High Fidelity (dance, house, metal, rock, American)

ProggyMan · 06-29-2008, 02:57 PM

Great movie, eh? I guess some people here might find it a little insulting though...

Piss Me Off · 06-29-2008, 03:11 PM

I don't think i could justify in words just how much i love the book/film. It's pretty sad that it's very much close to home! I can relate to Rob a lot, a music geek who thinks about the bigger picture too much and doesn't know anything about girls and is basically, while on the surface your average guy, is more of a misfit deep down. And he has his dis-functional friends of course.

I love the book more, it's my favourite book and it has the edge just because it's from a british point of view. It's a lot easier to imagine the story with that Camden record shop in the background and i think Rob is better suited to being english.

The film is brilliant too, they took a risk setting it in Chicago and it doesn't ruin it. Jack Black is brilliant (A COSBY SWEATER!!!) and John Cusack does a good job as Rob. One of my favourite scenes in any film is in HF when he puts on Dry The Rain by The Beta Band, it's just brilliant and puts shivers up my spine.

So yeah, as a story i quite like it :p

savannah · 06-30-2008, 01:02 AM

i too am a hi fi fan,.......even more so i'm a john cusack fan,......but i think hi fi is my fav cusack film

youre right, jack black is great,.......the cosby sweater bit gets me too,.......and the monday morning dance,......

it also cracks me up when rob's arrangeing his records autobiographically

zeta jones was great as charlie,.......she made me look all over thrift stores for an old pretenders shirt,......

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-30-2008, 12:36 PM

The films OK I was just disappointed they Americanised the book and turned it into a RomCom.

Nick Hornby's 31 Songs book is also a must read. His entry on Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker sums up every metal kid on this forum.

teshadoh · 06-30-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

One of my favourite scenes in any film is in HF when he puts on Dry The Rain by The Beta Band, it's just brilliant and puts shivers up my spine.

You beat me to it - High Fidelity is one of my & wife's favorites. Plus, I too am a big Cusack fan, typically the guy can do no wrong when reviewing his film career. Plus another cool thing about him - he really is a great rock fan, which likely explains the Chicago setting. Just this weekend I came across a short Liz Phair documentary & John Cusack is in it for a short 10 seconds.

jackhammer · 06-30-2008, 03:05 PM

I did'nt like it. May have been better if it stayed in Britain. WHERE IT BELONGS HOLLYWOOD!

spark10036 · 06-30-2008, 05:05 PM

I liked this film a lot...
I especially like the end where rob is making a tape for his girlfriend and the film ends with Stevie Wonder's "I believe when I fall in love with you it will be forever".A fantastic song.Cheesy,but great.
There is also a deleted scene in the dvd where Rob goes to a house to buy a record collection which is very good.

Mr Sensitive · 07-01-2008, 06:52 AM

I love the book, the film is good too but it would have been better if it was set in London. Rob is definitely one of my favorite fictional characters.

spark10036 · 07-01-2008, 03:47 PM

well it would be great if it was set in London but then again there wouldn't be John Cusack or Jack Black

Mr Sensitive · 07-02-2008, 06:13 AM

Okay, here's a question. If the film was set in London, which British actor would you want to play the lead?

06-29-2008, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	High Fidelity Great movie, eh? I guess some people here might find it a little insulting though...

06-29-2008, 03:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I don't think i could justify in words just how much i love the book/film. It's pretty sad that it's very much close to home! I can relate to Rob a lot, a music geek who thinks about the bigger picture too much and doesn't know anything about girls and is basically, while on the surface your average guy, is more of a misfit deep down. And he has his dis-functional friends of course. I love the book more, it's my favourite book and it has the edge just because it's from a british point of view. It's a lot easier to imagine the story with that Camden record shop in the background and i think Rob is better suited to being english. The film is brilliant too, they took a risk setting it in Chicago and it doesn't ruin it. Jack Black is brilliant (A COSBY SWEATER!!!) and John Cusack does a good job as Rob. One of my favourite scenes in any film is in HF when he puts on Dry The Rain by The Beta Band, it's just brilliant and puts shivers up my spine. So yeah, as a story i quite like it :p __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

06-30-2008, 01:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
savannah afrocentric Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 753	i too am a hi fi fan,.......even more so i'm a john cusack fan,......but i think hi fi is my fav cusack film youre right, jack black is great,.......the cosby sweater bit gets me too,.......and the monday morning dance,...... it also cracks me up when rob's arrangeing his records autobiographically zeta jones was great as charlie,.......she made me look all over thrift stores for an old pretenders shirt,...... __________________ i changed my mind; i changed my mind;now i'm feeling different all that time, wasted i wish i was a little more delicate i wish my i wish my i wish my i wish my i wish my name was clementine - sarah jaffe

06-30-2008, 12:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The films OK I was just disappointed they Americanised the book and turned it into a RomCom. Nick Hornby's 31 Songs book is also a must read. His entry on Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker sums up every metal kid on this forum. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-30-2008, 03:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I did'nt like it. May have been better if it stayed in Britain. WHERE IT BELONGS HOLLYWOOD! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

06-30-2008, 05:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
spark10036 locomotive power Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: too drunk to remember Posts: 518	I liked this film a lot... I especially like the end where rob is making a tape for his girlfriend and the film ends with Stevie Wonder's "I believe when I fall in love with you it will be forever".A fantastic song.Cheesy,but great. There is also a deleted scene in the dvd where Rob goes to a house to buy a record collection which is very good. __________________ ...siempre es possible

07-01-2008, 06:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 811	I love the book, the film is good too but it would have been better if it was set in London. Rob is definitely one of my favorite fictional characters. __________________

07-01-2008, 03:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
spark10036 locomotive power Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: too drunk to remember Posts: 518	well it would be great if it was set in London but then again there wouldn't be John Cusack or Jack Black __________________ ...siempre es possible

07-02-2008, 06:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 811	Okay, here's a question. If the film was set in London, which British actor would you want to play the lead? __________________