Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) - A movie about They Might Be Giants

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) - A movie about They Might Be Giants | John Flansburgh, John Linnell | The tale of 2 mad geniuses

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	Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) - A movie about They Might Be Giants John Flansburgh, John Linnell Plexifilm, 2003 average customer review:based on 26 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is the celebrated true story of They Might Be Giants, the Brooklyn-based musical duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell. Embracing the Do-It-Yourself ethos of true independent artists, they have followed a unique and sometimes unconventional path to cult stardom - from their first meeting in grade school to their 2002 Grammy Award - aided by stunning low-budget music videos, trailblazing use of the internet and a telephone answering machine. Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is a chronicle of the band's 20-year history, told through performances, animation, videos and hilarious commentaries from friends and fans.

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Opposites Interact

When my nephew Tim did me the great favor of hooking me up with these two guys, I wondered what planet they came from. This and the other DVD make it obvious: Brooklyn.

What will you learn from this disc:

1. Creative people are obsessive. The output pours from one of our Johns like it did from Mozart. He almost cannot help it. There are simply people who exude creativity, and they cannot stop themselves.

2. The talents diverge and complement. You have a John who schmoozes and a John who stays back and creates. You have a tough John and a gentle John. You have a John with glasses and a John without glasses.

3. I've never heard anybody play around with musical form and poetry like these guys can.

A carp: why so little about Apollo 18?? That was one of their best, but it's shorted in the film.

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The tale of 2 mad geniuses

If you've ever wondered how this band got together...this is your answer. It follows the 2 Johns through the travels and tribulations of creating one of the more innovative bands to come from New York in the 80's (without a drummer and bass player).

It follows them through the original ideas with vintage photos and videos of the bands early days up to the more recent studio time. It delves into their obsession with coffee and answering machines.

Great Peer Inside

It's always great to see the people in a band you herald as demio-gods are actually implicitly quite human. I was so reluctant to knock TMBG off the pedestal I've built that it took a good long while to force myself to sit down and watch this doc.

Boy I'm glad I did! A great insight to the minds of TMBG as well as their fans and various others who contribute to John and John. A must watch even if you don't like watching documentaries.

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