Joy Division Fans: Control(Ian Curtis biopic)is on DVD.

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Joy Division Fans: Control(Ian Curtis biopic)is on DVD.

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Check out the trailer:

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i would highly recommend this film i enjoyed it immensely.Samantha Morton gives an intelligent, sympathetic performance as Curtis's wife, Debbie whom he ( Curtis)married when they were both in their teens.Sam Riley gives a superb performance as Ian Curtis, intuitively recreating his on-stage mannerisms, from the stock-still hunch over the mic, with eyelids lowered, to the crazy, elbows akimbo running on the spot routine.Brilliant top marks from me.
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Dying to see it.
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I gave it a thumbs up! :D :D
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Got it about a week ago.
One cool thing: The actors actually played the music.
One flaw: "Hooky" plays a Rickenbacker bass in several scenes.
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sloop_john_b wrote:Dying to see it.
Given the content, you might want to rephrase that one John.... :shock:
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wints wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:Dying to see it.
Given the content, you might want to rephrase that one John.... :shock:
Er, maybe I'll go hang 'round the video store 'till it opens?

Yeah, that's actually worse, isn't it. :(
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Corbun (director) was interviewed by Terry Gross on Frrresh Air on Monday. One of the best interviews of recent days...I like the black and white. It's hard to think of them in color.

There's a Morris Traveller Woodie in two scenes!!!
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There're two Joy Division movies out - the Anton Corbijn biopic called "Control" and the new documentary on the band by Grant Gee called "Joy Division."

Control

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Two thumbs up from me. I thought it was brilliant. Very cool that they actually played the songs.
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sloop_john_b wrote:
wints wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:Dying to see it.
Given the content, you might want to rephrase that one John.... :shock:
Er, maybe I'll go hang 'round the video store 'till it opens?

Yeah, that's actually worse, isn't it. :(
John that is funny.That made me laugh :lol:
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Some rather dark, British like humour you seem to have picked up there BB....
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iamthebassman wrote:Got it about a week ago.
One cool thing: The actors actually played the music.
One flaw: "Hooky" plays a Rickenbacker bass in several scenes.
Didn't he play a Rickenbacker?



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octagon wrote:
iamthebassman wrote:Got it about a week ago.
One cool thing: The actors actually played the music.
One flaw: "Hooky" plays a Rickenbacker bass in several scenes.
Didn't he play a Rickenbacker?
I believe it was either a Hondo or an Ibanez.
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The actor playing Ian Curtis didn't pay a real Phantom XII either, but it was a good enough copy to fool most everyone. The only reason I noticed that it wasn't the real thing was because there was a closeup shot of the headstock in one scene.
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