Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!- Page 2

[Kringas]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#25

Posted: 7/24/07 at 9:12am

I loved the movie. I thought it was silly and funny and a great time. I thought the stage version felt cold, calculated and just too precious for its own good.

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[bschneid76]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#26

Posted: 7/24/07 at 9:38am

And I felt that Michelle Pfeiffer wasn't that great. She was good, but I felt she could of been nastier. I thought Brittany Snow was more evil than Michelle. But to each his own. We all don't have to enjoy everyone! But we don't have to criticize people who enjoy the film and think it's the best film of the year either. It isn't everyday we get a really good movie musical. And it is one of the highest reviewed films of the year so far. It does what a movie is suppose to do: ENTERTAIN.

"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski

[Unknown User]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#27

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:30am

I used to think that the best way to enjoy a film was to look at it analytically. Could that part be cast better? What if the script were changed? Why not make that character mute? That would underline the symbolism and be more powerful.

I was talking with my college age nephew one day and he was slicing up some movie, taking issue with tiny things, pointing out ways it could have been better-- and it hit me: Who cares? It is what it is. When I direct a movie, then I'll have to make these choices. Till then, I'll look at a movie for what it is and try to not feel compelled to think "Like a critic" and enjoy it (or not) for what it is.

I loved Hairspray. Start to finish. I've taken people to see it and loved it all over as someone I love fell under it's spell. I'm taking my Sister tonight. I'm glad most people seem to like it. If you don't, I'm sorry- I wish you could. It made me laugh, it made me smile, it brought some joy into an otherwise dull weeekend.

[bschneid76]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#28

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:32am

Amen Joe!

"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski

[Elphaba]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#29

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:42am

Bravo Joe! And exactly why I loved it

and I loved Michelle P, I thought she was perfect.


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[Borstalboy]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#30

Posted: 7/24/07 at 12:05pm

Skip the REMAKE...see the original with the divine Divine in all her glory.

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[Unknown User]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#31

Posted: 7/24/07 at 12:09pm

I loved every performance actaully. I have loathed John Travolta since Welcome Back Kotter- and thought he was a delight from start to finish. The smile on his face in "Welcome to the 60's" made me tear up.

[doodlenyc]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#32

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:21pm

I liked it alot, but it is nowhere near as good as the original film. I'm not understanding the big praise here either.

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[Unknown User]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#33

Posted: 7/24/07 at 4:39pm

I disagree doodle- And I liked the original film. But it was uneven and filled with performances that, while amusing, were a little too "amateur hour" to hold up to repeated viewings. I think this film did a great job of grabbing some of those moments from the original and repackaging them. Prudy is far more enjoyable played by Allison Janney for example. "Some of your personal stains required beating on a rock" really sang in this incarnation.

And speaking of Travolta- what worked for me was that Edna was big, but vulnerable. Both Harvey & Divine played her like a force of nature- there was NO way that she wasn't going to triumph before the final reel. Travolta's Edna seems like she really hadn't been out of the house in 10 years-- and when she finds her voice, it's a real triumph.

[I<3bway]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#34

Posted: 7/24/07 at 4:59pm

I LOVED Hairspray. I had much of a fun time as I did when I first watched the musical on stage for the first time. I think some people just need to watch a movie to have a good time. Thinking about what could have been done to make a movie better is just a waste of time. Also this was the first time in a long time that I have seen an audience get involved in the movie. They laughed and clapped and cheered throughout the movie "I even heard some awwws!"

I also have to agree that people who have not seen the musical, for some it will be like having seen it on stage for the first time and LOVING IT!

[Mister Matt]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#35

Posted: 7/24/07 at 5:36pm

"She's heroin not a coward!"

No wonder I can't stop mainlining Tracy Turnblad.

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[FindingNamo]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#36

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:14pm

I loved the Hairspray movie.

Bring it on, bitches!

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[DAME]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#37

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:17pm

I loved it too!

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[DG]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#38

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:18pm

I'm still trying to figure out why it's such a big deal if critics like something but you don't.

It wasn't a problem for me concerning BROKEBACK.

[DAME]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#39

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:24pm

And we should all be happy it is a hit. I can't imagine how many more movie musicals will get the green light after this success.

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[muscle23ftl]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#40

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:02pm

Very true DAME, anyways, I am so obsessed with this movie, I have listened to "The New Girl in Town" about 30 times today.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

[DottieD'Luscia]

re: Why do critics love Hairspray the movie?!?!#41

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:08pm

Muscle, I love "New Girl in Town", too.

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