Swing Girls (and a boy)

thtl wrote:I managed to catch the last show when this movie was released in Hong Kong cinemas.

I missed them when they were in Santa Monica in 2005(?)... I didn't even know about the movie or Juri-chan... :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog:

thtl wrote:

I think it was September 2005. They even gave it a cute Chinese name: šh™Ú‘‰@.

Better, wasn't recent :sweat: Kinda like the Chinese title :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
I missed them when they were in Santa Monica in 2005(?)... I didn't even know about the movie or Juri-chan... :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog:

:doh: A lot worst for you in this case

heyman wrote:

Better, wasn't recent :sweat: Kinda like the Chinese title :hehe:

It was particularly 'close to home' for me, as I attended šh¹‘‰@ back in my high school days in Hong Kong.

heyman wrote::hehe: Just got to say, great story, BEST lead actor in the form of Juri Ueno :naughty:

So that means Juri-chan can be both best lead actor and lead actress.
very soon, she can just support a whole show on her own, acting both leads...

bought the movie in 2006, still keep it in my harddrive up til now, anyway any1 have their performance in the last 5 minutes in mp3 version? :fingerscrossed:
if u do, please to be so kind to share it with me :bow: :bow:

pepsi_blue wrote:bought the movie in 2006, still keep it in my harddrive up til now, anyway any1 have their performance in the last 5 minutes in mp3 version? :fingerscrossed:
if u do, please to be so kind to share it with me :bow: :bow:

Welcome to JDorama. All the music in the movie can be found in the OST:

Swing Girls OST
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=81C8HY6H

thtl wrote:Welcome to JDorama. All the music in the movie can be found in the OST:

Swing Girls OST
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=81C8HY6H

One of the better movie OSTs to be sure. :victory:

Ah nice to hear from THTL again.

Well, as mentioned I haven't opened my Swing Girls Premium Limited Edition DVD boxset. It's still sitting in my cupboard. Guess I should put it in a safe box and throw away the key lol....

LCPTeck wrote:Ah nice to hear from THTL again.

Well, as mentioned I haven't opened my Swing Girls Premium Limited Edition DVD boxset. It's still sitting in my cupboard. Guess I should put it in a safe box and throw away the key lol....

Boo.

You have to open it and enjoy it... It's like owning a Porsche GT3 and never taking it out on the road... :sweat:

You owe it to yourself. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Boo.

You have to open it and enjoy it... It's like owning a Porsche GT3 and never taking it out on the road... :sweat:

You owe it to yourself. :victory:

Speaking of GT3.... have you seen the (first test) in the new Motor Trend about the new GT2... it may be the coolest car ever.

0-60: 3.4 sec
Quarter Mile: 11.4 sec
60-0: 98 feet (only one better is the Audi R8 with 96 ft)
Lateral Accel: 1.10g (holy shit!!!)

And they say it's absolutely wonderful to drive - competent and well-manner when it needs to be. Now if I could only come up with the $199k...

phlargo wrote:Speaking of GT3.... have you seen the (first test) in the new Motor Trend about the new GT2... it may be the coolest car ever.

0-60: 3.4 sec
Quarter Mile: 11.4 sec
60-0: 98 feet (only one better is the Audi R8 with 96 ft)
Lateral Accel: 1.10g (holy shit!!!)

And they say it's absolutely wonderful to drive - competant and well-manner when it needs to be. Now if I could only come up with the $199k...

I could put my house up for hock... Before the prices really hit rock bottom... :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I could put my house up for hock... Before the prices really hit rock bottom... :beaten:

You know.. 'cause cars don't depreciate :grumble:

And it's 3200 lbs.. my CaymanS dream might have finaally been displaced. Nah.. I still really like the Cayman :)

Hehe - I don't think I'd ever spend that on a car.. sure is fun to think about though.

phlargo wrote:

You know.. 'cause cars don't depreciate :grumble:

And it's 3200 lbs.. my CaymanS dream might have finaally been displaced. Nah.. I still really like the Cayman :)

Hehe - I don't think I'd ever spend that on a car.. sure is fun to think about though.

Gee phlargo.. you're never on topic. You should watch Swing Girls tonight.

phlargo wrote:

Gee phlargo.. you're never on topic. You should watch Swing Girls tonight.

Well maybe I will! After I stirfry my bok choy and pork.. yum

phlargo wrote:

Well maybe I will! After I stirfry my bok choy and pork.. yum

I just found out there's an emote just for me:

:tolerance:

The only problem is that the difference in size between my eyes is far greater.

phlargo wrote:Gee phlargo.. you're never on topic. You should watch Swing Girls tonight.

You should take your advice.

bmwracer wrote:
You should take your advice.

Hehe.. I'm just about to get it started now that I am fed and happy.

phlargo wrote:Hehe.. I'm just about to get it started now that I am fed and happy.

"Swingu...!!" :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
"Swingu...!!" :victory:

It was fun & cute movie. I can't say I can take it real seriously as a musical piece - having played in jazz ensembles for like 8 years (I've played lead trombone in just about all those pieces they played), I can't help but listen too closely ;-) The practice cycle (beginning to performing) was positively silly - some of those instrumental parts would take even extremely talented beginners at least a year to be able to perform at the level they did.. but whatever! I don't mind a little artistic license. I do wonder if most people think people who play instrument can do it like that though... Always reminds me how much I miss playing music.

As a movie, it was fun. It really was like an anime - lots of caricatures. I think the best thing about it were the individual shots. Some of the shots in that movie were soo funny. And some clever jokes in there too.

I think it was more effective as a series of anecdotes over a cohesive whole. I could go into the overuse of stereotypes and cliches... but I accept it as cute, campy movie and in that, it does well.

I really loved the percussionist girl. She was definitely fun. The little mouse puppet was awful cute too.

And what can I say.. in the end, I'm a big Juri fan - she was totally adorable. She has some amazing mannerisms, doesn't she?
Okay.. I think she's earned a silly emote tonight: :smitten:

Notice I dole those out like j-dramas dole out "I like/love you"s :)