Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[mousepod]

I did and do love Les Mis. I'm always worried when one of my favorite musicals is made into one of my not favorite movies (I'm looking at you, Sweeney Todd). Unlike adapting a book or TV show, I expect a move from stage to screen to capture some of the essence of the original. This one looks good, though. Here's hoping...

[Alex]

Love the book, not a huge fan of the musical, intrigued by the movie.

The live signing thing is somewhat hyperbolic. For one thing, prior to sufficient technology it was the norm for musicals to record live, so it was definitely done way back when. But it has been done to various degrees since, though possibly not in a major mainstream musical.

I did find it interesting that Russell Crowe was never shown singing (in the extended preview thing).

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Did y'all know Russell Crown played Eddie/Dr. Scott in an Aussie production of The Rocky Horror Show in 1987?

[Alex]

I won't hold that against him.

[flippyshark]

Much ado was made about the live on set singing in the disastrous Seventies Cole Porter musical At Long Last Love. so, if Les Mis starred Burt Reynolds, Sybil Shepperd and Madeline Khan, it wouldn't be very good at all!

[Strangler Lewis]

If they could get Madeline Kahn to do the film, that would be quite a coup.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

If they could get Madeline Kahn to do the film, that would be quite a coup.

Madeline Kahn was fabulous, even in that really LOUSY musical. The only real singer in the bunch and she could act rings around anyone. I still miss her, she brightened many a dull moment in an otherwise not great film.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

If they could get Madeline Kahn to do the film, that would be quite a coup.

If Madeline Kahn were alive today, she would be wondering, "Why is it so dark in here?"

[Alex]

If Madeline Kahn were alive today she'd either be wondering "how'd they fit me in here" or "where exactly would I consider myself to be" depending on her ashes are still in an urn or were disbursed.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Alex

. . . depending on her ashes are still in an urn or were disbursed.

If I were an aspiring actor, which I suppose I still am, and a low budget filmmaker said he couldn't pay me in cash but could pay me with some of Madeline Kahn's ashes, I'd be suspicious about whether they really were her ashes.