Plus, the lyrics never seemed to fail and keep REM off the college radio stations in the group’s earliest days. While the truth was radically different, Michael Stipe may have taken this criticism to heart and attempted to make his words more intelligible and hard-hitting as the band’s career progressed. Or, simply gibberish that seemed to fit the length of each line. REM’s legion of listeners could be made to sweat under oath that the lyrics they were hearing were in fact a collection of words chosen on the spot. This was especially true in the band’s early days. This style of singing, however, frequently included the trait having the lyrics pronounced in such a way where their meaning became nearly impossible to decipher. singer Michael Stipe has always earned plaudits for his transcendent, expressive singing. Another irritatingįorman factor is Courtney Love's role.R.E.M. World of movies (not film, movies - ironic given Danny de Vito's commentsĪbout how packaged entertainment is, and how Kaufman challenged these conceptions),Īnd totally inappropriate for this particular character. Piece of sentimentality, a rare example of the actor probably knowing moreĪbout the character than the director.
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Milos Forman's hands) is less astute and turns the movie into a hype-o-genic He was one to challenge the nature of reality and the un-understandablyĬomfortable relationship people had with this hydraheaded and confusingĮntity, filtered through the television glow, and Carrey somehow manages Isn't? A theory-laden question, but answered in practical terms by Kaufman. Perfectly the koanesque question, Who's to know, what is reality, and what
I hate Jim Carrey, I hate him so much, he's such a genius. Producers but always left audiences wondering whether they had just watchedĪ bona fide performance or some seriously fucked up mistake. Kaufman'sīiography reads like the history of a postmodern superhero, with his careerĪs a misogynist wrestler, Elvis impersonator, rumours that his death inġ984 were staged, and frequent improvisations on television which inflamed Of tone with the shocking insanity of Andy Kaufman's mad mad life. But here, here, his performance is all whiskey and sugarwater, delicacy This complicated many-edged ball and doesn't fumble once, which is a totalįucking surprise given his other way out characterizations in inappropriate Much like any cinema audience, who were in rollicking guffaw-mode initiallyĪnd then became softer and softer when it became obvious that the drama Surprise value he had in making the audience laugh, which is unfortunately Kaufman disliked his fame, saying that it stole the His personality wasn't just split -īy all accounts the man was bona fide blessed with multiple personalityĭisorder, some of whom were geared to garner as much hate as possible as That he wanted to "test how other people deal with reality", he never leftĪ character and carried out elaborate and lengthy charades, such as a career
Kaufman's self-label as "a song and dance man", and designation as a dadaistĬomedian both obscure his role as a group psychosociologist. But this movie, more interesting as a snapshot of life andĬomedy circa late 1970s than a vaunted movie about seminal comedian Andy He defected from In Living Color to the organs of populist, dumbedĭown Hollywood.
I hate his self-glorifying award acceptance speeches, alwaysĬheered by the rest of the (American) audience. Much, he's such a genius" platitude to the man. And this isn't going to be an ironic, "I hate him so "Hey Andy are you goofin' on Elvis, Hey Baby! Are we havin' fun?". Jim Carrey, Danny De Vito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti
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