| re: Variety's review of 'A Christmas Story Live!': 'Ill-conceived, choppy and creepy' |
| Posted by: Teacher64 03:38 pm EST 12/18/17 |
| In reply to: re: Variety's review of 'A Christmas Story Live!': 'Ill-conceived, choppy and creepy' - twocents 11:25 am EST 12/18/17 |
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| I don't think it was Batteast's fault. It was more of a technical glitch. I think they may have used a vacuum like they did in the movie to make the kid's tongue stick to the pole. They used something because Batteast's tongue was clearly sticking to the pole. But Batteast not only had to scream with his tongue on the pole, he had to SING. And he had to do it LIVE, unlike the film where they could use the takes that worked. I saw an interview with one of the producers during one of the breaks and he was asked, "What are you most nervous about?". His response was "Would the tongue stick to the pole?". His nervousness seemed to suggest (and he somewhat verified) that this had been a problem during rehearsal. It would have worked better if the camera had not gone in for so many tight closeups on the kid while he was stuck. The tongue came off the pole at least 3 times that I saw, and they were all during closeups. Medium or wide shots would not have given it away. |
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