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May 31, 2021Liked by Gina Arnold

I kinda want to see it now....the music sounds great as does the look. And it seems like it has nothing to do with the original, meaning no dogs are skinned.

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Saw the movie last year and, I enjoyed it. While you may rightly argue that As a "cultural movement", punk is little more than a decor for this movie, we could go all the Stewart Home way and argue as well that the Sex Pistols were indeed a showcase band for a boutique of two extremely talented creators. The construction(s) made AFTER Anarchy exploded in the UK, may or may not be legit, but this is another stuff (I already over read my 1st edition of "The cultural legacy of Punk", ed by R.Sabin ). Do we may agree that there is a real joke in here?

And if I want to have some "punk" fun, I'll watch again Punk Samurai Slashdown by Gakuryu Ishii. The timing of Anarchy in the Uk is great!

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Wow, I had no idea that that was what this film was. Disneyfied punk— another mediated experience just like the "Jungle Cruise" viewing of foreign cultures! Weird.

Also, I didn't know (or remember) that you were on KFJC (my favorite of the bay area stations, sorry KALX and KUSF). When me and some of my gang moved from Davis to UCSC, my high school girlfriend became Violet Violence on KZSC. Her roommate was Cinnamon Twist, a choreographer.

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I read the original novel (out loud to one child or another), I dare say the original cartoon was an improvement over the source material, but generally I agree Disney versions are generally inferior

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this actually makes me want to see it. Thank you!

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