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Post by ForeignerSuite20 on Nov 4, 2009 13:07:59 GMT -5
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Post by catchem on Nov 4, 2009 13:49:06 GMT -5
This is about the most ludicrous thing I have ever seen. I kinda feel sad for the maker of this short movie becuase he has nothing else to do. except the man who plays cat stevens and looks like him a bit, everything else is just portrayed wrong about Yusuf, his life and his religion.
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Post by downunder72 on Nov 4, 2009 17:25:48 GMT -5
Hmmm  I don't know what to make of this  I think I'll have to watch it a few more times. Really can't make up my mind what I think of this.  It may be an honest, non professional, attempt to portray Cat/Yusufs life on film, but then again it could also be a send up . Who knows.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2009 17:51:56 GMT -5
From YT:
"This is the first version of the promotional trailer starring Tom Fry as Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam to give potential producers an idea of the screenplay and how I look and sound as the potential lead role for the film. A shorter version is available upon request."
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Post by downunder72 on Nov 4, 2009 18:22:22 GMT -5
Thankyou for that piece of info Glaucus.  Does that mean a film could be in the making, in the near future. Actually, Tom Fry seems a very good candidate for the leading role. I feel a film about Yusufs life, should be released after Yusuf wins the Nobel Prize. It won't be long now. ;D  |
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Post by JaneB on Nov 4, 2009 18:57:06 GMT -5
I love the way you think, Vicki! And we will all have to go to the premier in London together, right? ;D
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Post by Vivian on Nov 4, 2009 19:05:35 GMT -5
This is definitely very interesting, and it sure does look like it could be a clip from a film of Cat's life. I do agree that Tom Fry looks a bit like Cat and later as Yusuf, but I just don't think his singing voice is the best. Of course, I don't think anyone's voice would match. Hopefully the lead actor would be able to lip sync to Cat's/Yusuf's songs.
Peace,Vivian
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Post by tiffany on Nov 7, 2009 13:26:20 GMT -5
A great clip of Tom Fry's take-on of the Cat, but although he looks quite handsome, it doesn't compare to the real Cat Stevens. The man once born Steven Demetre Georgiou, had the sweet voice of an angel. His good looks were something that many of our female fans beguiled us, and filled our hearts with joy, and even today in the 00s, that sweet voice still sounds vibrant as it did then. The image, however, is in the Cat of Old.
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Post by tiffany on Nov 7, 2009 18:03:06 GMT -5
Tom Fry is doing his level best to sound like Cat Stevens, but his voice sounds not a bit like the real Cat himself. We all loved Steven Georgiou, and he meant everything to me and my parents as well. You'll never, ever see another man, whose looks were as ever charming as he was, nor will you hear a man with such a sweet voice like the Cat once had in those very early days of our time.
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Post by tiffany on Nov 8, 2009 13:38:41 GMT -5
Hey, I just played the Cat Stevens Story clip, and love that way he's talking to Katherine, and imitating the cool Cat Stevens of the 70s. He's saying ,"I wanna get off this ride, and I wanna be free of this lifestyle." This guy, Tom Fry would do an excellent imitation of the Cat. But I do think that the man known as Steven Georgiou, was a brilliant singer, whose music has conquered all generations and brought music into this world.
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Post by Vivian on Nov 8, 2009 14:57:14 GMT -5
Hey, I just played the Cat Stevens Story clip, and love that way he's talking to Katherine, and imitating the cool Cat Stevens of the 70s. He's saying ,"I wanna get off this ride, and I wanna be free of this lifestyle." This guy, Tom Fry would do an excellent imitation of the Cat. But I do think that the man known as Steven Georgiou, was a brilliant singer, whose music has conquered all generations and brought music into this world. I agree. As far as acting, I think Tom Fry is right on spot, but singing, I think the lead actor would need to know how to lip sync to Cat's records. Peace,Vivian |
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Post by tiffany on Nov 9, 2009 14:00:45 GMT -5
I think the "Cat" look-alike is amazing each time I watch it. The imitation when he speaks to Katherine sounds just like Cat himself, and I reckon that he'd play an excellent role as Cat Steven, especially with the long, jet-black hair and beard. The real "Cat's voice had much more range in the "70s, that every fan of him longed to meet him, touch him, and make him feel welcomed by. I recall in the Paul Is Dead documentary, when they thought Paul had died, an actor named William Campbell as Billy Shears played a Paul McCartney look-alike. This documentary on Paul's death, was really a hoax, and that caused a frenzy.
Let's see if Tom Fry can make his own voice sound more like Cat's, we really worshipped him in those days!!!
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Post by tiffany on Nov 9, 2009 14:42:28 GMT -5
Here's the part in this film, that's intriguing. I love it when he's saying to Katherine "I wanna get off, and I wanna be free, you know. I don't wanna live this lifestyle anymore." And then he's adding this one ,"Until I know better, or how music can fit into this whole thing, perhaps I'd better take a break from this for a while!" He's obviously saying this to make his fans mystified, unwilling to understand the reason for turning his back on the biz.
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Post by Vivian on Nov 9, 2009 16:33:51 GMT -5
Here's the part in this film, that's intriguing. I love it when he's saying to Katherine "I wanna get off, and I wanna be free, you know. I don't wanna live this lifestyle anymore." And then he's adding this one ,"Until I know better, or how music can fit into this whole thing, perhaps I'd better take a break from this for a while!" He's obviously saying this to make his fans mystified, unwilling to understand the reason for turning his back on the biz. Remember this though, in recent interviews with Yusuf, he even said that he handled that all wrong. Still, I don't think Cat intentionally made that statement to leave his fans mystified. At the time, he likely believed that was his only way out. Of course, I do think that part of that statement is what brought "Cat" back to us, in the form of Yusuf! Peace,Vivian |
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Post by tiffany on Nov 10, 2009 11:09:26 GMT -5
This video of Tom Fry is an absolutely breathtaking film clip. He plays the part of Cat Stevens brilliantly, especially when he talks to one of his fans Katherine, and tells her,"Call it what you want! I live in hotel romms, suitcases, my fulfillment is so much more than music." This take-on of Cat Stevens is facsinating, and I can't take my eyes off of it. But the real, cool and true star, once upon a time, was Steven Demetre Georgiou, and he was the real cat that got the cream, (or in France, the French would say) "the creme de la creme"
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Post by tiffany on Nov 10, 2009 12:56:36 GMT -5
I think the image on this film clip should look more like Cat Stevens. The jet-black hair and beard is in the correct mode, but the top of his hair needs to be a bit more curly, so that it looks like Cat is really playing the singer. The voice, I think, also needs to sound more unusual like his did during the 70s. When the real Cat came back, his hair style was much longer, and his image was the icon that our fans of him longed to touch, feel and be close to
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Post by Daddy-o on Nov 10, 2009 14:15:33 GMT -5
It's just awful... Bizarro world Cat Stevens!! * * Bizarro is an idiotic, chalky doppelgänger of Superman  |
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Post by Teaser on Nov 11, 2009 2:53:13 GMT -5
looks a little like Cat used to, sounds nothing like him but it did make me laugh!
Hope if they do make a film about yusuf's life, they get somone far better than this.
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Post by Daddy-o on Nov 11, 2009 4:55:16 GMT -5
... yeah, maybe someone like Danny Devito, for maximum amusement :-)
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Post by Lucy13 on Nov 11, 2009 12:17:37 GMT -5
I think it's pretty freakin' amazing. Obviously a labor of love.
Hope it comes to fruition!
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Post by tiffany on Nov 11, 2009 12:45:51 GMT -5
Well, it may seem kind of awful, but it's a real tearjerker, and Tom Fry is doing his level best in trying to sound like Cat Stevens. I think Andrea Allen, who plays one of his fans, wants him to still perfom, and asks this question,"No, Cat, what about all you fans?? It sounds like you're quitting."which makes him realise what a talent the real Cat had, before becomming religious, and that voice that people admired, was one that you'll never hear again.
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Post by Daddy-o on Nov 11, 2009 16:28:16 GMT -5
No... it's not a tearjerker 'cause it's not real. It's pantomime. I'd say it's impossible to recapture the original Cat.. without laughing. Seriously, if you're going to do this you have to look the part and be able to lip sync the original material. Otherwise it's self indulgent karaoke. Forgive me Tom King, I'm sure you are a great actor but there's no comparison. IMHO of course...
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Post by nancy on Nov 11, 2009 17:06:53 GMT -5
No... it's not a tearjerker 'cause it's not real. It's pantomime. I'd say it's impossible to recapture the original Cat.. without laughing. Seriously, if you're going to do this you have to look the part and be able to lip sync the original material. Otherwise it's self indulgent karaoke. Forgive me Tom King, I'm sure you are a great actor but there's no comparison. IMHO of course... Lip Sync the original Cat music - that is most important. There is NO voice like Cat's. Never will be. This little spoof of a film I find to be horrid, and in very poor taste. JMHO also. Nancy |
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Post by blueeyedmiss on Nov 11, 2009 17:36:02 GMT -5
Cat Stevens was one of the most beautiful men I had ever laid eyes on. Those eyes, that mouth, the flawless skin and wonderful mane of jet black hair. This actor certainly resembles him, however, with all due respect, I think that they should continue looking to cast the role...
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Post by cristalina on Nov 12, 2009 7:18:48 GMT -5
Question is would anyone but the original be good enough for us, we are a hard crowd to please  |
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Post by Teaser on Nov 12, 2009 11:09:46 GMT -5
Dandy Devito would be a great choice, wish I had thought of that!
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Post by Lucy13 on Nov 12, 2009 20:50:10 GMT -5
This actor certainly resembles him, however, with all due respect, I think that they should continue looking to cast the role... That could be an awfully long time. This may be the best it gets. (I've seen lots worse) Mannerisms are important too. |
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Post by tiffany on Nov 15, 2009 8:06:24 GMT -5
Well, this actor, known as Tom Fry may not be everybody's taste, but he really plays an active part of the man we once knew as Cat Stevens. His voice has a similar tone, but there's no comparrison to his. Those great songs that he wrote had a message of peace, love and understanding, and they were very timeless classics, that many fans will never hear again in years to come.
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Post by Vivian on Nov 15, 2009 14:24:52 GMT -5
I think it's safe to say that at the very least, Cat is one in ten million. Theere's no way we will ever find someone who looks EXACTLY like Cat. Our old friend, "Born the Nine" came close, but even he wasn't an exact duplicate. If that's what we're looking for, then we will be very disappointed.
At the same time, many of us have been waiting and hoping for Cat's life story to hit the big screen. Now, I have never heard of Tom Fry before, but did a little googling, and as far as I can see, he may be the "best" we will ever get. Otherwise, we will be looking forever. Thwe are many similiar similarities physically-although not exact, so as long as he can lip sync the original material, I'll be happy.
Peace,Vivian
PS has anyone heard from Craig-AKA Born The Nine, our own Cat look alike lately?
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Post by tobyjug on Nov 17, 2009 7:21:22 GMT -5
Well, personally, I do reckon that the old fomer Cat had the voice that sounded as clear as a bell, distinctive style of singing, which made wide audiences welcome. Songs that were all meaningful, memorable, that perfectly caught the era of our time in the 1960s and 70s, until he quit the biz, it shocked us all!! Then, thirty years on, his son brought a guitar back into the house, and left it lying on the couch, and since then the "Cat has come back with An Other Cup and Roadsinger, and our fans are glad he's returned to music once more
As for acting the part of Cat Stevens, I think that's about the best we'll ever get, so Tom Fry might be a very good actor in the film, so keep your eyes open for more of his impressions.
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I don't know what to make of this 
I think I'll have to watch it a few more times. Really can't make up my mind what I think of this. 
It may be an honest, non professional, attempt to portray Cat/Yusufs life on film, but then again it could also be a send up 
Does that mean a film could be in the making, in the near future. Actually, Tom Fry seems a very good candidate for the leading role. I feel a film about Yusufs life, should be released after Yusuf wins the Nobel Prize. 
