Episode 18: John's Canon #2: THE COMMITMENTS (1991)

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis (who are unfortunately Quinn-less for the next two weeks!) chat about the 1991 Irish musical classic: THE COMMITMENTS. First ,John talks about why he loves this selection so much and goes over the history and production behind the film. We then discuss the movie in detail and  talk about our favourite songs, what worked and didn't worked, and if we like this one better than Sing Street. We wrap up with giving our reviews and final scores.Next, we discuss what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode where we try not to mark up our blue suede shoes as we chat about the next John Carpenter film, the made-for-TV ELVIS biopic.TIME STAMPS00:03:00 Introduction, quick chatter00:15:03 THE COMMITMENTS (summary and analysis)00:46:14 Our RatingsWhat We Watched This Week50:08 Mona Lisa [1986] (Curtis)52:42 The Power of the Dog (Curtis)53:57 The Last Duel  (Curtis)55:42 Benedetta (Curtis)56:40 Q: The Winged Serpent (Curtis)57:33 The Boys [1997] (Curtis)59:20 Lamb [2021] (Curtis)01:02:33 Rocky (John)01:09:01 Spencer (John)01:13:35 Last Night in Soho (John)01:17:10 Face/Off (John)01:03:35 Final wrap upCREDITS AND PLUGS*Notes, songs have been removed due to copyright strike I don't feel like fighting...you'll have to use your imagination.Intro: The Commitments - I Never Loved A Man (by Aretha Franklin)Outro: The Commitments - Mustang Sally (by Sir Mack Rice)Quinn: @seatstruckreviewsCurtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'John: johnnycakes.substack.com@johnnycakes on LetterboxdCheck out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.