re: Jacqueline, Jen | |
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Markus 02:24 pm UTC 01/23/07 |
In reply to: | re: Jacqueline, Jen - Smeghead 01:32 pm UTC 01/23/07 |
Thatīs true. To interrupt such a beautiful song with silly jokes was horrible. I really enjoyed this whole week and the show because we were all in such a good mood but I remember those first few minutes. I thought to myself: What the hell are they doing with this song!? Markus. > Also changing it to a script with jokes insteqd of Sung > through. Really most of the script sucked... not just the > Mikey Boy parts. The Blood Transfusion... Factotum > jokes... the two friends of Sarah... Boris...the Bat... > The ENDING... every change from the original (except for > Angels Arise the song not the way it was done) was for the > worse... > > I liked about 80% of DOTV, the sets, the costumes, most of > > the cast, the music, most of the script, but it was > > Crawford himself and turning Krolock into a clown because > > he didn't want to do another dark gothic character which > > fucked up the show and the whole feel of it. > > > > The standing ovations at the end are completely > > irrelevant, as ever show I've been to that happens, even > > if it was utterly shit. > > > > You need to go and see a European version of the show, you > > won't be sorry. > > > > Pud > > > > > Therein may lie the problem. I never saw any of the > > > European versions and wouldn't understand them if I did. > > > However, I can understand the music and it was absolutely > > > glorious. OK, maybe not the best singers (Crawford or > > > Auberjonois) but the actors portrayng Alfred and Sarah > > > were excellent. > > > As for the story, heck, anything would be an improvement > > > over the original movie. I bought it last year to remind > > > myself again how bad it was. > > > I suppose, to be fair to the European versions, I should > > > see an adaptation exactly like them but in English. I'm > > > not flying 3,000 miles to watch a show I can't decipher. > > > So, if there is ever a London edition, perhaps I'll spring > > > for a passport. But until then, I just can not despise a > > > show I thoroughly enjoyed. > > > I hope this opinion doesn't get me banned from the list. > > > :>) > > > The Count > > > > > > > Uhm I thought everyone on the RR either hated, loathed, > > > > disliked it or thought it was so-so at best. > > > > > > > > I for one think it is the complete opposit of Tanz. > > > > (And that's about as possitive as my opinion of TMIL). > > > | |
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