Musical Films - Page 3

DLFerguson · 08-17-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Easily-Amused

I love the show Little Shop, and I have seen the really old black-and-white straight movie, but I have yet to see the musical-movie. I hear they changed the end.

Yeah, they changed it a whole lot. Originally Seymour and Audry were also killed and devoured by Audrey II who then goes on a rampage to conquer the world. But test audiences absolutely hated that ending and so it was reshot with the happier ending.

Bond · 08-17-2008, 05:28 PM

On the whole I think musicals are quite good but Sweeney Todd is by far the best musical I've ever seen. It's one of my many many favourite films. It's fantastic. I also would like to see Mamma Mia but haven't had the chance

ysabel · 08-17-2008, 05:51 PM

Now I'm curious about Sweeny Todd. I saw the trailer of Mama Mia this weekend. It's not yet showing until September here. Seems like a good movie.

Rectify88 · 08-17-2008, 06:05 PM

Big fan of Musicals. I'm a man of the clasics, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls with Frank Sinatra, I'm not sure if you could call it a Musical, but Mary Poppins is another classic of mine. I remember watching Sweeny Todd, and being absolutley freaked out by it. It wasn't scary it was just the lyrics to the song that were really over the top ,and I remember reading the story of Sweeny Todd and the words just didn't fit well into it at all.

Easily-Amused · 08-17-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DLFerguson

Yeah, they changed it a whole lot. Originally Seymour and Audry were also killed and devoured by Audrey II who then goes on a rampage to conquer the world. But test audiences absolutely hated that ending and so it was reshot with the happier ending.

oy vey... I actually like the song Don't Feed The Plants!!

DLFerguson · 08-18-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ysabel

Now I'm curious about Sweeny Todd. I saw the trailer of Mama Mia this weekend. It's not yet showing until September here. Seems like a good movie.

I've loved SWEENEY TODD ever since seeing the stage version with Angela landsbury years ago. I really don't care for or like stage/theater productions but that was a great one. The movie follows that production very closely and I really like Helena Bonham Carter.

I'm a huge Abba fan and I want to see "Mamma Mia" also. But when my wife and I went to see "Tropic Thunder" I spoke to some people who had seen it and said it was absolutely horrible so I may wait for the DVD.

Jeanie · 08-18-2008, 09:09 AM

I hate musicals. hate hate hate them.

My absolute least favorite genre. I'd sooner watch a Western.

Echoes · 08-18-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ysabel

I saw the trailer of Mama Mia this weekend. It's not yet showing until September here. Seems like a good movie.

I went to Mama Mia the musical when I was in London a few years ago and it was awesome. The movie just doesn't look that good. I don't know if I want to see it.

ysabel · 08-18-2008, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I guess I'll just have to wait for its DVD version unless I get really good movie reviews.

DLFerguson · 08-18-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeanie

I hate musicals. hate hate hate them.

My absolute least favorite genre. I'd sooner watch a Western.

You just haven't found a musical that you like yet. Believe it or not I used to hate musicals myself until I saw "Guys And Dolls"