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| Posted by: Chromolume 12:47 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 1776 film - BroadwayTonyJ 10:46 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Oh, and there's Man Of La Mancha, and the awful look of South Pacific, and there's Nine, and much of Sweeney Todd, and there's A Little Night Music, and the dissing of Bernstein's score in the film of On The Town, and many, many other film adaptations of stage musicals that are truly letdowns in one way or another. I don't consider 1776 to be one of those by any means. |
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| re: 1776 film | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:30 am EDT 07/06/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 1776 film - Chromolume 12:47 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| I forgot about the Man of La Mancha film, which is truly awful. I've never been able to get past the first 20 minutes or so because it's so bad -- it definitely belongs in the Mame category. My parents took me to see the South Pacific film in '58 -- I was only 10 and it blew me away. The color filters didn't bother me then. I still get a lot of enjoyment watching it today although I'm aware of its many weaknesses. Regarding Nine and Sweeney Todd, I was shocked that movie versions of these two excellent stage musicals even got made and ultimately I'm glad that it did happen. I kind of accept what each of their director's particular vision was and pretty much appreciate them for what they are. A Little Night Music is a guilty pleasure for me. Resetting it in Vienna totally destroys the story's key metaphor. Nevertheless, I love Rigg's performance, Cariou and Gingold are fine, and I even think Taylor is pretty good later on in the film. I'm not exactly sure but I believe I was introduced to the On the Town movie before I became familiar with Bernstein's complete score. The movie on its own is quite good -- I enjoy it, but because the original score is one of my favorites, it's not a film I want to see over and over again. I've never purchased the DVD of it. |
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| re: 1776 film | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:33 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 1776 film - Chromolume 12:47 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| I'd add A Chorus Line as well, although I'm not the first to bring it up in this thread. Also, I find Finian's Rainbow pretty much a mess (even though it has more charming and effective moments than some of these others). I think Hello, Dolly! is a distinctly lesser film than 1776, and can we even bring up something like On Your Toes? Not to mention Fifty Million Frenchmen, mentioned by Michael_212 a bit further down. And I think both Carousel and Kiss Me, Kate are mostly pretty bad, though the latter does have moments. Carousel may be the biggest letdown of all. Rarely has such a great stage musical made such a bad movie. |
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