i went to see les miserables, the film. i have seen the stage
show six times and read the book twice. i really love les mis. i deliberately avoided all the reviews
as i didn't want to be influenced. i was disappointed by the casting of russell
crowe as javert (my favourite character) and was prepared to be extremely
underwhelmed by him. i wasn't disappointed. his singing was dire
but i think he made up for it in his acting which was a bit better. he
didn't ruin stars, my favourite song, too much. the second time i saw it
i knew what to expect and i found him a little more palatable but still awfully
nasal. phillip quast (the original
javert and also an australian) is my favourite javert.
anne hathaway was great. i dreamed a dream was
stunning. the second time through someone ate and drank through the entire
song and by the end i was ready to kill them. if you are going to see
this movie, do not move during this song or you completely kill the mood!
you have been warned.
i enjoyed the movie. there were a couple of bits that i
thought were great and explained stuff. the new song was completely irrelevant and
added nothing to the movie. but i guess they wanted an oscar nomination. which they got.
sacha and helena were great too.
amanda, not so much. i thought hugh
did a good enough job. nice little cameo by colm wilkinson as the bishop of
digne but i thought his voice was too theatrical for the rest of the cast and
didn’t quite fit in. marius wasn’t
nearly hot enough, but enjolras…mmmm…
all in all i really enjoyed it and was a blubbering mess at the
end. i will buy it once it comes out on
dvd as it will be great to have on in the background when i do stuff.
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2 comments:
Someone interrupted "I dreamed a dream" with their noisy munching and sipping - and they walked out of the cinema alive? You have such restraint!
I thought Marius sang really well, even if he himself was a bit of a prick to both Cosette and to the revolutionary cause - sorry he didn't rate on your hotness meter though. Who would you have rather seen in his stead?
R
the guy who played enjolras was pretty hot but don't know who i would have as marius. and i'm pleased with my restraint too. i did tell him to not do it again though.
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