I love it too, and I’ve asked Cervaise probably a dozen times when he would be reviewing it for his website, but apparently he had already left the thread each time. Maybe I can catch up with him in here.
Second!
For the record that’s how I feel about Jerry What’s-his-name, too.
And thank you for being a gentleman even after I snapped at you. I apologize.
Back to the OP, I liked Almost Famous a lot, but then again I like the featured music a lot. I can see how someone who was indifferent to or disliked the music would be turned off by the whole movie, since the music is such an integral part. I would also imagine that some people have a moral objection to glamorization of the “sex, drugs, rock & roll” lifestyle – although I would point out to such people that Almost Famous does show some of the downside of this lifestyle.
The only part of the movie I disliked was the part where the groupies declare it time to “deflower Opie” and pull a protesting Will from the bathroom. I don’t like seeing movie scenes where a character is pressured into sex. I’m sure being grabbed and thrown onto a bed by a bunch of cute and horny slightly older girls is a common teen male fantasy, but Will was saying “no”. But the second time I saw the movie the scene didn’t seem as creepy. Will’s initial protestations seemed to be mostly for Penny’s sake. Rather than continue to protest after the groupies pushed him onto the bed, he sat there grinning while they danced around him. So I had to conclude that he wasn’t really being pressured into anything. He was just embarassed at first and worried about hurting Penny’s feelings. If she’d seemed upset he might have wanted to refuse the other groupies, but she didn’t.
Honestly, here’s the truth: (A), I really liked this movie, but (B), I feel really bad that I haven’t had time to do anything with my website for so long, either for this movie or for anything at all. Every time you ask, it’s a mildly stinging reminder of that. I know it’s not your fault, which is why I haven’t said anything, because I didn’t want you to feel bad about something that’s not your responsibility. And even now, please, don’t. But also please stop reminding me of something important to me that’s fallen by the wayside. Okay?