Duran Duran: Arena (An Absurd Notion)

Original title: Arena: An Absurd Notion

Video
1985
Not Rated
58m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

212

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Duran Duran: Arena (An Absurd Notion) (1985)

Musical Sci-Fi

Call my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British pop group Duran Duran's 1980s popularity. Mistaking the cries of teenage girls ... Read allCall my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British pop group Duran Duran's 1980s popularity. Mistaking the cries of teenage girls at crowded concerts for devotees screaming his name, the Doctor makes his way to Earth so ... Read allCall my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British pop group Duran Duran's 1980s popularity. Mistaking the cries of teenage girls at crowded concerts for devotees screaming his name, the Doctor makes his way to Earth so he can lead his faithful masses. Once he discovers the kids don't want an evil Doctor, he ... Read all

Director
- Russell Mulcahy
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

212

YOUR RATING

Director
- Russell Mulcahy
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Originally planned as a full-length feature film to be released in theaters.

Goofs
Arena is meant to be a sequel to Barbarella. However, the movie Barbarella (1968) takes place in the year 40,000 while Arena takes place in the present (then-1984).

Connections
Edited into Duran Duran: Burning the Ground (1989)

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4/10

Decent concert ruined by pointless cuts

Decent concert ruined by pointless cuts.

This film captures Duran Duran at the height of their powers and popularity, in Oakland, CA on their 1984 US tour. All their big hits are there: Hungry like the Wolf, Is there something I should know?, Rio, Union of the Snake, Save a Prayer, Wild Boys, Planet Earth, The Reflex and Girls on Film.

The movie accurately captures the energy of the band, plus the adoration of the fans.

Unfortunately, this is all ruined by cuts to an attempt to make some sort of sci fi movie in parallel. The parallel movie borrows from Barbarella, the movie from which Duran Duran got their name. However, it adds nothing to the concert. Worse than that, it wrecks the concert. The cuts are in the middle of songs, and are incredibly irritating.

Leave out the sci fi bs and this would have been a good concert film.