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look, if you are looking for deep meaning - or songs that make you want to sing along, then you're looking in the wrong place.

but if you want a kitschy look (i bet even at the time of release!) at the mid-sixties, then look no further! come on! lynn redgrave as a pop-starlet? rita tushingham as a supermodel?? michael york as a photog???? what could be better??? the scenes of lynn belting out her "hit" song are worthy of admission alone! i was also grateful for some of the shots of carnaby street in it's hayday - god, i just wish i were there! this is a movie that mike myers very obviously borrowed from to create austin powers. it has a lot of the same sensibilities.

see the original - maybe skim by most of the songs... but enjoy the ride!

'Forces of Nature' was great fun to watch. Performances were terrific. Script was fun/clever. Never a really dull moment. Ending was good - not an insult to audiences' intelligence. Go see it!

Quadrophenia was not a movie I was anxious to see. When the ads were first shown on TV, all I could see was another 'pop' movie with a scene that seemed to be ripped off from 'A Hard Day's Night'.

Oh my, how wrong I was.

Phil Daniels gives one of the most absorbing performances I've ever witnessed, (along with Tim Roth in 'Made in Britain') The story is so true. The writing, rich.

But I'd like to point out that while this is gritty, realistic stuff, there is much humour here.

And of course the ending leaves many shaking their heads, (or convinced they know what happened)... but if you're confused , simply rewind and play that first minute of the movie again and then decide.