Good Movies with Indie music

[Spiritofmosa]

Discuss movies such as -
Juno
Darjeeling Limited
Lost In Translation
Garden State


hmm, did i miss out any ?

[Kage]

Please, no. For all our sake.

[bradc1988]

Juno was okay, I didn't really like the music.

I also liked Lost in Translation, but I don't remember the music.

From this I can surmise that indie music in movies sucks.

[Iscariot]

movies that appeal to an indie crowd in general tend to be not very good

and this is coming from someone who loves indie music

[Spiritofmosa]

i personally enjoy those movies, not that they are the best written movies out there .

[Kage]

The movies are fine, it's just trying to discuss the whole indie rock thing is something that's never going to go well on this forum.

[class]

clearly

[dei]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Mr. Pickle]

I thought this thread was OK, until everyone started to hate it. I love it, now.

[niobium]

pInK fLoYd ThE wAlL

[CleanInjection]

What about Napoleon Dynamite?

Maybe I'm wrong about this Indie stuff, but those songs seem to fit the genre.

[dei]

Indie is not a genre.

[Aficionado]

oh god

[CleanInjection]

then what is it?

As for Juno, I thought the movie was good. I think if they used one-hit wonders in the background it would have ruined the movie. Oh, and that guys' jingle was horrible.

[dei]

Indie music is any kind of music released on an independent label.

[CleanInjection]

ha ha, I feel pretty dumb now...thanks a lot dei!

[Kage]

Indie music is any kind of music released on an independent label.

Meh, that's not really the way the word is used now in the popular consensus.

[Mister_Che]

I liked the song that played during the opening credits.

I think it was the only song I liked in the movie, come to think of it.

[dei]

Meh, that's not really the way the word is used now in the popular consensus.

Do you think I give a ****?

[Iscariot]

Do you think I give a ****?

you're so indie

[static]

lit <3

[A Dead Modernist]

Bad thread is bad.

[dei]

you're so indie

No.

[Iscariot]

No.

see just like that

[Against Miik!]

I have never seen a worse movie than Juno. Some movies are just bad, ok. But this movie goes above and beyond, and actually seems to make an effort. A lot of pseudo intellectual young people like it because they wish they could be that quirky, when in reality, if I saw a person like Juno in real life, I'd kick her in her pregnant gut.

And WTF how could you not give Michael Cera and Jason Bateman at least one scene together?

I'm sorry, none of that was about music, but Juno sucks, and none of those other movies mentioned in this thread are very good either.


btw, heres Juno all fixed up: http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/20/if-juno-was-10-times-shorter-and-100-times-more-honest/

[niobium]

michael cera is loathsome

the only reason why i haven't seen superbad yet

[Mr. Ron]

I liked parts of Juno, but the movie was clearly marketed to people who shop at urban outfitters.

[Seafroggys]

Meh, that's not really the way the word is used now in the popular consensus.

pretty much the same reason how the definition of pop music has changed.

Led Zeppelin could be considered Indie because back then Atlantic was an independent label.

[Against Miik!]

You guys have to understand that anybody who is into indie music will act with the same level of pretentiousness in all parts of their life. So trying to tell an indie fan that the definition has changed and all that is really like trying to stop an iceberg.

[Mister_Che]

Jesus Miik, it wasn't that bad.

[Mr. Ron]

I like some indie

why am I not pretentious

[Against Miik!]

Yes it was and Jason Bateman and Rainn Wilson should be embarrassed to have that on their resume.

Mr. Ron when you aren't looking I call you Mr. Pretentious

[Mr. Ron]

The movie had its moments


I will admit that all the songs pretty much sounded the same.

[Against Miik!]

Half the soundtrack is by Kimya Dawson, so it would make sense that they sound the same.

[CleanInjection]

Of course that movie wasn't realistic, just like every other movie. Give me a movie that is awesome and 100% realistic. But obviously it isn't for everybody. I hated superbad, thought it was lame (other than the scenes with the officers).

And Indie has been taken out of context...thats why I was so confused by it.

[CleanInjection]

Oh, and how was Darjeeling Limited? I was skeptical about watching it in theaters.

[Mr. Ron]

Half the soundtrack is by Kimya Dawson, so it would make sense that they sound the same.

I don't know who that is

[Against Miik!]

She used to be in The Moldy Peaches. She's hideous.

[CleanInjection]

She used to be in The Moldy Peaches. She's hideous.

ha ha ha...so mean..but true...poor lady.

[Mr. Ron]

OH MY WORD

That woman has an unfortunate exterior.

[Iscariot]

i would like to take a moment to thank miik for that blog post

ELLEN pisses on a pregnancy test and it tells her that she’s PREGNANT as well as PRECOCIOUS.

ELLEN PAGE

This sucks. The only thing left to do is walk home morosely while yet another obnoxious indie song blares.

:lol:

oh and speaking of blogs, i spent half the movie trying to convince myself that i didn't hear the phrase, "swear to blog" so i wouldn't hate the movie too much to enjoy the funny bits

[Mr. Ron]

j you have a blog?

[Iscariot]

no

even being unemployed and at home 90% of the time i could never find the time to commit to a blog

[CleanInjection]

i spent half the movie trying to convince myself that i didn't hear the phrase, "swear to blog" so i wouldn't hate the movie too much to enjoy the funny bits

yeah, their lingo was pretty lame

[planewreck]

Of course that movie wasn't realistic, just like every other movie. Give me a movie that is awesome and 100% realistic. But obviously it isn't for everybody. I hated superbad, thought it was lame (other than the scenes with the officers).

And Indie has been taken out of context...thats why I was so confused by it.
lol

also the scenes with the officers are the worst part about superbad

[Mr. Ron]

I thought the pedo tension between that guy and juno was pretty funny

[Against Miik!]

JASON BATEMAN

Hey Ellen. Want to watch some indie horror films and listen to some indie music together?

ELLEN PAGE

That sounds great! I sure hope that watching the movie isn’t interrupted by me having to go puke my guts out, sweaty and hunched over the toilet.

(pause)

Just kidding, none of that crap happens in the movie. Pregnancy is easy-peasy.

JASON BATEMAN

Well, I have good news. I’m leaving Jennifer Garner.

ELLEN PAGE

Why, because your marriage to her has robbed you of your youth, which you have been reminded of since you started hanging around with me?

JASON BATEMAN

No, I just rented 13 Going On 30. I can’t even look at her now. Has she been in anything good?

ELLEN PAGE

Oh. Because if it was the other thing, then you could take notice of the fact that I remind you of your younger days despite the fact that my current predicament requires a level of maturity far beyond my years, and you could enjoy the contrast between our situations that is ironically illustrated by having us both get along so well.

JASON BATEMAN

How artistic!

ELLEN PAGE

You’re goddamn right it is! Bring on the Oscars!

Yeah this about sums up that relationship.

[Iscariot]

i didn't really get at first that he was trying to reconnect with his lost youth i thought he just wanted to bone juno

I thought the pedo tension between that guy and juno was pretty funny

omg yes

[Iscariot]

lol

also the scenes with the officers are the worst part about superbad

idk at the end when they get trashed and destroy the cop car was pretty funny

also, "i saved you" was hilarious

[CleanInjection]

did you guys manage to catch the special features of superbad with the guy in the back seat telling his story of making pancakes?


http://youtube.com/watch?v=LK9TVcKM3G4


hilarious.

[Mr. Ron]

Didn't the guy who played the fat cop write superbad?

[static]

yeah

[iarescientists]

seth rogen

plus jason bateman was the only good thing about Juno:

"Juno? Like the city in Alaska"
"No"
his reaction to that is the only thing that made me laugh

[static]

i would like to take a moment to thank miik for that blog post



:lol:

oh and speaking of blogs, i spent half the movie trying to convince myself that i didn't hear the phrase, "swear to blog" so i wouldn't hate the movie too much to enjoy the funny bits

honest to blog?!
?

[CleanInjection]

plus jason bateman was the only good thing about Juno:



I totally disagree...i think he was the worst part of the movie. Juno's father (forgot his name) was the best part.

[iarescientists]

well you obviously have bad opinions

[static]

huge dong <333

[DanD]

btw, heres Juno all fixed up: http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/20/if-juno-was-10-times-shorter-and-100-times-more-honest/

either you wrote that, or you formed all of your opinions around that blog

[Against Miik!]

They coincide. Those are just basic facts about the movie's shitiness that should be apparent to anyone watching the first time, like the really dumb lingo, the pretentiousness, the lack of Bateman/Cera reunion etc...

[Cocaine]

The movie isn't that pretentious nor is it really that bad. Stop hopping on a bandwagon just because a lot of people like a movie you don't.

I mean, I don't love the movie. I thought the first 30 minutes or so were kind of painful to sit through. But I enjoyed it, a 7/10. The only thing worse than hype bandwagon hopping is this anti-hype bullshit. Get over it.

lack of Bateman/Cera reunion

Like this. Why is this even an issue? I'm sorry but I realize the prospect of seeing them on screen together post-Arrested Development is a juicy one but it didn't really fit anywhere into the plot, and trust me, seeing Cera and Bateman on screen but one as some guy adopting the other ones baby (instead of father/son) would have been more weird than awesome.

[Against Miik!]

Given that there are only two choices here, liking the movie or not, its not realistic to say that those who choose not to all do so to jump on this bandwagon.

It's just not a good film, and it is made even worse by people thinking it is so great or intelligent or, whatever. I wouldn't make such a big deal out of it if it was generally agreed upon to be a bad movie.

It's kind of like you will never agree with anything I say for no reason.

Because my opinions are wrong, I know.

[Cocaine]

No, it's because the crusade is ridiculous. Maybe it isn't generally agreed upon as a bad film for a reason? Does that mean you have to like it? Of course not. But other people obviously do.

[Against Miik!]

Well, I feel bad for them. Expressing my dislike for the movie is just as fair as somebody coming in hear and raving about it. Its the same thing really.

[Spiritofmosa]

I enjoyed the lightness of Juno, and the acting was much better than a typical teenage drama Lindsay lohan kind of movie. The folkish soundtrack also another plus factor for the movie. But i'm not too sure how realistic it is for teenage pregnacies are a less accepted thing here.

[Collis]

Back to original question...

Stone Roses are in Lock Stock, in the awesome closing scene.