Be afraid, be very afraid...

miir · Post by **miir** » May 29, 2003, 12:00 pm

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Mov ... igne.reut/

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Pop singer Avril Lavigne's hit single "Sk8er Boi" is heading to the big screen.

Paramount Pictures has optioned the song and hired "ER" writer/producer David Zabel to adapt its words into a feature film to be produced by studio-based MTV Films and Alphaville.

The song, which captures the divide between cliques and cultures, is about a teenage girl who rejects a skater boy with a crush on her because her friends don't approve of him -- even though she secretly likes him. Years later, he becomes a famous rock star and she is left with regrets.

Because the song has become an anthem for teenagers, the film will be true to spirit of the song. Also titled "Sk8er Boi," the feature will focus on the two teens from different backgrounds and the social constraints in which they find themselves.

The project, though not a musical, will have a heavy musical component in the style of the studio's previous hits "Flashdance," "Footloose" and "Save the Last Dance."

Scott Spock, Lauren Christy and Graham Edwards -- the writing-production team collectively known as the Matrix who co-wrote with Lavigne and produced "Sk8er Boi," among other hits, on Lavigne's album "Let Go" -- will act as consultants on the screenplay. They also will create an event album with new original songs around the movie and executive produce the soundtrack.

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » May 29, 2003, 12:31 pm

On behalf of the people of Western Canada, I apologize and when you Americans, invade us, in retribution for this blatant, agressive, terrorist act please remember that out West we had NOTHING to do with her!!!

masteen · Post by **masteen** » May 29, 2003, 12:32 pm

This is going to suck more than anything that has sucked in the history of suck.

miir · Post by **miir** » May 29, 2003, 12:37 pm

And to think, some people thought the world would be a safer place after Saddam was removed from power.

Crav · Post by **Crav** » May 29, 2003, 12:54 pm

Could be worse, they could make a movie out of a Celine Dion Song.

Vetiria · Post by **Vetiria** » May 29, 2003, 12:55 pm

I woke up this morning, walked up stairs, and what did I hear blearing over the computer speakers by my sister? You guessed it! And she's 19 years old. She has the mindset of a 13 year old though, so it's all good.

Kluden · Post by **Kluden** » May 29, 2003, 1:12 pm

As long as there is the gratuitus Tit and Ass (female) shots in this film...I will pay to see tit...I mean IT

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » May 29, 2003, 1:36 pm

Kluden wrote:As long as there is the gratuitus Tit and Ass (female) shots in this film...I will pay to see tit...I mean IT

Uh, there won't be because their target audience can't get into R-rated films....

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » May 29, 2003, 1:45 pm

I'm sure it'll be as titillating as Footloose!

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » May 29, 2003, 2:18 pm

can't be worse than Britney Spears or Mariah Carey movies

wtf I actually liked Footloose

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » May 29, 2003, 2:39 pm

Crav wrote:Could be worse, they could make a movie out of a Celine Dion Song.

No, it couldn't.

rhyae · Post by **rhyae** » May 29, 2003, 3:40 pm

Ennia wrote: wtf I actually liked Footloose

me too! and flashdance... maybe that should be on the confession page?

Anyway, why bother with this movie, everyone knows how its ends already. goofy.

*what a feeling, lalala believing.. something something I can have it all now I'm dancing for my life* oh yeah

masteen · Post by **masteen** » May 29, 2003, 3:58 pm

I liek J Lo's Flashdance video better than the 80's version. Mmmm, more booty...

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » May 29, 2003, 4:06 pm

Now watch as all of us Canadians who've been saying "Haha, the U.S. sucks because they produced Creed and George Bush" have to shut up, lest the americans bring THIS up...

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » May 29, 2003, 4:09 pm

If the title is actually "Sk8er Boi", I hope the 7th seal opens and puts an end to this world.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » May 29, 2003, 4:15 pm

Ugh.

But in Canada's defense, all I have to say is "From Justin to Kelly" or whatever the fuck that pile of dogshit is called.

Post by **Sylvus** » May 29, 2003, 4:38 pm

I blame that British bastard Simon for the whole "From Justin to Kelly" nonsense. And Canada is closer to being British than the US is, so I'd like to pin that one on you guys too, if that's okay?

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » May 29, 2003, 6:13 pm

It's not.

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » May 29, 2003, 6:22 pm

Crav wrote:Could be worse, they could make a movie out of a Celine Dion Song.

Or commercials even....oops too late!

murr · Post by **murr** » May 29, 2003, 6:29 pm

Crav wrote:Could be worse, they could make a movie out of a Celine Dion Song.

]

Wait..

Near, far, wherever you are..
My heart will go on!

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » May 30, 2003, 5:40 am

YOU CROSS MY LINE OF DEATH!

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » May 30, 2003, 7:23 am

I really don't mind avril lavigne.

shrug

There's a lot worse pop stars out there. I mean I wouldn't buy her CD's or anything but I've seen her sing on TV a few times and her videos come on a lot and I don't change the channel out of disgust.

I don't see what the big deal is. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are a lot worse in my opinion when it comes to talent and lyrical ability (at least Avril wrote some of her own songs and she was only 17 or whatever).

That said, this stupid movie can eat shit.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » May 30, 2003, 8:05 am

this movie looks shitty enough to win a few academy awards

Vaemas · Post by **Vaemas** » May 30, 2003, 9:25 am

Best screenplay?!?! Make a movie out of a ballad or something. Not out of a pop song. With luck it will flop like that Bitchney Spears movie and the Mariah Carey movie.

Acies · Post by **Acies** » May 30, 2003, 10:30 am

<--- Is afraid, is very afraid.

miir · Post by **miir** » May 30, 2003, 10:43 am

With luck it will flop like that Bitchney Spears movie and the Mariah Carey movie.

Crossroads grossed close to 60 mil worldwide.
It's budget was a modest 12 mil.

Not a raging success but hardly a flop.

Post by **Sylvus** » May 30, 2003, 12:11 pm

While I didn't pay any money to see Crossroads, I'd probably watch a movie that was Brittney Spears reading a newspaper for an hour and a half.

Oh wait, this isn't the confession thread...

masteen · Post by **masteen** » May 30, 2003, 1:58 pm

Christina Aguilera has an amazing voice, it's just that all her songs are shit. There are some very well done remixes, but the production on the originals is awful.

I'm pretty sure that Brittney's 15 mins. are over. There's only so far that a few MMC dance moves and a school girl outfit can take you.

miir · Post by **miir** » May 30, 2003, 2:11 pm

masteen wrote:Christina Aguilera has an amazing voice, it's just that all her songs are shit. There are some very well done remixes, but the production on the originals is awful.

I'm pretty sure that Brittney's 15 mins. are over. There's only so far that a few MMC dance moves and a school girl outfit can take you.

I totally agree.

Christina Aguilera has an incredible voice and she's gotten her hands into writing as well. I don't like her music at all but she's definately got some talent going on.

Brittney Spears suffered media overkill. She alienated her main audience (pre-teen girls) with hey raunchy image and songs..... She has no real talent to speak of.... she's a terrible singer (worse than madonna even) and only a passable performer.

I'm not sure about Avil Lavigne though...
She doesn't seem to have any apparent talent other than writing catchy lyrics that kids can relate to. Time will tell how she handles her popularity, I guess. She might jsut be a 'one hit wonder'.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » May 30, 2003, 2:15 pm

.to the best of my knowledge i've never heard Avril Lavigne's voice at all.

that alone seems to be sufficient cause to get religion.

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » May 30, 2003, 2:20 pm

Xzion wrote:this movie looks shitty enough to win a few academy awards

um no
it can however win some MTV Movie awards or whatever

murr · Post by **murr** » May 30, 2003, 8:16 pm

The problem with Avril Lavigne is she always bitches about Britney and co. and says she's different - she's *punk*! Yay Avril! Sadly, she's just a different flavor of the same basic product - corporate produced/sponsored/promoted/glorified MTV crap.

Local radio station interviewed some 13 year old girls after an Avril Lavigne concert. Went something like this...

Interviewer: So you girls love Punk rock?
Girls: Oh yea! We are punk rockers! We love punk!
Interviewer: Do you know who the Ramones are? Or the Clash?
Girls: What are those?

I'm not one of those morons who has to classify all music as "punk" or "pop" or bullshit like that, but the above is pretty asstastic.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » May 30, 2003, 9:40 pm

All I know is that the 70's are over, and nothing put out these days can top what came out then on the puke-inducing scale. Barring, maybe Mariah Carey's "Glitter"

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » May 31, 2003, 12:03 am

by that i was comparing it to the increadibly shitty movies that have won all the academy awards in the past 2 years

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » May 31, 2003, 3:02 am

Didn't Avril invent Punk?

Punk is like, wearing a sock on your arm and frowning trollishly, no?

Kithyen · Post by **Kithyen** » May 31, 2003, 3:19 am

Not sure what I think of this. I'm not completely against her. Her songs have never really appealed to me but they never got on my nerves either. However that all changed when I spent a month in Brazil. You couldn't go 20min. on a radio station without hearing at least one of her songs. I don't know if they thought she was the second Christ or what the deal was. They were obsessed with her. Needless to say it drove me over the edge and I spent my entire month drinking trying to block out the lyrics (I woulda spent the entire trip drinking regardless but at least I have something to blame it on). However a movie based off her songs? I don't think so.

Then again, this film will probably sport the budget of the Starwar's Boy's Film, so it'll take approximately 20 tickets to sell for them to at least break even

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » May 31, 2003, 4:42 am

The really ironic part of the whole Avril Lavigne thing is that she is pop. Being a punk is now the popular thing to do. I love how they claim that they 'rebel' against the big bad record execs who in turn pay them millions. The thing that these people are too stupid to realise is that is exactly what recording agencies want people to do, because it sells.

Silvarel Mistmoon · Post by **Silvarel Mistmoon** » May 31, 2003, 11:06 am

After spending last summer with my 15 year old nephew I found out that the teens today have a whole new "punk" sound which is where Avril Lavigne fits in. It isn't the punk of years ago that is for sure.

We were able to down load Avril Lavigne and her guitar player on the internet with her singing only to his playing. She does have a good voice but it is different and she can carry a tune.

Christina Aguilera has a very powerful voice its a shame that she is under what ever manager or label she is with. But I do like her lastest song Fighter.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » May 31, 2003, 8:36 pm

ehh shes pop but she sucks as bad as nofx the ataris and all those other peices of shit with 0 skill and high annoying voices

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » June 1, 2003, 1:34 am

ska/punk music is shit

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » June 1, 2003, 8:53 am

hey, a lot of ska is good...

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » June 2, 2003, 9:28 pm

Zamtuk wrote:The really ironic part of the whole Avril Lavigne thing is that she is pop. Being a punk is now the popular thing to do. I love how they claim that they 'rebel' against the big bad record execs who in turn pay them millions. The thing that these people are too stupid to realise is that is exactly what recording agencies want people to do, because it sells.

Damn straight there!! Avril Lavigne "punk"? Compared to what I grew up with, she isn't even in the same ballpark, shit, not even in the parking lot! I have NO IDEA how this genre of music got labeled as "punk".

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » June 2, 2003, 10:59 pm

http://www.theonion.com/onion3919/90s_punk.html

BERKELEY, CA—Nineties punk Drew Tolbert, 29, expressed scorn Monday for the punks of today, denouncing them as "phony poseurs unworthy of the word 'punk.'"

Above: Tolbert, who flies the flag for classic '90s punk.
"These kids today have no idea what real punk is," said Tolbert, who called himself "Steve Spew" from 1992 until May 1999, when he was forced to revert to his real name to take a job at Roberto's Custom Auto Upholstery. "Those so-called punk bands they listen to today? Sum 41? Good Charlotte? The Ataris? They're not punk. Back in the day, man, we used to listen to the real deal: Rancid, The Offspring, NOFX, Green Day. Those guys were what true punk rock was all about. Today's stuff is just a pale, watered-down imitation. There's no comparison."

Recalling the glory days of the '90s, Tolbert waxed nostalgic for a few moments before condemning today's punks.

"They can talk all they want about how much punk means to them, but the simple fact is, they weren't there," Tolbert said. "These kids today have no sense of history. They don't know about Pennywise. They barely know about Epitaph Records. Most of them don't even know about Green Day's legendary appearance in '94 at the L.A. Coliseum. It was a watershed, one-of-a-kind moment in the history of youth rebellion, and if you didn't live through it, as I did, you'll never get it, no matter how punk you pretend to be."

Tolbert's disdain for the current punks encompasses not only their musical tastes, but also their style of dress.

"Punk is more than just a Mohawk hairstyle," Tolbert said. "For us back in the '90s, punk was a way of life. I see these kids today hanging around Gilman Street in their leather jackets with their wallet chains, and I just want to say to them, 'You think punk is a costume, man?' Back in'93, it was about so much more: It was a rebellion against outmoded belief systems. It was a cry of outrage against the repressive authority of the Clinton Administration."

"I saw some kid wearing a Sex Pistols T-shirt the other day—he couldn't have been more than 9 when the Pistols did their Filthy Lucre reunion tour," Tolbert said. "I was like, 'You can listen to the music, you can wear the T-shirt, but I was there.' I had fifth-row seats at that goddamn stadium, man, right up front, close enough to see Johnny Rotten's wrinkles. Did you see an original member of The Clash play during Big Audio Dynamite II's last tour? Did you see two of the four original Ramones play at the KROQ Weenie Roast in '95? You did not, but I did. I swear to God, they're like a joke, these people."

Above: Sum 41, a band Tolbert says "can't hold a candle to the greats of eight, nine years ago."
Tolbert, who dropped out of Berkeley Community College in 1993 to spend a year skateboarding and living off his parents, was once a major fixture of Berkeley's punk-revival scene, although he still rejects that label.

"'Punk revival'... what bullshit," Tolbert said. "Anybody who says punk was 'back' in the '90s doesn't know what they're talking about, because punk never went away. Sure, you didn't hear about it as much in the mainstream corporate media, but punk was always around for the true believers like me and my friends."

According to friends, the young Tolbert was a shy but well-respected member of his high school's yearbook staff before adopting a punk-rock stance upon his enrollment at the community college. He later formed a band, Absence Of Dissent, but the band broke up before completing any recordings or playing any gigs.

"We could've been huge," Tolbert said. "Bigger than New Bomb Turks, even. But all the greatest punk bands fell apart before their time. That's what happened to Darby Crash of the Germs, and that's what happened to us, except we didn't die of drug overdoses, and we came along about 15 years later. But the pretty-boy pretend punks of 2003 could never understand that."

"The thing I can't stand is when they get all self-righteous and act like I'm the one who doesn't 'get it,'" Tolbert continued. "That attitude is totally contrary to the whole inclusive spirit of what punk is all about."

Added Tolbert: "Don't try to be something you're not, man. That's what I say."

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » June 3, 2003, 9:56 pm

LOL. I love the Onion!

Even the bands the guy mentions are not the oringal stuff (Sex Pistols, DRI, JFA, Charged GBH, etc)

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » June 5, 2003, 4:18 pm

Hmm hot chicks who I also like musically are rare

Pink, Gwen, Stevie, umm umm damn it is a small list.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » June 9, 2003, 12:18 am

dido and stella solei(sp?) are about the only good female singers i can stand

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » June 12, 2003, 3:30 pm

murr durr wrote:The problem with Avril Lavigne is she always bitches about Britney and co. and says she's different - she's *punk*! Yay Avril! Sadly, she's just a different flavor of the same basic product - corporate produced/sponsored/promoted/glorified MTV crap.

Local radio station interviewed some 13 year old girls after an Avril Lavigne concert. Went something like this...

Interviewer: So you girls love Punk rock?
Girls: Oh yea! We are punk rockers! We love punk!
Interviewer: Do you know who the Ramones are? Or the Clash?
Girls: What are those?

I'm not one of those morons who has to classify all music as "punk" or "pop" or bullshit like that, but the above is pretty asstastic.

That dosen't mean shit.

I'd say give those girls a break. At 13 the chances of them knowing The clash and the Ramones are pretty "asstasstic" like you put it.

Looks to me like that guy just wanted to be an ass and make those little girls look bad.

Since when does being punk and loving punk means you have to know the clash and the ramones?

Granted they were stepping stones in the "punk" debut, but kids theese days are not interested in who started what..( the majority )

Sorry your point is moot.

Let me ask you this question you like punk? Do you know Berrurier Noire? Banlieue Rouge?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 12, 2003, 4:41 pm

the ramones are punk?

did anyone tell them?

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » June 13, 2003, 6:18 am

Of course the Ramones were punk! Well, as close as any US band came during the original punk era anyway. Sheena is a Punk Rocker!