#weird al movie

[bigforeheadbaddie]

50’s songs really be like this though

[whilomm]

watching the weird al movie and EMECO 1006 SPOTTED

YEAAAAAAAAAHHH WOOOOOOOO!!!

[goosewizard]

my toxic trait is making everyone ever watch the weird Al movie

[aces-and-arrows-26]

2023-2024 Art Recap!!

The second part of the project is, of course, another gouache portrait of Weird Al- but this time we used mixes of white and black gouache to paint

You also might be thinking, “wow Weird Al looks different here” and you’d be right! One of the project requirements was that we drew two different people, so I cheated a bit and drew Weird Al as himself and Daniel Radcliffe’s portrayal of Weird Al in the movie “Weird” (so two different people as the same person lol)

Btw, if you haven’t seen Weird, I’m begging you please watch it it’s so incredibly funny

[qutille]

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[tobyin3d]

I Don't Think That's Quite Right

[cadyrocks]

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" is a bonafide masterpiece. A glorious parody of hagiographic biopics, we follow Al through a fictionalized version of his life and rise to stardom. At every turn, the degree to which it is fictionalized gets weirder and more extreme, until, without meaning to spoil too much, it reaches a glorious extravaganza of action and violence.

The movie was produced in part by Funny Or Die, and I guess they'll live another day, because Weird is very, very funny. Along with the typical silliness and absurdity you'd expect from a movie like this, it's also riddled with hilarious in-jokes and references to Al's career and to famous moments in rock history that provide a deeper layer to the comedy. That said, even if you know very little about those moments, the surface-level jokes more than carry the film. It's a laugh a minute basically from minute one.

The movie uses Al's music in pitch-perfect ways. We get to see (a highly fictionalized version of) him writing and performing some of the big hits of his career, and these scenes are consistently incredible. I took away a new appreciation for every one of those songs - the moment he whips out "I Love Rocky Road" feels downright transcendant.

Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic is inspired casting. I didn't get it, and then I saw the movie, and I immediately got it within two scenes of him showing up on screen. He perfectly fits the weird, geeky nature of Weird Al, but has no problem rolling with the punches as the fame gets to him and he spirals wildly out of control. Absolutely perfect for the kind of larger than life vibe this movie is going for. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a sucker for Radcliffe (if you haven't seen Guns Akimbo, you should see Guns Akimbo) but he is impeccable in this. As is Riann Wilson giving an aptly demented turn as Doctor Demento. Evan Rachel Wood's Madonna is another gloriously ridiculous performance.

More generally, name a quirky actor or musician you love seeing in movies, and odds are they have a cameo here. Jack Black's turn as Wolf Man Jack is of particular note, in case you needed a reminder that Jack Black is an extremely sexy man who effortlessly owns every scene he's in. Small part, but the charisma on display... Woof. Also, Patton Oswalt shows up for a cameo. I just love seeing that guy in movies.

The lighting and cinematography also deserves special mention. It's all lit and shot in ways to make things look larger than life and surreal, with bright, flashy colors. It's not realistic, but it's not supposed to be. The overall vibe is incredibly effective.

This isn't a perfect movie. There are plot beats involving Al's family that, while needed for the story arc, don't mesh well with the rest of the tone or pace. The way it handles certain beats, while hilarious, are kinda problematic (most notably, it does Madonna pretty dirty and she was not consulted). But when I think about the movie, I don't think of that. I think of the absurdly funny and cathartic "My Bologna" scene, or how much of an incredible heel Madonna is. I think of Pablo Escobar. I think of the wealth of obscenely funny one-liners.

Weird is a comedy treasure. The end credits song notes that it's "technically eligible for Oscar consideration", and frankly, just give Weird Al Yankovic a fucking Oscar, he deserves it. If you like comedy, Daniel Radcliffe, Weird Al, or classic rock history, you owe it to yourself to catch this one.

[captain-harpo]

daniel radcliffe is so fun to watch he moves like a little rat prince

[theivesbustamate]

MY ANGELLLL 🥰

[the-fantastic-sarcastic]

Going in to watch the movie Weird Al and not knowing anything of the artist’s life and assuming it was an autobiography made the realisation it was in fact, most certainly not an autobiography even funnier 😂😂

[fat-dustless]

Look yonder, I hath returned with a vengeance

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was more than I ever could have hoped for. Such a shame about the incident of ‘85

[bigforeheadbaddie]

[saint-sorrows]

watching the weird al movie rn and this is how all biopics should be made

[goosewizard]

my gf and I tried edibles for the first time today and she is FASCINATED by the weird Al movie. I’m talkin religious experience. Shes seeing in between the fucking pixels of the movie into life itself

so I’d say we’re doin pretty good

[threedots-world]

Daniel Radcliffe for GQ Hype October 22

[kjell-e]

Daniel Radcliffe playing Weird Al Yancovic is not something I expected to happen this year but I am delighted