Gosh, guess I have to shamefacedly admit that I actually like the movie Hair. It's very eighties and has its flaws, but I think a lot of the performances and numbers are tremendously energetic and most of the songs have terrific arrangements (by the original composer Galt MacDermott, if I recall correctly.) I would certainly never prefer it over a good production of the show, but I can't say I haven't gotten a charge from much of it.

I would love to see the current revival. I have several cast albums, including the groundbreaking original cast, but my favorite thus far may be the Australian 90s revival. Haven't yet checked out the new Broadway cast, but I am certain to purchase sooner or later.

I mean, don't get me wrong, seeing Treat Williams is a treat and I must admit that I had a crush on John Savage as a kid but still the flying pregnant Beverly D'Angelo in a wedding dress was just too much. :D

I was so high when I saw it I really cannot tell you what I thought of it. I spent the whole time trying to figure out if I was watching a strangely poorly executed musical, a devastatingly brilliant parody of poorly executed musicals, or a poorly executed parody of poorly executed musicals. One of these days I'll have to watch it sober and figure it out.

You have certainly identified the worst scene in the movie.

If you wish to give it a sober re-visit, you can do so for free on hulu.

Yep. I blame hulu for my viewing yesterday.
:D

Hmmm. Zombieland's rt ratings keep going up. I have to see this flick!
:)

Probably gonna see it this weekend. It will get me in the mood for the Zombie Walk on the 17th!

I just got back from a screening of the latest "viral" indie horror event pic Paranormal Activity. Paramount has been releasing this slowly to college towns, and now it's starting to leak out into a wider release. Anyway, it's Blair Witch all over again, but this time, it's a mock-verite about a young couple in a haunted house scenario, video-taping their bedroom while they sleep at night. Needless to say, they capture images of those things that in the night do go bump.

Anyhow, there is massive hype around this film, and I saw it with a full house which, just as in the ad campaign, jumped and screamed and shouted "omigod" at all the right times.

Me? Well, I guess I'm just jaded. I admired a few scenes, I thought the main actress did a terrific job seeming natural and ordinary. I wasn't scared and I will have not the slightest problem getting to sleep. Your mileage may vary.

It's much longer than it should be. I found one scene very creepy, and the ending made me grin with shadenfreude like Uncle Fester in a famous Charles Addams cartoon panel.

two almost spoilery points:



So, well, I'm glad I went on a crowded night, but for my money, not the soul-shattering experience I had vainly hoped it might be.

We saw Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3D. So much fun. And the short trailer for Toy Story 3 looks awesome.

The trailer for whatever the Jim Carey Scrooge thing looks creepy. I thought for a sec it was live action but it's animated by the Polar Express people. And they all look creepy.

Yes, Robert Zemeckis has become the undisputed king of the Uncanny Valley. Dead eyes, oh, all of the dead eyes.

This Christmas Carol looks like cut-scenes from a video game, and I'm sorry to see the Disney name on it. With the way Pixar proudly boasts of (rightly) animating the hard way, it's a shame to see us putting out something that, no matter how much effort may have been put into it, comes off looking like it cut corners. This looks awful.