Jilli, will you try to see the musical if it tours?
Hell yes.
I've read that it's much much darker than the movie, even though the same songs are used. It follows the book more closely.
This makes me want to see it even more!
This must be what going mad feels like.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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Atropa - Dec 06, 2006 10:18:56 am PST #6180 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Theodosia - Dec 06, 2006 10:20:55 am PST #6181 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Me too.
Aims - Dec 06, 2006 10:22:55 am PST #6182 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Well, the guy who has the rights to the books, a descendent of Travers, I believe, refused to give Disney rights if they were going to just do the movie on stage. Finally, the new playwright said, "Look! Darkness! She's not that nice!" and the descendent said, "Ok."
Theodosia - Dec 06, 2006 10:23:07 am PST #6183 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Me too.
Even though I have a hyuuuuuge amount of affection for the movie musical just because I was small and pretty much imprinted on it as my Platonic Ideal of what a musical was, bad Cockney accent and American Robin and all.
There's way more than enough richness in the original material to support alternative (and more faithful) takes. Did you know the author was a founding member of the Golden Dawn?
Atropa - Dec 06, 2006 10:27:12 am PST #6184 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Even though I have a hyuuuuuge amount of affection for the movie musical just because I was small and pretty much imprinted on it as my Platonic Ideal of what a musical was, bad Cockney accent and American Robin and all.
Same here. I try not to watch it when Pete is in the room, because the bad Cockney accent makes him froth with rage.
Did you know the author was a founding member of the Golden Dawn?
Yep! And in one of the Mary Poppins books, there's a whole index of common herbs and their standard magical uses.
Nutty - Dec 06, 2006 10:31:52 am PST #6185 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
the bad Cockney accent makes him froth with rage.
If you have a videocamera, I might be willing to pay money to see this.
Golden Dawn
I think I have my goldens mixed up -- not the South American communist paramilitary organization?
Aims - Dec 06, 2006 10:35:51 am PST #6186 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
the bad Cockney accent makes him froth with rage.
This kind of cracks me up. Partly cause I can see him grinding his teeth and making *THAT* face, but also partly because IMExperience, I've never heard an American say, "That was the worst Southern accent I've ever heard! She sounded Georgian and she is clearly suppoed to be from Alabama!"
bon bon - Dec 06, 2006 10:37:36 am PST #6187 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I know this is pretty similar to the same comment above, but I'm serious: I want to see the trailer that makes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory look like a children's movie.
DavidS - Dec 06, 2006 10:40:08 am PST #6188 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Golden Dawn
I think I have my goldens mixed up -- not the South American communist paramilitary organization?
No - the Theosophists.
DavidS - Dec 06, 2006 10:40:56 am PST #6189 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but I'm serious: I want to see the trailer that makes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory look like a children's movie.
Just shots of Charlie Bucket, then.