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Les Mis - Anyone Else Going Today?
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:49 pm
i get that most people don't have an appreciation for musicals. i get that they're an acquired taste.
but i grew up to this soundtrack and story.
i could not be more excited to go see it today.
the cast is amazing. while i loved the last one that came out ... none of the music was included.
hugh jackman is going to blow my socks off.
but i grew up to this soundtrack and story.
i could not be more excited to go see it today.
the cast is amazing. while i loved the last one that came out ... none of the music was included.
hugh jackman is going to blow my socks off.
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:32 pm to LSUgirl4
No one wants to go with you
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:37 pm to LSUgirl4
Long line at Perkins Rowe get there early if you want a good seat
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:59 pm to LSUgirl4
No. I'm not a homo.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 3:20 pm to LSUgirl4
Yet another thing we have in common, but you fail to.......never mind.
I guess I just dreamed a dream.
I guess I just dreamed a dream.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 4:46 pm to LSUgirl4
Can I get my fingers wet if I take you?
Posted on 12/25/12 at 6:15 pm to LSUgirl4
One of the few times I saw my grandfather cry was when we went to see Les Miz. I hope this one is one tenth as good!
Posted on 12/25/12 at 8:03 pm to LSUgirl4
saw it this afternoon thought it was amazing, even though we underestimated the crowd so we didn't get the best seat. second favorite movie of the year so far. Hobbit #1
Posted on 12/25/12 at 8:47 pm to LSUgirl4
Screen version of Phantom disappointed me. This did NOT disappoint. Anne Hathaways performance of "I DREAMED a Dream" was amazing.
Although Marius had a decent voice, the character calls for a better looking actor.
Although Marius had a decent voice, the character calls for a better looking actor.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 9:30 pm to LSUgirl4
Just got back from watching it with my wife and her family. I've never seen the play, but now I feel like I have to go. It was a great movie.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 9:43 pm to LSUgirl4
The Lady and I are going to see it tomorrow. I'm actually pretty excited about it, which is not something I'd normally say about a musical.
Posted on 12/26/12 at 2:22 am to LSUgirl4
I saw it tonight with the lady friend and I thought it was really good. I've never seen the musical, so I can't compare it to the original stage production, but I found that it was overall close to the book, which I liked. I really thought Jackman did a great job, and while Crowe wasn't that great, his role grew on me a bit. By the way, I thought the ending was fantastic!
Posted on 12/26/12 at 2:35 am to LSUgirl4
Went tonight. First off I'm a huge Les Mis fan. I've seen it twice on Broadway and once in London. Overall I really enjoyed it, but some of this singing was just distracting.
Russell Crowe was just not a good singer. Terrible tone. It's clear that Hugh Jackman is a very capable singer and great actor, but his voice just did not fit Valjean. Bring Him Home was especially off, as that's usually the emotional high point of the stage musical. His emotions throughout did make up for his vocal performance to some extent though.
Other than that I thought it was solid. Probably the least douchiest Marius I've seen, which I guess isn't saying much because I've always hated the character. Seyfried was a pleasant surprise and Hathaway lived up to the hype. Eponine was fantastic and as always hotter and more interesting that Cosette, which is the biggest flaw w/ the stage musical too.
Anyway if anyone here liked the movie but hasn't seen the musical, do yourself a favor and see it on Broadway w/ real singers and it will blow your mind.
Russell Crowe was just not a good singer. Terrible tone. It's clear that Hugh Jackman is a very capable singer and great actor, but his voice just did not fit Valjean. Bring Him Home was especially off, as that's usually the emotional high point of the stage musical. His emotions throughout did make up for his vocal performance to some extent though.
Other than that I thought it was solid. Probably the least douchiest Marius I've seen, which I guess isn't saying much because I've always hated the character. Seyfried was a pleasant surprise and Hathaway lived up to the hype. Eponine was fantastic and as always hotter and more interesting that Cosette, which is the biggest flaw w/ the stage musical too.
Anyway if anyone here liked the movie but hasn't seen the musical, do yourself a favor and see it on Broadway w/ real singers and it will blow your mind.
Posted on 12/26/12 at 8:58 am to LSUgirl4
Minority opinion, here.
I did not grow up with the soundtrack. I did not see the television specials. I have not seen the thing on Broadway. Essentially, I am someone who was in the dark about what would happen and how the story would end.
I read all of the pre-movie hype and thought that I'd be entertained by the movie. I can deal with musicals. However, this could more accurately be characterized as an opera. Every word was sung, which often made things hard to understand. Also, there were too many multi-versed arias performed at times when the actor/actress could simply have conveyed his/her thoughts in one or two sentences and we could have moved on to another scene. I felt that this caused the movie to drag at too many places.
Frankly, I did not find that the music was all that magnificent. There were several duds.
I'm not touching the story - realizing that someone had to condense a thick book into a 2.5 hour movie and that some corners would have to be cut. But, had I not known that, I would have declared it ridiculous.
One last thing. I hated the characters played by Sascha Cohen and Helen Bonham Carter. What were they? Comic relief?
I'm glad that I saw the movie. I feel more cultured now. I would not be surprised if it won a bunch of Academy awards. However, I did not like it. (That doesn't make me a bad person.)
I did not grow up with the soundtrack. I did not see the television specials. I have not seen the thing on Broadway. Essentially, I am someone who was in the dark about what would happen and how the story would end.
I read all of the pre-movie hype and thought that I'd be entertained by the movie. I can deal with musicals. However, this could more accurately be characterized as an opera. Every word was sung, which often made things hard to understand. Also, there were too many multi-versed arias performed at times when the actor/actress could simply have conveyed his/her thoughts in one or two sentences and we could have moved on to another scene. I felt that this caused the movie to drag at too many places.
Frankly, I did not find that the music was all that magnificent. There were several duds.
I'm not touching the story - realizing that someone had to condense a thick book into a 2.5 hour movie and that some corners would have to be cut. But, had I not known that, I would have declared it ridiculous.
One last thing. I hated the characters played by Sascha Cohen and Helen Bonham Carter. What were they? Comic relief?
I'm glad that I saw the movie. I feel more cultured now. I would not be surprised if it won a bunch of Academy awards. However, I did not like it. (That doesn't make me a bad person.)
Posted on 12/27/12 at 9:18 am to LSUgirl4
Saw it last night with my girl. I thought it was a decent adaptation. She absolutely loved it. Agree that Anne certainly lived up to the hype .. she was fantastic. Her one-take I Dream A Dream was a phenomenal piece of cinema.
I'm in the anti-Crowe camp .. he just didn't bring the umph that that character needed and obviously he doesn't have the strongest voice. They should have gotten Gerard Butler into that role.
It really came through that they recorded every song as it was shot and let the actors' voices really come through for what they were. I liked that. Many modern musicals have too much sound mixing and re-recording it doesn't come off as very organic, as if you're watching a live performance.
Overall I'd give the film a B+ .. direction and production values were great just didn't have any special elements that left me longing to witness something again.
Oh, and the Sacha Baron Cohen/Helena Bonham Carter duo, while a nice performance, felt really recycled. Should have left them back at Sweeney Todd.
I'm in the anti-Crowe camp .. he just didn't bring the umph that that character needed and obviously he doesn't have the strongest voice. They should have gotten Gerard Butler into that role.
It really came through that they recorded every song as it was shot and let the actors' voices really come through for what they were. I liked that. Many modern musicals have too much sound mixing and re-recording it doesn't come off as very organic, as if you're watching a live performance.
Overall I'd give the film a B+ .. direction and production values were great just didn't have any special elements that left me longing to witness something again.
Oh, and the Sacha Baron Cohen/Helena Bonham Carter duo, while a nice performance, felt really recycled. Should have left them back at Sweeney Todd.
This post was edited on 12/27/12 at 9:19 am
Posted on 12/28/12 at 1:13 am to LSUgirl4
The dude playing Marius was so gay
Posted on 12/28/12 at 12:42 pm to LSUgirl4
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Les Mis - Anyone Else Going Today?
Saw it last night and it was amazing. I read where Anne Hathaway did the I dreamed a dreamed song in one take. and everyone has been saying Russell Crowe was bad. I think he did well. There is a big difference between theatre singing and film singing and he gave Javert a certain roughness about him. I think it played well. Overall I give it a A-.
Posted on 12/29/12 at 6:58 pm to LSUgirl4
I'm in the concession line right now about to see it. I don't want to. I want to see django or reacher bc I hate musicals. But Iove my wife more than I hate musicals. Glad I had Xanax too for this one.
Posted on 12/30/12 at 2:00 am to LSUgirl4
Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:03 pm to LSUgirl4
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Les Mis - Anyone Else Going Today?
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