Kid goes to college to learn jazz drumming, hijinx ensure. J.K. Simmons in one of his best roles. I don't even want to play the trailer because it spoils too much, but it is excellent. If you played music in school band, or out on your own, or you just really love good music and enjoy some good drumming, give this one a watch. I don't think it spoils anything to say it has perhaps the best ending to any film I've ever seen.

Really fantastic film. I believe JK Simmons won the Oscar.

Great recommendation. "Hijinx" is a bad descriptor. Makes it sound like the movie is about band camp.

GREAT.
MOVIE.

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Originally posted by Keystoner:
"Hijinx" is a bad descriptor.

I reserve the right to be glib in my own thread.

Look, I don't want to say too much about it, really. I hate spoilers and prefer to avoid giving any where I can. Any possible preconceived coloring by my lighthearted description is going to be dashed in the first ten minutes anyways. This is the polar opposite of American Pie, folks.

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Originally posted by Green Highlander:
I believe JK Simmons won the Oscar.

Sure enough:

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J.K. Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 2015 Academy Awards for his role as Terence Fletcher, a music instructor in Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash."

I'm glad he did, he was absolutely perfect in that role.

That was a really good movie.

I had a band instructor throw a chair at our percussion section one day and he called a kid "white trash" to his face once. But nothing like Simmons' psychopath character.

The drumming in the film is excellent and Miles Teller does play the drums, but not THAT well. Still, it made for fairly realistic filming.

I liked the movie quite a bit too although the first thing I thought of was the 1948 Whiplash that was recently on Noir Alley.

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I don't think it spoils anything to say it has perhaps the best ending to any film I've ever seen.

Yes - Smudge it was.

I’ve seen it a few times. If you know, you know. Others won’t necessarily get it.

-Rob

Our orchestra director was a young guy in his late 20s. We were all pretty good buddies, played basketball together in the mornings, and did things together outside of school. He was friendly, supportive, and encouraging. I learned much more from him about music, composing/arranging it, appreciating it, and the art of playing it, than I would have under the Stalinesque style portrayed in the film. No way would I have continued the endeavor if that was my leadership.

To me, it was over the top, even dramatically. It went well beyond the point it was trying to make IMO. Too much to the point that it was off-putting for me.

That said, JK Simmons did a fantastic job of portraying this sociopath, and Teller (whom I don't typically care for) did well as well. Then, of course, there's Supergirl (swoon).

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Originally posted by RGRacing:

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I don't think it spoils anything to say it has perhaps the best ending to any film I've ever seen.

Yes - Smudge it was.

The final 10 minutes had me spellbound.

I had been meaning to watch this movie, and finally did because of this thread. Great movie. Simmons deserved his award. I think Teller probably deserved something too.

Another vote to say it is an awsome movie! JK Simmons is great!!

This thread made me watch it last night...sounded like a great plot.

Started watching and .... hey, I've seen this! Loved it before, loved it again.

6Guns post was funny - My wife and I do this many times - Then we enjoy the movie more the second time.