"A Chorus Line" Movie Worth Buying?

[SharpCookies]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 11:46pm

I have heard some bad things about the movie, but I have always wanted to see A Chorus Line, whether it be live or otherwise. So is it worth seeing or buying at all?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 11:53pm

Rent it but don't buy it and then wait for "Every Little Step" to come out on DVD

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 11:54pm

I suppose it's worth buying if you want to see how bad it really is.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 11:56pm

It gives bad a whole new level

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 11:59pm

It's usually in the bargain bin. I got it for three dollars at Big Lots. To me it is worth that. It is pretty bad, but I like some of the performances. I think the opening sequence is quite good. I think the woman who pays Cassie is atrocious and I can't believe one of the Landers sisters got cast as Val. Most of the singing is flat and overproduced.

[SharpCookies]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 11:59pm

The problem with renting it is that I don't think any video stores around me have many if any musicals. It's hard to find musicals to buy here. I was planning on buying A CHorus Line over eBay.

But if it's as bad as you guys say, I am scared to risk it.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:01am

I think I've seen it at Target and WalMart and BestBuy for like 5.99. Dont buy it through ebay or somewhere whereyou are paying shipping. Its not worth that much.

[SharpCookies]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:04am

Oh yeah, what's 'Every Little Step', Eric?

And I will look, then. Besides, I work at Walmart so I'll get a discount if I can find it. XD

[wizard2joe]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:11am

you should rent it on Netflix or Blockbuster online Im sure they will have it
But i dont know if you have to pay shipping or not, unless your downloading it on Netflix I think you can download it but im not positive

[rykiramom]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:14am

anyone know when "Every Little Step" will be released on DVD?

[SharpCookies]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:21am

Hmm, just looked Every Little Step up. It sounds awesome. I might just buy and watch that instead of poisoning my mind with apparent badness. But then again I might get impatient and buy the Chrous Line movie anyway. Whatever. XD

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:22am

You could probably find it for a decent price on eBay. I once bid on a 1-cent movie at the last minute. With $4.99 shipping, that's still only $5. That's about what this is worth.

I can't believe A Chorus Line has 3 stars on Netflix. Some of the reviews are hilarious, though.

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[gypsy4]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:30am

personaly I love it and it's worth it but nothing can beat the original production.

Updated On: 5/9/09 at 12:30 AM

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:37am

before the advent of youtube my roommate and I would just keep rewinding and playing the scene where Cassie slips in the rain trying to hail a cab. She makes this awesome little "uuhhhhh" and we had a little remix going and just laughed for hours.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 1:29am

So bad. There's nothing redeeming about it.


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Updated On: 5/9/09 at 01:29 AM

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 2:00am

I enjoy it for it's badness..but it is really awful.

[winston89]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 2:21am

Personally, I am quite partial to the scene at the end where they zoom out at everyone kicking during the closing number and there is one person who falls flat on their ass. Yet, they just keep on kicking on as if that never happened.

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 3:54am

I didn't care for it. At our showtune night we knda cringe when they play a video clip from it. Also, wizard, it is not on "instant play" on Netflix so you can't watch it online there. And you don't have to pay shipping for Netflix. It is a flat monthly fee. Shipping is included with that.

[SINGASIMPLESONG]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 6:56am

There are brilliant gems in the Theater that simply do not translate to the big screen. Maybe if the teams that made "Chicago" or "Dreamgirls" were around, "A Chorus Line - The Movie" might have been great. But it really, really stinks.

I saw "Every Little Step" yesterday at the Angelika Theater in NYC. Awesome Documentary about the history of the show's creation, creator, and an inside look at the audition process to get a part in a show about the audition process (for the last Broadway Revival...) They NEVER mention the film version. THAT'S how bad the movie is...

Wait for the DVD of "Every Little Step", or go to a big city and find an ArtHouseTheater where it's playing today...

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 9:06am

The Chorus Line movie is like the Little Night Music movie--instantly dispiriting and you won't want to watch it a second time.

Watch the various YouTubes and wait for Every Little Step. Also, if the touring company comes near you, go see it. It's actually a better experience than the Broadway revival was.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 9:38am

Again, I know I'm in the minority, but I liked the Night Music film. And Mame. Granted, I went in with really low expectations.

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 9:46am

I saw Every Little Step at the movies last weekend and it is fantastic. Can't wait to buy that dvd!

[gypsy4]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 11:07am

I think zadan and meron should tackle A Chorus Line they could sort of do something like the new FAME remake. I think the ACL movie could been great if they had the perfect production team and if they didn't cut some of the best songs in the show.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 11:52am

One element about Michael Bennett's A CHORUS LINE is its theatricality on stage. Before the music and the choreography the one element that is what made/makes A CHORUS LINE is its staging -- no sets, no costumes, no curtain, no intermission. The entire show is performed in a 'black box' design so its all about the performers all alone on a dark stage with no distractions or interruptions. Even the musical numbers are performed as 'fantasy' sequences (you see the actor silently miming his monologue as members in the line 'sing' their interjections, etc.). Having no intermission kept the audience focused and having Zach leave the stage and walk thru the audience to conduct his audition from the rear of the theatre broke that fourth-wall and brought the audience into the show itself.

This is why A CHORUS LINE still remains one of the most incredible theater experiences of my long theater going life and why the show has become so iconic. This is also why it just didn't work on film -- all of the above mentioned can NOT be achieved on film. It just can't. This similar element is what will happen when JERSEY BOYS gets its film adaption. That whole 'broken fourth wall' element of the musical (the actors talking to the audience) can't be achieved on film and JERSEY BOYS without that just isn't JERSEY BOYS. That element is what makes JERSEY BOYS work on stage.

Yes:


Um, no:

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 12:53pm

You can probably buy it for a really cheap price, so I would just so that you can see it.

However, I must say I saw the movie BEFORE I had seen the stage version (Although I had the OBC recording), and after I saw it I thought "That was it? That was the revolutionary Broadway Musical that touched so many people?" I just didn't see how it was that moving...I could see how it was SUPPOSED to be moving, but I wasn't moved by it.

That said, I think a lot the actors do really good with the characters. I love the Sheila, Diana, Judy, Val and Paul.