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Ayamechan
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:01 pm


I hope this guild isn't dead... I know I haven't been around much lately, and I'm sorry... I just had to finish off a term... x_x;

Anyways. Musicals. Most of us like them. Movies... most of us like them, too.

However, problems can arise when people take it into their heads to make a musical (or book or something that wasn't originally intended for the big screen) into a movie.

Oh, there are good ones out there, but... treating a movie like a giant sound stage is a no-no.

I'm REALLY afraid that they're going to mess up Rent... crying

Have YOU seen Rent yet? Did they mess it up? What musicals -> movies are there that you like? Dislike? Aaaand, anything else that applies.  
PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:04 pm


One of my close friends turns red in the face and starts to scream whenever anyone mentions the Phantom of the Opera movie. He considers the entire thing to be an insult to everyone who has ever had anything to do with Phantom. I enjoyed the movie, but then, I never saw the live production.

I didn't think that they did a bad job on Chicago, but again, never saw it staged.

It sounds like they've got a good cast for Rent, so we'll have to keep our fingers crossed.

Mostly, I've just learned to lower my expectations when it comes to movies based on something else that I love. If I get too excited, I always come out disapointed and mad, so if I just assume that they're going to screw it up, I'll most likely be happy if they do a few things right. I tried this when I went to see Hitchiker's guide to the Galaxy, and it seemed to work pretty well.

Okay, I'm just rambling pointlessly. In a nutshell: movies aren't as good as the musicals, but if you expect that, you can still enjoy them. biggrin

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