Gypsy 83----Reviews (Spoilers)

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by dissention

I liked it, it came across as a very heartfelt movie. And I'm such a whore for anything with Karen Black.

i loved the movie, someone sent me the soundtrack like secretly, i have no idea who sent it to me , it came w/ no return address & it is a great soundtrack to listen to, i especially loved the song at the end that sara rue sang about her mother~

[Livia]

Suze - it's the live version of Edge of 17, from Enchanted, that you use for the NOTS footage. It took me a couple tries to get it to sync up exactly right.

I really really really really want to go to a NOTS also! I'm seriously considering it next year.

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by dissention

Did you ever see "House of 1000 Corpses"? I couldn't believe she was in that. That flick was nasty.

I almost put Trilogy of Terror on my scary movies list.
I thought her acting was really great in "Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean",
and I have always loved the acid scene in Easy Rider - she's so young, and sweet, and cross-eyed!

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

Thanks to you for bumping this thread up...I just bought it on Amazon.com
I had forgotten all about it, and realized that i still had never seen it.

Chris

Glad I'm not the only one, I was beginning to feel like I wasn't a good fan! I had it for a few weeks before watching it.

Originally Posted by Livia

Suze - it's the live version of Edge of 17, from Enchanted, that you use for the NOTS footage. It took me a couple tries to get it to sync up exactly right.

I really really really really want to go to a NOTS also! I'm seriously considering it next year.

Thanks Livia. It would be great if you could go! Note to self: save money for NOTS!

[CelticGypsy]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Only women that look like Playboy centerfolds should be doing nude scenes? Is that it?
I give Sara Rue big props for doing that scene and whether you realize it or not (not being a woman) it was the crux of the scene, her willing to trust him.
BTW, weren't you the one that got all pissed off when people made comments about Stevie's weight and the dress parodies? If that wasn't you, please forgive me.

I loved, loved this movie. I love Stevie and I had to see this movie!!! Sara Rue was wonderful in this movie. Karen Black too. Sara Rue is an actress. It was important for this movie to have her do that nude scene and she is a beautiful young woman. For those that think they are going to look like they are 16 years old and a size 2 when they hit their 40's and 50's are delusional

[Travis]

Originally Posted by RavenOfRhiannon

... the lack of Stevie's music was a sore spot for me, BUT in the overall picture it did not detract too much from a very good film. Probably the only people who will feel this way are those of us with an inner Gypsy Vale...

Randy

Totally agree with you Randy. It is a shame that Stevie's music was not allowed to be used in the film. It's a great movie.

[SuzeQuze]

Apparently Todd did not make any money off of this DVD in the US, I just went to the Web site which is still up.

http://www.gypsy83.com/news/indexnews.html

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Thanks.

I wouls still like to know what songs would have been used if he had permission

[michelej1]

Gaydar Nation, February 2009

http://www.gaydarnation.com/UserPort...n=0&gnbox_ca=6


Plot
What can help one woman overcome the fears, anxieties and traumas of a lifetime? Perhaps the music of Stevie Nicks? Gypsy is a woman in her mid-20s who is still emotionally stuck in adolescence; her job at a drive-through photo-processing centre is nothing to shout about and her one consuming interest in life is the music of Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks. Gypsy has gone beyond collecting Nicks’s records and loves to dress like her idol, belting out her songs in loving tribute.

One of Gypsy’s only friends is Clive, an awkward gay Emo kid still in his teens who enjoys hanging out in cemeteries, where he and Gypsy sing their Fleetwood Mac favourites for posterity on Clive's camcorder. One day, while browsing the internet, Clive discovers a website advertising a ‘Night Of A 1000 Stevies’ at a New York City nightclub, in which any Stevie Nicks impersonator is welcome to take to the stage to pay homage to their idol. Clive is convinced this is an event Gypsy cannot miss, but it leaves them with only four days to get their act together and travel from Sandusky, Ohio, to the Big Apple. In addition, Gypsy has her own issues to deal with in New York, the city her mother ran off to when she abandoned her family many years ago.


Verdict
For those more familiar with writer/director Todd Stephens’ later work on the hyper-kitsch Gays Gone Wild franchise, Gypsy 83 will come as a pleasant surprise because, as opposed to being painted with a camp broad brush, this film is put together with finer strokes, resulting in a more meditative, contemplative, quietly affecting film than you might expect.


Director: Todd Stephens
Cast: Sara Rue, Kett Turton, Karen Black, John Doe
DVD Extras: Director’s commentary, cast interviews, trailers, deleted scenes, photo gallery
Released: 16 February 2009

[Sahara]

This movie wasn't my cup of tea, personally, but the soundtrack and costumes definitely won it brownie points in my estimation. I thought the characters characters were very believable, though not particularly sympathetic.
There were some great lines ("Don't you think we should dance while we can?" ) and the scene with "Doing the Unstuck" by the Cure was a wonderful moment.