Unbiased Review for late holidays

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1. Larner says

   I did not like this movie… It ran very slow and built up to nothing.

   December 15, 2009, 8:03 am
2. Dougherty says

   JUST DIDN’T GET THE POINT OF THIS MOVIE IF THERE WAS ONE! THERE WAS NO PLOT OR POINT!

   December 15, 2009, 1:24 pm
3. Mullich says

   Not many people will like this movie. It is one of those, that is pure dialogue (Away From Her).

   If you like intelligent, beautiful, sad movies. You may like this.

   For this type, I think this film is very well made.

   December 15, 2009, 7:05 pm
4. More says

   We own at least thirty Christmas movies and they form the nucleus of our holiday celebration. We bought this one last year and would recommend buying from this year’s crop first. The actors are fine but the cineamatography is flat and dreary in places. Okay to fill out the season but not on my first team.

   December 16, 2009, 1:08 am
5. Bourne says

   Since Wall of Voodoo broke up many moons ago, Stan has continued to release CDs periodically. I have all his studio CDs, except the “old favorites” one, and he consistently brings me listening pleasure. His sound is the same but ever-changing. His story songs are insightful and often funny. He’s one of the best solo artists/song-writers to come out of the “new wave/punk” era, and he’s a treasure.

   December 16, 2009, 7:54 am
6. Neale says

   For people who must have everything Stan Ridgway recorded, this is another item for their collections. I only want the good stuff. Apart from Beloved Movie Star, this is material that never goes anywhere. Reviewer Lon Jones was objective about this album — it is a mish-mash of inconsequential and incomplete work. I won’t discourage people from buying the CD, however, this should be the last Stan Ridgway album on your list to purchase. First get Partyball, Anatomy, Mosquitos, then The Big Heat, Black Diamond, and Snakebite. If you’re still hungry for more, then Holiday in Dirt is just the ticket for you.

   December 16, 2009, 1:50 pm
7. Mercado says

   Stan Ridgway is not for everybody, agreed. However, I have never ever grown tired of listening to any of his songs. When I heard that he had a CD of unreleased songs, I might have been a tad suspect. However, I remembered that I liked every one of his songs he ever made. So I bought this CD and I love it. Moreover, with “My Beloved Movie Star”, Stan delivers one of his greatest songs to date. This guy is the Patron Saint of LA Honkey Tonk on a Casio. I can’t get enough.

   December 16, 2009, 7:14 pm
8. Nordstrom says

   I don’t mind B-sides albums, and R.E.M.’s Dead Letter Office is one of the best I’ve enjoyed, but parts of Holiday in Dirt seem a little underdone. Stan’s goof on Bing Crosby’s drunken fall into an orchestra pit, breaking both his legs, is my favorite on the album. I like Stan’s sense of humor, and my favorite tracks are always the Garage Band ’69′s. I could do without My Beloved Movie Star though. It’s an interesting montage of Stan’s career, the leftovers that never made it on to the final album. All in all, a decent grab bag of Ridgway’s music.

   December 17, 2009, 1:49 am
9. Marcellus says

   I like Stan, but this one is just a mish-mash of leftovers that didn’t make it onto previous albums, usually with good reason. I was very disappointed with this CD and recommend that you give it a miss.

   December 17, 2009, 7:40 am

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