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Listed below are comments made by Mulholland_Dave between Thursday, 25th June 2009 and Saturday, 26th September 2009.

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Music Lesson 06:51am on 26 Sep 2009 As a drummer I feel like I share your implied phobia, percussion being particularly noticeable if mimed, but I also think the symptoms are more prominent when the film is as bland as The Soloist. The trouble is that a vast majority of biopics (musical or not) are so formulaic in structure, that when someone is pretending to play an instrument it only adds to the overall frustration of the viewing experience. Call me cynical, but I can't help feeling that films such as The Soloist are made purely because they're a surefire ticket to an Oscar, pandering to the large numbers of easily emotionally manipulated, unadventurous moviegoers around the globe. The true story it's based on is pretty extraordinary, but when told in such a boring way, and with such a predictable cast, it's about as exciting as opening a utility bill.

The musical biopic is a genre I've tended to avoid for the aforementioned reasons. The only one I can think of which I actually really liked was the excellent Control.
Five Live in Edinburgh: the Best Bits 06:26am on 25 Jun 2009 I'm a new member and I'd like to use my first post to thank the good Doctor for saving me from potentially wasting a few hours of my life watching the Transformers sequel. I found the first one to be a painfully dull ride that I'd liken to being in a coma, on board a plane that's lost its wings and is about to crash into a nuclear power station. Michael Bay is simply one of a number of filmmakers operating the conveyor belt of money-making movie mediocrity. He's been on my list of people who should stop making films for a long time now and I can't see that changing.

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