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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2002 · 1h 42m · N/A Documentary, Music
Directed by AJ Schnack

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Overview

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns is a rock documentary about Brooklyn's finest, They Might Be Giants. Filmed in 2001, the film contains concert footage, interviews, humor, animation, coffee, humor, lyric readings, people wondering about the subject matter of their lyrics, information on our eleventh and sixteenth presidents, and much, much more.

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82%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Prepare yourself for nights wandering around the house singing unshakable tunes.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten

The flabby, fawning film Gigantic comes across as 102 minutes of rib-nudging by one of the duo's annoyingly self-satisfied connoisseurs.

Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh

Predictably, Flansburgh and Linnell are the saving grace of the movie, both in their interview segments (refreshingly witty, although the editing could have been tighter) and particularly in the live footage.

Mark Brown, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh

Tries to be as irreverent and bouncy as a song by its subject, and succeeds for the most part.

Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
Fresh

A modest amusement.

James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle

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