Potent Quotables: Townshend Trashes Film
- Posted on May 8th 2009 1:00PM by Kim Davis
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"'Austin Powers' has done a lot of damage to the image of swinging London." --Pete Townshend
The Who guitarist ripped Mike Myers' movie for perpetuating images of the era from what he called "lazy American newsreels." Maybe no one told him it was a comedy?
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BlackSunshineat 5-08-2009
Austin Powers did that in the same manner that "Scary Movie" made a mockery to the serious art of serial killing.
mdiverou812at 5-11-2009
matbe it wasn't gay enough for him
stoufer38at 5-11-2009
yeah,and "Tommy" was a relavent,epic blockbuster
steel7272townat 5-11-2009
didnt he sleep with men?? lol at this pillow biter
Suzyat 5-11-2009
this matters how? the movie came out years ago.
mstew10034at 5-11-2009
Woooooooooooooooooooo gives a crap....
turtlehillvillasat 5-11-2009
Elizabeth Hurley, who by the way is English, produced the movie.
mbrulat 5-11-2009
hurley may have a producer credit, but doubt she did much. probably executive producer.
pete, did you just now see it?
pstultz743at 5-11-2009
when did this guy get so bitter? "Hope I die before I get old" he knew what he was talking about then.
jvpkellyat 5-11-2009
Pete Townshend has done a lot of damage to what being retired means!!! Please retire and stay that way - you are now doing irreparable damage to the image of The Who.
ncheels015at 5-11-2009
wow this guy is calling out these movies way to late. Im talking a decade to late. then again AP4 is supposed to be in the works.
rogersmuzat 5-11-2009
He should go back to "researching kiddie porn", and getting it on with his rough boys.
Mitchat 5-11-2009
"Way to late?"
You mean "too" late.
Actually, it's probably past your bedtime- either that, or you'd better get your butts to school and learn how to spell. And who Pete Townsend is. How he's not "retired." And how great he is, no matter how much I loved "Austin Powers." Nasty punks! Get a life, kids!
rsdarkjesterat 5-11-2009
WOW Mitch, way to attack some one elses grammar, then begin a sentence with a capital "And".
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Scottieat 6-05-2009
I always start sentences with a capital "And" even if it is bad grammar, it's just a nasty habit. Anyway! I like The Who.
oo unu ooat 5-11-2009
yeah. Tommy was a GREAT film. NOT. Austin Powers didn't do a thing to London's image, it was just a comedy.
Joe The Ghoulat 5-11-2009
PETOPHILE PETE CAN GO TO HELL!
jonueberrothat 5-11-2009
Forget Pete Townsend, why is AOL even paying attention to something like this? AOL, proof you can get a Journalisim Degree with a kindergarten education!
Steveat 5-11-2009
Who ? ;)
tinker97027at 6-27-2009
LMAO!!!!!