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.

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.")

Tell Cosette I love her and I'll see her when I waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!

Good lord, the earworms this show breeds.

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!

No, really. I love "Confrontation" beyond reason.

Me too! It is probably my second favorite song (my favorite is Stars) in the show. I am a Javert fan.

I am not even sure I can call the songs from this show earworms, because I am pretty sure I listened to it so much in high school that I can sing through the whole thing in my head with out the endless repetition that I associate with earworms.

I've only heard most of Les Miz the once, because the time I saw it on stage was so traumatic!

I think I listened to Les Miz at least once a day in high school. I haven't listened to it in a while, and I don't think I should listen to it before seeing the movie in case it affects my ability to enjoy the movie.

You folks are getting me very excited to see this!

I am a Javert fan.

Me, too! I like the obsessive damaged freaks. It's a Batman thing.

I haven't listened to it in a while, and I don't think I should listen to it before seeing the movie in case it affects my ability to enjoy the movie.

In high school, the first soundtrack for Les Miz that I heard was the London cast, and I listened to it repeatedly. But a bunch of my friends had the American cast, and it SOUNDED WRONG to me. I didn't like listening to that version at all.

So I definitely think I ought not listen to the soundtrack before the movie. As it is, I have Colm Wilkinson in my head as Jean Valjean forever.

The hardest thing about this movie is not singing along.

I think I listened to Les Miz at least once a day in high school.

This was me, though I've sadly never actually seen a live performance.

Confrontation is all sorts of awesome.

I'm a mediocre at best singer, (I can manage the occasional song in my limited range if I practice it enough. Oddly the two songs I manage best are O Come All Ye Faithful and The Hero of Canton) but I practiced the Javert low notes enough I can hit most of them. The higher end of his songs are way beyond me, though.

I really want to see this, but we can only get out to see one movie a season at most, and the Hobbit wins out this time. I'm sure I'll catch Les Mis when it comes out on DVD, though.