Anyone seen the movie Tommy?

Post by **_Sam Harris** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:49 am

I just happened to come across it on Turner Classic Movies. I caught it in the middle, but it's weird/intriguing/almost disturbing.

What is this genre of movie? I looked the movie up on the net trying to figure out what it is, and I learned this was a rock opera in record form first...

Has anyone seen A Clockwork Orange? That movie was interestingly disturbing as well.

Are there other movies out ther that were made during the 70s like these two?

Post by **_twinkie** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:34 am

Tommy... I was sitting here thinking there is some kind of music connection there. I had to look it up. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073812/

I haven't seen it, but I love all things 70's and The Who and Elton John? Going to have to check it out!!! Eric Clapton plays a preacher!? Awesome.

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:10 am

"See me, feel me, touch me, heal me"...Tommy was indeed a rock opera (the first of it's kind) recorded by The Who. If I am not mistaken, Elton John plays the Pinball Wizard in the movie.

Jersey Girl

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:13 am

"Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball from Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all. But I never seen anything like him in any amusement hall, that deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin ball."

I'm sure you can get Tommy on CD. What else are you looking for? What about Hair (late 60's) not necessarily disturbing yet fitting for the time period. Rocky Horror Picture Show is on DVD I think. Now, that's disturbing! Looking for evidence of the drug culture? What about Woodstock? Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones...a film about the infamous concert at Altamont Speedway where *Hells Angels served as security and a person was murdered during the performance of "Sympathy for the Devil". Or are you just looking for wigged out psychedelic stuff?

Jersey Girl

*"No angel born in hell could stop that Satan's spell" - American Pie

Post by **_Gazelam** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:23 am

Show of hands:

Which version of Pinball Wizard is better? Elton Johns or the Who's ?

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:25 am

Gazelam wrote:Show of hands:

Which version of Pinball Wizard is better? Elton Johns or the Who's ?

The Who. No contest.

Trivia: The Who was the opening act for the first and only Stones concert I attended.

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:30 am

Wasn't Tina Turner in the film version of Tommy? The Acid Queen? ...let me dig up a pic of her.

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:32 am

"If your child ain't all he should be now, this girl will put him right"

Scary ain't' it?

Jersey Girl

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:35 am

Clapton as the Preacher:

I don't know why anyone thinks this is disturbing.

Jersey Girl
;-)

by the way, that's Roger Daltrey (as Tommy) to the left of Clapton.

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:11 pm

Gazelam wrote:Show of hands:

Which version of Pinball Wizard is better? Elton Johns or the Who's ?

Anyone who says Elton John gets a cyber smack. The album version isn't the best either. The best versions (while shorter) are the live versions to be found on albums such as "Live at Leeds" and "Live at the Isle of Wight". That being said, all the versions are a whole lot better than anything to be found today.

Edit: I did like the piano instead of acoustic guitar by John.