Young Cosette kicks serious ass.
This is important! Please tell me Eponine is good as well.
Who was the real power? The Captain? or Tenille?
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sj - Nov 28, 2012 11:14:22 am PST #22818 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
megan walker - Nov 28, 2012 11:24:21 am PST #22819 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yes. Eponine was at our Q&A last night. She'd already played Eponine in the West End for some time (She's currently Nancy in Oliver! which I could totally see.) The Thenardiers were more humorous than menacing, but, given who was playing them, I was sort of expecting that.
Jessica - Nov 28, 2012 6:24:49 pm PST #22820 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The only true weak link singing-wise was Amanda Seyfried
I have to disagree with this - I actually thought she was terrific, and that the major HUGE vocal misstep was Russell Crowe as Javert. He literally could not hit any of Javert's low notes and resorted to speaking most of those lines. So disappointing.
But other than that, I pretty much loved it.
megan walker - Nov 28, 2012 6:39:54 pm PST #22821 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Both of them worked physically for me, but each had singing issues. Seyfried's bothered me more for some reason. I think because somehow as the "pretty girl" she seemed more replaceable, whereas Crowe is sort of dogged-pursuit personified.
megan walker - Nov 28, 2012 7:06:37 pm PST #22822 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I now realize why Crowe's rock-talk version didn't bother me.
Here's the original Javert, which is the first version I knew: [link]
(Javert's singing role was much smaller and there was no equivalent to "Stars")
Jessica - Nov 29, 2012 4:58:03 am PST #22823 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aha, that makes sense. Whereas I wanted this:
I just kept wanting to run up to Russell Crowe and pat him on the diaphragm and tell him "No no, sing from HERE!"
Out of the whole cast, I felt only Anne Hathaway was willing to look ridiculous in order to produce a good belt. (Towards the end of "I Dream A Dream" when she's really giving it everything, you realize how silly a singer's tongue looks in closeup. Except you don't because you are too busy SOBBING.)
Sophia Brooks - Nov 29, 2012 5:15:15 am PST #22824 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Does he hit the low notes (like you wear a different chaaaa-aiiin)?
Jessica - Nov 29, 2012 5:21:59 am PST #22825 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Does he hit the low notes (like you wear a different chaaaa-aiiin)?
Not well, no.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 29, 2012 5:26:42 am PST #22826 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
:(
Jessica - Nov 29, 2012 5:32:06 am PST #22827 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I will say, in general, that this film suffers from the usual modern movie musical problem of the ensemble and supporting characters (made up of Broadway and/or opera singers) being much MUCH better than the main cast (made up of movie stars). Colm Wilkinson and Hugh Jackman singing together doesn't do Hugh Jackman any favors.
But in spite of all of that, I was still more or less blown away. I cried many more times than I was expecting, and applauded at the end along with an entire roomful of jaded critics.