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Saturday, January 26, 2013

les miserables

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:

R said...

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

missrabbitty said...

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.