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Moriarty’s One Thing I Love Today! SHINE A LIGHT In IMAX!

boooooooo by kylejames	Apr 7th, 2008 10:22:37 PM
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boooooooo by kylejames	Apr 7th, 2008 10:22:38 PM
boooooooo
FIFTH FUCKERS!!! by Bass Bastardson	Apr 7th, 2008 10:49:19 PM
yeah!
I haven't seen the movie yet but... by The Funketeer	Apr 7th, 2008 10:57:36 PM
For you to insinuate that Buddy Guy's appearance is useless shows that you're a U2 lovin musical know nothin. If it weren't for Freddy Mercury, Mick Jagger would be the greatest lead singer who ever lived. Fronting a band is only partially about singing. You've got to be completely comfortable standing in front of millions of people without being able to hide behind a guitar or drum set and keep them entertained. I wouldn't be caught dead dancing around in front of my 2 year old daughter like Mick Jagger does and yet that guy does it for thousands of strangers on a daily basis. No one else comes close.
Agree with almost everything you said Moriarty by Head In A Box	Apr 7th, 2008 10:58:36 PM
But saying that all of the guest appearances were "fairly useless" leads me to believe you must have made a run for popcorn when Buddy Guy came in on "Champagne and Reefer". When he began singing it felt like I was being punched in the head...in a good way, and you could tell Keith was having a blast with someone who was so totally on board with him. So much so Keith gave him one of his guitars, a very cool moment IMO. Except for this one point though, I agree with every word you wrote. The Stones are a living example of that classic Indiana Jones line..."It's not the years, it's the mileage" and these boys have rolled the odometer over more than once, but I mean that as a compliment. Looking forward to seeing this at least one more time before it leaves my local IMAX.
How would your blemishes show up in IMAX?! by thebearovingian	Apr 7th, 2008 11:04:27 PM
Morpheus had a hard, skin-abrasing life. How dare you.
No love for Buddy Guy? by Pr_Frink	Apr 7th, 2008 11:08:40 PM
He was awesome! It was cool to see Kieth get so excited to watch him play and you realize that no matter how big they've become they still have heroes and look up to someone. Actually the look on Kieth's face was the same look Jack White had while playing.
Sigh... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 7th, 2008 11:17:30 PM
... I goofed. I didn't mean that Buddy Guy was useless. I guess I didn't think of him as a "celebrity guest," but rather just a good musician. When I said that Keeef finally seems to have become the thing he always wanted to be, Buddy Guy is of course the model he was originally imitating.
Same thing with The Last Waltz... by SK229	Apr 7th, 2008 11:22:41 PM
and the cameramen/cinematographers. It was like Michael Chapman, Vilmos Zsigmond, Laslo Kovacs, and I think John Toll was in there somewhere too. I remember seeing the credits to that and being like ho-ly shit. Incidentally, George Lucas and Walter Murch are also listed as cameramen I believe in the credits of the Maysle's Gimme Shelter.
Mori, don't appease these rubes! by thebearovingian	Apr 7th, 2008 11:32:33 PM
It's a Stones concert. They shouldn't need any special guests. The fans should've bitched and moaned, "WTF?! I didn't pay $200 for these tickets to see Buddy Guy! Get him off the stage, Mick!"
@ gotham_night by chezlyons	Apr 7th, 2008 11:38:34 PM
I've been reading AICN for years. Although I've often been tempted to post my thoughts in these talkbacks, I figured I'd let you folks have the floor. But you, gotham_night, should have no outlet for your mindless comments. You are everything that's wrong with geekdom, not to mention the world. You nay-say everything and never add anything constructive to the conversation. I despise you so much that I'm actually posting here. You've compelled me. "Shine a light up my ass." "He owes a career to Keith." "Who the hell is Buddy Guy?" Those are three of the dumbest fucking things I've ever read, and they all belong to you. I just thought you should know how fucking annoying you are. Kill yourself.
"guest appearances here are all fairly useless?" by utz_world	Apr 7th, 2008 11:53:16 PM
Were you sleep during Buddy Guy's duet? WTF?!?!
Stones sucked at Superbowl i remember by Groothewarrior	Apr 8th, 2008 12:00:54 AM
Lip Synched and posed for ten minutes
useless? what about buddy guy?!? by nerfherder111	Apr 8th, 2008 12:05:25 AM
oh, u took it back already... anyone else notice the sweet pirates of the caribbean pin that keith was wearing??
BRING ON THE ROBERT ELSWIT INTERVIEW!!! by NoPIX	Apr 8th, 2008 12:09:39 AM
That film just knocks you out cold.
mori, ur so right by nerfherder111	Apr 8th, 2008 12:14:50 AM
about the obscure songs being performed better, mick just dusnt seem to care too much about the hits anymore, just spitting out wtvr words come to mind at the moment.... my fav was probably 'connection' which sounded great live compared to the studio version. but of course they would choose THAT song to be the one they had to interrupt in the middle. i hate when concert movies interrupt songs!
No by chezlyons	Apr 8th, 2008 12:42:58 AM
See above. There are various reasons I called you out. Your inability to use a search engine factors into it, I suppose.
Please retire this whole "One Thing" title by Mister Man	Apr 8th, 2008 12:46:51 AM
Ann Landers would have hated it in 1975.
MisterMan... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 8th, 2008 01:04:12 AM
... I'll do that right away. Oh, wait... no, I won't, since the response has been overwhelmingly positive. I've gotten more e-mail about this new feature on the site than anything in a long time. You are free to keep trolling each one with your Anne Landers shtick, though. Keep it up!
Buddy Guy by i_am_PETER_VENKMAN	Apr 8th, 2008 01:14:48 AM
Glad you came back to correct that, Mori. That was my favorite part of the movie. In all, a great film. I bought the soundtrack immediately after and have been jamming it ever since.
The name sucks, bitch. That was my point. by Mister Man	Apr 8th, 2008 01:46:24 AM
I love it when you get all panty-wad in the room.
That Police Concert by The_Deathticle	Apr 8th, 2008 02:10:57 AM
Mori, you were at that Police concert on Showtime? Shit, I recorded that thing when it aired and probably watched it several dozen times. I think I've still got the VHS somewhere. Dune-Era, Sychronicity Sting, complete with spikey hair and funky multi-colored coat. Good stuff. As for "Shine A Light," I can't wait. Love me some Stones. Love me some Scorcese. Hope to catch it in IMAX.
Damn straight Mori. by raw_bean	Apr 8th, 2008 04:19:01 AM
This is an awesome column, and as long as you keep writing, I for one will keep reading. :^) MisterMan, just leave it man, no-one cares.
Oh, and chezlyons, by raw_bean	Apr 8th, 2008 04:26:21 AM
thanks for finally putting into words what I'm sure many have been thinking. Over the years I've learned largely to just ignore trolls like gotham_night, but this guys was finally starting to get to me.
was just listening to Exile on Main St.and thinking.... by IndustryKiller!	Apr 8th, 2008 04:48:08 AM
about how hte Stones truly are the greatest rock band of all time. They have a heart and emotion that Led Zepplin lacked and an ability to rock that The Beatles never could match. ALl a matter of opinion of course, but still...
Oh and please keep this whole "one thing" title going by IndustryKiller!	Apr 8th, 2008 04:55:18 AM
I read it every day. Speaking of I just rented The Mist tonight for the first time tonight but the version they have at blockbuster didn't have the black and white version, which having watched the film I can tell would have added immesurably to the experience. The film had a lot going for it, but some of the out of nowhere craziness/assholishness of certain characters combined with take you out of the film bad CG, and an ending I felt, while interesting, was totally unearned given everything we had seen in Tom jane's character prior keeps me from truly being able to recommend it. But as a "characters in an otherworldly crisis" piece it absolutely destroys Cloverfield.
geh.... by IndustryKiller!	Apr 8th, 2008 04:57:20 AM
when the hell will I learn to proofread these fucking posts? Please ignore the redundency in the first sentence of the post above.
Wait a minute-Larry Fishburne shouldn't be in Imax-- by TomBodet	Apr 8th, 2008 05:29:50 AM
--yet here you are praising a movie that has KEITH RICHARDS, RON WOOD and Mick??? They have done this routine before, back in '92 for that Steel Wheels concert movie, back then the Rolling Stone reviewer described it as 'getting a really nice closeup of the Craters of the Moon AKA Richards face'. I'm a fan of these guys and the ir music, but I think they needed to go bye bye about a decade or whatever ago.
if only by sevl	Apr 8th, 2008 07:15:47 AM
the only imax theater in austria hadn't gone belly up before they started to show "real" movies, instead of these nature documentaries...a well, perhaps there will come another one
Big Hits (set list spoiler) by PantherMatt	Apr 8th, 2008 08:27:13 AM
Mori, great piece. And nice review. I couldn't agree more about the band's "enthusiasm" for the big hits (save Jumpin' Jack Flash"). But you know, as a big Stones fan, I couldn't give a shit about the giant hits, and even feel like they link the major ones at the end (Start Me Up, Satisfaction, etc) so that those who have seen them live many times can get out of the stadium parking lot early. It's not that I don't love the songs, but damn, I really don't need Satisfaction live ANYMORE. I understand that the casual fans do, but geez...
Rickey cannot wait for this... by Rickey Henderson	Apr 8th, 2008 08:32:08 AM
Rickey is dying to see the godfathers of rock emerge from their primordial gopher holes to show those little garage band emo punks how music is made. In goddamned IMAX. Shit yes. The Stones getting weary of Jumpin Jack Flash is totally understandable, but that having been said, whenever Rickey hears that song on the car radio, it never ceases to get him pumped up. It's the kind of song that makes the horizon seem just a bit more distant and simultaneously pulls the road closer towards Rickey's car. Definitely keep up the "one thing" shtick Mori--people like lists & recommendations. Especially good ones.
Retiring from music biz by PantherMatt	Apr 8th, 2008 08:33:22 AM
I gotta say, I don't understand why people insist that the Stones need to retire because they're old. Playing music is actually one of the few things you can do better the older you get. The Stones may not be the trendsetters they once were, but they still rock. I mean, Muddy Waters played music until the day he died, and no one complained that he's too old to be singing Mannish Boy. Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker? They both played as long as they possible could! Hell, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddly, and Little Richard STILL perform, and we're thankful (us relative Young 'Uns) for the chance to hear them live. It's weird, this attitude that "they're old, they should stop doing what they love"
Rickey by PantherMatt	Apr 8th, 2008 08:35:21 AM
Rickey Henderson's gotta do what's best for Rickey Henderson! And if Rickey Henderson needs to get his ass to an IMAX, post haste, then Rickey Henderson needs to get his ass to an IMAX! Rock that shit, Rickey!
PantherMatt by Rickey Henderson	Apr 8th, 2008 08:56:30 AM
Rickey will be getting his ass to an IMAX, post haste. But Rickey's damn well gonne get paid for it. Rickey demmands royalties!
thebearovingian by The Funketeer	Apr 8th, 2008 09:15:24 AM
You'd be lucky to see Buddy Guy perform live on stage. The man is a living legend and if it weren't for him there'd be no Stones, Zeppelin, Hendrix, etc... I'm a Stones fan but Guy is a far better player than Kieth can ever hope to be. As for you Gotham Knight, if you don't want to be ragged on for asking stupid questions, don't ask them. You're already on the Internet, go to the Google machine and type in "Buddy Guy" if you want to know who he is. You'll get your answer a whole lot quicker and the response won't be nearly as threatening as the one from the guy who told you to kill yourself. Common sense my man.
Bearovingian by PantherMatt	Apr 8th, 2008 10:53:15 AM
As to Buddy being a better player than Kieth, I agree. The cool thing is, is that I think Kieth would push me out of the way to be first in line to agree with you. I loved the comment in the film where Kieth says something like "we (Kieth and Ronnie) are both pretty crappy players. But together we're better than most." One of the many reasons Kieth is great: a pretty realistic perspective on his talents. And, we may splitting hairs here, but I think there WOULD be the Stones without Buddy Guy. They'd sound different, but the intentions would be the same. Now, without Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Chuck Berry, the Stones... well, they wouldn't be called the Stones, and they'd have ended up being a failed skiffle band
Jagger - animatronic? by Otis Fairweather III	Apr 8th, 2008 11:36:06 AM

@ raw_bean by chezlyons	Apr 8th, 2008 12:24:46 PM
You're very welcome. I believed my words were necessary. I'm glad you appreciated them.
Hey Moriarty.... Blue Ray in place of IMAX by xoandre	Apr 8th, 2008 01:58:45 PM
Taking your first two paragraphs from this, and replacing every instance of "IMAX" with "BLUE RAY" it drives home the upchuck feeling I have whenever I visit Best Buy and glance at the Blue Ray demo TVs... So here goes: -------------------- Moriarty said: "I remember when MATRIX REVOLUTIONS came out, I was busy working on a script, and I didn’t have time to see the movie. It wasn’t until about a week and a half into the run that I finally snuck away to see an afternoon screening at the Universal Citywalk IMAX. And my overwhelming impression of the film, removed from anything involving the narrative, was “Goddamn, Lawrence Fishburne should never be in an [BLUE RAY DVD] movie again.” "That’s because... not to be cruel... but [BLUE RAY DVD] is unforgiving. Even if you’re dealing with a good 35MM blow-up to the [BLUE RAY DVD] frame, it’s still pretty amazing how you’re drawn into the details. If I’m given the choice between a regular screening or an [BLUE RAY DVD] screening, there’s never any question. [I'LL AVOID THE BLUE RAY AT ALL COSTS] And in different films, it’s different things that really make the experience great. Sometimes it’s the clarity of the oversized image. Sometimes it’s the sound mix, since you’re sitting on about 474,007 speakers, I think. Or at least, that’s what it feels like." end quote. For me, I don't see the point of Blue Ray DVD at all. Watching the presentation of Transformers on Blue Ray DVD at Best Buy, I almost lost my lunch, and last Christams dinner too, as I stared in agony at the zits and afterimage distortions of the blueray effect on Shia LaBouf's face.... now that's some sick shit. --Xoandre
ON TOPIC: The Stones by xoandre	Apr 8th, 2008 02:06:28 PM
Alright... I know I'll be drawn & quartered by all you old saggy people for this, but.... WTF is with the Rolling Stones??? I don't get it. Sure, they have one or two songs that are catchy, but why in the universe would anyone want to sit through more than five minutes of these screeching corpses and strutting skeletons in their personal freakshow? Mick Jagger cannot sing. He's a cat trapped in a meat grinder, swatting the handle hoping to get out, screeching every time he realizes that every time he hits the handle, it grinds another inch of his body up.... That's what I imagine when I hear this band. An then to look at them.... I mean geesh! Like a little boy asking "are we there yet?" I keep thinking "are they dead yet?" - - - - And wouldn't it have been hilariously ironic if Charleton Heston had died from a shotgun blast to the head, self inflicted while cleaning his rifle? tee-heee... ---xoandre p.s. call me cruel, but that's just the way my cookie was baked.
Wrinkles look fascinating in IMAX, pockmarks don't by Tacom	Apr 8th, 2008 02:19:22 PM
That's why Mick and Keith would look better than Laurence Fishburn in IMAX. If they ever make a BATTLESTAR GALACTICA movie in IMAX, watch out! Edward James Olmos'face would be horrifying. Anyway, I don't care how old the Stones are, "Bitch" from the 1971's Sticky Fingers album is one of the best jams EVER.

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