12.20.2008

Justice Vs. Soulwax

posted by Rchrd Oh?!

How do I even start this? So as you all possibly know both Justice and Soulwax released DVD’s this year, marking the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning who knows. Truth be told both DVD’s need to be purchased and watched many times to really understand what we do and make ourselves feel relevant. These are must haves just as much as that boring artsy film Daft Punk released ‘Electroma’, there I said it, but yes I still have it and still watch it.

The major difference between the Soulwax film ‘Part of he Weekend Never Dies’ and Justice’s ‘Across the Universe’ is that Soulwax show that it’s about the music and Justice show that it’s about… wait what is it about? Oh yeah it shows the reaso’s why the rest of the world views America as a joke and why it’s ok to hate something that is mainstream.

What do you want first, good or bad? Bad? OK. ‘Across the Universe’ is a film created to show punk anarchy in a world trying to make a new punk… electro (whatever). The film includes your favorites: blood, tits, drugs, sex, american idiots fresh from living on campus, and shitty concert sound quality. I’m not sure if Justice meant for this film to be a comedy to the rest of the world of how easy it is to make a buck while making fun of Americans and then feeding it to them as a DVD and selling it to them again, to see if they see themselves make a fool of themselves. In all honesty this DVD made me appreciate Justice more because it reminded me of the Borat movie. These guys aren’t for real right? It’s like Jack Ass and Borat the band make a documentary. I must admit I really enjoyed watching this film and I can probably watch it a few more times, but this DVD can’t make anyone take them seriously. How did this all happen? How did they go from blog favorites to stadium favorites? Watch out for them at the next Vans Warped Tour. These guys are hilarious and their fans even more so. If you like to cringe during movies then this is for you.

Now on to Soulwax’s ‘Part of the Weekend Never Dies’…phew!! This is probably one of the best live documentaries I have ever seen. I might be a bit biased considering they are one of my favorite bands and acts around. I think anyone who watches this though will have to agree. Not only will this film make you have a seizure but it will make you dance along with it.

It really embodies everything the music scene should be. It also includes some of the biggest names in dance rock(whatever). It goes along to tell a story as to who they are and what they do. After watching this you will definitely want to go immediately to the nearest live act venue to rock out. I don’t have many words to say about this, Soulwax is just legendary.

By the way the Soulwax DVD does also include blood, sex, drugs, and rock n roll, and does have a few thrown in American tards but it’s excusable.

Go get these two DVD’s if you want to be cool in the slightest.

http://www.betterpropaganda.com Phil

aii…Are you kidding? I went to the Soulwax prescreening / concert in San Francisco, and the documentary screening was pathetic. A lot of people looked very uncomfortable watching it (the same ones who looked much more comfortable dancing later). I thought it was fiercely boring – sex, drugs, rock and roll, blah blah blah, with not so much as an interesting insight or angle on "the lifestyle" throughout the whole movie. Watching that movie was like a chore…couldn't wait for it to finish so they could start the show and do what they do best.
rchrd oh?!

i cant imagine it in that setting, all pumped waiting to see them perform live minutes later. i can imagine they could have played a pre screening of the new terminator movie before soulwax and still people would be uncomfortable watching it standing up waiting for soulwax to play.

http://this.bigstereo.net Travis

i cant wait for the new terminator movie.

whatlofi

Justice's (devout Christian) tourbus driver provides a nice dose of wisdom among the mayhem of the boys on tour.
inie

the soulwax dvd was crafted with a clear purpose. And it gave fans a real insight into their work. i have given it to people who have never seen soulwax or even heard of their work and they now want to go see a 2manydj's show.

The justice dvd was disappointing but they had an idea that it would be. They called it their teen movie. Which is apt since it does nothing to stimulate or reinvigorate my love for the duo. mindless popcorn fodder. the best bit for me happened to be the piano playing which where the germs for planisphere.
http://Freedomfiends.blogspot.com Mr. Pimpers

Soulwax blows Justice out of the water. Soulwax is a bunch of brainiacs when it comes to musical talent while Justice is performers. If you look at the set list of all Justice's shows youd notice that they are all the same. Wow, congrats, you've put together a great set but come on now. At least with Soulwax you are there for a show, and thats just what their DVD provides. I felt myself falling asleep trying to watch A Cross The Universe. I saw Part of The Weekend Never Dies first and kept thinking to myself how much A Cross The Universe would blow it out of the water only to be disappointed with what I saw. Truth be told, dont waste your time with A Cross The Universe, just watch the trailer cause that is honestly the only good thing about the movie. Part of the Weekend Never Dies can be found in my DVD collection and I'd suggest it to be on yours too.
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http://www.batteryinyourleg.com/blog sean

I agree 110%. The Soulwax doc was brilliant, but maybe predictably so because the band themselves are. Justice (like a lot of the acts on Ed Banger, unfortunately) act as though it's all a big joke, but they don't seem to realize the joke isn't funny anymore (tee hee). Or maybe it was never all that funny to begin with. They're decent entertainers but there just doesn't seem to be much beyond the obvious. Soulwax, on the other hand…it's just a completely different story.
john

potwnd was so much better i didnt like soulwax but now i have a new found appreciation for their music
http://toomanysebastians.blogspot.com Too Many Sebastians

Personally I think the Justice documentary has it's tongue firmly in it's cheek. Similar to a Christopher guest movie. The bit where they try setting the groupies on fire is hilarious.

The Soulwax documentary is more dissapointing, wasted chances in terms of interviews of their contemparies (although the digitalism bit is good), Tiga and his attempts at humour are almost painful (why soulwax? blah blah). Nothing is learnt about the band either really, the easter egg with James Murphy is perhaps the most insightful thing on it.

Both come with cracking live CD's though :-)!

ev/

Yeah I totally agree on that one but I thought that James murphy was going on a bit too.. but yeah the interviews were lame, and I'd watch the justice one again if purely just for the humor I mean It's way more action packed and I loved the Bus driver and the tour manager.

sean

I'd say the big difference is that a Christopher Guest movie tends to be cleverer than it looks, whereas Justice look cleverer than they are.

Justice Vs. Soulwax

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