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.
Sometimes a thing gets broke, can't be fixed.
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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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
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.
Steph L. - Nov 29, 2012 5:54:43 am PST #22828 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Does he hit the low notes (like you wear a different chaaaa-aiiin)?
Thank you for that earworm.
No, really. I love "Confrontation" beyond reason.
(It replaces "On the Street Where You Live" as my current earworm. It's all musicals in my head today. I'm assuming later today it will be "Schadenfreude.")
Jessica - Nov 29, 2012 6:02:46 am PST #22829 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tell Cosette I love her and I'll see her when I waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!
Good lord, the earworms this show breeds.
Jesse - Nov 29, 2012 6:06:44 am PST #22830 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I cried many more times than I was expecting,
I've only heard most of Les Miz the once, because the time I saw it on stage was so traumatic!