilst fretting the top strings. 😀 

RSC, baby.

He really is that good.

[Nail Soup]

18 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

Watch a film with a nurse and they will criticise any scenes involving medical procedures, watch a film with a rugby player and they will criticise any scenes involving rugby being played, watch a film with a soldier and they will criticise any scenes involving using weapons correctly.

I bet they even complain about it on their internet chat forums!

[Nail Soup]

I never saw it at the time, but recently caught up with "The Detectorists" on iPlayer.

It is centred around some metal detector users, and whilst I don't know anything about detecting, thay seems to have researched all the details, such as how the detectorists cut a 'plug' of soil out of the ground and then replace it afterwards.

Those touches do add to the program IMO.