iTunes Exclusive Episode A Star Is Born

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Welcome. I am the executive producer of the Clubhouse podcast, and I fancy myself a music lover. Joining me across the desk as he tends to do from time to time is the official fact checker of the show, and a man who, when he was younger, he had a boom box.

He carried it around town. You may know it was fun, don't go, but it's my name, I'm Don Ford, I'm gonna call him Don Ford. Welcome, sir.

I actually did have a boom box, and I did carry it around. Was it one of those, like you got to stretch your arm to get away all the way around it? Yeah, and I kind of had to put it on, yeah, it was more, it wasn't like the big rectangle as more of a 12 by 12 longer kind of thing, but I did, and it had this cassette tape of like scorpions, love it for staying, and all that, and did record it, and all that.

And yes, that's a mental image that you'll have with you for the rest of the day. Whenever we do one of these, it is to review something, and this is no exception. Bradley Cooper is not only in the director's chair.

Not only co-wrote, but he also stars with Lady Gaga in the fourth screen version of a star's born. So, before we start this whole thing, yes, sir, we gotta thank JT and everybody at Levinson for the invite. Oh, that's not them, is it?

No, okay. Thank you guys so much. We love our vendors, they take care of us, they let us see movies in advance, and we saw this one.

Weeeeee! In advance. Two hours and 15 minutes, put a pin in it.

So, Bradley Cooper plays Jackson Mane, playing the, for those of you that remember the version in the 70s, with Chris Christoffer sent in Barbara Streisand, because you know people who need people are the luckiest people in the world, not from that movie. And Lady Gaga playing the Barbara Streisand role as Ali, a young lady who is, has a beautiful voice, but just can't seem to catch a break, and he hears her during a drunken stupor at a bar one night, decides that he's gonna make her a star, and how basically one light fades and another one shines. Two hours and 15 minutes!

Put a pin in it. Well, the one in the 70s was about the same length, wasn't it? I don't care.

It's a safe basic plot in a way. Well, that's why it's a remake done, yeah, but it's the fourth time we've done it, and originally, because you know I'm a big Bradley Cooper fan, loved him since Alias, and one of his Alias co-stars is in this. And an interesting supporting cast here, you've got Sam Elliott, Bief, to which he's a fan.

I can't. You know I like him? Yeah, he rocks.

So says the fighting philosopher. And then you've also got Dave Chappelle, who's in it about as long as it took me to say the sentence. You have Andrew Dice Clay, playing Alie's father, like, is that still like, okay, let me put this perspective.

The one in the 50s was two hours and 34 minutes. The one in the 70s, but that was Garland in it. If I'm just saying, now all the stars have warmed, this is the second shortest.

And it's still ain't short enough. I can't even bury the lead on how annoyed I am about this film. You need a hug.

No, I need this movie to not exist is what you need. And I enjoy the Lady Gaga. I think she's very talented.

I have said for years she doesn't need the bit because she has a beautiful voice. If you listen to the album she did with Tony Bennett, she's got a gorgeous voice. She doesn't need the meat dress, you know, and the weird hair and everything else.

She's got talent. This movie is terrible. This movie is terrible and I don't understand what I'm missing here because it's 95% of Rotten Tomatoes as we record this, yeah, after like 80 reviews.

I ain't one of them. I, this movie, like, made me angry. If I drove my car in reverse in a school zone, it would still move faster than this film.

He's a drunk. We get it. He has the demons.

He does the pills too. We can't forget that point. That's a very important point.

Like, and again, I'm a huge Bradley Cooper fan. I support this man and I still do. Everybody has their issues.

I mean, silver linings, playbook, I mean, come on. But if you're going to remake a film for the film, or not huge fans up to begin with, bring yourself to it. It was like, he was just like, I'm just going to do my best Chris Christophe or Santa impersonation for two and a half hours.

And I'm going to throw a little bit of my Sam Elliott in there because we're supposed to people, we're people that are related, like, this movie is terrible. Like I would say steaming pile, but that's not, that's still not doing a justice. I was angry when they end credits, right?

The only thing I will say that I enjoyed about this film, is it ended? Is the music. Okay.

I would own the soundtrack. And we did see this in Dolby Cinema. Those live music sequences in the Dolby Cinema, they hit that kick drum and it hit me square in a middle chest.

Oh yeah. Now, if you go to my written review at www.theclubhousepodcast.com, that's our website. Do the thing.

Do the thing. Do the thing. I put on there.

I saw it in Dolby. That made me. Oh yeah, I know you did because you were sitting right next to me.

Well, the people in the empire don't know. Okay. I just said we saw it in Dolby Cinema.

I know. But when they read my review, they read my review first, before hearing this, they'll understand it. But they still would have heard me say it before you said it.

No, what if they read my written review first before hearing this? I'm still good. Okay.

So, I put my review that scene in Dolby, that really enhanced the film for me. I know when they're alive at concert and stuff, and that first scene hits, first scene, he walks out on stage. When that happens, I'm like, you know, whoa, you have my attention.

And then, that's the next two hours and ten minutes. That's me. I am so angry about this film.

This is two hours and fifteen minutes of my life, I will never get back. Now, for me, and we have different appearance, as we do from time to time, it's fine. This film, and I could put my review again at www.thecopastpodcast.com, still our website.

I put that yes, this film is long, it is too long, fifteen, twenty, thirty minutes could have been cut out, and it took too long to get there. But the plot still kind of kept me interested, but it was predictable too. You knew it was going to happen, she's going to get famous, because I never saw any of the original stars and more.

This is my first, the star is born, maybe that's the thing, yeah, I know. But I did kind of put on there that the, yes, it's long, but the plot still had a good plot overall, but it dragged it, dragged it, dragged it, dragged it. But the Dolby made it for me, and how they sung.

This was not lip-seeking. This is not Whitney Houston at the Super Bowl lip-seeking. This is them singing on stage live, and they did everything.

They did everything. Per insistence. Yeah, and like that riff at the Roy Orbison thing, and he just starts even though he's high as a kite and trunk as a skunk, how to get up there and just do that riff of the pretty woman.

I mean, it was like, this is rocket, I really enjoyed that part of the film. The music is incredible, I really loved it. And for me for Cooper, I know you're Reagan on him and I love me Bradley Cooper.

Just like you do Incredible. He has incredible resume. He's done some incredible stuff from sniper to you name it I enjoy sniper.

I mean American sniper. Oh, American sniper. Yeah, I just heard sniper and I was like Yeah, I like to remove like 20 years early.

Yeah, American sniper, but He I really thought his performance was impressive myself How he could play that guy with all the demons. He has the rock star demons how he's able to get around and Just show that persona of a guy who he's almost in the alternate universe in some ways Because everything's done for him because he's the big rock star I just do is go on stage which he could do it even if he's drunk as a skunk and kill the crowd which he does But how he had that mentality how he had that stippleness to him and in a way He was kind of living in alternate world where because people with fame and stuff. It's a different world This film really shows the dark side of the young lady who has an album called the fame monster Yeah, but I mean it really shows the backstage live but really shows the life of the rock star in the hotel room But I was really impressed with with Cooper's performance lady Gaga out of her realm I thought she was great.

Yeah, she and this was she does a great. I thought but I thought they had no chemistry did like They they just were missing something on there when it comes to them together I didn't see them as a couple in love. Yes You can see their relationship grow on film and all that stuff But I didn't see it like this is love love love out there some some people are able to do in some films But I was impressed with Cooper.

I can he hit it out of the park asked the question that you haven't asked me in a very very long time Watch gauge 15 minutes Was it every five ten minutes after that pretty much so this is almost as bad as the Terrence Malik It's in the ballpark Terrence Malik was 10 you're at 15 on this Okay, which one would you watch this or song to song? I would still watch this again, and I like the comparison there because it's a music thing I would still watch this first because you know my hatred for Terrence Malik. Yeah That we have for him mere god this movie's bad like it's just I feel like They tried really really hard Yeah, but I ain't given participation troopers in here.

I didn't hear but it was too long But I was impressed with Cooper and I hate to say it. You're not gonna want to hear this But I think I think next year they're gonna have his name talking when it comes to those nominations survey well But this movie's just bad. It's just bad and what happens if it gets not made for best picture Well, you want to like put your head through that wall.

No, I'll just I'll What I'll do is I will declare shenanigans. That's what I'll do or best director possibly I gotta give this was his first this was his first directorial W I mean, this is the first time he's actually you know what I'll say if that happens. I'll say this You have it a lot.

Is he have it a lot? That's what I will say all right That's how I feel I think this there's gonna be the nomination toxic here And I'm gonna tell you something I like I could do two and a half hour like this myself But I probably have to do it only about ten minutes at a time because it would flash my voice I can do that Beef it's what's for dinner, but if you like I can do that But if you like if you like music you might like to start this film who are you talking to I know I know I know I know Have we met I know I'm just saying to the people out there if you like music I I get I would own the soundtrack the soundtrack is great And I mean he did I will say you know from what I've read I mean Cooper did the work. Yeah, it's just not good I mean Lucas Nelson who is the son of Willie Nelson worked with him and that's his band Yeah, Lucas Nelson and the promise of the real.

Yeah, that's Willie Nelson's kid. Yeah, that he worked with on that Did he do the guitar too? He learned how to play guitar?

So that was him on stage for a year he learned how to play guitar so he could play it right. Yeah, I mean I get I will give credit where credit to Cooper put in the work. It just there's no payoff for me.

Okay It just It was so bad For me it's too long, but I like Cooper's performance. I mean I can we don't always wait in the fact if we agreed all the time There'd be one of us be lying. Yeah I think what we want to talk about forget the file analysis I can take a coilood or something Do you want some cocoa Mother ma'am my petit marshmallows found my cocoa now that's a good movie Running seared as a great movie.

Okay, let's get this done with the way we do the file analysis on the show We're not gonna give you thumbs up thumbs down. We're not gonna give you letters numbers Notes nothing like that Yeah, guitar get the El Cabong right now Two questions question number one is what we see this film again if the answers know then we're done here But if the answers yes, there's a follow question how far we want to go do so From the best of the best of the worst of the best here's how it goes full price at a theater Down to twilight down the matinee down to early morning on a weekend down to second run at the dollar theater down to actually leaving your house for red box Down to streaming from netflix down the cable dawn. Would you see a star is born again?

Yes, I would How far are you willing to go do so? This made the film singing Dolby The cheapest way you can see it in Dolby. That's how I'm gonna reckon.

Okay, whether it be a matinee or sad anything But the cheap but see it in Dolby the Dolby made it. I thought it did Can I see this film again? No, no, no, no Again, I don't the soundtrack, but that's the closest you're getting with me God bless you Bradley Cooper.

You know, I'm a huge fan This just did not work for me He co-writes he directs and he stars in his stars born for this whole thing Yes, you gotta think jt 11son taking for the invite. We do appreciate our vendors so much And we also appreciate that they want us to give our honest opinions You know, we're we're not the kind of show that's gonna blow smoke for the for the sake of it Yeah, we have our integrity We have our opinions integrity is a core value of this show and we're gonna keep it that way That being said, let's do the plugs visit our website where you can find both of our written reviews the aforementioned www.theclubhousepodcast.com Find out everything you know some stuff you don't and you can stream our show live on the website But make sure you also download the vocal now app You know all kinds of cool stuff too Follow us on social media twitter's that clubhouse show everything else is the clubhouse podcast all three words in that order You won't wind up somewhere else you can follow me on social media if you'd like everything is Yes, that Rob Irvin that I spelled E R V I N my normal co-host for this show is Chad Womack You can follow him at chattin pg69 and on twitter. I'm at far on dongle two is we getting three oh's a and two dashes of middle Email me at don with clubhousepodcast.com email don on for information how we come do live show for you We love do a live remote shows.

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