Richard Hawley

I've just watched this again for maybe the 10th time tonight with my 13yr old son and laughed my bollocks off once again. It's definately one of my top 5 films of all time!


Believe this or not, but it actually makes me 'feel good'!!

_________________
http://www.reverbnation.com/davesleney

I love the characters in it ..... and the music's not bad!

_________________
And I listen to you call, I hardly hear you at all
I walk the quiet night, watch the river rolling by

the other films in the barrytown trilogy are just as good. check 'em out.

_________________
don't strive for happiness, it'll make you miserable. just be content.

As are the books.

_________________
Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine
http://www.myspace.com/thejanskys

now you're talking. i LOVE roddy doyle.

_________________
don't strive for happiness, it'll make you miserable. just be content.

Seconded! His characterisation and humanity always has me blubbing.

_________________
The way your face could light the bitter dark of every street
In every town I'll ever go

I remember when The Commitments came out at the pictures, I'd just moved to America and was missing the sense of humour from back home...I think I went to the pictures everyday for a week to see this film Still love it and Roddy Doyle, in fact I bought A Star called Henry last week, but I haven't got round to it yet.

_________________
Revolution is just a t-shirt away.

Star called Henry is really good it got a lot of stick when it came out because it wasnt in a simular vein of some of his previous stuff but I enjoyed it.

As for The Commitments its a good film, dated a bit in some ways but still really fun although I really want to punch the head off Glenn Hansard. The Snapper and The Van are also class. Colm Meaney is a great great actor, he used to come into my work as a customer and a nicer more down to earth bloke you'd never meet.

_________________
http://www.last.fm/user/strumms
I saw an elsebound train, on the overpass
In the driving rain, every ticket costs the same
For where you can't go
Mustang horses, champagne glasses
Anything frail anything wild
It's the price of living motion, what's beautiful is broken
And grace is just the measure of a fall.

I really enjoyed The Van.

_________________
The heartbeat doesn't change, only the faces surrounding it.

I love The Commitments! Can't go wrong

_________________
Lover, why do you leave - on the day I want you to be the one

Read that and the next one 'all that jazz' supposed to be a trilogy and still waiting for the third one.


Which one's he and why?



The Colm Meaney?????
Cheif O'Brien in Star Trek TNG and Deep Space Nine????
Love that actor, has some of the best lines in The Commitments!

_________________
http://www.reverbnation.com/davesleney

He's the one with the long curly hair (outspan?)

Singer in The Frames, recently won an oscar for his song Falling Slowly from the movie Once

It's a strange Irish phenomenon- a lot of people want to smack him, but they're not sure why

_________________
http://www.myspace.com/aceswild59

yes the same Colin Meaney he grew up in the same area as me about 2 minutes down the road.

Glenn Hansard played Outspan in the film but he is probably better known to most as the lead warbler with The Frames , he even bagged himself an oscar last year for a song he did with his missus, just always found him a pretentious twat and that was pretty much confirmed when I encountered the bloke in a guitar shop here a while back, not cool. still he's doing quite well for himself now so I doubt he's worried

_________________
http://www.last.fm/user/strumms
I saw an elsebound train, on the overpass
In the driving rain, every ticket costs the same
For where you can't go
Mustang horses, champagne glasses
Anything frail anything wild
It's the price of living motion, what's beautiful is broken
And grace is just the measure of a fall.

Probably because he's now more successful.
Strange thing that, about Irish people. They like people when they're scrabbling round, squeaking by, but as soon as they 'make it'...
Not nice.
I like Glen Hansard.

I don't know Rita, if you were stood behind him in the Q in that shop and heard what he was coming out with you might change you mind. So the old Irish begrudgers thing eh, sure Rita you can't beat and old generalisations can you eh

_________________
http://www.last.fm/user/strumms
I saw an elsebound train, on the overpass
In the driving rain, every ticket costs the same
For where you can't go
Mustang horses, champagne glasses
Anything frail anything wild
It's the price of living motion, what's beautiful is broken
And grace is just the measure of a fall.