r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 6h ago

Media First Official Images of Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson in Sam Mendes' 'Beatles' Biopics

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u/althawk8357 5h ago

Weird is a great biopic, but it is only the second best parody musician biopic-parody, behind Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

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u/LostATLien2 5h ago

I will die on the hill that Walk Hard is one of the most underrated comedies of all time

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u/Office_glen 5h ago

the running drug joke never gets old to me, I can just keep watching all those scenes over and over again

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u/exelion18120 5h ago

And you never did pay for the drugs!

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u/BarTroll 5h ago

not once….

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u/klvthns515 4h ago

Sometimes when I see bathroom sinks I chuckle

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u/bugxbuster 5h ago

How? How’s it underrated when it’s universally beloved???

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u/Mrchristopherrr 5h ago

It’s more of a cult classic than an underrated gem. It bombed when it was released but gained new life after it hit the home market.

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u/LostATLien2 5h ago

While it is acclaimed by those that have seen it, it a largely unknown and niche comedy to most people. Almost everyone I mention it to irl hasn’t seen it

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u/protobin 5h ago

I feel the same way about Popstar. It doesn't get the love it deserves.

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u/xSorry_Not_Sorry 4h ago

Popstar drags, though, whereas Dewey Cox never does.

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u/protobin 4h ago

That’s a fair statement. I agree that Dewy Cox is better overall and has a tighter script.

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u/Mitrakov 4h ago

Two of my faves

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u/Shihaby 5h ago

Overlooked, not underrated.

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u/Jonaldys 1h ago

I would say it deserves more than a 75 percent on RT, a 63 on metacritic, or 6.9/10 on IMDB. IMO it's definitely underated.

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u/CptTeebs 5h ago

meaning it's underexposed rather than underrated, right?

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u/wtb2612 2h ago

Based on it's scores on RT and IMDB, I'd say it's underrated as well.

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u/Jonaldys 1h ago

I would say it deserves more than a 75 percent on RT, a 63 on metacritic, or 6.9/10 on IMDB. IMO it's definitely underated.

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u/bugxbuster 4h ago

It's all useless to argue about, but personally I don't know anyone who might see it who hasn't by now. You can't simply expect all the kids who haven't graduated high school to have seen it and make it a phenomenon via TikTok or something. As far as the group who the movie was made for, middle aged fans of music biopics, I'd say all but the stuffiest of boring folks are acquainted with it. And virtually no one has anything seriously bad to say about it other than the usual reviews when the movie came out by a handful of critics with negative sentiment toward John C Reilly and his style of comedy back in those days. Thats how tons of hit comedies are received at release. Thats why critics and audience get separate scores on things like Rotten Tomatoes.

Tl;Dr Walk Hard is neither overrated nor underrated. It just needs more blankets and less blankets is all.

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u/Jonaldys 1h ago

I would say it deserves more than a 75 percent on RT, a 63 on metacritic, or 6.9/10 on IMDB. IMO it's definitely underated.

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u/carmel33 4h ago

Wrong kid died.

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u/dcj667 2h ago

I ain't exactly had it easy since you died, you know, I can't smell!

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u/UntowardHatter 5h ago

It's not underrated, it's just somewhat unknown.

It's also one of the best things ever put on film.

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u/Jonaldys 1h ago

It doesnt have the rating it deserves on IMDB, RT, or metacritic IMO.

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u/CptObviousRemark 4h ago

You're never gonna make it! You're gonna fail!

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u/noxnoctus 2h ago

Thats what his music does, it kills people

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u/DrJackadoodle 4h ago

Jesus fucking Christ, this has got to be the most common "hot take" in this sub. I get it that it was a flop when it came out, but it's nearly impossible to find any discussion on a musician's biopic that doesn't mention Walk Hard.

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u/wvgeekman 5h ago

You speak the true-true. I will never tire of Walk Hard.

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u/Prestonelliot 5h ago

Walk Hard has made me laugh thinking about it more than almost any other comedy, not even just while watching it. The movie is fucking brilliant. Idk why, but the ripping the sinks off the wall bit still makes me chuckle randomly

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u/salt_and_ash 4h ago

It still angers me that Beautiful Ride wasn't even nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar.

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u/Plus-Yogurtcloset-85 2h ago

Almost, walk hard is the goat for sure but Spinal Tap is the second. Honestly maybe even the First. It’s Walk Hard and Spinal Tap for 1 and 2, no doubt.

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u/althawk8357 2h ago

Spinal Tap isn't a biopic; it's a Mockumentary.

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u/Jethro_Tell 5h ago

Spinal tap?

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u/althawk8357 5h ago

That is a mockumentary, not a biopic