Yesterday I sat down and watched 101 for the first time since I was in ninth grade... I'm 29 now. Can I just say that it's as good as I remember. I was a HUGE depeche mode fan throughout middle and high school but stopped listening as I got to college. Not quite sure why, just did. Still would put them on mixes... still would listen if they were on the radio, and still dug out all of my OLD SCHOOL depeche mode albums (we're talking Broken Frame and Construction Time Again, folks) and sing along. But I wasn't following them as much as I had. I saw them live in New Jersey for the Violator tour -- the best concert I've ever been to.
The movie is awesome. Yes, it's quite "80's" but, um... it was the 80's. The radio station that put on the show was my own beloved 92.7 WDRE (no longer in existence) out of Long Island. Oh, how I loved DRE growing up. While the kids are definitely not the high point of the video, it's still fun to watch them make complete idiots out of themselves. And the live footage of the band (I get chills during Never Let Me Down) is absolutely great. I especially love when Dave turns around and involves the cameraman.
I would love to see them again live one day, but I should probably brush up on their music post violator. Wouldn't it be great, though, to see them do some of the older stuff? Black Celebration and Music for the Masses are definitely the strongest of their older albums (101 proves this).
The film is silly and light, but there are some pretty intense parts. I would say anyone who is a fan (no matter how big) of the band should watch.
The movie is awesome. Yes, it's quite "80's" but, um... it was the 80's. The radio station that put on the show was my own beloved 92.7 WDRE (no longer in existence) out of Long Island. Oh, how I loved DRE growing up. While the kids are definitely not the high point of the video, it's still fun to watch them make complete idiots out of themselves. And the live footage of the band (I get chills during Never Let Me Down) is absolutely great. I especially love when Dave turns around and involves the cameraman.
I would love to see them again live one day, but I should probably brush up on their music post violator. Wouldn't it be great, though, to see them do some of the older stuff? Black Celebration and Music for the Masses are definitely the strongest of their older albums (101 proves this).
The film is silly and light, but there are some pretty intense parts. I would say anyone who is a fan (no matter how big) of the band should watch.