Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
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Actor: Bob C. Cock Adam Gates AKA TheFilthyApe, Bryan Kehoe, Jonathan Korty, Les Claypool, Seth GreenBrand: HART SHARP VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: HART SHARP VIDEO
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- A young filmmaker eager to document an unexplored element of the contemporary music scene achieves auditory enlightenment while discovering the duality of existence in director Les Claypool's seamless mockumentary. Electric Apricot is a band for the ages. Fearless in their musical experimentation and never afraid of breaking new ground, the band seeks to achieve a higher consciousness through
DVD Reviews of Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
DVD Review: I thought that this movie sucked.
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a big Les Claypool fan. I am a bass player, I have seen Primus live, have many Claypool albums and appreciate him as an extremely prolific artist. I am also a big fan of dumb movies - Spinal Tap, Cheech and Chong, Back to School, Idiocracy, Three Stooges, Lancelot Link, Beerfest and so on. I assumed that I would be the target audience for this movie, and I might have been. I had reasonably good expectations for this movie.
There are some interesting cameos - Bob Weir of the Greatful Dead was a standout for me. This movie just plodded and was never funny. The band sucked (Les played drums) which is supposed to be funny. However, Spinal Tap and Tenacious D suck in a particular way - where they are earnest and have ridiculous lyrics and the music is good enough to support that in a certain over the top way. This band was just bad and was irritating to listen to.
I almost never turn off a movie before I finish watching it no matter how excruciating it is. I made it to the end of this movie for some reason. I kept waiting for a punch line that never came.
I rarely slam something in a review. It is certainly better than any movie that I have made, and it takes work to put something like this out. I was just irritated that I had wasted 2 hours and might be able to spare someone else the same.
DVD Review: not too impressed
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a huge claypool fan and i really hate to bash his work but i was very disappointed when i watched this movie. I literally had to force myself to continue watching it. It's so slow and i dont think i even laughed once. definitely did not live up to all the reviews.DVD Review: This movie never does anything, worse than a lazy Hippie.
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this movie for a friend. He has always liked the Grateful Dead and Phish. He and I both hated this movie. He toured with the Dead and I didn't. The only common ground for us is that this movie blows!DVD Review: Decent...not what I was expected
Summary: 3 Stars
Good not great, not exactly sure who this would appeal to, possibly huge Les Claypool fansDVD Review: Overall a very entertaining show
Summary: 4 Stars
I will admit I did enjoy this mockumentary on the lives of 4 wandering musicieans searching for that great new sound. I'm pretty new to the jam scene. About 2 years ago I started listening to yonder mountain and bela fleck. Good stuff, but when I heard Les Claypool, musical genious, sat down and created a psychedelic jam band? I'm all ears.
This is a quality film about quality music. What got me was parts in the movie they interview people who talk about jam music, most of the people are really dumb unfortuantly. Like one lady says "They play the regular song then go into 10 minutes of silliness that is creating new music that no ones ever heard before." This makes me very angry because wow, isn't that what a musicians' job is? To create new music no ones ever heard before? So, if you enjoy watching Les Claypool make faces or you're a fan of jam festivals than this movie is for you. And even if you have no idea what an electric apricot it than I suggest you get this movie to inform yourself.
Description of Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
National Lampoon presents the incredible tre story of a band destines for greatness...Where This is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind meet up with Best in Show is a place called Festeroo-and Electric Apricot is the jam band trying to get there! Legendary Primus bassist Les Claypool wrote, stars and helms this hilarious mockumentary that pokes loving fun at the legacies of traveling jam bands, their fans and the culture.
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