At the risk of being pointed and laughed at, I will say that the original Bat Out of Hell is pure genius. Ludicrous? Obviously so. But that's kind of the point. When I'm in the right mood, there's nothing better. And, what the hell, BOoH2 ain't so bad either.
Unfortunately, my understanding is that this new one is a rather pathetic attempt to recapture former glory sans Jim Steinman. That can't end well. But on the bright side, the rights to the name revert to Steinman after this, so that should be that.
Since when was that supposed to be a trilogy? I believe that like I believe that George Lucas always had nine Star Wars episodes in mind. Cripes.
ReplyDelete"Long awaited"? May I ask by whom? Now,the news that Moby Grape is coming back after 30 years-THAT'S long awaited:)
ReplyDeleteOn the plus side, if it's a trilogy, this has got to be the end of it.
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of being pointed and laughed at, I will say that the original Bat Out of Hell is pure genius. Ludicrous? Obviously so. But that's kind of the point. When I'm in the right mood, there's nothing better. And, what the hell, BOoH2 ain't so bad either.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, my understanding is that this new one is a rather pathetic attempt to recapture former glory sans Jim Steinman. That can't end well. But on the bright side, the rights to the name revert to Steinman after this, so that should be that.