24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE Discussion

Not as good as it thinks it is and certainly not the education it should have been. Still, cool to see some mentions of The Jam.

I've since become a huge Steve Coogan fan, but I just couldn't get into this flick. It seemed very random. Maybe I need to see it again.

Yes, it had no narrative mission. All over the place and too many vignettes to amount to anything worthwhile. Not a terrible film, but not good either.

Sorry Zod, but that's bullshit. This film is pretty frickin' great, whether it has a narrative mission or not. There's just too much stuff that's great to write it off and when all else fails, its a peak into one of the great moments in music history, a moment where some real talents had a chance to make some real music and a real difference and they squandered it by getting fucked out of their heads or not bothering to actually manage their business.

I think the cast is excellent, Coogan first and foremost, John Simm, I think Andy Serkis is hilarious, even in the deleted scenes, Paddy Considine and the guys who played Ian Curtis, Shaun Ryder and Bez are spot on. There are some very funny parts (the moment Bez and Shaun first meet, Wilson finding his girlfriend having sex in a toilet cubicle, talking to God at the end) and some very moving moments (his first wife in hospital, Curtis' death and the town cryer) and its shot through with a vibrancy and free-form brilliance that Winterbottom just seems to be able to bottle like few others.

I love this film too, and I don't think that appreciating it is limited solely to those who grew up with or love the music of Joy Division, Happy Mondays etc., though I would doubt many Mick Hucknall/Simply Red fans would really dig it.

Nah, it had great music, just didn't really suck me in storywise.

Have you seen A Cock and Bull Story yet? Good Coogan stuff with much more narrative mission.

I saw this in the theater and hated it.

great movie.

I recently Netflixed this movie and liked it for it's almost documentary feel and Coogan was great, plus you had some nice cameos. Although if I had known more about the rave music I would've found the Monday's stuff more interesting instead of wondering why would anyone listen to this shit?

But that's the rave scene for you.

BTW it almost seemed like Coogan was taken on a Nic Cage like look at the end even though that's probably what Wilson looked like at that moment.

It was a rental, nothing more.

I love 24 HPP because of the music, Tony Wilson (played by Coogan) and a rather unconvential, but still natural way it is put together. Still, I prefer Tristram Shandy: Cock and Bull Story - it is simply a lot funnier to me.

The music really wasn't my thing. I too prefer Tristram Shandy.

Lots of fun. Easily worth the rental price.

I love this film, but Iam into that type of music so I guess that helps out alot. But its the little things in the film that you cant really explain that make it so great. Check it out if you havent seen it, its a funny little film. Oh and,Steve Coogan as God/Jesus(sorry, dont remember which) 'You should've signed The Smiths' Priceless.