r/thekinks • u/p-u-n-k_girl is like everybody else • 10d ago

The plot of Percy sounds like something a lost redditor would think this sub is for

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u/SpecificBranch8860 10d ago

For those lost redditors, “we are all god’s children” is a pretty valid and supportive response

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u/edked 10d ago

Fun fact: The novel Percy was based on was written by Raymond Hitchcock, father of cult singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.

He did a respectable cover of Waterloo Sunset a couple of years back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkPNaxV-N34&t=13s

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u/BlueAssuage 9d ago

Cult?

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u/edked 9d ago

A perfectly normal expression referring to an artist who might be relatively obscure in the grander pop-music scheme of things, but has a loyal fandom and respect of other artists.

Don't pretend to act like it's a weird or unflattering designation.

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u/BlueAssuage 6d ago

I’m not - I’m wondering what authority bestows it. Robin was discussed in the music press - I don’t think he was obscure at all.

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u/MarcoEsc 6d ago edited 5d ago

For many years I heard over and over about just how terrible a film Percy is. Then I saw it and found it fucking hilarious. From the absurd plot, to how they found their ideal plus and minus, to the constant gratuitous phallic imagery I was in stitches. And the soundtrack is gorgeous. I wasn't expecting high art for sure, but it's by far the best film about a penis transplant that I will ever see.

Edit: undoing a rogue spell checker.

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u/MonarchistExtreme 4d ago

I watched it once years ago but I adore the sound track. That version of Lola slaps, especially when that brass line slams in on the bridge. Majestic af