I'd heard about this back when it was released in 2020. So, I put it on my "watch" list and forgot about it. Just recently, I received a notification that it was available to watch for free on the Hoopla channel. I remembered that Robin had something to do with it, so I got excited and watched it right away...going in blindly because I had no idea what it was even about.
It was a mildly entertaining and somewhat amusing documentary about the lead singer of a band I'd never heard of from the 1980s who never really went anywhere, but they are still plugging away at it today and playing small local clubs where they are living in England. Since I like the early English punk scene, it was interesting to learn about his band when they were called The Prefects. They played with bands such as The Clash, Buzzcocks, Fall, Damned, and also crossed paths with the Ramones, who had a very favorable opinion of their music. They were later known as Robert Lloyd and the Nightingales. Their style of music by then wasn't really my kind of thing, and I can see why they didn't get that popular with it, but they do have a loyal following, it seems.
The King Kong theme of the movie involves a huge statue of it that was well-known in Birmingham, but then moved around the country until it got to its final standing place in a remote area and the filmmaker and Robert Lloyd visit it at the end. The filmmaker ties King Kong and Robert together throughout the film in an interesting way. It's cute.
Where does Robin fit in, you ask? I was asking myself this too, wondering when he was going to pop up. Well, finally at the end, when they are visiting King Kong, the filmmaker brings up Robin's "Queen Kong" which launches Robert into a story he has about meeting Robin.
And then after that, Robin comes on to dispute it!
....and then goes on to account for every person he ever took a shower with....even bringing up Horror Hospital! This was THE funniest part of the movie! So hilarious!
So....not too bad a film. I learned a few new things. Robert Lloyd seems to be a likeable guy and I'm glad he seems content and enjoying his later years.
