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Well, admittedly, I'm not a big fan of film musicals...

Posted by: DistantDrumming 03:20 am EST 01/17/15
In reply to: re: Yeah and if someone were to a produce a sitcom or drama... - Chromolume 12:01 am EST 01/17/15

...like Mr. Sondheim (who apparently doesn't mind it when HIS works get adapted), I think the form rarely works in film. But at least in a major (at least, the well made ones) film you have location shots and better production values. Watching a musical on what looks like a daytime soap opera set is just awkward to me. Feels like the life has been sucked out of the thing. Granted, a fantasy set like Peter Pan's works a bit better in this circumstance than a naturalistic set like Sound of Music's.


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re: Well, admittedly, I'm not a big fan of film musicals...

Posted by: tpdc 12:01 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: Well, admittedly, I'm not a big fan of film musicals... - DistantDrumming 03:20 am EST 01/17/15

You don't like film musicals or film adaptations of stage musicals? The long success of original film musicals during Hollywood's studio days suggests that film musicals created for the movies can work very well.


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re: Well, admittedly, I'm not a big fan of film musicals...

Posted by: DistantDrumming 07:20 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: re: Well, admittedly, I'm not a big fan of film musicals... - tpdc 12:01 pm EST 01/17/15

Both, but stage adaptations are often the most challenging for me.


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