Comments on: Would It Be Dublin? http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/03/01/the-commitments/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bill Lynch http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/03/01/the-commitments/comment-page-1/#comment-6959 Bill Lynch Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:22:52 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=4460#comment-6959 Nice synopsis. One tiny correction, 2nd paragraph "Joey promises he can deliver Wilson Pickett - in town performing - to jam with them at their next gig." Joey promises he can deliver Percy Sledge... Never mind. Roddy Doyle in 2007/2008 published "The Deportees and other stories" with the title story being "a sequel, sort of, to The Commitments" (R.D.) that finds Jimmy Rabbitte masterminding a multiethnic revival band reflecting the new face of immigrants in Ireland featuring Woody Guthrie music. For his efforts he receives threatening phonecalls. Jimmy R. has aged some, but his game hasn't. Well worth the read. Nice synopsis. One tiny correction, 2nd paragraph “Joey promises he can deliver Wilson Pickett – in town performing – to jam with them at their next gig.”

Joey promises he can deliver Percy Sledge…

Never mind. Roddy Doyle in 2007/2008 published “The Deportees and other stories” with the title story being “a sequel, sort of, to The Commitments” (R.D.) that finds Jimmy Rabbitte masterminding a multiethnic revival band reflecting the new face of immigrants in Ireland featuring Woody Guthrie music. For his efforts he receives threatening phonecalls. Jimmy R. has aged some, but his game hasn’t. Well worth the read.

]]> By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/03/01/the-commitments/comment-page-1/#comment-6918 Joe Valdez Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:48:06 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=4460#comment-6918 <strong>Patricia</strong>: It doesn't surprise me that none of the cast members went onto super stardom. That's not a knock against any of them, because I love this flick, but it was either lightning in a bottle, or a fluke, however you want to look at it. I haven't even read anything Roddy Doyle has written that is as funny or insightful as this book. Fortunately, all involved can go around 20 years later and say they did <em>The Commitments</em>. Thanks for commenting! Patricia: It doesn’t surprise me that none of the cast members went onto super stardom. That’s not a knock against any of them, because I love this flick, but it was either lightning in a bottle, or a fluke, however you want to look at it. I haven’t even read anything Roddy Doyle has written that is as funny or insightful as this book. Fortunately, all involved can go around 20 years later and say they did The Commitments. Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Pat Evans http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/03/01/the-commitments/comment-page-1/#comment-6914 Pat Evans Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:31:20 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=4460#comment-6914 Yes, a cheerful make-em-smile movie. Great things were predicted at the time for some of the leads but despite the best-selling soundtrack, I don't think there have been any real breakout stories. I thought Andrew Strong might make it, but he seems to have disappeared from the scene. Yes, a cheerful make-em-smile movie. Great things were predicted at the time for some of the leads but despite the best-selling soundtrack, I don’t think there have been any real breakout stories. I thought Andrew Strong might make it, but he seems to have disappeared from the scene.

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