January 25Jan 25 This movie deserves its own thread. Looking at the Oscars thread, a lot of people aren’t familiar with it, and there isn’t a dedicated place for discussing. It has 8 Oscar nominations. Timothée Chalamet plays young Bob Dylan as he rises to fame in the early 1960s. Incredible performance from him including singing Dylan’s songs. Monica Barbaro was stunning as Joan Baez and the rest of the cast was also really good. And the music is obviously great, unless you don’t like Dylan, in which case disregard this thread. If you like movies and get frustrated by a lack of quality movies, I think this one is worth your time.
January 25Jan 25 So I want to be fair here and I always try to preface the things I say about movies with this statement. Too often I see movies that are written off here by other posters as being terrible just because they did not like it. I did not personally enjoy watching this, but that does not mean this is not a well done movie. I feel that people who really like Bob Dylan will enjoy this one. What got me to finally leave early on watching this is that his personality in the movie was very off-putting and I just never have really connected with his music. There are plenty of people here who have connected with his music and that’s cool. If it wins some awards they will be well deserved. This was a movie I had reservations about watching, but that is just me.
January 25Jan 25 My wife hates Dylan and liked this a lot. My daughter had never heard of Dylan but loves Timmy and she liked it more than both of us.
January 25Jan 25 Timmy did a great job. Phoenix as Joan was great too Johnny actor killed it too Edited January 25Jan 25 by kingkoopa6
January 25Jan 25 Went down the rabbit hole of wiki getting more details of the characters I didn’t know. Which was everyone but Cash Seeger wife stopping Pete at the end. 💪🏻 Interesting rabbit hole I went on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshi_Seeger
January 26Jan 26 8 hours ago, UpperWestside said: got me to finally leave early on watching this is that his personality in the movie was very off-putting and I just never have really connected with his music. There are plenty of people here who have connected with his music and that’s cool. You left the theater before the end of the movie?
January 26Jan 26 13 minutes ago, JohnnyRage said: You left the theater before the end of the movie? Not a Dylan fan, but stopped in to see the movie. I pay a monthly membership so leaving a movie isn’t throwing 20 dollars down the drain. I probably watch three movies a week. If a movie does not necessarily connect with me I am not going to see it through. I do think this movie will be good for a lot of folks to see though.
January 26Jan 26 12 hours ago, semitired said: I've never been a Dylan fan, but I really enjoyed this movie. Highly recommend. This for me as well. I've never connected with his music or Joan Baez's either, but really enjoyed the performances of both of their music in the movie.
January 27Jan 27 Finally got around to seeing this today. I'm a big Dylan fan, so take this with a grain of salt, but I thought it was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Chalamet did an amazing job with the role. It would have been easy to do the cartoonish caricature of Dylan, like Rami Malek did with Freddy Mercury, but Chalamet played it perfectly. Ed Norton was fantastic too.
January 27Jan 27 Saw it yesterday w/ my wife. Similar to many couples it seems, I'm the Dylan fan & she's never been able to tolerate much of his work.She thoroughly enjoyed the film & came away w/ a deeper appreciation of his music, and was asking me to play specific songs when we got home. That's a successful movie in my book. Norton as Seeger was wild. Damn if he didn't nail Pete's melodic, poetic dialect.
January 27Jan 27 We both loved it. I remember walking out and wondering how anyone could boo Like a Rolling Stone. One interesting thing I came across later (and maybe this is only interesting to music nerds) - Like a Rolling Stone was originally written in 3/4 time. Wikipedia has a clip of Dylan singing it like that and it's so strange. It definitely feels more folk in that time signature. It's amazing how changing that one aspect turned it into a rock song.
January 27Jan 27 8 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: She…was asking me to play specific songs when we got home. There are many inaccuracies and amalgamations in the movie used to tell a good story. But doesn’t Pete Seeger’s character claim to have written ‘This Land Is Your Land’ and on trial for trying to sing it? Or was I high? Seems an odd choice with Guthrie in the script.
January 28Jan 28 I don't think it's the best movie I've ever seen, but I think Chalamet hit it out of the park. I don't consider myself enough of a movie buff to judge "best film of the year" any more, because I miss too many of them, but his performance was one for the ages, and I totally expected to be put off. Full disclosure: I can't stand most 60's folk music. It's far too precious for me. This includes all Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Peter Paul & Mary. I've never held that animus towards Dylan's music, mostly because the lyrics were SO un-precious. He seemed to have something to say at all times. What I came away with after seeing this film was a reset on my thoughts that all his songs were musically the same. No, they aren't. I agree that it topped the Queen/Elton/Beatles pseudo-reality flicks (to varying degrees) by a wide margin. Best of the bunch, by far.
January 28Jan 28 Now I’m looking forward to seeing it. I love Dylan but have grown a little tired of these biographical music type movies. So I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it much
January 28Jan 28 Author I love Dylan but have grown a little tired of these biographical music type movies. So I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it muchI have similar feelings about music biopics but this on was very well done. I think for anyone who likes Dylan’s music or even feels neutral towards him, it should be an enjoyable film.
January 28Jan 28 It really helps when they pick an actor who both looks like the singer and can actually sing like them also.
January 28Jan 28 People do realize that all of the music in the film was re-recorded by the actors or done live?
January 28Jan 28 I actively loathe Bob Dylan music but thought this was an excellent movie. Chalamet was a great casting. Biggest problem I had with his performance, is that he sounded like Bob Dylan singing.
January 28Jan 28 Similar to most here. Definitely not a Dylan fan. I've found most of his music to be like fingernails on a chalk board. That said, I thought all of the performances were fantastic, and Chalamet nailed it (not just with his with his acting but also singing/harmonica/guitar chops). I'm also a big Scoot McNairy fan so I particularly enjoyed his portrayal of Woody Guthrie.
January 29Jan 29 That one and Outlaw Blues were fantastic. The middle song with the talk singing I didn't care that much for.
February 5Feb 5 Saw it tonight. Really enjoyed it and the acting was superb. Only one complaint..... How in the hell was that 4-door, Sierra Gold, '57 Chevy in EVERY street scene in 1961? Must have been in 8 shots. More shots and it could have been nominated for best supporting actor. And that Studebaker Lark somehow was all over NYC in 1961 and then appeared at the 1965 Newport Pop Fest. What a coincidence. Edited February 5Feb 5 by Sweetnsourpoke
April 5Apr 5 My 60s folk music education consists of liking Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, and Mary because we had to do it in elementary and because there was an animated movie or something. Would I like Dylan?
April 18Apr 18 Saw this on a plane. I've never liked Dylan and thought he was a rip off at ACL a decade ago, but really, really enjoyed this movie and the lead performance.
April 18Apr 18 I didn’t grow up a Dylan fan. Too young for folk music of the 60’s and started with the Beatles (mostly by their Saturday am cartoons show) then Steppenwolf and later typical southern blues rock with Allman Brothers and ZZTop. we watched this a few weeks ago. The history part was interesting. I had only learned of the controversy of him going electric from reading about it but it really captured that dogmatic view of the folk hierarchy. Joan Baez never looked that good. still don’t like much of his music or those in that genre, though only Joni Mitchell really drives hate from me.
April 19Apr 19 Haven't really been that tempted to be in a hurry to watch this, but I'm sure it's not bad. Most big name music biopics get huge audiences, great reviews and box office success (whatever that is these days). But eventually the thrill is gone after the awards shows have been forgotten, and they don't really hold up that well. Mostly mediocre, but an easy score for the studio. I'll see it sometime when it's free or cheap.
April 19Apr 19 14 hours ago, Texzilla58 said: I didn’t grow up a Dylan fan. Too young for folk music of the 60’s and started with the Beatles (mostly by their Saturday am cartoons show) then Steppenwolf and later typical southern blues rock with Allman Brothers and ZZTop. we watched this a few weeks ago. The history part was interesting. I had only learned of the controversy of him going electric from reading about it but it really captured that dogmatic view of the folk hierarchy. Joan Baez never looked that good. still don’t like much of his music or those in that genre, though only Joni Mitchell really drives hate from me. watched this tonight. i also knew very little of Dylan other than his biggest hits, was born too late and am way too much of a rock/alt/funk fan to have ever been into folk... but i kinda loved this. yeah, they did a great job of telling a story that honestly wasn't that big of a deal, like nothing earth shattering or very dramatic happened, but it was still interesting and very entertaining. i didn't even know there was a controversy lol. was a change of pace for a music biopic, with the absence of major drug or alcohol issues or general debauchery...he honestly seemed pretty tame for the times. but the jerk store definitely ran out of him lol anyways, Chalamet is just nails in pretty much everything. i liked him better than ol' blowhard Brody 😄 this movie was a more enjoyable watch for sure.
April 19Apr 19 22 hours ago, DougO said: Haven't really been that tempted to be in a hurry to watch this, but I'm sure it's not bad. Most big name music biopics get huge audiences, great reviews and box office success (whatever that is these days). But eventually the thrill is gone after the awards shows have been forgotten, and they don't really hold up that well. Mostly mediocre, but an easy score for the studio. I'll see it sometime when it's free or cheap. Does Hulu count as free ?
April 20Apr 20 I know they’re different movies but how does it compare to Coen Brother’s Inside Llewyn Davis? The movie is outstanding and one of my favorite Coen Bros.
April 22Apr 22 On 4/20/2025 at 1:18 PM, Eskimohorn said: I know they’re different movies but how does it compare to Coen Brother’s Inside Llewyn Davis? The movie is outstanding and one of my favorite Coen Bros. One is a great movie, the other is cosplay
April 28Apr 28 Saw it this weekend. Thought it was good, not great. It held my attention. Chalomet and Norton were both very good.
April 28Apr 28 I've been a Dylan fan since high school, so I figured I would like it. They did a great job of showing how ridiculously talented he was as a songwriter while not glossing over how big of a dick he could be.
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