Kurt Cobain: About a Son (Movie)

aNiMaL

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

marcos

real cool movie from an artistic standpoint given the film maker's probable limitations with access to kurt's estate

catefrances

to hear kurt talking was bittersweet. and a little eerie.

ZiggyStar

I've never even heard of it......how is it?

And hi aNiMaL!! :wave:

catefrances

ZiggyStar wrote:

I've never even heard of it......how is it?

And hi aNiMaL!! :wave:

ha! thats cause you live far far away. :P good to see youre still with us zig and havent been blown away. :wave:

ZiggyStar

catefrances wrote:

ZiggyStar wrote:

I've never even heard of it......how is it?

And hi aNiMaL!! :wave:

ha! thats cause you live far far away. :P good to see youre still with us zig and havent been blown away. :wave:

HOLY FUCKBALLS!! This is the SECOND time you've been nice to me in the past year or so! :shock: :shock: Are you feeling okay, Cate?! See, I knew you secretly loved me! * blows cate a kiss*

Yeah the cyclone missed us thank goodness. As far as cyclones go, it was a good one. Not too much structural damage in the hit area....a lot of crops gone though. We had a bit of wind and yesterday and today we've been getting hammered with really heavy rain....but that's all luckily.

:wave:

catefrances

twice?? are you sure? that doesnt sound like me.

Pepe Silvia

catefrances wrote:

twice?? are you sure? that doesnt sound like me.

i didn't think you were even nice twice in a single year! :shock:
:P

aNiMaL

Wow, that was really good. He really was quite the troubled soul. Very fascinating look into Kurt's life and mind.

Hey Ziggy!

catefrances

Pepe Silvia wrote:

catefrances wrote:

twice?? are you sure? that doesnt sound like me.

i didn't think you were even nice twice in a single year! :shock:
:P

yes thats right... you didnt think.





:P

the wolf

catefrances wrote:

Pepe Silvia wrote:

catefrances wrote:

twice?? are you sure? that doesnt sound like me.

i didn't think you were even nice twice in a single year! :shock:
:P

yes thats right... you didnt think.





:P

You've always been nice to me.


as for the movie, I have been tempted to buy this so many times..... don't know why I keep skipping it. :?

musicismylife78

that was a stunning movie. the early reviews from sundance said people came out of it with tears in my eyes. what a brilliantly shot movie. Kurt and Azzerads voice over pictures of Seattle and Aberdeen. Beautiful. The only pictures of Kurt were shown in the end. That one with him and Frances made me sad.

The soundtrack was absolutely brilliant. The opening song, Overture, is one of the most evocative and beautiful songs I have ever heard. Its just instrumental music. But it says everything about everything. About Kurt. us. Our generation.

Such a sad sad movie. This forum is notorious for having people who dislike Kurt and Nirvana, but for me the hype is deserved. This guy was the real deal. His death was such a big deal. I have said it a million times, but I was 10 when he died. But I remember the feeling of it, like it was yesterday. This empty aching feeling. We, I, our generation had lost such an important person. The movie is able to show that perfectly. You dont come away, or I didnt come away from the movie, feeling happy. This isnt a happy story. It doesnt make one feel good. But what a wonderful piece of art this movie is.

PureandEasy

aNiMaL wrote:

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

what are you watching it on, tv or dvd, or what? I've never heard of it.

musicismylife78

PureandEasy wrote:

aNiMaL wrote:

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

what are you watching it on, tv or dvd, or what? I've never heard of it.

its on dvd. its probably the best kurt cobain documentary i have ever seen. well worth the effort, as someone said, if you are a fan, but also for artistic purposes. to just show video of the landscape, and non kurt individuals, was very cool actually

aNiMaL

PureandEasy wrote:

aNiMaL wrote:

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

what are you watching it on, tv or dvd, or what? I've never heard of it.

I DVR'd it off of the Independent Film Channel (IFC). Watch for it on there if you get that channel.

aNiMaL

musicismylife78 wrote:

that was a stunning movie. the early reviews from sundance said people came out of it with tears in my eyes. what a brilliantly shot movie. Kurt and Azzerads voice over pictures of Seattle and Aberdeen. Beautiful. The only pictures of Kurt were shown in the end. That one with him and Frances made me sad.

The soundtrack was absolutely brilliant. The opening song, Overture, is one of the most evocative and beautiful songs I have ever heard. Its just instrumental music. But it says everything about everything. About Kurt. us. Our generation.

Such a sad sad movie. This forum is notorious for having people who dislike Kurt and Nirvana, but for me the hype is deserved. This guy was the real deal. His death was such a big deal. I have said it a million times, but I was 10 when he died. But I remember the feeling of it, like it was yesterday. This empty aching feeling. We, I, our generation had lost such an important person. The movie is able to show that perfectly. You dont come away, or I didnt come away from the movie, feeling happy. This isnt a happy story. It doesnt make one feel good. But what a wonderful piece of art this movie is.

Yeah, it was a very moving piece. Well worth watching it.

A couple things I took away from it was that even if Kurt hadn't killed himself, the band Nirvana was never going to stay together or last much longer than it did. Kurt seemed like he felt like they had done everything they could together.

Another ting was how much he had come to terms with success and fame. He new they wanted a fan base and people to like what they did.

His outspoken early-on hatred of Pearl Jam was not important as it became clear he hated everyone and everything outside of his own bubble. It seemed like he came to terms with that before he died.

I enjoyed hearing him talk about his desire to mix pop with punk.

Anyhow, a great piece everyone should watch.

catefrances

the wolf wrote:

catefrances wrote:

Pepe Silvia wrote:

i didn't think you were even nice twice in a single year! :shock:
:P

yes thats right... you didnt think.





:P

You've always been nice to me.


as for the movie, I have been tempted to buy this so many times..... don't know why I keep skipping it. :?

thats cause you havent pissed me off yet.


as for the movie... go out and get it. NOW!

PearlOfAGirl

aNiMaL wrote:

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

Did you buy the dvd, or is it on cable, and is that the name "About a Son"? I'd love to see it myself..

aNiMaL

HeartShapedBox wrote:

aNiMaL wrote:

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

Did you buy the dvd, or is it on cable, and is that the name "About a Son"? I'd love to see it myself..

I caught it on cable TV, on the IFC network. My TV guide listed the name as that, "Kurt Cobain: About a Son." At the end of the movie it had the same title, minus the colon.

Watch for it, or try to find the DVD. It is well worth the watch.

PearlOfAGirl

aNiMaL wrote:

HeartShapedBox wrote:

aNiMaL wrote:

Anyone seen it? I am watching it for the first time right now...

Did you buy the dvd, or is it on cable, and is that the name "About a Son"? I'd love to see it myself..

I caught it on cable TV, on the IFC network. My TV guide listed the name as that, "Kurt Cobain: About a Son." At the end of the movie it had the same title, minus the colon.

Watch for it, or try to find the DVD. It is well worth the watch.

Thanks for the info.

PJPixie

musicismylife78 wrote:

that was a stunning movie. the early reviews from sundance said people came out of it with tears in my eyes. what a brilliantly shot movie. Kurt and Azzerads voice over pictures of Seattle and Aberdeen. Beautiful. The only pictures of Kurt were shown in the end. That one with him and Frances made me sad.

The soundtrack was absolutely brilliant. The opening song, Overture, is one of the most evocative and beautiful songs I have ever heard. Its just instrumental music. But it says everything about everything. About Kurt. us. Our generation.

Such a sad sad movie. This forum is notorious for having people who dislike Kurt and Nirvana, but for me the hype is deserved. This guy was the real deal. His death was such a big deal. I have said it a million times, but I was 10 when he died. But I remember the feeling of it, like it was yesterday. This empty aching feeling. We, I, our generation had lost such an important person. The movie is able to show that perfectly. You dont come away, or I didnt come away from the movie, feeling happy. This isnt a happy story. It doesnt make one feel good. But what a wonderful piece of art this movie is.

I was 24 when Kurt died. It hit me hard in a lot of ways. I had swallowed a bottle of pills the same week that kurt od'd in Rome. He didn't die and neither did I. I was actually in the hospital when he succeeded in his later attempt. My Doctor didn't know who kurt was and I had to explain it to him. By the time the doc saw me the next day he knew all about kurt. Messed up time in my life. I want to see that movie. I've grown so much since then. I remember the Pearl Jam appearance on SNL right after Kurts suicide. Ed had a "k" on his t-shirt over his heart. He held his hand there.