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OriginalGriff3-Mar-16 4:00

OriginalGriff

3-Mar-16 4:00

Well...the trailer is funnier than the whole original film...but I do hope that isn't all the good bits! Big Grin | :-D

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Nagy Vilmos3-Mar-16 4:03

Nagy Vilmos

3-Mar-16 4:03

Worthy of note is that there is not a single man talking in the whole trailer and the only near close up of a man is as eye-candy.

This will definitely be the first of a new genre of chic-action.

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Johnny J.3-Mar-16 4:06

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3-Mar-16 4:06

AFAIK, most of the male cast of the original movie is doing cameos. I hope it's true. It wouldn't be Ghostbusters without at least a glimpse of Bill Murray... Wink | ;)

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User 84203-Mar-16 4:44

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3-Mar-16 4:44

OriginalGriff wrote:
the trailer is funnier than the whole original film

You're dead to me...

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90823653-Mar-16 5:24

3-Mar-16 5:24

Well, to be honest, all that mucking about in clay was a bit sickening. What? What do you mean, wrong film?

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Bassam Abdul-Baki3-Mar-16 5:24

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3-Mar-16 5:24

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Gary Wheeler3-Mar-16 6:03

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3-Mar-16 6:03

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OriginalGriff3-Mar-16 9:45

OriginalGriff

3-Mar-16 9:45

I'd feel flattered, if I was in any way "the yoof of today" Laugh | :laugh:

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dandy723-Mar-16 9:47

dandy72

3-Mar-16 9:47

No. Just...no.

JHizzle3-Mar-16 22:20

JHizzle

3-Mar-16 22:20

Y'know this might've worked for me if it were not for the bad choice of casting Melissa McCarthy and for writing Leslie Jones as some horrendous caricature. While the first ghostbusters was funny, it doesn't feel like the same style of humour here.

Also not a fan of reboots. Could be just from the recent glut of them but they annoy me at this point.

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Sander Rossel3-Mar-16 2:31

3-Mar-16 2:31

Finvarra - The Battle of Evermore[^]

Saw this band perform live at Keltfest last year.
Folk bands are often a lot of fun when seen live (in the grass, in the sun, people laughing and dancing), but a big disappointment when listening to recordings (where there's none of that atmosphere)...
This band seems to be one of the few who doesn't sound cheap and tacky on a recording though.
This Led Zep cover is my song of the week (followed closely by their Jethro Tull cover Kelpie[^]) Big Grin | :-D

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Richard Deeming3-Mar-16 4:06

Richard Deeming

3-Mar-16 4:06

Speaking of Led Zeppelin covers:
Led Zeppelin-'Stairway to heaven' full version by Luna - YouTube[^]
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Sander Rossel3-Mar-16 6:15

3-Mar-16 6:15

Better than the original! Big Grin | :-D

I really don't like the original... Or ballads in general Unsure | :~

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90823653-Mar-16 6:03

3-Mar-16 6:03

Hmm. Not exactly genre busting reinterpretation, is it? Both songs already have folk roots. If you're gonna do a cover give me something I can't hear in the original. An exact copy on slightly different instruments ... meh! Underwhelmed.

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Sander Rossel3-Mar-16 6:13

3-Mar-16 6:13

9082365 wrote:
An exact copy on slightly different instruments

I found the Led Zep cover to be quite different actually! Big Grin | :-D

Kelpie just got a little more modern or something, both songs are nice.

9082365 wrote:
Both songs already have folk roots

I guess that's why this folk band chose to play them!
So if I understand correctly you're underwhelmed because a folk band plays folk songs that sound folky... WTF | :WTF:

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90823653-Mar-16 6:38

3-Mar-16 6:38

Sander Rossel wrote:
So if I understand correctly you're underwhelmed because a folk band plays folk songs that sound folky...

You may very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Oh, alright! I just think there are bands who do both playing folk songs that sound folky and playing not folk songs so that they sound folky a whole lot better and a good deal more distinctively than this. Not many, unfortunately (and nobody will ever replace Steeleye Span) but enough for me to be underwhelmed with this one. A cover of something completely out of the folk wheelhouse given a complete makeover might win me over but ....

Edit: Just to show what's possible Robert Plant doing Black Dog bluegrass[^]!

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jeron13-Mar-16 6:51

3-Mar-16 6:51

How about a slightly heavier take on Sound of Silence[^].

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Colin Mullikin3-Mar-16 7:46

Colin Mullikin

3-Mar-16 7:46

When I clicked that, I was fully expecting it to be this[^] slightly heavier take on Sound of Silence...

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jeron13-Mar-16 7:56

3-Mar-16 7:56

tis a fine version also.

jeron13-Mar-16 8:26

3-Mar-16 8:26

Have you heard this[^] slightly heavier take on Scarborough Fair?

Sander Rossel3-Mar-16 10:51

3-Mar-16 10:51

Can't beat the original though... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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jeron13-Mar-16 10:57

3-Mar-16 10:57

No argument here.

Sander Rossel3-Mar-16 7:14

3-Mar-16 7:14

9082365 wrote:
I just think there are bands who do both playing folk songs that sound folky and playing not folk songs so that they sound folky a whole lot better and a good deal more distinctively than this.

No doubt.
A few years ago I've seen Lebocha at Castlefest (an unknown Belgian band that I can't even find decent recordings of online). They covered the James Bond theme and they did so pretty awesome while still remaining folky (glad I bought their CD back then)!
But I don't like this song for its fine musicianship or its originality. I just like it because it makes me smile (and it's still better than most folk I've heard) Smile | :)

I can sing along to the lyrics and I can do a little folk dance to it while making breakfast.
When I want some technical prowess I'll put on other music (preferably not folk) Smile | :)

9082365 wrote:
nobody will ever replace Steeleye Span

They don't need replacement just yet, they're still active!
Tour Dates 2016 - Steeleye Span[^] Wink | ;)

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90823653-Mar-16 7:20