WRT the clips, Russell Crowe is better than I thought and Amanda Seyfried who I love, is worse. She sounds like Snow White and Sarah Brightman rolled into one (I hate vibrato)
As I said above, Crowe worked for me because acting-wise he was the epitome of Javert. Ditto Anne Hathaway. Seyfried's weakness as a singer stood out because she didn't have much else to offer.
Eddie Redmayne, on the other hand, has a lovely voice and is freakin' ADORABLE.
I thought he did a great job, especially for being one of the "non-singers" in the cast. He was also adorable at the Q&A so I may be biased.
ETA: That damn butterfly drove me crazy!
He is awfully freaking cute.
This woman leaves behind a suffering CHAIHLD there is no one but me who can interCEED!
But how long would it take?
HOW LONG?!?
Eh, three days, give or take.
reviews are coming in about The Hobbit. I want to see the movie, but hmmm.
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Oh god, three hours? My kids are excited to see The Hobbit - they've learned the dwarf song from the trailer - but my (6 year old) son is not good for 3 hours.
If anyone goes to a screening or opening weekend show of The Hobbit I'd love a "should I take the kids" review. In addition to length I'm worried about scary and gory. Specific moments of concern would be helpful; I know the plot of the book very well. (The kids have read the book, but I am not so sure that makes the movie suitable for them.)
To be fair to Amanda Seyfried, Cosette is sort of a problematic character in that she is necessary, but doesn't as an adult have a very compelling story or acting objective, compared to almost every major or minor character. I don't really know what to do with it, either.
flea, there will in all likelihood be a parent-oriented review of the Hobbit on this site.
If anyone goes to a screening or opening weekend show of The Hobbit I'd love a "should I take the kids" review.
I'm seeing it Thursday, will report back.
I found Russell Crowe's inability to hit the notes to be distracting beyond the point where his acting would have mattered. I just wanted to run up to the screen, pat him on the diaphragm and shout "SING FROM HERE DAMNIT." You know that thing in every high school musical ever where one kid in the case who can't hit a low (or high) note just shouts the line instead? Audiences should not have to put up with that in a professional fucking production.
To be fair to Amanda Seyfried, Cosette is sort of a problematic character in that she is necessary, but doesn't as an adult have a very compelling story
Yeah, I'm honestly not sure what an actress can bring to adult Cosette other than a pretty voice, which Seyfried has. She's just not a very interesting character.
