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| Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 07:15 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 07:14 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| We don't often compare responses to news on boards... But the Playbill buzz about a musical version of Death Becomes Her has people thrilled, enchanted, waiting with baited breath. The movie was a aggressive often contrived mediocrity, both flat and overcooked, and CGI driven by the end. But don't take my word for it, it has a 52 on Rotten Tomatoes. After seeing decent and beloved films turned into decent enough musicals (Groundhog Day), this one seems bizarre. | |
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| re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Posted by: ashleylm 12:47 pm EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - Delvino 07:14 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| The movie was a aggressive often contrived mediocrity I have two responses to that--first, I liked the movie much, much more than you--and I doubt "mediocrity" describes it well--I suspect it's more likely a divisive film (where half the audience eats it up and the other half stares dumbfounded that this was ever made), which some of my favourite films have been. Second, rather than remaking perfect movies as musicals (which this forum would be quick to castigate), how much better to be inspired by something that could be taken to a whole new level--there's no danger that the musical will be CGI driven by the end. |
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| re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Posted by: Delvino 07:03 am EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - ashleylm 12:47 pm EST 12/14/17 | |
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| I respect your affection for the film. My opinion -- admittedly subjective and not terribly valuable -- does line up with the Rotten Tomatoes score (52%, very low in an often grading-on-the-curve metric). The film has never been widely praised. Most cult or near-cult films aren't "Harold and Maude" come to mind -- also turned into a musical.) I believe your point about making musicals from less known films is a fresh take. In general, we'd do better to see more obscure, less iconic stories, adapted. The big ones --"Moonstruck," "Marty" -- seem to not work so well (I was interested in both of those). I've often seen movies and thought "That would be a swell musical." I thought that about "Chocolat." And when "Amelie" came along, which some people confused with "Chocolat" amazingly enough, I thought "wrong movie." I used to keep a little private list of movies that I believed might "sing." |
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| re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:52 pm EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - ashleylm 12:47 pm EST 12/14/17 | |
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| Your point about the CGI was the very first thing I thought of when I saw this announcement. Part of the fun of the film is the creative use of special effects, almost none of which could work in the theatre, and there were whole scenes built around the effects. I will be curious to see how the creative team develops the story into something that can stand without all that and I have a feeling that this show will be a very different animal from the movie. | |
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| re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Posted by: niteflight9 06:41 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - Delvino 07:14 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| It's a cult film so of course there'll be excitement. I'm not sure she's right for the part though. | |
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| re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 09:03 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - Delvino 07:14 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| OK I admit it. I find this movie hilarious and have watched it many times. If just to hear Streep say "NOW a warning?!" Of course every time I try to get a friend to watch it they last about an hour looking at me sideways with puzzled expressions. Chenoweth is actually a perfect fit for Streep's role. If the music is great the show could be a lot of fun. | |
| Link | "NOW a warning?!" |
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| re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? | |
| Posted by: Circlevet 11:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - schauspieler 09:03 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I too love this film but feel Chenoweth is absolutely wrong for the Madeline role. | |
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| And of course, there's this.... | |
| Last Edit: T.B._Admin. 09:03 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 09:08 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - schauspieler 09:03 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| from the musical version of "Sweet Bird of Youth" | |
| Link | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233gIsIUYN0 |
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| I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:33 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - Delvino 07:14 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I'm assuming this is based on a workshop? It does seem an unlikely that a show based on this film could be either 'thrilling' or 'enchanting'. Who's doing the book? | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 07:34 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:33 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| The press release says there's no creative team attached yet. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MarkBearSF 10:40 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - Ncassidine 07:34 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I know - a curious announcement when there is no creative team involved yet. I wonder if Comcast/Universal is looking to inflate the value of its back catalog - perhaps as part of negotiations to purchase the studio parts of FOX. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:40 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - Ncassidine 07:34 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Yipes! That seems... crazy. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 05:58 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:40 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| What's crazy? Every project starts somewhere. With a film property and Star secured, it's going to be easier to get money and find the right team to collaborate with Chenoweth and her skills. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:42 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - KingSpeed 05:58 am EST 12/14/17 | |
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| Because IMHO it's the tail wagging the dog... and again, an attempt to 'rebrand' a property rather than someone doing a stage adaptation because they found the source material inspiring. Sondheim didn't do A Little Night Music because a studio hired him to 'rebrand' Ingmar Bergman! | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 08:10 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:42 am EST 12/14/17 | |
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| Okay. | |
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| Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 08:11 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:09 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:40 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Out today. My, what an odd thing to announce without someone with ... the musical adaptation vision thing. Maybe it's Ms. Chenoweth, coveting this role. I'd rather see her play Margaret Thatcher or Karen Silkwood with songs myself. But I'm funny that way. |
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| Link | Death Becomes Her Musical, Starring Kristin Chenoweth in Meryl Streep Role, in the Works |
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| re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Posted by: MistressAndy 08:56 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - Delvino 08:09 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Chenoweth in the STREEP role?? I would've said the Goldie Hawn role. Huh. | |
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| re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Posted by: MeredithChandler1973 09:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - MistressAndy 08:56 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| But Madeline (that's the name of the Streep character, right?) is the one who is the glamorous performer at the start of the story. Wasn't she on stage singing and dancing when she caught the eye of Helen's fiancé? It doesn't surprise me that she wanted this part instead of the plain Jane who becomes glamorous. | |
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| re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Posted by: MistressAndy 12:04 pm EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - MeredithChandler1973 09:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I guess, but I mean... "know thyself". I feel she'd be pretty darn dynamite in the Goldie Hawn part. I mean I'd rather do something I'd be good at. But who knows maybe she thought it was just a recap of Lily Garland. | |
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| Okay, I'll re-watch it. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:10 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - MeredithChandler1973 09:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Perhaps its pleasures were lost on me in my ... youth. I'll take a new peek. With no writer or composer, I have a long time to look. |
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