soulexpress
Set in the Dystopian future of 1994, this musical about the record business--and the Satan-like man who controls it--pays homage to "Hair," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Grease," and even "Xanadu" and "Can't Stop the Music." The first hour is kind of fun, but it gets tedious during the final 30 minutes. And the deus ex machina that ends the film is just a cop-out.
Michael_Elliott
The Apple (1980) * (out of 4)Notorious film about Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart) and Alphie (George Gilmour) who are trying to be a successful singing duo in the futuristic 1994. The one and only Mr. Boogalow wants to sign them and Bibi is quick to do so but Alphie just doesn't trust him enough for that.THE APPLE was a notorious flop when it was released but over the years it has picked up quite a cult following thanks to people checking it out since it is considered one of the worst films of the decade. After the success of GREASE and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, all sorts of producers were trying to find the next hit musical but the majority of them flopped like this one. The only good thing that can be said about THE APPLE is the fact that it makes CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC look like SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.There are all sorts of problems with this movie but we can start with the screenplay or the lack of one. There are a lot of really stupid characters in this film and they're all quite annoying and not once do you care about any of them. You don't care if the leads succeed in their mission or if they are destroyed. You don't care about the people, their situations or anything else for that matter. The movie basically goes from one musical scene to another but the songs are so annoying and silly that you can't take them serious.Not only are the characters and songs bad but the entire film is just so poorly made that you can't help but keep watching it. The one "good" thing about the movie were the costumes, which were quite impressive but that was it. THE APPLE remains somewhat entertaining simply because of how awful it is and there's certainly plenty of camp on display. I can understand why this movie has gotten a cult following as I can see people having parties and laughing and making fun of the film.
thesar-2
F you Eve. It's not bad enough you ate the apple, but now you "inspired" something even worse.Never heard of this? Don't worry; I'm sure the cast and crew hope you never will find out about it. And that's sad. As bad as this was, and it was TERRIBLE, it does look like the cast and crew did put their heart into it. For that, I, sadly, have to raise my rating from the easy 1/10 stars to 2/10 stars. But, don't be fooled; this should never be seen. Or heard.Set in the far-distance/past 1994, the world is run by the obvious devil and his gay entourage. Sign up with him, pay 50% of your "earnings," and, I guess, you'll live? And sing. Sing galore. But, wait! Alphie, the Adam of the story, wants to save his love from the evil crutches and
and I spent too much time on this already. It's an old and obvious plot even for 1980 and contains both awful songs and sets and images from the 60s despite being set in the 90s. Maybe they thought it'd all come back again. Let's hope not.True, I'm not a fan of musicals, and this didn't help much. Don't see this, please don't. For the love of all Electric Boogalow, heed my warning.***Final thoughts: Why did I watch it? Funny you shouldn't ask. I had two movies to catch up to eventually listen to that awesome bad movie podcast, How Did This Get Made? This one and Streets of Fire and since that one was first, I plugged that title into my Amazon Prime account. First hit: The Apple. Initially, I thought the title had changed, but upon research I learned it hadn't and though it was weird this would pop up instead of Streets of Fire, this was the other one I needed to see. So
what
the
hell.
gmknyc
Grace Kennedy (PANDI) is a Jamaican actress living in the UK.Please visit her website for more information on her career.Grace Kennedy is a performer, in the true sense of the word. Following her discovery on UK TV's Opportunity Knocks, she was snapped up to host her own prime time BBC TV show, and went on to enjoy a long and varied career in the entertainment industry.With two successful solo albums to her credit, the musical theatre called Grace back across the Atlantic to take the part of 'Dinah' in the Cotton Club. This musical toured throughout Europe and began a series of high profile solo engagements for Grace throughout the world.Grace is also co-founder of a successful events company, which specializes in organizing celebrity weddings and high profile corporate events in the UK.
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