And what are these facts Paul?
I have been involved in the film, and felt compelled to come on here to jump to its defence. I avoid commenting on here for a reason and its mainly due to the bitchiness and slating of people / projects within the scene, which actually prevents alot of people throwing themselves headlong into the scene and may prevent the music / scene from staying alive for years to come.
My question here would be why is everyone slating this before they've even seen it. I can only guess Paul that with all your knowledge of the film you've seen the clips and active scene sets, and know exactly how much its deviated from the original script? if you had, you probably wouldn't be saying all this, or maybe that was never gonna change!
I agree, to cover such an underground elitist scene such as northern soul is almost impossible. But this is just a fictional film, and there's only a small part of it shot in the "casino", which you'll notice when it comes out.
If it was so bad, why would reputable people get involved and show positive interest in the film (Russ Winstanley, Dave Evison, Keb Darge, Paul Weller to mention a few). Perhaps it will be sh*t, but i for one hope it appeals to a younger crowd who will watch teh film and get into northern soul and keep this amazing music going.
The dance scenes look good when you watch them in the editing room (something which i've had the pleasure of doing) and i dont think it will do the scene a disservice.
I've been brought up on northern soul and love the music, the people (well most), and the scene. We gave as much guidence to the director whilst filming as possible - if a dance scene didnt look right, we said so and it got cut! I'm not saying we're experts who've been on the scene for 30yrs, but most of us were brought up on it and have been going to nights and speaking to you good knowledgable people for well over a decade, so hopefully we've learnt enough from you all to help this film do you justice.
