NOT ABOUT CARS POST!!! New Jimi Hendrix Movie Sucks. Terribly.

"dr861" (dr861) 02/01/2015 at 20:52 • Filed to: None

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Just wanted to express my general displeasure at the movie Jimi: All Is By My Side. The whole movie made a pretty good job of demonizing Hendrix, and I'm pretty upset about that. Not only did they make him seem like a selfish, mean, and sheltered person, but they made him out to be a woman beater, and a very violent one at that. There are interviews that came out about his main girlfriend, at the time the movie is supposed to take place, and she describes him as one of the gentlest people she ever knew, not to mention her years she had with him as some of the best in her life. She also states how furious she was with his representation in the movie. This is a real shame since I used to have great respect for both the director, John Ridley (12 years a slave, 3 kings), and Andre Benjamin of Outkast. I am very surprised that they went through with this horrible representation of such a great musician and person.

Have a very pretty mustang for your time.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > dr861 02/01/2015 at 20:57

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Wait....There was a Jimi Hendrix movie?? Let's address that first...

I never even heard of it.

dr861 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 02/01/2015 at 20:59

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It came out last year, and went straight to DVD pretty much (thank god). If you're a fan you should watch it, but prepare to be supremely disappointed.

PS9 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 02/01/2015 at 21:01

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A lot of times when hollywood has a shitty movie on it's hands, you'll see marketing efforts for it completely shut down, or details hidden in trailers and posters. Remember when Sony didn't put Shymalan's name in any After Earth promotional materials despite the fact that he directed it?

lonestranger > dr861 02/01/2015 at 21:03

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I had no idea there was a Hendrix movie. "A Film About Jimi Hendrix" was on TV last week. I've never watched the whole thing, but I should.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > dr861 02/01/2015 at 21:10

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I like his music, but I'm not a "fan", I will avoid that movie though.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > PS9 02/01/2015 at 21:10

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crowmolly > dr861 02/01/2015 at 21:28

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You'd think after Ray and Walk the Line they'd have the formula down.

dr861 > crowmolly 02/01/2015 at 21:33

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So right.