my mom was watching this the other day and i kinda spaced out and thought she said it was tommy boy (1995) so i just stood there in confused silence for about six minutes wondering where the hell david spade was

i can't believe this movie about roger daltrey becoming a pinball master is the only thing that makes me feel slightly less suicidal

A great oddity to behold, the big screen translation of The Who's Tommy is exclusively for fans of the band and admirers of Ken Russell. Attempting to catch up on all things Russell this year, I'm easily becoming a huge fan of his style. The man is a master of provocative imagery and this opera overfloweth with intoxicating gusto and memorable sequences just like everything I've so far seen from him. Like I said, the story is first and foremost for fans of the music, but who would blindly throw on Tommy without any knowledge of The Who? I slowly but surely grew tired of Ann Margaret as it went, but there are more than enough showstopping cameos and Oliver Reed secretly steals every moment like he does in every Russell film he's in.

TOMMY RULES OK

I love Ken Russell's orgiastic and exceedingly homoerotic take on the Who's muddled concept record, but the way he explicitly links Keith Moon's pedophilic Uncle Ernie to homosexuality -- for no specific reason and in a throwaway shot -- is particularly vile. That's some Anita Bryant shit, and so out of place in a movie that tries so hard to be camp that it unintentionally becomes an entirely different type of it.

Still, getting to see this in a theater with the restored quintaphonic soundtrack cranked up is an overwhelming experience. As far as operatic pop musicals go, I'd kinda take this over something like The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. There, I said it.

If you combined mother! and Pink Floyd's The Wall, you would get this movie.

tag urself I'm Ann-Margret's dancing

TRULY SOME OF THE FINEST IMAGERY I'VE EVER SEEN, AND YA GURL DOES LOVE HER SURREALISM. there are a bunch of plot holes too and the sequences, as beautiful as they are, don't seamlessly transition, but this is such a GREAT visual and music treat and still soooo goooood
also! roger daltry was so good at acting blind, deaf, and mute !!! dazed and blank as hell

While I do admit that Tommy is probably more enjoyable a film if you are a fan of The Who's music ahead of time, it is probably one of the more successful "films based on rock albums" out there.

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J'ai regardé ce film juste pcq je veux avoir vu l'intégrale de la filmo de Nicholson (d'ailleurs super marrant de le voir chanter là dedans) et bref du coup j'avais aucune idée de ce qui m'attendait. Et même si j'avais su j'aurais pas été prête je crois.
C'est giga étrange, même si je me suis faite à l'atmosphère du film au fil des minutes, et que l'histoire en soit est prenante (la réal pas trop mal aussi), mais bordel qu'est ce que c'est pénible d'entendre chanter pendant presque 2H, les gens qui s'expriment en parlant me manquaient.

ok but imagine Keith Moon as Tommy

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I completely forgot Jack Nicholson sang in this.

This movie is a supremely entertaining acid trip and an exercise in sensory overload. It's just something everyone should experience, especially since there will probably never be a movie like this made again. Thank you Ken Russell!

I found this Blu-ray on a shelf at the front of my school that gives out books for free and that’s how I got here.

"I think it's alright, Yes I think it's alright"

A The Who kattant rockoperája. Sztori gyenge¸ sztárparádé¸ nulla kohézió. Good trip¸ bad trip.