that dude who played Effie's brother is adorable.
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 06:20 (seventeen years ago) link
I am roffling at the reviews that say "EW, THEY SANG DIALOGUE AT EACH OTHER"
I really dug the way the movie didn't naturalize this, the way movie musicals sometimes do, by providing a pretext for people to be talking-then-singing. the movie managed to retain that shock of unrealism of people singing dialogue at each other. and yeah, people who can't appreciate that have no business watching musicals.
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 06:50 (seventeen years ago) link
I kept waiting for him to turn gay in the movie, but when he stormed out of a recording session because Foxx was overlaying disco orchestration, I figured it wasn't going to happen.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 07:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― debito (debito), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 07:38 (seventeen years ago) link
I haven't seen either of these but my understanding is that these are by the numbers right? Much in the vein of that Germs trailer?
― jw (ex machina), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― a mediocre black-and-white cookie in a cellophane wrapper (hanks1ockli), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― maunders (maunders), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:57 (seventeen years ago) link
So, does Hudson give a performance or is it just that one scene you all keep talking about?
― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrgfE8oANLQ
― jw (ex machina), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:37 (seventeen years ago) link
She definitely gives a performance. After I stopped freaking out about AI's Season 3 7th-place finisher getting this amazing role, she really became Effie for me (I should note it only took me 5 minutes to get over the AI thing). Her portrayal was a lot more nuanced than I was expecting; both she and Eddie Murphy were extraordinary but everyone else was excellent.
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.nypress.com/19/51/film/ArmondWhite2.cfm
Heheh, I will definitely see Camp now.
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link
Yes.
I continue to be amused by people who refer to a style of singing that is close to 40 years old as "the American Idol style". I also take issue with the implication that "Dreamgirls" somehow has a responsibility to be a factually-accurate biopic because it was inspired by The Supremes.
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link
I wonder who implied this.
So there's credit to be given if it's faithful to something that wasn't good in 1981 either?
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:26 (seventeen years ago) link
The review you posted was pretty stupid though. Hasn't that critic seen The Umbrellas of Cherbourg?
― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:28 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost: Oh come on Morbs, that's what that Armond White review is complaining about, along with the token "I hate Eddie Murphy" aside. And yes, I think that there is some credit to be given for retaining so much of the flavor of the source material after translating from the stage to the screen; if they hadn't done that part well, everything else would have been moot and no one would care if the songs were Motown-worthy or not.)
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― a mediocre black-and-white cookie in a cellophane wrapper (hanks1ockli), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― a mediocre black-and-white cookie in a cellophane wrapper (hanks1ockli), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― bohren un der club of gear (bohren un der club of gear), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:52 (seventeen years ago) link
Someone on a gaygaygay board said at the premiere engagement here at the Ziegfeld, some guy was singing along to the whole damn thing in his seat til an usherette came over with her flashlight and said, "Girl, control yourself."
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:54 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost: roffle)
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― bohren un der club of gear (bohren un der club of gear), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:58 (seventeen years ago) link
SEAL OF APPROVAL.
― The Many Faces of Gordon Jump (Leon), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:00 (seventeen years ago) link
oh haha i was at one of the ziegfeld things and the crowd was like half gay, and half black, with quite a bit of crossover. before it started, i went to the bathroom and there was a huuuge line for the stalls, but the urinals were ok. who does coke/gloryhole action right before a movie?!?! (a non-porn movie)
i had never been to a movie before where people cheered during the movie, and hung around during the credits to give hearty appluase when a performer's name came up.
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:04 (seventeen years ago) link
(didn't they charge $25 a ticket?!?)
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link
? I love it when people cheer at movies.
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― a mediocre black-and-white cookie in a cellophane wrapper (hanks1ockli), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost: oh poo, you're no fun sometimes)
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay heard you got beat up in a club. (Allyzay Eisenschefter), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
By that logic, the movie "High Fidelity" and "Magnolia" are also musicals.
i've never seen high fidelity, but i just saw magnolia for the first time, and don't remember any music except for the sudden/random breaks into song that are (?) shakey's signifiers for musical-ness. i'm not sure what i'd call that, myself.
― nuneb (nuneb), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay heard you got beat up in a club. (Allyzay Eisenschefter), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:50 (seventeen years ago) link
Me too.
― The Many Faces of Gordon Jump (Leon), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay heard you got beat up in a club. (Allyzay Eisenschefter), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay heard you got beat up in a club. (Allyzay Eisenschefter), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:55 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost: The rest of the time they sang "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy" to him.)
― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Strangely enough, no. But in military towns, so...
The rest of the time they sang "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy" to him.
The reasons for not thinking much about my youth grow ever clearer to me.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay heard you got beat up in a club. (Allyzay Eisenschefter), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― nuneb (nuneb), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 17 February 2007 08:34 (seventeen years ago) link
fyi the original soundtrack is unbelievably badass, in case you didn't know
― OH NOES, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link