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I really and truly disliked this film. It had some nice moments, but for the most part, I really just did not like it. Rent is just not my type of musical.

I was a bit surprised by the audience I sat with. I saw it in Frisco, TX which is very close to Dallas. The couple next to me were drunk. VERY ANNOYING!! And the girl felt the need to sing along with some parts. I paid to hear the cast sing, not her. Also, we got a preview for the film BrokeBack Mountain. When Jake Gyllenhal and Heath Ledger start to kiss, you could have sliced the tension with a knife. I was a bit stunned by that. I think some of the guys in the theater were only there becau...

Joel Shumacher was quite insistent on having a young cast from what I understand.

For the DVD's if you can only get one, go with the 1982ish PBS version with Angela Lansbury and George Hearn. You've got a lot of original cast members in it, and you get to see the whole musical, where as in the concert version you don't. I'd go with the Lansbury/Hearn version all the way. As for Len Cariou, he was the Original Sweeney Todd, yes, but George Hearn is amazing in the role too, most will say better. A lot of times someone can do a role and own it just as much as the actor who di...

I was wondering about the quality of National Tour Productions. I am interested in seeing Hairspray and Wicked. Any opinions on how the National Tour shows hold up?

I thought the film was quite exquisite. Stunning and beautiful. I had to see it two nights in a row.