To save space, and make all user reviews easy to access, why don't we all post our Rent movie reviews in one thread, like, well, this one!
Edit: You can also post online and magazine/newspaper reviews here too.
Updated On: 11/18/05 at 10:26 AM
What about finding other RENT reviews?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,176006,00.html (somewhat general, but very positive)
Yes! YEs! Yes! I think all Rent reviews, should be here.
You should change the title to "All Rent Reviews."
There's like 4 threads right around this, maybe the mods could consolidate them before people start posting in them.
Here, I'll help:
http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=1231
I just love how that review talks about them being like 90210 (40 year olds playing 20 year olds). NO WHERE in Rent does it say that they are supposed to be 20 (only Mimi's age is ever spoken. Ah well.
I think as long as we keep this at the top of the page, most people can figure out (or maybe I'm expecting to much) to place them here.
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http://www.washblade.com/2005/11-18/arts/film/film-rent.cfm
edit: NEGATIVE
Updated On: 11/18/05 at 12:13 PM
The Washington Blade is never very positive.
Not too positive? How about SCATHING?
Now lets not start making excuses for the bad reviews. Just accept them.
Lol Dame. If they didn't like the film, they are entitled to their opinion people! Any movie musical is going to face resistance from some camps, whether its brilliant or not. I'm sure Rent will receive more than one pan. Might as well face that fact now.
I'm not making excuses, I just meant that I'm not surprised.
Good. Some of the gay rags in Los Angeles have not liked it either. And if you don't have the queens in the bag it might be a uphill battle.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Keep checking back at rottentomatoes.com and metacritic.com. They will have most of the reviews linked, and do a fair and accurate job of "weighing" the average review on a score.
I think RENT will probably end up scoring something approximate to last years PHANTOM -- which was low -- but RENT is being infinitately better marketed then PHANTOM was, so that will make a difference at the box office.
Not really a full out review but positive none the less....
Click Here!
RENT should have no problem doing better than Phanrom, because RENT is actually a wonderful film....
Well PHANTOM was an easier sell then RENT though. It's still very up in the air how a musical about trannies, AIDS, and drug addicts will do in a lot of markets outside of major urban cities.
Considering how many people I've seen asking about what theaters are showing Rent in the Podunk, Iowa-area, I'm sure it will do fine outside major cities.
Rent is also marketing to teenagers, which (whether people like it or not) is the ultimate demographic for box office numbers. Phantom pretty much ignored them and marketed towards the older crowds.
I'm hoping it comes to my town. Of course, here half the lawns have big anti-gay signs posted next to the ten commandments so I'm not getting my hopes up.
I'll go to the bigger city to see it if I have to.
They post anti-gay signs on their lawns? I would so go to each house and remove them personally.
"Of course, here half the lawns have big anti-gay signs posted next to the ten commandments so I'm not getting my hopes up."
Are you serious or is this just a way of saying that your community is full of homophobic, Christian fundamentalists?
Yup. No joke. And on their cars too. Mostly having to do with gay marriage. Not sure if that should be classified as anti-gay..
Well, if they're anti-gay marriage, then they are likely anti-gay.
Stand-by Joined: 11/5/05
"It’s a classic straight man’s rendition of queer sexuality: Sure, we’ll let the lesbians go at it, but if you’re gonna have two dudes smooch, one of them better be wearing a dress. "
Can I just say that that line from the Washington Blade review reminds me alot of our very own art2?
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