{"id":30,"date":"2006-03-06T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2006-03-06T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30"},"modified":"2021-01-11T23:03:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T06:03:45","slug":"200-motels-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"200 Motels (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Touring makes you crazy.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Poster-182x270.jpg 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFrank Zappa channels the experiences of his band, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Mothers_of_Invention\">The Mothers of Invention<\/a>, as they tour the country, experiment with drugs, and do anything they can to get both laid and paid.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Ringo Starr Films<\/li>\n<li>Rock &#8216;n Roll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile this psychedelic film &#8212; &#8220;meant to be a visualization of a Mothers tour seen through the eyes of someone (presumably Zappa) who has gone crazy from being on tour with the Mothers&#8221; &#8212; should be lauded for its no-holds-barred experimental approach (Tony Palmer&#8217;s &#8220;wild and weird&#8221; visuals&#8230; make Ken Russell seem conservative&#8221;), it&#8217;s &#8220;never as witty as one would like&#8230; and it becomes tiresome&#8221;. Peary laments the irreverent lyrics and &#8220;occasionally imaginative but mostly annoying&#8221; visuals: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still-1024x761.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still.png 1373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Still2.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Motel.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and ultimately argues that it &#8220;should have been erased&#8221; rather than transferred from its original video format to film. <em>200 Motels<\/em> is undoubtedly included as a &#8220;must see&#8221; in his book due to its cult status, but it&#8217;s not essential viewing for all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ringo Starr as Zappa&#8217;s avatar<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/200-Motels-Starr.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; despite its popularity as a cult film, this one is really only must-see viewing for true Zappa fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0066732\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/200-motels-1971\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Touring makes you crazy.&#8221; Synopsis: Frank Zappa channels the experiences of his band, The Mothers of Invention, as they tour the country, experiment with drugs, and do anything they can to get both laid and paid. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Musicians Ringo Starr Films Rock &#8216;n Roll Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: While this psychedelic film &#8212; &#8220;meant to be a visualization of a Mothers tour seen through the eyes of someone (presumably Zappa) who has gone crazy from being&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62934,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/62934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}